FOR FEARRINGTON AND GALLOWAY RIDGE RESIDENTS ONLY.
Saturday, October 17, 2026 Only Between 9:00am and Noon
3 Events — 1 Day: Gathering Place Parking Lot.
THIS EVENT IS SPONSORED BY THE FHA.
1. FREE SHREDDING
Have your confidential documents destroyed on-site, free of charge. Watch as Shimar Recycling Inc. shreds your documents.
Guidelines:Bound paper stacks one inch thick or more need to be separated
- Remove rubber bands and heavy banker's paper clips from papers
- Paper should not be in binders or heavy plastic.
- In addition to the bulleted items listed above, If you bring paper in Banker’s Boxes or file storage boxes (both of which are size 24x12x10) to be shredded, NOTE that there is a limit of such paper content from ONLY up to a maximum of 5 (five) such boxes that will be accepted for shredding.
2. PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE DISPOSAL
The Chatham County Sheriff’s Department will be available to safely dispose of all your old, unused, or expired prescription 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 Spring 2026 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.
______________________________
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 next 2026 Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Events will be held on (November 21, 2026) 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 four of scheduled dates.
After the County's November 2026 event, there will be no more REMAINING 2026 COUNTY HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE EVENTS. They will begin again on March 20, 2027.
(Chatham County Residents Only). No decal is required. Must show ID at HHW events.
The remaining COUNTY’S HOUSEHOLD Hazardous Waste (HHW) events for 2026 will be on the following Saturdays:
- October 17 (the same day as our October community recycling event)
- November 21 On the November date, the Sheriff's Office will be on-site during these HHW events to conduct a medicine take back. Learn more details below.
Decals are now required to use HHW events, except for residents who live in the town limits of Cary, Pittsboro, and Siler City. All residents will also be asked to show a driver’s license or item with the address of where the waste is coming from.
HHW events are from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm across from the Main Facility at 28 County Services Road, Pittsboro.
No business waste and no trash will be accepted at any HHW Recycling Event.
Note that household fire extinguishers must be recycled at one of these scheduled Hazardous Waste Collection Events and cannot be recycled at the County regional Collection Centers. If it is from a business it will NOT be accepted at HHW events. Businesses need to contact a private company for disposal options.
At HHW events, the county accepts such items as oil-based paints, solvents, stains, bleach, aerosols, cleaners, pesticides, brake fluid, fluorescent light bulbs, propane tanks, etc. Residents can bring 20 gallons of latex paint cans per HHW event. If you have a 1-gallon paint can that has half a gallon of paint in it, it will count as 1 gallon. Latex paint can be safely dried out and put in with your regular trash.
For a complete list, please visit the www.chathamcountync.gov/
For information on what items are accepted by the County's HHW program, be sure to visit their website.
Jason Welsch, Green Scene Moderator
Fearrington Green Scene
Contact: 914-806-4852 ( Cell Phone )
