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The first of four spring bulky waste cleanup events is scheduled for next month at two locations in Fayetteville.
Crews will accept bulky items too large to fit into regular trash bins from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 18 at Owl Creek School, 375 N. Rupple Road, and at the city’s Recycling & Trash facility, 1560 S. Happy Hollow Road (see full schedule below).
Residents are asked to bring a copy of a recent water bill to verify Fayetteville residency.
There are limitations on what can be accepted at the cleanups:
- Items allowed: Furniture, such as couches, chairs and mattresses; large appliances, such as refrigerators, stoves, lawn mowers, hot water heaters, washers and dryers; and renovation materials, such as carpet, padding, vinyl flooring, drywall and paneling (limited amounts only, no contractors allowed).
- Items not allowed: Electronic items, such as TVs and computers, household hazardous items, such as medical waste, paint, thinners, solvents, batteries, cleaning chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, tires and automotive fluids; household or commercial garbage; and yard waste, such as limbs, brush, leaves and grass.
E-Waste will be accepted at the Happy Hollow location during each of the cleanups. Acceptable items include computers, printers, copiers, phones, stereos, televisions, fax machines, electronic cable, paper shredders, microwaves, DVD & VCR players, video game consoles, satellite receivers and hand held devices like iPods, etc.
Washington County’s Household Hazardous Waste facility, located at 2615 Brink Drive, also accepts e-Waste Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on the first Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. until noon.
The full schedule of cleanup events scheduled for this spring is below. For more information about the bulky waste clean ups, contact the city’s Recycling and Trash Collection Office at 479-575-8398.
2017 Spring Bulky Waste Cleanups
Date: Saturday, March 18, 2017
Time: 7 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Locations: Owl Creek School, 375 N. Rupple Road; and the Recycling & Trash facility, 1560 S. Happy Hollow Road
Date: Saturday, April 1, 2017
Time: 7 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Locations: Vandergriff Elementary, 2975 E. Township St. (enter off Mission Boulevard and exit out on Township Street); and the Recycling & Trash facility, 1560 S. Happy Hollow Road
More Info: The April 1 event includes free paper shredding from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Happy Hollow location.
Date: Saturday, April 15, 2017
Time: 7 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Locations: Shaver Foods parking lot (behind Randall Tyson Track complex), 1367 S. Beechwood Ave.; and the Recycling & Trash facility, 1560 S. Happy Hollow Road
Date: Saturday, May 6, 2017
Time: 7 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Locations: Church of Christ, 303 W. Center St.; and the Recycling & Trash facility, 1560 S. Happy Hollow Road
