Earth Week marked with several events at Fayette recycling center
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The Fayette County Recycling Convenience Center is planning a number of events for Earth Week, observer April 21-27.
The 2024 Keep Fayette County Green Earth Week schedule is:
April 22 – Sadie Saves the “Earth Day” from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.: The county’s newest recycling ranger, Sadie Hixenbaugh, 10 of Masontown Elementary School is taking on the NexTrex Recyling challenge to collect plastic bags and other film plastics. The plastics will help her earn a bench for her school’s Peer Buddies Program.
April 24 – Lions Club Day at the Recycling Center from noon to 4 p.m.: Hosted in partnership with the Uniontown Lions Club, the event includes collection of used eyeglasses and hearing aids for recycling, vision screenings, and brooms and bags for sale. The first 100 guests will receive free hand sanitizer, courtesy of the Uniontown Lions Club.
April 25 – Compost Workshop: Hosted in partnership with the Pennsylvania Resources Council, the workshop is designed to help attendees start their own backyard composting projects. Registration is required and availability is limited. Email emilys@prc.org for more information.
April 26 – Shredding Event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Hosted in partnership with state Rep. Charity Grimm Krupa’s office, this event launches the recycling center’s document-shredding program. All binders, binder clips, paper clips and plastic folders must be removed.
April 27 – Spring Cleaning Hard-to-Recycle Day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Residents can recycle electronics; appliances, scrap metals and other white goods; furniture, mattresses and box springs; passenger and light truck tires (on and off the rim); fluorescent bulbs, foam products, plastic bags and other specialty items. No household hazardous waste accepted. Small fees apply to some items.
For more information about Keep Fayette County Green, the Fayette County Recycling Convenience Center or any Earth Week events, email sshea@fayettepa.org.