BI ANNUAL SHRED DAY AND RECYCLING EVENTS

Organized by the Orange Recycling Committee in partnership with Orange Rotary, this event offers residents a convenient and responsible way to dispose of various household items (i.e. Paper Shredding Plus Mattress, Electronics, Prescription Drug, Food, Clothing and Household Items Collection) while promoting sustainability and environmental consciousness. In addition, to show support for the community, residents may bring non-perishable food items for donation to local food pantries.

Held twice yearly, this major recycling event is a highlight on the community calendar, offering a range of services aimed at facilitating responsible waste disposal. Residents are encouraged to gather their confidential personal documents, including tax papers, bank statements, medical records, and other sensitive papers, for secure on-site shredding. This invaluable service, provided by Affordable Solutions, LLC of Orange, ensures that documents are disposed of securely, offering peace of mind to residents. As this free service is generously funded by the Rotary Club of Orange, residents may show their appreciation by donating to the Orange Rotary Club Scholarship Fund. Rotarians will be on hand to collect donations.

2024 Dates: Saturday, April 27, 2024 (during Earth Day week) and Saturday, October 26 from 9:00am to 12:00 pm High Plains Community Center on Orange Center Road.

Location: High Plains Community Center on Orange Center Road.

PAPER SHREDDING

MATTRESS RECYCLING

ELECTRONICS RECYCLING

  • BRING: Tax papers, bills, receipts, statements, and documents that contain personal, financial and/or medical information. No need to remove staples or elastic bands, but clips should be removed for reuse. For residential documents, not intended for businesses or medical offices. 
  • DO NOT BRING: Paper that is already shredded, newspapers, notebooks, plastic folders, and other papers and mail that can go in the regular residential recycling bins.
  • NOTE: To give everyone a chance and to keep traffic moving, you may bring up to 6 copier sized boxes of papers. If you have more, you may and get back in line and come through again.
  • BRING: Mattresses and box springs. Click here to visit the Orange Recycles site for details if you need assistance/someone to come pick up the mattress. The fee for pick-up is $15 per mattress or box spring.
  • DO NOT BRING: Mattresses from futons/sofa beds or waterbeds; mattresses with bed bugs; wet, damaged or excessively soiled mattresses; and sleeping bags or mattress pads/toppers. 
  • Old cell phones, tablets, and computers will be accepted with the cost being $5, $10, and $20 respectively. 
  • We have partnered with a local firm that WIPES HARD DRIVES CLEAN OF DATA and breaks down electronic devices for their scrap metal value while ensuring landfill disposal of the remaining waste. 

CLOTHING DONATIONS

PRESCRIPTION DRUG DROP-OFF

HAZARDOUS WASTE

  • BRING: Clothing, shoes, purses, accessories; blankets, curtains, sheets, towels and other household textiles; housewares, dishes, small appliances, home decor; toys, sporting goods, stuffed animals.
  •  DO NOT BRING: Books, DVDs, CDs, VHS tapes, or large items.
  • Members of the Orange Police Department and the Bethany Orange Woodbridge Drug & Alcohol Action Committee (BOWDAAC) will be in front of High Plains Community Center from 10:00A-2:00P to discreetly accept any unused or expired medications and vape devices for proper disposal.

NOTE: Only at April/springtime event

  • BRING: Household chemicals, cleaners, auto fluids and more. See full list below.   
  • DO NOT BRING: Auto batteries, asbestos, propane tanks, medicines, fire extinguishers. Electronics go to Transfer Station. Click here to fill out form in advance if possible. Otherwise, registration will be on-site.

Visit www.orangerecycles.com for additional details and restrictions