2026 Special Recycling Dates: May 2 & October 17
The Environmental Conservation and Sustainability Committee sponsors several special Recycling Collection Days during the year. These events take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on David McKee St. next to Shallowford Square.
NEW UPDATES
To-Go Cups Are Now Accepted!
Plastic and paper cups are now accepted in curbside recycling. Read the full Waste Management article HERE. We're excited to include these items in recycling and just in time for holiday gatherings!
Two collections have been added to the TerraCycle program:
- Opella Consumer Healthcare Products
- HUGGIES/PULL-UPS/GOODNITES/U BY KOTEX/DEPEND/SCOTT/COTTONELLE/VIVA/POISE (plastic packaging only)
For printable copies of the Terracycle pages, click HERE
#1-#5 Plastics can not be collected at this time.
ACCEPTED
Items that will be accepted at the SPECIAL Recycling Collection events: plastic shopping bags, bubble wrap, inkjet, and laser cartridges, cell phones, plastic six-pack rings, household batteries (only NiCAD, mercury, lead, and lithium), and corks.
NOT ACCEPTED
Any item currently accepted in curbside recycling, along with motor oil, latex paint, and antifreeze. These items must be taken to the 3RC EnviroStation in Winston-Salem. Also, no glass or other plastics. Clean and used toys and housewares should be taken to Goodwill. BULKY ITEMS ARE PROHIBITED.
