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Pick up litter and grow your own garden Nan Kirlin Many folks have said, myself included, “let’s get back to normal,” so this is the ticket! I’m so pleased to be able to visit my dad in person for the first time in over a year at his home at Brookdale Robinwood, and you know those folks in nursing homes, senior living and assisted living are jumping for joy to have this freedom. Now we are free to gather with other folks who are vaccinated and travel again! (At least for six months, st...

Henderson County (Mar 7, 2021) - Henderson County Solid Waste is partnering with Asheville GreenWorks to bring a Hard to Recycle event to Mills River Town Park, 124 Town Center Drive, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 13.

Sun Journal North Carolina’s highways are facing a growing problem of litter-overload with papers and packaging piling up everywhere you go. It has seemingly reached a saturation point as county and state leaders are admitting embarrassment at how visitors to the state must see us, and action is beginning to happen to fight the problem. The littering comes from numerous sources: people simply throwing their trash out the window as they drive along is the best known – and probably the hardes...

Kenneth Mayner All Fayetteville Area System of Transit routes resumed full service Friday.  Contact tracing continues after several employees tested positive for COVID-19 last week. An employee can return to work after a negative test and clearance from the City’s Human Resource Development Office. The safety of employees and passengers is priority. Lines on buses now mark the "no standing zone." This change is to encourage 6 feet of social distance between the driver seat and passengers. A...

Henderson County Solid Waste will resume its annual Household Hazardous Waste and Paint collections this spring. Related Stories The collections will be 8 a.m.-noon March 9, April 13, and May 11. Chemicals, fertilizers and pesticides will be collected at the Henderson County Convenience Center at 265 Convenience Center Drive. Paint and other paint-related materials will be collected at a special entrance for the Transfer Station, located at 800 Stoney Mountain Road. There is no charge for chemi...

Hard to Recycle collection event set for Mills River Park in March From staff reports Henderson County Solid Waste is partnering with local nonprofit Asheville GreenWorks to bring a "Hard to Recycle" event to Mills River from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 13.  Residents may drop off packaging and food grade Styrofoam (no packing peanuts), books, shredded paper, electronics, batteries, laptops, empty personal care and beauty items, empty squeezable food pouches, Brita filters and bikes. ...

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Submitted Due to COVID-19 distance learning, Christmas Promise volunteers werent able to personally see the kids get their bikes this year. Pictured are Pulaski Elementary first grade student Sophia Phillips and fifth grade student Zoey Phillips as they pick up their bikes. It looked a little different this year but 18 Pulaski Elementary students still benefitted from the annual "Christmas Promise" from Waste Connections. Traditionally, volunteers with the program deliver brand new bicycles to ...