Annual Fall 2023 3-in-1 Recycling Event Sponsored by the FHA and Green Scene

 FOR FEARRINGTON AND GALLOWAY RIDGE RESIDENTS ONLY.

FHA In Partnership with The GREEN SCENE

Saturday, October 21, 2023  Only Between 9:00am and Noon

3 Events — 1 Day: Gathering Place Parking Lot.  

MASKS OPTIONAL DURING THE EVENT

This event is sponsored by the Fearrington Homeowners Association (FHA) providing the financial support and the Fearrington Green Scene providing the dedicated volunteers who do the physical work. 

Saturday, October 21, 2023 we will be hosting our semi-annual "3-in-1" paper shredding, fire extinguisher safety check (provided by the North Chatham Fire Department), and pharmaceutical disposal event from 9:00 AM until Noon in The Gathering Place parking lot. With the evolution in the market place toward the increased availability of very affordable "single use" extinguishers, we have decided that paying a vendor to come and provide a service of dwindling interest is an activity that we will step away from at this time.

1. FREE SHREDDING

Have your confidential documents destroyed on-site, free of charge. Watch as Shimar Recycling Inc. shreds your documents.

Guidelines:

• Remove hard covers from any book-like bound paper stacks and dispose of the covers elsewhere. Covers cannot be shredded.
• Remove rubber bands and heavy banker's paper clips from papers 
• Paper should not be in binders or heavy plastic.
• Please remove papers from folders or files, as those items can go in your recycling bin and do not need to be shredded.

2. PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE DISPOSAL

The Chatham County Sheriff’s Department will be available to safely dispose of all your old, unused, or expired prescription, and over-the-counter medications safely and legally.

All you need to do is leave them in the original packaging and hand them to the sheriff deputy on duty at the Gathering Place. No liquid medication or "sharps" (needles) are accepted. Remember: NEVER FLUSH medicines as they cause environmental issues.  

AN ALTERNATIVE TO THROWING AWAY YOUR CURRENT UNUSED, UNWANTED PRESCRIPTION MEDICINES, consider donating them to Chatham Cares Community Pharmacy [CCCP] in Siler City, a non-profit community-based organization operated by a licensed pharmacist and committed to reducing health disparities by providing access to quality pharmacy services to the low-income, uninsured, and underinsured residents of Chatham County. Read all about it here.

3. FIRE EXTINGUISHER CHECK Fall 2023 Information -- Stopping Fires In Your Home With Smoke Alarms And Fire Extinguishers. 

The mission of the North Chatham Volunteer Fire Department is to protect lives, property and the community environment from the destructive effects of fire, disaster or other life hazards by providing public education, incident prevention and emergency response services. The department will have staff and firefighters on hand at the event to check your fire extinguisher and to advise on how to safely use it. 

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REMEMBER that we are no longer able to accept Household Hazardous Waste at our events; however, the County Will Accept Such Waste on This Same Day.

One of Chatham County’s 2023 Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Events will be held on this same day (October 21, 2022) at the County’s Main Recycling Facility approximately 13 miles from Fearrington Village, at [click the address for a MAP] 28 County Services Road, (which is just 6 miles west of Pittsboro, off Hwy 64), between 9:00 am - 3:00 pm on the following schedule:

There will be two more REMAINING 2023 CHATHAM COUNTY HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE EVENTS scheduled for Saturdays, October 21st, and November 18th.

For information on what items are accepted by the County's HHW program, be sure to visit their website.

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Green Scene October 11th 2023 Meeting Program

October 11, 2023 Green Scene Meeting Program

Green Scene October 11th 2023 Meeting Program
Large Room at The Gathering Place, 11:00 AM till Noon
Email Questions, Replies, and/or Comments to: janemcw@aol.com

SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER

At 11 am on Wednesday, October 11th, in the large room at The Gathering Place, we will welcome Robert “Bo” Howes, Director of Conservation and Stewardship (West) at Triangle Land Conservancy (TLC).

Our FHA/Green Scene Fall Event features free paper shredding, excess pharmaceutical collection, and fire-prevention information. This popular event takes place on Saturday, October 21, in The Gathering Place parking lot from 9 am until noon. More details to follow on the FHA website, via messaging from the FHA, and on the Green Scene blog, which is hot-linked below.

Mark your calendars, and bring a friend !

Jason Welsch, Moderator
Fearrington Green Scene
914-806-4852  Cell Phone )
Email Questions, Replies, and/or Comments to: janemcw@aol.com