[Durham INC] Durham Sponsors Earth Day Paper Shredding & Electronics Recycling

[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

 

For Immediate Release:  April 16, 2010

 

 

Durham Sponsors Paper Shredding & Electronics Recycling at Earth Day

Free Collection Event Open to All Durham Residents and Businesses

 

DURHAM, N.C. - "Going green" just got even easier at this year's Durham
Earth Day Festival, thanks in part to the City of Durham's plans to
offer free paper shredding and electronics recycling.

 

The City's Department of Solid Waste Management and Sonoco Recycling are
co-sponsoring the free confidential paper shredding and used electronic
collection event at this year's annual festival, which will take place
on Saturday, April 24, 2010, from 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. at the intersection
of Corcoran and Main Streets in downtown Durham.  

 

Shredding guidelines are:

*         Paper accepted for shredding may contain paper clips and
staples.  

*         Hanging file folders will not be accepted.

 

For electronics recycling, nearly anything with a cord will be accepted,
including:

*         Computers, laptops, keyboards, mouse, printers, monitors,
speakers, copiers, scanners, circuit boards, hard drives, computer
parts, etc.

*         Stereo equipment, tape players, receivers, amplifiers, record
players, speakers, etc.

*         Kitchen electronics, such as microwaves, mixers, blenders,
choppers, etc.

*         Televisions

*         Telephones, cell phones, and fax machines

*         Hair dryers, curling irons, and vacuum cleaners

*         Power tools, cordless tools, etc.

 

Not accepted: large appliances, refrigerators, air conditioners, or
anything with Freon.

 

The event is open to both Durham residents and businesses.  Due to
street closures at the festival, vehicles dropping off recyclables must
approach from the south on Corcoran Street to unload.

 

All the collected paper and electronics will be recycled, which will
impact the department's bottom line in landfill fees.  According to
Donald Long, director of the City's Department of Solid Waste
Management, last year the City spent about $450,000 on landfill fees for
paper that could have been recycled.  "Recycling is an easy way that
residents can have a direct impact on the amount of money the City
spends on disposal, freeing up money for other programs," Long said.  

 

All types of clean and dry paper products are accepted the entire year
in the blue curbside carts, such as newspapers and inserts, magazines,
catalogs, office paper, greeting cards, telephone books, cereal boxes,
junk mail, envelopes (even those with plastic windows), yellow pages,
paperback books, corrugated cardboard, and shredded paper (in a paper
bag before placing in the cart).

 

To learn more about recycling in Durham, visit 
www.durhamnc.gov/departments/solid/wr_default.cfm or contact Durham One
Call at (919) 560-1200.  To learn more about the 2010 Durham Earth Day
Festival, visit www.DurhamEarthDay.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 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 www.durhamnc.gov/departments/solid/. 

 

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