INC NEWS - Free Compost and Mulch Giveaway Days Begin Next Saturday

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The yard waste dump is on fire and they can't get rid of their compost and
mulch fast enough. So here's you'r chance. From the PR Dept. of the City.

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Residents Can Receive Free Compost and Mulch During Three Upcoming Saturdays
 
Durham, N.C. – Durham residents should prepare to grab their shovels and
rakes because the City of Durham is giving away free mulch and compost
during three successive Saturdays beginning September 30, 2006, during its
semi-annual Free Compost and Mulch Giveaway Days. 
 
The City’s Department of Solid Waste Management will be giving away
compost and mulch on Saturday, September 30; Saturday, October 7; and
Saturday, October 14 at the City’s Waste Disposal and Recycling Center,
located at 2115 East Club Boulevard, Durham from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., for
as long as supplies last. 
 
Residents should look for the mulch giveaway signs to enter through the
special entrance off of East Club Boulevard for the event.  The giveaway
days are limited to City and County residents in approved vehicles, which
are pick-up trucks and trailers less than 8-feet and non-commercial
vehicles.  Residents must also have a tarp to cover their loads. 
 
For more information about these three giveaway Saturdays, contact Brian
Haynesworth, waste reduction coordinator with the City’s Department of
Solid Waste Management, at (919) 560-4186, ext. 227 or by e-mail at
brian.haynesworth at durhamnc.gov, or visit the City’s website at
http://www.durhamrecycles.org.
 
About the Department of Solid Waste Management
The City of Durham's Department of Solid Waste Management promotes and
supports a high quality of life for the citizens of Durham by providing
comprehensive, responsive, environmentally safe, efficient and
cost-effective solid waste collection, recycling and disposal programs. 
Department services include residential garbage collection, recycling
collection, cart delivery and repair, commercial dumpster collection, yard
waste collection and recycling, cardboard collection, bulky brush and
bulky item pickup, street cleaning and waste disposal.  For more
information about this department, visit the City’s website at
http://www.durhamnc.gov/departments/solid/.