Guilford County Government: Guilford County Parks Receives $10,000 Recycling Grant

Press release from the Guilford County Government:

05/19/2021

Guilford County Parks and the Environmental Services Division of the Guilford County Planning & Development Department received a $10,000 grant from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. The Parks are boosting its recycling efforts and encouraging all visitors to take advantage of resources that make recycling easier than ever. The project will put recycling containers in the five active parks, Bur-Mil Park, Gibson Park, Hagan-Stone Park, Northeast Park and Southwest Park.

"We are committed to making recycling a permanent part of the Guilford County Park experience," said Dwight Godwin, Parks Operations Manager. “Recycling conserves resources, saves energy and valuable space in our landfills.”

The grant supports a combination of permanent bins and movable temporary bins. Recycling receptacles will be placed alongside trash receptacles around the picnic shelters, sports fields and swimming pools, and other high-volume areas. The project aims to reduce waste by seven tons in its first year. Plastic bottles, tubs, jugs, and cans can be recycled in the parks. No household recycling is accepted at the parks.

• Plastic Bottles:  Recycle all plastic soda, water, sports drinks, etc. Items should be clean and dry before going into the bin.  Remove caps and covers.

• All Cans – Aluminum, Tin & Steel: Recycle aluminum beverage cans, tin and steel food cans that are clean.  Throw away jagged metal can covers since they can harm people working at the recycling center.

Keep in touch with recycling trends, news, events and information by visiting www.guilfordrecycles.org. For more information about Guilford County Parks, visit www.guilfordparks.com.

This press release was produced by the Guilford County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.