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November 6, 2013
To celebrate America Recycles Day, join Solid Waste Services for a
recycling event in Uptown:
Friday, November 15
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Disc Plaza, Corner of Trade & Tryon
Attendees will learn more about the Recycle It! Everywhere
programs. There will also be a live radio broadcast with V105.3 (WOSF) from noon
- 2 p.m. to promote recycling. For more recycling information, visit http://recycleit.charlottenc.gov.
On Saturday, November 16, Keep Charlotte Beautiful (KCB) will host
America Recycles Day, the annual
recycling education, community e-waste and document shredding event for local
citizens. This event is a result of a partnership with Keep America Beautiful,
Mecklenburg County, Keep Mecklenburg Beautiful, City of Charlotte Solid Waste
Services, Goodwill, Waste Management and Wal-Mart.
During America Recycles Day, KCB will accept the following items: documents for
shredding, e-waste, compact fluorescent light bulbs, batteries, used cell
phones and household items.
In addition to having fun activities, KCB will provide recycling and composting
education items and have free giveaways.
Saturday,
November 16
8 a.m. –
Noon
Wal-Mart (3850
East Independence Boulevard)
Click
here to volunteer. For more information about recycling in Charlotte, click here or
visit wipeoutwaste.com.
Engineering & Property Management
(E&PM), the Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT) along with Mulkey
Engineers & Consultants will host a public meeting to provide an overview
of the Providence Road Sidewalk Project. The public meeting will allow
residents to learn more about the project and provide attendees an opportunity
to offer feedback.
Tuesday, November 19
6 – 7:30 p.m.
Providence Road Church of Christ (4900
Providence Road)
This
project supports the City’s Sidewalk Program to enhance connectivity, offer
transportation choices and improve pedestrian safety. The public meeting
will be offered live by webinar at:
http://www.mulkeyinc.com/providence-road-sidewalk.
The
online audience will have the ability to make comments and/or ask questions
during the webinar in real time. For more information about this public
meeting, contact Sonji Mosley of E&PM at 704-336-3214.
Residents are invited to attend the Sixth Annual Creek ReLeaf tree
planting on Saturday, November 23. This year’s Creek ReLeaf will
run along Irwin Creek at Whitehurst Road. The goal will be to plant 1,800 trees
to create a natural forest habitat that will help protect the creek from
damaging storm water runoff. Lunch will be provided following the planting and
participants will be entered into a raffle for some great prizes.
To reach the goal of planting 1,800, at least 400 volunteers will
need to participate. Encourage your friends and colleagues to register, and
families and children are welcome to join as well. Last year, 500 volunteers
came out and planted 1,800 trees, bringing the total number of Creek ReLeaf
trees planted to over 12,000.
Saturday, November 23
9 a.m. - Noon
Along Irwin Creek at Whitehurst Road
Creek ReLeaf is a collaborative effort of the Charlotte Public
Tree Fund, Sierra Club, Central Piedmont Community College and
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Stormwater Services.
Please register at www.creekreleaf.com if you are able to volunteer.
Are you ready to enjoy your favorite family
recipes this holiday season? If so, once you’re done cooking those delicious
dishes, remember to dispose of all leftover foods - including grease and oils -
properly by placing them in a lidded container in the trash. Grease related
sanitary sewer overflows are a major issue for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utility
crews each year, and they are preventable.
Facts about Grease Disposal
- Hot
water only pushes the sticky food further down the line to clog the public
system.
- Even
if you don’t cook with oils or grease, you still can have a grease problem.
Foods such as bacon and poultry create their own grease while cooking, and this
grease still needs proper disposal. Help your family cooks remember.
For more information about how to properly
dispose of grease, visit the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utility Department page.
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