“Buy One, Get One Free” Mulch Promotion Returns at Yard Waste Center

Jayne Kirkpatrick, Director, Public Affairs
Prepared by: Megan Hinkle, Communications Specialist, Solid Waste Services Department

For more information: Yard Waste Center, 919-250-2728

Oct. 2, 2013

“Buy One, Get One Free” Mulch Promotion Returns at Yard Waste Center

Raleigh area residents and businesses are invited to take advantage of a great deal on mulch with a “Buy One, Get One Free” promotion at the City’s Yard Waste Center. The promotion is typically held each spring and fall to assist area residents with their landscaping needs. The fall promotion will run through Friday, November 15.

The City of Raleigh creates mulch from leaves, grass clippings, shrubbery trimmings, tree limbs, and other yard waste that is collected at the curb each week. The Yard Waste Center staff follows strict guidelines in producing high quality mulch for sale. The mulch is created in an all-natural facility using a month-long process to eliminate weed seeds, pesticides, or chemicals that can be found in yard waste.

Using locally made mulch for landscaping needs is a green choice, as it reduces fuel required in shipping. In addition, instead of using chemicals and energy to bag mulch for commercial sale, customers do the work of packaging the mulch themselves. Customers also are advised to consider the environmental costs of using garden products that are not quickly renewable, such as peat moss or cypress mulch.

Following is important information about the “Buy One, Get One Free” promotion:

• A coupon is required. Look for the coupon in the Home and Garden section of The News & Observer. The coupon is also available for download on the City of Raleigh’s website at: http://www.raleighnc.gov/content/SolidWaste/Documents/MulchCouponFall2013.pdf;
• While the Yard Waste Center sells a variety of recycled yard products -- including wood chips and compost -- the “Buy One, Get One Free” promotion applies only to leaf mulch and regular mulch;
• Customers must pick up purchased and free mulch in the same day;
• Customers may purchase mulch and other recycled yard products in a variety of amounts, from a small bag or can to a bucket load of approximately 2.5 cubic yards, typically filling the bed of a pick-up truck; and,
• The Yard Waste Center and the “Buy One, Get One Free” promotion are open to anyone, including those who live outside of the City of Raleigh, as well as businesses, nonprofits, and contractors.

The City of Raleigh Yard Waste Center is located at 900 N. New Hope Road and is easily accessible from U.S. 64 Bypass or New Bern Avenue/U.S. 64 Business. The Yard Waste Center is open from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. daily, except Sundays. The facility will be closed on Veterans Day on Monday, Nov. 11. The Yard Waste Center accepts cash, checks (with proper identification), or Visa or MasterCard credit cards.

For more information, call the City of Raleigh Yard Waste Center at 919-250-2728 or visit the City’s website at www.raleighnc.gov.

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