Compost Central and Recycling Center in northwest Charlotte sits on 55 acres at your disposal. It is the largest composting and recycling facility in Mecklenburg County.
But when summer rolls around and it's hotter outside, county officials said the number of customers who reduce, reuse and recycle declines.
Unlike spring and fall with 600 customers properly disposing of their waste daily, summer is the slowest season at Compost Central.
"Just because it's hot outside, people don't like to do a lot of yard work," Mecklenburg County Solid Waste Director Jeff Smithberger said. "They don't like to do a lot of garage cleanup outside when it's hot. So, they bring less material to us in the heat of summer."
Smithberger said if you can't recycle everything, they have the resources to help residents and small businesses reduce and reuse all year.
"Waste reduction helps Mecklenburg County be less reliant on a landfill," Smithberger said. "So, we try to preserve the capacity, so after we have a storm event or any event that causes us to have a lot of material to throw away. We want to make sure we have adequate capacity locally in Mecklenburg County."
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