[Durham INC] Durham Reports Paper Shredding & E-Scrap Recycling Success

[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:  May 7, 2010

 

 

Durham Reports Paper Shredding & E-Scrap Recycling Event Success

Residents Reminded to Recycle E-Scrap Year-Round

 

DURHAM, N.C. - Durham residents came out in force and made the free
paper shredding and electronic scrap (e-scrap) event offered at this
year's Earth Day festival a success.

 

According to Donald Long, director of the City's Department of Solid
Waste Management, residents dropped of 9.2 tons of e-scrap, such as
computers and televisions, as well as 3.8 tons of paper for shredding at
the Durham Earth Day Festival event on April 24.  "The shredding company
commented that it was the single best day they have ever had," Long
said.  "We were very so pleased at the success of this event that we
plan to hold another day in the fall."

 

Durham residents who missed the successful event at this year's Earth
Day Festival can still safely and conveniently recycle their old
computers and televisions.  The City's Department of Solid Waste
Management is reminding residents that computers and televisions are
accepted for recycling throughout the entire year at the City's
Household Hazardous Waste Facility.  The facility, located at 1900 E.
Club Blvd., is open Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. and
Thursdays through Saturdays from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.  

 

For more details about other items accepted at this facility, contact
Durham One Call at (919) 560-1200 or visit the City's Web site at 
www.durhamnc.gov/departments/solid/hazardous_waste.cfm. 

 

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
<http://www.durhamnc.gov/departments/solid/> . 

 

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