INC NEWS - Durham's Great American Cleanup Begins March 1

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy C. Blalock

Senior Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov <mailto:Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov> 

 

For Immediate Release:  February 28, 2008

 

Durham's Great American Cleanup Begins Saturday, March 1

Month-Long Event Promotes A Cleaner Community

 

Durham, N.C. - It's now easier than ever for Durham residents to clean
up their homes and neighborhoods thanks to the City of Durham's Annual
Great American Cleanup.  

 

On most Saturdays throughout March, residents will have the chance to
swap reusable items and dispose of accumulated household debris at the
City's Waste Disposal and Recycling Center, located at 2115 E. Club
Boulevard. 

 

This year's event, sponsored by the City's Departments of Neighborhood
Improvement Services and Solid Waste Management, will be held from 8
a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Waste Disposal and Recycling Center on March 1, 8,
15, 29, 2008.  March 22 is the only Saturday this event is not open due
to the Easter holiday weekend.

 

Durham's Great American Cleanup, formerly known as the Spring Clean &
Swap, is a series of Saturday cleanups for City residents and
residential property owners to dispose of materials that are not
accepted at curbside waste collection.  Mitch Archer, manager of the
IMPACT Team with the City's Department of Neighborhood Improvement
Services, says the goal of this event is to make household waste
disposal more convenient and affordable for residents in order to
promote a cleaner community overall. "We recognize how inconvenient it
can be to get rid of some of those bulky household items that can take
up space and become an eyesore," Archer said.  "The Great American
Cleanup makes it easier for residents to take responsibility for getting
rid of those items while helping to improve their community at the same
time."

 

Swap Shop

Residents can also bring items to the event that are still usable or can
be repaired, to be swapped or donated to the Swap Shop. The goal of the
Swap Shop is to keep as much material out of the landfill as possible,
helping the City to meet its overall waste reduction goals by extending
the useful life of materials. Eligible items include appliances, tools,
toys, house wares and office items. 

 

Household Hazardous Waste Collection

The Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Center, located at 1900 E. Club
Boulevard, will be open during its regular hours to accept residential
items only, such as automotive, garden and photographic chemicals,
paints, batteries and fluorescent light bulbs.  The center's normal
operating hours are Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 12 p.m. until 6 p.m.,
Thursdays and Fridays from 9:30 a.m. until 3 p.m., and Saturdays from
7:30 a.m. until 3 p.m.  

 

Guidelines

*         Participation in Durham's Great American Cleanup is free to
city residents who bring acceptable items in cars, pick-up trucks and
trailers less than eight feet in length. 

 

*         Acceptable items include yard waste, trash, garbage, broken
appliances, broken furniture and tires (off rims).  Household Hazardous
Waste (HHW) is only accepted at the HHW Center at 1900 E. Club
Boulevard. 

 

*         Shingles are not permitted. Tires still on rims are also
unacceptable. 

 

*         Tipping fees will apply to loads brought in commercial
vehicles, cargo trucks, stake-bodied trucks, moving/vans trucks and
trailers over eight feet in length ($39.50 per ton for trash, $24 per
ton for yard debris). 

 

*         All uncovered loads are subject to a fine. 

 

*         Residents may not take more than three, large items from the
Swap Shop before 1 p.m. during any Saturday of the month-long event.

 

For more information about Durham's Great American Cleanup, contact
Durham One Call at (919) 560-1200. 

 

About the Department of Neighborhood Improvement Services

The Department of Neighborhood Improvement Services is dedicated to
improving the quality of life for Durham's residents by increasing
access to safe, livable housing and by improving the city's physical
environment.  For more information, visit the City's Web site at 
www.durhamnc.gov/departments/nis. 

  

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 roll-out cart collection, cart delivery and
repair service, dumpster collection, cardboard collection, yard waste
collection, waste reduction and recycling, bulky item pick-up, street
cleaning and disposal services.  For more information, visit the City's
Web site at http://www.durhamnc.gov/departments/solid
<http://www.durhamnc.gov/departments/solid/> . 

 

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