Rowan County will host its sixth annual Special Waste Recycling Day on Thursday, May 19, from 7:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.
During this event, the county will accept a number of recyclable items from Rowan County residents, including appliances, computers, batteries and unused and outdated prescription drugs and medicines.
Gather items and take them to the Recycling Processing Center at 1102 N. Long Street Ext., East Spencer.
Special note: Pesticides from homeowners and producers will also be accepted, but only from 10 a.m. through 2 p.m. Pesticides are collected through the NCDA Pesticide Disposal Assistance Program.
Contact Caleb Sinclair at the Rowan County Department of Environmental Management at 704-638-3045 for information on large quantities of any material or questions concerning this event.
Below is specific information about certain products:
Pesticides and pesticide containers (10 a.m. to 2 p.m. only)
Auto/truck batteries
Prescription medicines
Appliances
Scrap metal
Styrofoam peanuts
Rechargeable batteries
Cellphones
Eyeglasses
Hearing aids
Toner cartridges
Computers ó monitors, hard drives and laptops
Helium, oxygen, propane tanks
Paint, limit 10 gallons/household paints.