[Durham INC] Durham Closes Recycling Drop-Off Centers July 10

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

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

 

For Immediate Release:  June 12, 2009

 

Durham Closes Recycling Drop-Off Centers Effective July 10

All But One Recycling Drop-Off Center to Close Due to New Curbside
Recycling Program Beginning the Week of July 13 

 

DURHAM, N.C. -  Durham residents that use the City's recycling drop-off
centers should that note that effective Friday, July 10, 2009, all but
one of the centers will be closed.

 

According to Donald Long, director of the City's Department of Solid
Waste Management, multiple reasons are behind the closure of all but one
of the recycling drop-off centers.  "With the introduction of our new
curbside recycling collection service beginning the week of July 13th,
we anticipate that the use of these centers will decrease
significantly," Long said.  "In addition, since these centers are not
staffed, only a minimal amount of usable recyclables are recovered from
these locations, mainly due to contamination of what's left there.  Add
to this issue the rampant illegal dumping that occurs in addition to
considerable staff time used in keeping the sites clean.  When we take
all of these factors into consideration, we believe it is just not a
good use of our taxpayer dollars to keep these centers open, especially
since the new 95-gallon recycling roll-out carts should eliminate the
need for these centers almost completely." 

 

The location of the closing drop-off centers are as follows:  

*         Festival Shopping Center, located at 3457 Hillsborough Road

*         Heritage Square Shopping Center, located at 401 East Lakewood
Avenue

*         Northgate Mall, located at 1058 West Club Boulevard (behind
Office Max)

*         The Village Shopping Center, located at 1100 North Miami
Boulevard 

*         Southern Boundaries Park, located 3400 Third Fork Road 

*         TFC Recycling, located at 1017 South Hoover Road

 

According to Long, the only drop-off center that will remain open after
July 10 is the City's Waste Disposal and Recycling Center (Transfer
Station), located at 2115 East Club Boulevard, Durham.  The City's Waste
Disposal and Recycling Center is open Monday through Friday from 7:30
a.m. until 4 p.m. and Saturday from 7:30 a.m. until 12 p.m.  "This is
the only City recycling drop-off center that is staffed, and as a
result, the recyclable contamination and illegal dumping that has
occurred at our other sites has not been a problem here," Long said.
"If our customers need to recycle something that doesn't fit into their
new curbside roll-out carts, they can still use this facility to drop
off their items."  

 

The Durham County Convenience Centers continue to be operational and
city residents can bring recycling only to the County centers at no
charge.  These centers are located at: 

*         Highway 55 and T.W. Alexander Drive (Parkwood), (919) 560-0460

*         Quail Roost Road and Ball Road (Bahama), (919) 477-8552

*         Redwood Road and Electra Drive (Redwood), (919) 682-8200 

*         Highway 501 North and Bill Poole Road (Rougemont), (919)
477-4325

 

To learn more about these changes taking place the week of July 13th,
including the new curbside recycling collection service as well as the
changes to bulky item pick-up, yard waste pick-up, and the new
collection day for existing Friday customers, visit the City's Web site
at www.durhamnc.gov/departments/solid/recycle_curb_collection.cfm or
contact Durham One Call at (919) 560-1200.

 

About the Department of Solid Waste Management

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

 

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