Participation was down 20 percent and businesses made barely a dent in their allocation at the annual hazardous waste cleanup Friday at the old city shop on Union Street.

“Some years people are busy and it catches them off guard,” said Steve Haavig of Juneau, who oversees the program funded by the Haines Borough. Between 100 and 150 people stopped by, and amounts were generally small, he said. “Nobody brought pickup loads filled to…