On May 14, the City of Charlotte Solid Waste Services was recognized as one of the winners of the Centralina Council of Governments 2014 Annual Regional Excellence Awards in the Clean Cities category. Solid Waste is recognized as a leader in the industry for efforts contributing to the environmental and economic benefits of reducing consumption of fossil fuels. Solid Waste Services has lowered the use of traditional transportation fuels by purchasing Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) trucks and fuel efficient vehicles.
Winners were selected based on the following award criteria:
- Innovation
- Commitment of goals
- Contributions to regionalism
- Program successes and sustainable benefits
- Engagement of community members
- Interaction with public/private partners
Centralina Council of Governments (CCOG) works with members to help grow the region's economy and jobs, control the cost of government and improve quality of life. CCOG recognizes outstanding achievements towards these goals.
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May 18-24 is National Public Works Week with the theme of "Building for Today, Planning for Tomorrow," recognizing that what we do today is vital to a sustainable and vibrant tomorrow.
Solid Waste Services has daily activities planned for employees to emphasize employee and community appreciation. If you are satisfied with the service Solid Waste provides, please say a special "thank you" to our employees when you come in contact with them. Let's celebrate these men and women for all the hard work they do!
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The City of Charlotte Solid Waste Services will collect garbage, recyclables, yard waste and bulky waste on Memorial Day, May 26.
Residents are reminded of the following tips to ensure collection:
- Bag all garbage before placing it in the rollout cart. Do not overfill the cart.
- Remove food/liquid residue and lids from all recyclable containers before placing them in the recycling cart. Do not bag recyclables.
- Trimmings from shrubs and trees must be no longer than five feet in length and no larger than four inches in diameter.
- Place leaves in untied plastic bags or uncovered trash cans (not City-issued rollout carts).
- Place collection materials curbside by 6:30 am on collection day. Rollout carts must be removed from curbside by midnight the same day.
- Place collection items within six feet of the curb. Please do not block the sidewalk.
- Call 311 (704.336.7600) or visit http://curbit.charlottenc.gov to schedule bulky waste collection.
Also, to access various solid waste services such as collection day information, bulky waste scheduling and recycling center locations, residents can download the new Curb it! mobile app on their mobile devices or visit http://curbit.charlottenc.gov.
Solid Waste Services is committed to providing exceptional customer service. We are here to assist you with a variety of information ranging from "How do I schedule my bulky waste for collection" and "I would like a speaker to come to my school" to "My recycling was not collected today." You can make contact with Solid Waste Services the following ways:
However you choose to contact us, we'll be there!
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As a reminder, Solid Waste Services made an update to the Recycle it! program – Residents can now recycle their restaurant pizza boxes. Previously, pizza boxes weren’t accepted due to contamination caused by grease and cheese residue. With changes to the preparation and packaging methods, pizza boxes have less food contamination than they have in the past.
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