2024 Christmas Tree Disposal Guidelines

 If You Wish To Have Your 2024 Christmas Tree Collected by First Choice Disposal, Be Sure To Follow These Guidelines:

         

For Those Who Are Able To Transport Their Own Tree, Chatham County Offers Free Christmas Tree Recycling Starting on 12/30/2024 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM Through January 17, 2025

• Location: Solid Waste & Recycling Main Facility
• 28 County Services Road
• Pittsboro, North Carolina 27330

Solid Waste & Recycling is offering free Christmas tree recycling at the Main Facility from Monday, December 30 through Friday, January 17. Trees can be accepted Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm at 28 County Services Road, Pittsboro. Please note: the office will be closed on Wednesday, January 1 for New Year’s Day.

Only real trees can be accepted. All decorations, lights, stands, and pots must be removed. Natural wreaths can be accepted as well if they are removed from the wire. After these dates, we will accept trees for the regular yard debris charge of $20 per ton, with a $2 minimum.

Artificial trees can be placed in the scrap metal recycling bin, but all decorations and lights must be removed. Pre-lit trees cannot be recycled, so throw those in with the regular trash.

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.

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

Green Scene September 13th 2023 Meeting Reminder & Agenda

 Green Scene September 13th 2023 Meeting Reminder & Agenda

Large Room at The Gathering Place, 11:00 AM till Noon
Email Questions, Replies, and/or Comments to: janemcw@aol.com

SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER

Following our summer “vacation,” we look to kick off our autumnal return to “business as usual” with a special guest speaker for our September meeting. 

At 11 am on Wednesday, September 13, in the large room at The Gathering Place, we will welcome the return of Shannon Culpepper. As many of you may know, Shannon is the recycling & education specialist at the Chatham County Environmental Quality Department. She will share her up-to-date knowledge of “What IS, and ISN’T, Recyclable” in our community.

Looking ahead to October, mark your calendar for our FHA/Green Scene Fall Event featuring 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 in the October issue of The Belted Gazette and here on this blog.

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

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Community Food Waste Composting Presentation at Green Scene Meeting April 12, 2023

A special presentation by Fearrington Resident, Cheri DeRosia, on COMMUNITY COMPOSTING.  What it is. How it works. And why we should learn more about it. To view the presentation slides, use this link or click on the cover of the report, which is posted above.

Cheri has a Masters Degree in Environmental Policy from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.  She worked for an environmental consulting firm in Ann Arbor for many years, consulting with state, local, and federal government staff and legislators, as well as private companies, on solid and hazardous waste-related issues.

Cheri is interested in forming a group to develop a plan for how such a community composting program might be possible for Fearrington Village. or in working with existing groups that may already be working on this front. For more information and/or if you are interested in participating, please contact Cheri at cheriderosia@gmail.com.

Food Waste Doesn't Necessarily Belong in Landfills

Cary composting program keeps tons of food waste out of landfills - The News & Observer

Food waste doesn't necessarily belong in landfills. It can be turned into a valuable resource: compost. That's according to the town of Cary and environmental advocates working to reduce waste in the area. At the Citizen's Convenience Center at 313 N.

Announcing the 2022 Annual Spring 3-in-1 FHA & GREEN SCENE Community Recycling Event for Saturday, May 21, 2022

 

FOR FEARRINGTON AND GALLOWAY RIDGE RESIDENTS ONLY.

FHA In Partnership with The GREEN SCENE

Saturday, May 21, 2022  Only Between 9:00am and Noon

3 Events — 1 Day: Gathering Place Parking Lot.  

MASKS REQUIRED DURING THE EVENT!

This Event is Sponsored by the FHA and by 

Fearrington Resident & FHA Vice President Amy Ghiloni.

 

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.

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

Stopping Fires In Your Home With Smoke Alarms And Fire Extinguishers

Spring 2022 Information | Have you tested or used your fire extinguisher in the past year? United Fire and Safety Equipment Company will be at The Gathering Place for the annual recertification of your fire extinguishers at a cost of $9.95 by cash, check, or credit card. They will also sell new smoke alarms and new extinguishers. If your extinguisher can be refilled, the costs will be the same as last year: $20.50 (2.5 lbs), $27.50 (5 lbs), $36.50 (10 lbs), or $47.50 (20 lbs). The cost of a new fire extinguisher is $65.50 for 2.5 lb size. (A new extinguisher is more expensive this year because the steel canister is made in China and the cost of canisters has increased dramatically.)

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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 2022 Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Events will be held on this same day (May 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:

After the County's May event, there will be six more REMAINING 2022 COUNTY HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE EVENTS scheduled for Saturdays, June 18th, July 16th, August 20th, September 17th, October 15th, and November 19th.

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

Recycle Your Empty Aluminum Cans for a Good Cause

For several years, the North Chatham Volunteer Fire Department Station No.1 (located at 45 Morris Road just across 15-501 from Village Way) has been accepting donations of empty used aluminum cans, which they sell for recycling. The proceeds go to a fund to buy child car seats for needy families in Chatham County. 

Photo and story suggestion by Fran DiGiano

To support this worthy recycling program be sure to bring ONLY ALUMINUM CANS!  

To donate, drive around the left side of the fire station to the back of the building, where you can then drop your empty aluminum cans into the top of the large wire cage sitting on the small trailer parked there. 

Your thoughtful recycling donations will be sure to help families in the County who cannot afford to purchase car seats for their children without this form of support. 

Chatham County (NC) 2022 Household Hazardous Waste Events

 

2022 Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Recycling Dates 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

No Business Waste and No Trash Allowed

The Household Hazardous Waste events for 2022 will take place on the following Saturdays:

• March 19
• April 23*- fourth Saturday due to Easter
• May 21
• June 18
• July 16*
• August 20
• September 17
• October 15
• November 19*

*The Sheriff's Office will be on-site during these HHW events to conduct a medicine take back. 

Location: Solid Waste & Recycling Main Facility

28 County Services Road

Pittsboro, North Carolina 27330

The next Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) event will be Saturday, March 19, 2022 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. HHW events are a way for residents to dispose of hazardous materials safely. Decals are not required, but residents will need to show their NC Driver License with their current address. HHW is only for households; no hazardous waste from businesses will be accepted.

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. For a complete list, please visit the Household Hazardous Waste webpage or contact the Solid Waste & Recycling Division at 919-542-5516 or recycle@chathamnc.org

New Latex Paint Limit

Since 2021, residents will only be allowed to bring 20 gallons of latex paint cans to each Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) event.

Approximately 60% of all the material brought to HHW events is liquid latex paint. It is the most costly item we collect in total. Yet, latex paint is only hazardous when in a liquid form. Latex paint can easily be dried out and thrown away with your regular trash. This new paint limit will help Solid Waste & Recycling save our budget to handle more hazardous wastes.

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. Feel free to combine partial cans of paint, as long as they are all latex paint. Please note that this new rule only applies to latex paint. Any other type of paint (oil-based, spray, etc.) cannot be hardened, so residents should bring it to an HHW event and there is no limit.

Latex paint can be safely dried out and put in with your regular trash, whether at the 12 Collection Centers (current decal required) or in your curbside trash. It does not have to be completely solidified– more like a paste; as long as the latex paint can no longer run out of the can.

To dry latex paint:

• Take off the lid and let it sit outside in a covered area, so it does not get rained on.
• Add kitty litter, sand, or sawdust.

Instead of drying it up, you can also paint something, then throw that item away once the paint is dry.

Do not bring dried paint cans to HHW events; throw them away in your regular trash. Attendants at the Collection Centers may ask to check that the paint is dry.

HHW events are held the third Saturday of each month, March through November.

Chatham County Residents—How to Recycle Specific Items

Do you have questions about what can properly be thrown into your recycling (or a public) recycling bin or whether that item should be placed in a trash bin?  To learn how to properly recycle a wide range of items, see these guidelines provided by the Chatham County (NC) Recycling Center.

Clearing Up Confusion About Recycling in Fearrington Village

Originally posted on NEXTDOOR (March 03, 2021) by Shannon Culpepper, Chatham County (NC) Environmental Quality Department's Recycling and Education Specialist. 

"I have received a lot of calls and emails in the past month about recycling in Fearrington Village specifically. There seems to be a lot of confusion, so I thought this would be a good way to help clear it up!" Here are her comments:

Chatham County Solid Waste & Recycling operates the 12 Collection Centers around the county, including the Cole Park center. Curbside service in Fearrington is provided mostly by First Choice Disposal. The Collection Centers and First Choice accept all of the same items in our recycling programs:

• Aluminum cans
• Steel cans
• Cardboard boxes: please empty and flatten
• Paper: junk mail, magazines, paperboard boxes (cereal, pasta, crackers, etc.), newspaper, office paper, paperback books, paper rolls (toilet paper and paper towels), and paper cartons
• Plastic bottle, jugs, and jars: any plastic container that has a neck smaller than the base. For example: soda bottles, water bottles, detergent bottles, mayonnaise jar, etc.
• Plastic tubs: tubs have a plastic lid that can be put back on. For example, a multi-serve yogurt container is a tub, but an individual yogurt container is not a tub since it has that aluminum peel top.
• Plastic clamshell containers (like for berries, cherry tomatoes, etc.) cannot be recycled. Plastic clamshells are made differently than bottles, jugs, jars, and tubs, so when they go through the recycling process they do not behave the same, making them harder to recycle.
• Clamshells are accepted in some recycling programs, but Chatham County Solid Waste & Recycling wants our residents to know that the items you place in the recycling have a really great chance of being recycled (more than 90%). There are strong markets for the items we do accept.
• Cat food cans cannot be recycled if they are loose. However, if you put the lid back inside the empty can and squeeze the can a little bit, that will trap the lid inside.

Both recycling programs also accept glass bottles and jars. In your curbside recycling bin, you can include glass bottles and jars in with all the other items listed above. At the Collection Centers you must keep glass bottles and jars separate and place them in the glass recycling bin. I am also aware that First Choice asks people not to include caps and lids. After speaking with them about it recently, they are concerned that the containers will be full of food and liquid if a cap or lid is on. Ensure that your cans, bottles, jugs, jars, and tubs are empty and relatively clean, and then put the caps and lids back on. Corks and caps should not be put back on glass bottles and jars though. If you have loose lids, those should go in the trash. Anything smaller than a standard size post-it is too small to be properly recycled.

Items that should not go into a recycling bin are called contamination.

If there is too much contamination in a load of recycling, then it may get disposed of in the landfill. That is why it is really important for everyone to make sure they are recycling right. If you are not 100% sure the item can go in the recycling bin, then you should hold onto it until you find the answer or throw it in the trash if it cannot wait.

If you have any additional questions about any recycling programs, household hazardous waste, please contact:

Shannon Culpepper 

Office Phone (919) 545-7874
shannon.culpepper@chathamcountync.gov

The Huge Rise of Single-Use Plastic During the Pandemic: Consequences for the Environment

Reuters Reporter On The Rise Of Single-Use Plastic During The Pandemic

Plastic Free July - Be Part of the Solution

Plastic Free July - Be Part of the Solution

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How to Recycle Old CDs and DVDs

CDs and DVDs are EVERYWHERE. As new technology emerges, CDs and DVDs are becoming unwanted and obsolete daily. But you can put them to good use. Proper collection, sorting, handling and recycling allows your unwanted discs to become new items molded from the recycled plastic. Home goods, automotive parts, building materials and many more everyday items can be made from the #7, high quality plastic that discs are made from. The key is to keep all the discs together, and separate from lower grade plastics that contaminate them. That's what we do here at the CD Recycling Center of America.

Think of this... If every American mailed just one disc to the center, yes - just one disc... there would be enough discs to fill a freight train that is 234 cars long! Look around your home, office and auto. You have discs everywhere. So if any of your discs become damaged, obsolete or simply unwanted, please do not put them in the trash!

Now you know. You're in the loop. Please set aside your unwanted discs, follow the instructions on our recycling website, and mail them into our collection center. Go forth and recycle! If you use, sell, promote, distribute, or manufacture compact discs, please learn and promote how to recycle them. Use of our CD Recycling logo is free, and we encourage you to use it to spread the word.

Compacts Discs, when recycled properly, will stop unnecessary pollution, conserve natural resources, and help slow global warming. Thanks for thinking of the environment and helping us keep unwanted discs out of our landfills and incinerators. Every Disc Counts. Spread the word!

From Reuse to a Circular Economy

From reuse to a circular economy

A completely circular economy in 2050, that is the Dutch government's ambition outlined in the Raw Materials Agreement. This means working towards closed cycles in which rare materials are retained. Researchers and alumni of the TU are already well on their way.

The Story of Microfibers -- More Serious Than Once Realized

Tips for Using Less Plastic

Weights & Measures for FHA & Green Scene 4-in-1 Community Recycling Event May 20, 2017

Weights and Measures Table -- 3 Hour Event May 20, 2017

Many thanks to many residents and volunteers who participated in the 2017 Annual Spring 4-in-1 Community Recycling Event, which was held in the parking lot of The Gathering Place between 9:00am and Noon on Saturday, May 20, 2017.

As you can see from the weights and measures table on the left, thanks to the work and participation of so many residents, this was an extraordinarily successful annual spring recycling event in which 9,907 pounds (5 tons) of material was recycled.

This year, 342 vehicles participated in this event, and 5 tons of recycled weight in just 3 hours is a LOT.

This amount included 3.72 tons of shredded paper, which according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had the additional estimated associated (embedded) effects of saving:

• 12 cubic yards of landfill space
• 1,339 gallons of water
• 223 pounds of air pollutants
• 38,688 kilowatts of electricity
• 614 gallons of gasoline
• 63 trees

Coordinated by Lindsay Strobl (FHA) and Jason Welsch (The GREEN SCENE). We express special appreciation to Debbie DiSabatino, who originated the "Community 4-in-1 Recycling Community Event" concept in 2011 and who served coffee and donuts again this year; FHA and the Fearrington Green Scene, who partnered to organize this year's event; the many residents who brought their recyclables to the event; and to the following volunteers who planned and/or worked the event: Judith Andersson, Jon Darling, Bob Devido. Debbie DiSabatino, Barbara Harris, Elizabeth Krull, Steve Krull, Matthew Leavitt, Danielle Levine, Jerry Redden, Gene Rogers, Lindsay Strobl (our Talis Management FHA Site Manager, who came in on her day off), Betty Simon-Thomas (great healthy homemade cookies), Maarten Simon-Thomas, Maggie Tunstall, and Jason Welsch. We also appreciate the support of the Chatham County Sheriff's Department in collecting the recycled expired medicines for proper disposal.

FHA & The Green Scene: 4-In-One Community Recycling Event

FHA In Partnership With 

The GREEN SCENE

Saturday, May 20, 2017 9:00am to Noon

Fearrington Village and Galloway Ridge Residents Only

4 Events--1 Day: Gathering Place Parking Lot. Have coffee with your neighbors!

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.

For more information, contact: the FHA Office at The Gathering Place Monday-Friday 9:00am - Noon. Phone: 919-542-1603. Email: office@fearringtonfha.org.

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2. HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE DROP-OFF EVENT

This will be a drive-through operation provided by ECO-FLO and Green Scene volunteers. Put containers inside a cardboard box or a reusable bin lined with newspaper. Do not mix the products together and leave products in their original containers with labels intact. Put in the trunk of your vehicle. We will remove items from your vehicle.

HAZARDOUS WASTE that will be accepted includes anything that is corrosive, reactive, toxic or ignitable (examples: Paint, Pesticides, Batteries, Herbicides, Oven Cleaner, Fluorescent Bulbs).

Please Do NOT Bring: asbestos, explosives, infectious waste or radioactive materials.

For more information, contact: the FHA Office at The Gathering Place Monday-Friday 9:00am - Noon. Phone: 919-542-1603. Email: office@fearringtonfha.org.

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3. 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. We will also provide information on-site for those who may be interested in donating Remember: NEVER FLUSH medicines as they cause environmental issues.  For more information, contact: the FHA Office at The Gathering Place Monday-Friday 9:00am - Noon. Phone: 919-542-1603. Email: office@fearringtonfha.org.

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.

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4. FIRE EXTINGUISHER CHECK

Stopping Fires In Your Home With Smoke Alarms And Fire Extinguishers

Have you tested or used your fire extinguisher in the past year? United Fire and Safety Equipment Company will be at The Gathering Place for the annual recertification of your fire extinguishers at a cost of $8.50 by cash, check or credit card. They will also sell new smoke alarms and extinguishers. If your extinguisher can be refilled, the cost will be $16.50 (2.5 lbs.) or $23.50 (5 lbs.). The extinguishers will be returned to your home after refilling.

Finally, at 12:00 noon, they will teach you the easy and safe way to extinguish a real fire. The lesson costs $10.00 and the company must have advance reservations by Thursday, May 18, 2017 to be sure they bring enough fire extinguishers to use during the training. Don’t wait to read the instructions while the flames on your kitchen stove are growing. 

To reserve a space, SIGN UP by contacting the FHA Office at The Gathering Place Monday-Friday 9:00am - Noon. Phone: 919-542-1603. Email: office@fearringtonfha.org.

Making Money off Your Food Scraps (Garbage)

The 23-Year-Old Entrepreneur Making Money Off Your Trash

OZY and JPMorgan Chase have partnered to bring you an inside look at how entrepreneurs and their good business are helping the communities around them. Enjoy the rest of our special series here. I'm looking at what appears to be industrial-chic downtown decor - only I'm not downtown but in an old industrial zone.