Keep Mecklenburg Beautiful's Focus Areas
Litter is more than just a blight on our landscape. Litter is costly to clean up, impacts our quality of life and economic development, and eventually ends up in our waterways and oceans. We are committed to providing people with the resources to help prevent litter with the ultimate goal of helping to end littering in Mecklenburg County. If you would like to volunteer to assist in quarterly clean-ups, please contact us at: [email protected].
By educating and engaging individuals to recycle more of the right things the right way—at home, at work and on-the-go—we can help make recycling more economically viable, while continuing to reap greater environmental and community benefits. Free virtual webinars are available; contact us at: [email protected].
We envision a county that is a clean, green and beautiful place to live. Our actions lead to tree plantings, gardening and landscaping, public space clean-ups, and more – all of which result in a positive, lasting impact in neighborhoods across the county. Clean up materials are available. Please contact us at: [email protected] for more information.
What Can and Can't be Recycled
- Aluminum cans
- Cardboard boxes
- Cartons and juice boxes
- Cereal and food boxes
- Empty aerosol cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Magazines
- Paper
- Plastic bottles and jugs
- Tin/steel cans
- Batteries
- Clamshells or Styrofoam
- Ceramics
- Glassware
- Light bulbs
- Paper plates or napkins
- Plastic bags, plastic wrap or plastic film
- Plastic food trays
- Pots and pans
- Shredded paper
- Wire hangers