Durham - P2 InfoHouse
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Facility
It's the Law! In 1997, the City of Durham passed an ordinance making it unlawful to place the following items in your household trash: Aluminum Cans Steel Cans Class Bottles and Jars Newspapers Corrugated Cardboard
It's Your Business! The recycling economy is one of the largest job engines in the state. Recycling jobs as a percentage of the state's total employment has increased 40 percent in the past 10 years. 14,000 North Carolinas work in the recycling industry. A 20 percent increase in recycling would create as many as 500 new jobs.
Holiday Schedule Our offices are closed on the following days. If your regular collection day falls on one of these holidays, please call Durham One Call a t (91 9) 560-1200 or visit www.durhamnc.gov for the alternate collection schedule. New Year's Day Martin Luther King, jr. Day Good Friday Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day
I CITY OF DURHAM
1900 East Club Blvd. (across from the North Durham Water Reclamation Plant)
Many common household items can be dangerous to people and the environment if disposed of improperly. They may also pose a threat to children and pets if left around your home.
These items should never be placed in your garbage cgrt or recyciing bin. Examples of HHW include: oil-based paints pesticides and herbicides furniture strippers solvents and glues mercury thermometers fluorescent light bulbs (office and compact
Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. M a k e Recycling a Habit! +
fluorescent lights bulbs)
batteries of all types motor oil, cooking oil, and anti-freeze must be brought to the Waste Disposal and Recycling Center (operating hours inside) NOT the HHW Facility 2008 HHW Collection Days
Tuesdays and Wednesdays 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturdays 7:30 a.m.
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3 p.m.
TEL (918 ) 560-1200 w.durkamnc.~
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1 Recycling Quick Tips 1 11
Curbside Collection All containers should be rinsed and dry. There should be no food residue. All lids and caps go in the trash. It's okay to leave labels on. Place shredded paper in a brown paper bag before placing in the bin. Place bins a t the curb by 7 a.m.
Plastic Bottles & Jugs ONLY N O bags, tubs, cups, or take-out containers
(6 a.m. during the summer months)
Remove bins promptly after servicing. Contact Durham One Call a t 560-1 200 if your bin is missed for collection or broken.
Newspapers, Magazines, Office Paper & Junk Mail
Convenient 24-Hour Recycling Drop-Off Centers Festival Shopping Center 3457 Hillsborough Rd. (by Kroger)
Unwaxed Corrugated o r Flat Cardboard N O pizza boxes o r anything with f o o d
Heritage Square Shopping Center Fayetteville St. & Lakewood Ave. Northgate Mall (behind Office Depot)
TFC Recycling 1017 S. Hoover Rd. a
Aluminum, Steel & Tin cans
The Village Shopping Center 1100 N. Miami Blvd, (by U.S. Post Office) Southern Boundaries Park 3400 Third Fork Rd. (use entrance from Archdale Dr.)
Waste Disposal & Recycling Center 21 15 E. Club Blvd. Mon. - Fri. 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. and
Class Bottles & Jars
Phone and Small, Paperback Books
N O in the Bin
It's the Law! In 1997, the City of Durham passed an ordinance making it unlawful to place the following items in your household trash: Aluminum Cans Steel Cans Class Bottles and Jars Newspapers Corrugated Cardboard
It's Your Business! The recycling economy is one of the largest job engines in the state. Recycling jobs as a percentage of the state's total employment has increased 40 percent in the past 10 years. 14,000 North Carolinas work in the recycling industry. A 20 percent increase in recycling would create as many as 500 new jobs.
Holiday Schedule Our offices are closed on the following days. If your regular collection day falls on one of these holidays, please call Durham One Call a t (91 9) 560-1200 or visit www.durhamnc.gov for the alternate collection schedule. New Year's Day Martin Luther King, jr. Day Good Friday Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day
I CITY OF DURHAM
1900 East Club Blvd. (across from the North Durham Water Reclamation Plant)
Many common household items can be dangerous to people and the environment if disposed of improperly. They may also pose a threat to children and pets if left around your home.
These items should never be placed in your garbage cgrt or recyciing bin. Examples of HHW include: oil-based paints pesticides and herbicides furniture strippers solvents and glues mercury thermometers fluorescent light bulbs (office and compact
Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. M a k e Recycling a Habit! +
fluorescent lights bulbs)
batteries of all types motor oil, cooking oil, and anti-freeze must be brought to the Waste Disposal and Recycling Center (operating hours inside) NOT the HHW Facility 2008 HHW Collection Days
Tuesdays and Wednesdays 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturdays 7:30 a.m.
-
3 p.m.
TEL (918 ) 560-1200 w.durkamnc.~
ents/sslid
1
1 Recycling Quick Tips 1 11
Curbside Collection All containers should be rinsed and dry. There should be no food residue. All lids and caps go in the trash. It's okay to leave labels on. Place shredded paper in a brown paper bag before placing in the bin. Place bins a t the curb by 7 a.m.
Plastic Bottles & Jugs ONLY N O bags, tubs, cups, or take-out containers
(6 a.m. during the summer months)
Remove bins promptly after servicing. Contact Durham One Call a t 560-1 200 if your bin is missed for collection or broken.
Newspapers, Magazines, Office Paper & Junk Mail
Convenient 24-Hour Recycling Drop-Off Centers Festival Shopping Center 3457 Hillsborough Rd. (by Kroger)
Unwaxed Corrugated o r Flat Cardboard N O pizza boxes o r anything with f o o d
Heritage Square Shopping Center Fayetteville St. & Lakewood Ave. Northgate Mall (behind Office Depot)
TFC Recycling 1017 S. Hoover Rd. a
Aluminum, Steel & Tin cans
The Village Shopping Center 1100 N. Miami Blvd, (by U.S. Post Office) Southern Boundaries Park 3400 Third Fork Rd. (use entrance from Archdale Dr.)
Waste Disposal & Recycling Center 21 15 E. Club Blvd. Mon. - Fri. 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. and
Class Bottles & Jars
Phone and Small, Paperback Books
N O in the Bin
