March Recycling News

City of Raleigh - Solid Waste Services

News and Events

March 2013

Mulch Sale Begins March 16

The City of Raleigh Yard Waste Recycling Center is offering a buy one, get one free promotion on truckloads of mulch and leaf mulch. Mulching plants protects their roots from temperature fluctuations and conserves moisture in the soil. The Yard Waste Recycling Center is located at 900 N. New Hope Road and is open Monday through Saturday, 7 am to 4 pm. The buy one, get one free promotion will be honored March 16 through April 30 while supplies last. Buyers must present a coupon, which can be downloaded here or clipped from select Saturday editions of The News & Observer. Both purchased and free loads must be picked up in the same day. For more information, call the Center at 919-250-2728.

Celebrate NC Recycling Day March 27

Wednesday, March 27 is the first ever North Carolina Recycles Day at the state legislature. The Southeast Recycling Development Council and the Carolina Recycling Association organized the event to promote the benefits of recycling to manufacturing and other sectors of our state's economy. The day includes a complimentary networking breakfast with state legislators. Participants must register in advance. To sign up, visit www.serdc.org/events before March 21.

Good Friday Holiday Schedule

Many City of Raleigh offices will be closed on Friday, March 29, but there will be no changes to solid waste collection. All curbside routes will be collected on the normal schedule. The Yard Waste Recycling Center will operate on regular hours, 7 am to 4 pm, that day.

New Plastic Recycling Options

Recycling plastics in Raleigh just got a little easier. The City of Raleigh Yard Waste Recycling Center is now accepting rigid plastics. Buckets, flower pots, lawn chairs and stadium cups are just a few examples of rigid plastics. Look for the specially marked box in the drop-off recycling area near the center's entrance.

Composting Classes Coming in May

A bountiful garden starts with healthy soil. Don't treat your soil like dirt; feed it with compost! The Solid Waste Services Department has partnered with Raleigh Parks and Recreation to offer two classes for beginning composters.

Learn to compost with red wiggler worms at the Worm Composting class on Saturday, May 4 from 10:30 am to 12 pm at Eastgate Neighborhood Center. Participants will leave with the confidence to compost food scraps--and a bin teeming with hungry worms!

Millbrook Exchange Park will host a Backyard Composting workshop on Saturday, May 11 from 10:30 am to 12 pm. Attendees will gain knowledge of several composting techniques. Both classes require registration at least four days prior to the program. Register online with RecLink. Worm Composting is barcode #135916 and Backyard Composting is barcode #135918.

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