Durham, NC – Durham County's four solid waste and recycling convenience sites will remain closed on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 as a result of adverse road conditions associated with Friday's winter storm.

According to the County’s Solid Waste Program Manager Brian Haynesworth, "frigid temperatures and icy road conditions create safety concerns for both convenience site users and the drivers that remove the trash and recycling containers."

On Tuesday, the County plans to reassess reopening its convenience sites for operations as weather and road conditions improve.

Roadside recycling collection scheduled for Tuesday on the B Schedule –South of the Eno River has been cancelled. The recycling collection route cancelled on Monday, January 9 has been rescheduled for Wednesday, January 11 and Tuesday’s cancelled route will take place this Saturday, January 14. Thursday and Friday’s scheduled County recycling routes will take place as scheduled. Residents are encouraged to safely have their carts out no later than 7 a.m. the day of collection to avoid a missed pick up.

Call the Durham County Solid Waste Information Line at 919-560-0433 for updates.

Residents can like the Solid Waste Division on Facebook at Durham County Recycles or follow the division on Twitter at @DurhamCoRecycles to receive updates on weather related service delays, cancellations or site closures.  Residents can also sign up online to receive e-mail alerts and notifications of weather related impacts to the County’s solid waste and recycling services.  Interested residents should visit www.dconc.gov/recycling and scroll to the bottom of page and click the “Join our email list” link and securely enter the required information. 

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