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Immediate Release Date: 07/26/2022<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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Public Information Office Phone: (919) 560-0000/Fax: (919) 560-0020<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:3.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk503990985"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk506281730"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108768494"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62516701"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk12439619"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62516609"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk2078108"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">E-mail:
</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="mailto:publicinformationoffice@dconc.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk503990985"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk506281730"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108768494"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62516701"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk12439619"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62516609"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk2078108"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">publicinformationoffice@dconc.gov</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk503990985"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk506281730"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108768494"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62516701"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk12439619"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62516609"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk2078108"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk503990985"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk506281730"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108768494"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62516701"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk12439619"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62516609"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk2078108"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk506281730"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108768494"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62516701"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk12439619"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk2078108"><a name="_Hlk62516129"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Durham
County Convenience Sites to Close Temporarily on Friday, July 29 for Staff Development<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk506281730"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108768494"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62516701"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk12439619"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk2078108"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62516129"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk506281730"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108768494"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62516701"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk12439619"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk2078108"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62516129"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Bahama,
Rougemont, Redwood sites reopen on July 30; Parkwood on Aug. 1<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk506281730"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108768494"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62516701"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk12439619"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk2078108"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk506281730"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108768494"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62516701"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk12439619"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk2078108"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Durham,
N.C. – </span></b></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk2078108"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk12439619"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62516701"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk506281730"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108768494"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">The
Durham County General Services Department will close all four of its solid waste and recycling convenience sites on Friday, July 29, 2022, for staff development. Durham County residents with a current 2021-2022 solid waste decal can resume disposal of garbage,
recycling and yard waste at the Bahama, Rougemont, and Redwood Sites on Saturday, July 30 at 7 a.m. The Parkwood Site will reopen on Monday, August 1 at 7 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108768494"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108768494"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Unincorporated residents participating in the County’s Roadside Recycling Program
(green recycling carts) will have no changes to their recycling collection. Unincorporated residents are reminded that carts should be set out by 6 a.m. on their regularly scheduled pick-up day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108768494"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Residents who want to keep track of their recycling collection schedule should
download the “Durham County Recycles” mobile application. Residents can download the mobile app for free on Apple devices in the
</span></span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/app/id1481279900"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108768494"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">App Store</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108768494"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108768494"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">
or Android devices in the </span></span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.dconc.recollect.waste"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108768494"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Google
Play Store</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108768494"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108768494"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108768494"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108768494"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">To learn more about Durham County’s Solid Waste Division, call 919-560-0433
or log on to the Durham County Solid Waste </span></span><a href="https://www.dconc.gov/county-departments/departments-f-z/general-services/solid-waste-recycling-and-litter-control"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108768494"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">webpage</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108768494"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk108768494"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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