Granville County residents, mark your calendars for Saturday, May 14 to bring unwanted hazardous materials and a variety of recyclable items to the countywide Spring Clean event.
Teresa Baker, Granville County’s recycle coordinator, said the event will be held at the Granville County Expo and Convention Center from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Expo Center is located at 4185 U.S. Hwy 15 South in Oxford.
Residents may bring items ranging from old paint and unused pesticides to batteries, electronics and books.
But it’s not just an event to get rid of unwanted items – the Humane Society of Granville County will be on hand to accept much-needed donations of dog and cat supplies, from crates to collars, pet food to flea and tick medication.
The county usually hosts a recycle event each spring and fall, and Baker has reported that tons of materials are diverted from landfills when they are collected for proper disposal at county events like this one.
Below is a complete list of vendors on site for the event:
- Veolia: paints, household chemicals, light tubes, drain cleaners
Note: Limit 15 cans of paint per vehicle
- C. Dept. of Agriculture Pesticide Division: pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, etc.
- Shred Ace: onsite secure document shredding
- GFL – scrap metal, junk lawnmowers, broken appliances, broken bicycles
- Metech Electronic Recycling: laptops, computers, printers, fax, televisions, monitors
- Granville County Sheriff’s Office: prescriptions/medications, sharps, flares, ammunition
- Interstate Batteries: all types of batteries
- Book Recycling & Polystyrene/Styrofoam
Representatives of the Humane Society will happily accept dog and cat food, crates, dog houses, leashes, collars, towels and flea and tick prevention.