Rowan County will host a Fall Waste Recycling Day on Wednesday, Oct. 3, from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. During this event, the county will be accepting a number of recyclable items from Rowan County residents including appliances, computers, batteries and unused and outdated prescription drugs and medicines. Gather items and take them to the Recycling Processing Center located at 1102 N. Long St. Extension, East Spencer.
Special note: Pesticides from homeowners and producers will also be accepted, but only from 10 a.m. through 2 p.m. Pesticides are collected through the NCDA Pesticide Disposal Assistance Program. Contact Caleb Sinclair from the Rowan County Department of Environmental Management at 704-216-8606 for information on large quantities of any material or questions concerning this event.
Below is specific information about certain products:
• Pesticides and pesticide containers (from l0 a.m. to 2 p.m. only)
• Auto/truck batteries
• Tires (limit 5 tires-no rims)
• Prescription medicines
• Paint (limit 10 gallons per household)
• Appliances
• Scrap metal
• Styrofoam peanuts
• Rechargeable batteries
• Cell phones
• Eyeglasses
• Hearing aids
• Toner cartridges
• Computers, monitors, hard drives and laptops
• Helium, oxygen, propane tanks