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-Press Release, Granville County Government

On Saturday, November 16, Granville County residents will have an opportunity to bring recyclable and hazardous household items to the Expo and Convention Center in Oxford as the annual Fall Clean Out Recycle and Collection Event is held from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m.

On site will be environmental businesses, agencies and organizations that will collect household materials for either disposal or recycling. Items such as paint, scrap metal, pesticides, batteries, outdated prescriptions and other items will be collected from participants that include Veolia, the N.C. Department of Agriculture, TT&E Metals, Shred Ace, Interstate Batteries and the Granville County Sheriff’s Office.

• Veolia – will be accepting paint, paint-related materials, household cleaners, old gasoline, drain cleaners, fluorescent light tubes, etc.;
• The N.C. Department of Agriculture – will be collecting pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, weed killers, etc;
• TT&E Metals – will be accepting scrap metal, junk lawnmowers, broken appliances, used bicycles, metal furniture;
• Shred Ace – will be offering secure document shredding;
• Interstate Batteries – will be accepting car batteries, motorcycle and boat batteries, household batteries, lithium batteries, ion batteries, hearing aid batteries, watch batteries, etc.; and
• The Granville County Sheriff’s Office – will be collecting unused/expired prescriptions and medications, inhalers, sharps, diabetic supplies, ammunition, flares and fireworks.

Residents are also encouraged to bring outdated computers, laptops, telephones and other items and devices for electronic recycling.

Also on hand will be the Granville County Humane Society, which will accept donations of pet supplies, dog and cat food, leashes, collars, crates, pet beds, kitty litter, towels and other needed items.

The Nov. 16 date marks the conclusion of Granville County’s participation in the “Recycle Right NC” campaign, which was launched in September to make residents all over North Carolina more aware of the importance of recycling and to reduce contaminants in the recycle stream. This ten-week campaign ends on America Recycles Day, which will be observed on Nov. 15.

For more details about this event, contact Granville County’s Recycling and Sustainability Coordinator Teresa Baker at 919-725-1417 or at bakertd@gcs.k12.nc.us.