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Person wearing sunglasses and a cap poses with a small dog in a blue harness on a wooded trail, with green trees in the background.

Solid Waste Outreach Team Spotlight

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**Alt text:** Two people stand smiling inside a refill and sustainable goods store, surrounded by shelves of reusable containers, household products, and eco-friendly merchandise.

How one Cary couple’s dedication to refuse single-use plastics grew into their business

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Aerial view of a landfill with a large completed interim cover, surrounded by dirt roads and open land.

Wake County invites residents to attend Beyond the South Wake Landfill Study informational sessions

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Compost bin

Monthlong Earth Machine sale returns to help simplify composting

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School SHARE cart with fruit and packaged snacks beneath a poster encouraging students to share uneaten food.

Wake County awards $34,000 in grant funds to local organizations for waste prevention

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Group of volunteers in safety vests pose outdoors with litter pickers during a community cleanup event.

Residents step up to combat litter

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Aerial view of a landfill with a large completed interim cover, surrounded by dirt roads and open land.

Wake County launches Beyond the South Wake Landfill Study website and survey

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Two volunteers wearing safety vests collect roadside litter with grabbers and a trash bag along a sidewalk during a community cleanup.

Wake County hosts Greatest American Cleanup next weekend

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Project SHARE food cart with fruit and packaged snacks beneath a “Share” food donation poster, next to a wall mural of a tiger and the message “Don’t give up on yourself. There is a reason why you started.”

Wake County encourages residents to help combat hunger and reduce food waste in schools

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illustration of people placing compost into bin

Wake County hosts composting classes in libraries this spring

Libraries
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Sharon Mahovlic and Jim Schleper

Wake County couple continue learning at landfill tours after 10 years

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A pile of Christmas trees waiting to be chipped into mulch for park trails.

Happy Trails offers Wake County residents Christmas tree disposal through the end of January

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A pile of Christmas trees waiting to be chipped into mulch for park trails.

Wake County offers free Christmas tree disposal to residents through Happy Trails

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A tabletop covered with colorful fabric scraps, thread spools, and scissors, representing sustainable fashion and textile reuse.

Wake County hosts special screening of documentary by local filmmaker

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A woman sets up a table with examples of recyclable and nonrecyclable items. Signs on the table read “Not Accepted! Please Discard” on the left and “Yes Please! Recycle These!” on the right. The display includes bottles, cardboard and food containers.

Wake County Libraries and Solid Waste launch recycling education campaign

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north wake household hazardous waste closure notice

Wake County begins plan to replace North Wake Household Hazardous Waste facility

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illustration of coins falling into an open hand

Wake County encourages local organizations to apply for Waste Prevention Grants

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Cans, plastic, paper and other recyclables

Wake County encourages residents to help combat roadside litter this summer

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Household Hazardous Waste Facilities

Wake County offers temporary plan to collect household hazardous waste in Raleigh

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Compost bin

Wake County offers monthlong Earth Machine sale to help reduce household waste

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