Mecklenburg County Solid Waste will hold a Take-Back event on Saturday, September 20, allowing residents to drop off unwanted recyclables. The event is scheduled at Compost Central, located at 140 Valleydale Road in Charlotte, from 9 a.m. to noon.
The County is collaborating with Goodwill and Assist M.E. to ensure that donated items in good condition can be reused by others. Items accepted for drop-off include electronics in working condition, rechargeable or lithium-ion batteries, sensitive documents for shredding (with up to three banker-type boxes per vehicle and required registration), certain medical devices, as well as clothing, towels, sheets, and shoes.
“Residents can drop off:
Electronics in working condition
Rechargeable/lithium-ion batteries
Sensitive documents for shredding. Up to three banker-type boxes will be accepted for each vehicle. Registration is required for paper shredding.
Certain medical devices.
Clothing, towels, sheets and shoes” according to the announcement from Mecklenburg County Solid Waste.
A full list of acceptable items is available through Mecklenburg County resources.
In related information about the county’s population trends, enrollment at Mecklenburg County schools dropped by 0.4% during the 2022-23 school year compared to the previous year (https://www.dpi.nc.gov/). The total number of students enrolled was 153,537 during that period (https://www.dpi.nc.gov/).
