Wrap-Up the Holiday Season by Recycling Waste

12/18/2007

From wrapping paper to Christmas trees, Wake County citizens can recycle a variety of celebration waste during the annual Holiday Wrap Up Recycling Event. Residents can recycle wrapping paper, trees, gift boxes and greeting cards at the five Convenience Centers listed below, Wednesday, December 26, 2007 through Sunday, January 13, 2008, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Convenience Centers will be closed one-half day on Christmas Eve and all day for on Christmas.

• Convenience Center #1 – 1050 Old Stage Road in Garner
• Convenience Center #2 – 6000 Old Smithfield Road in Apex
• Convenience Center #4 – 3600 Yates Mill Pond Road in South Raleigh
• Convenience Center #7 – 9008 Deponie Drive in North Raleigh
• Convenience Center #11 – 5051 Wendell Boulevard between Wendell and Zebulon

The County's program will accept the following materials: Christmas trees (remove ornaments, lights and tinsel); corrugated cardboard; chip board (paper roll tubes, cereal boxes, etc.); glossy magazines/catalogs; greeting cards; SBS board (shirt boxes, etc.); and wrapping paper (no bows or foil).

Trees Only
Wake County citizens can recycle their Christmas trees at the following Wake County Parks between December 26 and January 13, from 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. All County Parks will be closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

• Blue Jay Point County Park – 3200 Pleasant Union Church Road in Raleigh
• Harris Lake County Park – 2112 County Park Drive in New Hill
• Lake Crabtree County Park – 1400 Aviation Parkway in Morrisville

For more information, please call Wake County Solid Waste Management at 856-6186.

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