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and she misses the days when you could separate your trash and leave it
on the curb. “We use to do it here in town, then they stopped it.”
But Grant realized she doesn’t have to give up helping the environment,
she just has to put forth a little extra effort. Grant recently
discovered Halifax County’s Solid Waste Convenience Centers and she
couldn’t wait to share the news. “I found out about these centers, so I
started going out there,” she said.
Halifax County has seven convenience centers which separate recyclable
items. Run by Waste Industries, they’re located in Summit on Hwy. 158,
there’s one on Airport Road, Rhea-Smith Road, in Hollister on Ita Road,
near Simmons Farm on Thirteen Bridges Road and Mary Chapel and on the
old Hwy. 125.
The centers are for residential use only and accept yard waste,
appliances, old furniture, mattresses and up to four tires per visit.
They do not accept construction or demolition material, old batteries
or commercial waste.
The Waste Industries Transfer Station, on Hwy. 301 South, accepts
commercial and residential waste but no construction material, tires,
yard waste or appliances.
Grant said she hopes others will join her in cleaning up the
environment by using the recycle bins at the convenience centers. “I
like to encourage people to recycle,” she said.
Halifax County Solid Waste Convenience Centers
Winter schedule (November –March)
Summit, 9056 Hwy. 158, 586-7484
Open: Wednesday and Saturday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.
Closed: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Airport, 85 Airport Rd., 308-1785
Open: Friday and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
Rightmyer, 1919 Rhea-Smith Road, 308-1790
Open: Thursday and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed: Monday, Tuesday Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
Hollister, 1130 Ita Road, 586-7490
Open: Wednesday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Closed: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
Simmons Farm, 9147 Thirteen Bridges Road, 826-2855
Open: Thursday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Closed: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
Mary Chapel Ch., 6655 Mary Chapel Ch., 826-2219
Open: Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed: Monday, Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
Crowell’s, 1722 Old 125, 445-4073
Open: Wednesday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Closed: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
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