The Orange Recycling Committee will hold another Shred Day on Saturday, Oct. 8 from 9 a.m. to noon at High Plains Community Center in Orange. The event will include document shredding, mattresses and box spring collection, and clothing and household goods collection, all at the same location.
Paper and personal document shredding will be conducted by Orange business Affordable Solutions. It is for residential files only and is not intended for businesses. This service is funded by the Rotary Club of Orange. Residents may show their appreciation by donating to the Orange Rotary Scholarship Fund, where Rotarians will be on hand to collect donations.
Mattresses and box springs will be collected by the Mattress Recycling Council’s “Bye Bye Mattress” team. Residents may bring items to the event and workers will load them into the collection truck. Alternatively, volunteers from the Orange Lions Club will pick up items from residential homes for a donation of $10 per item. Anyone interested in this service should contact Ken Lenz at 203-795-3906. Items must be outside and dry or in a garage for easy access, as volunteers will not enter homes. Mattresses from futons, sofabeds or waterbeds; mattresses with bed bugs; wet, damaged or excessively soiled mattresses; and sleeping bags or mattress pads/toppers will not be accepted.
The Orange Community Women will be collecting clothing and household goods under the upper pavilion. Clothing, shoes, accessories, sheets, blankets, towels, stuffed animals and other household textiles should be bagged. Toys, dishes, small appliances, sporting goods, household décor, DVDs, CDs, tapes and knick-knacks should be boxed, with books boxed separately.
HPCC is located at 525 Orange Center Rd. in Orange.