Curb It! Community E-Newsletter (November 2013)

Mecklenburg County NC Government sent this bulletin at 11/12/2013 04:36 PM EST

News from the City of Charlotte Solid Waste Services - November 2013

America Recycles Day Events

To celebrate America Recycles Day, join Solid Waste Services for a recycling event in Uptown:

Friday, November 15
10 am – 2 pm
Polk Park, Corner of Trade & Tryon

Attendees will learn more about the Recycle It! and Recycle It! Everywhere programs. There will also be a live radio broadcast with V105.3 (WOSF) from Noon - 2 pm to promote recycling. For more recycling information, click here.

Also, make plans to join Keep Charlotte Beautiful (KCB) for its annual recycling education, community e-waste and document shredding event:

Saturday, November 16
8 am - Noon
Walmart - 3850 E. Independence Blvd.

In addition to having fun activities, KCB will provide recycling and composting education items and have free giveaways.

Click here for more information.

Thanksgiving Holiday Collection Schedule

Solid Waste Services will not provide Curb It! collection services - garbage, recycling, yard waste and bulky waste - on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 28. Residents who normally receive service on Thursday will be serviced on Friday, November 29. Residents who normally receive service on Friday will be serviced on Saturday, November 30.

For the complete 2013 holiday collection schedule, click here.

Solid Waste Services Joins the Thanksgiving Day Parade

Look for Solid Waste Services vehicles in the 2013 Novant Health Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, November 28 at 9:30 am. Solid Waste Services will have the recycling mascot, Recycle It! truck, Prep It! truck and a Power2 Charlotte vehicle participating.

Holiday recycling information and candy will be distributed to attendees.

Participate in Tailgate Recycling

Don’t forget Solid Waste Services offers tailgate recycling! While you are supporting the Panthers, do your part by recycling bottles, cans and clean cardboard at all the home games. There are yellow recycling bags in the participating parking lots.

This is a partnership with the Solid Waste Services, the Carolina Panthers, Keep Mecklenburg Beautiful, Bojangles' and Charlotte Center City Partners. For more information on Tailgate Recycling, visit http://curbit.charlottenc.gov.

Got Yard Waste? Prep It!

Solid Waste Services collects leaves and other yard waste on the same day as garbage and recycling collection. Please use the following tips to properly prepare yard waste for collection:

Place leaves in untied plastic bags or uncovered trash cans
Cut limbs, logs and brush to no more than five feet in length and four inches in diameter
Separate into piles that are no longer than five feet and no higher than three feet. There should be at least two feet between piles

For more information on how to properly prepare yard waste for collection, click here.

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