4 Reasons Why You Should Attend the City of Charlotte Career Fair

The City of Charlotte is hiring! The City of Charlotte is looking for skilled workers to fill open positions across a variety of departments. Here are 4 reasons why you should attend :: 

1. There are a variety of jobs available. The City of Charlotte is hiring for a variety of positions including professional, administrative, public safety, technical, clerical, skilled & labor work.
2. The City of Charlotte offers great benefits. Striving to be an employer of choice, the city offers provide a competitive healthcare, retirement, and benefits package.  
3. A career with the City offers an opportunity to build community. Working for the city means you are working to improve and build strong communities where people work, play and live. 
4. At the career fair, you can be interviewed on the spot! Find and apply for any open position before attending the career fair to interview with hiring managers at the event. 

The Career Fair is on Wednesday, September 12 at the Charlotte Convention Center from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Parking is available at NASCAR Hall of Fame. If you ride the CATS Light Rail, exit at the 3rd Street.

CLTMECKGOV Meet & Eats Are Back!

We couldn't wait to share the good news :: CLTMeckGov Meet & Eats are back! 

Beginning October 4 through October 25, you will have the opportunity to learn about and share your views on city and county services with city and county leaders over a nice meal. 

By attending, you will be able to vote on department priorities, which will influence  FY2019 budget process. All city departments will be attendance, as well as, county departments not limited to but including Public Health, Park & Rec, Sheriff, Social Services and Tax Assessor. 

Everyone is welcomed so please share with family and friends. Choose from one of six locations around Charlotte and register today!

Solid Waste is Piloting Food Waste Collection

Thanks to a grant awarded to the department by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Solid waste Services is now collecting food waste curbside from 100 homes in the North End Smart District (NESD), an area composed of eight numbers that includes Genesis Park, Park at Oaklawn, Greenville, Brightwalk, Druid Hills, Lockwood, Optimist Park and Graham Heights. 

The pilot began August 24 and runs through December 21.

Throughout the pilot, Solid Waste Services hopes to reduce landfilled garbage by 30 to 50 percent. 

All participants in the pilot were given two special receptacles (one countertop and one curbside) to collect all food waste, including meats, bones and dairy (which typically can’t be thrown in backyard compost).The contents are then collected by the city on each family’s normal trash-collection day. 

The food waste collected from the homes will be turned into compost by Earth Farms Organic, a composting facility in Dallas, N.C.

To determine whether the program is worth expanding, specific data will be collected throughout the 16-week pilot. Data collection includes ::

• A weekly waste characterization in an effort to understand what food items are thrown away the most.

• Weekly garbage and food waste tonnage.

The NESD is just the beginning for the composting pilot. Solid Waste Services plans to expand to 500 homes before the end of the grant cycle and, if successful with the pilot, citywide.