The fall Clean & Green event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Oct. 11, in the parking lot of the city hall complex, 206 N. Murphy Road.<\/p>\n
They\u2019re talking trash at Murphy City Hall.<\/p>\n
The fall Clean & Green event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Oct. 11, in the parking lot of the city hall complex, 206 N. Murphy Road.<\/p>\n
The event coincides with the Fire Department\u2019s open house.<\/p>\n
Murphy residents may dump or recycle items for free but must present a valid driver\u2019s license or utility bill as proof of residency. They may make as many drop-offs as needed before noon \u2014 but be prepared for a wait since the spring event attracted 500 participants.<\/p>\n
Residents are urged to pack their loads in order of dropoff, with hazardous household waste closest to the driver, followed by documents for shredding, electronics, and finally small household items at the very back of the vehicle so they can be unloaded first.<\/p>\n
Household hazardous waste includes pesticides, wet paint, solvents, acids, strong cleaners, paint thinners, fertilizers, floor stripping liquids, weed killing chemicals and similar toxic or otherwise dangerous chemicals. Also, batteries and light bulbs, both fluorescent and incandescent.<\/p>\n
Electronics includes old computers, hard drives, printers, television and stereos.<\/p>\n
Special shredding trucks like \u201cShreddy Krueger\u201d will be on hand to gobble up documents. Cardboard boxes are broken down, flattened and hauled off.<\/p>\n
There are some things the city does not accept, including tires, guns and ammunition, Styrofoam, medicine and hypodermic needles. But the needles can be collected with normal trash if they are sealed into a sharps container or sturdy jug that is securely taped shut<\/p>\n
The event also does not collect drugs or medications, but a separate drug take-back event will be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 25, in the lobby of the Murphy Police Department.<\/p>\n
The next Clean & Green will be in the spring.<\/p>\n