Posted on 04.15.26

Manitowoc seeks $5.8M from former Mirro site owner for contamination

Source: https://dailyreporter.com/, April 13, 2026
By: Alisa M. Schafer

The city of Manitowoc is seeking reimbursement from the company that took over the former Mirro Company for nearly $6 million in environmental cleanup and redevelopment costs.

The lawsuit against Newell Brands Inc. was filed April 9, approximately nine years after the city acquired the site of the former Mirro manufacturing building on Washington Street and began the arduous process of tearing down the prominent building.

After the building was torn down, environmental surveys revealed the ground was contaminated with PCBs, solvents, petroleum compounds and . Read more.

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