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It's not the kind of activity you may be used to on the weekend, but Celebrate America Recycles Day will be fun and informative.
The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County's Patti Hammond shares the details on Saturday's event.
"You'll get to see first hand how our garbage is being processed with Renewable Energy 2. We will have a bunch of miscellaneous, different, fun vendors as well. We'll have games. We'll have food trucks."
She says you can also shred up to six boxes of personal documents per vehicle for free, grab a free recycling bin and safely get rid of hazardous waste at tomorrow's event which is going on at the SWA's Education Center on Jog Road.
"We are very proud of our facilities. They're nice and clean. They're great. They're state-of-the-art. Definitely time for the family to come out and enjoy themselves."
The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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OPEN HOUSE
Palm Beach County residents will have the opportunity to see the:
SWA’s LEED Platinum Education Center;
Nine-ton claw feed trash into the machine in Renewable Energy Facility 2;
Complex recycling processes at the Recovered Materials Processing Facility; and
How much garbage Palm Beach County residents throw away.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DROP-OFF
Palm Beach County residents can safely get rid of their home chemicals for proper recycling or disposal at the SWA’s Home Chemical and Recycling Center at 6161 N. Jog Road in West Palm Beach (just one mile south of the event) from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. Drop off your household hazardous waste to safeguard our environment.
The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County will be handing out blue and yellow recycling bins for FREE to Palm Beach County residents who need them for household recycling.
FREE PAPER SHRED
All Points Mobile Shredding will be at the North County Landfill at 6330 N Jog Road in West Palm Beach to shred up to six boxes of personal documents per vehicle for FREE.
TOYS-FOR-TOTS COLLECTION
The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County is a drop-off spot for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program. Event attendees can donate new, unwrapped toys to deliver a message of hope to less fortunate youngsters. Toy donations can be either for a boy or girl, from infant to 15 years of age. The hardest age groups to fill are both boys and girls, ages zero to two, and 11 and older. Clothes, stuffed animals, realistic looking weapons or gifts with food will not be accepted.
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