Caldwell County Changes Some Convenience Site Hours

LENOIR, NC (June 1, 2020) — Caldwell County’s smaller Convenience Sites now have new operating hours. Effective Monday, May 26, the sites at Collettsville, Coy Miller Road, Dug Hill, and Morris Creek are open Wednesdays and Fridays 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The change standardizes hours of operation for the county’s smaller sites and allows the four main Convenience Sites — Cheraw Road, Connelly Springs Road, Grace Chapel, and Mt. Herman — to be fully staffed and operational from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday thru Friday and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.

County Convenience Sites are for household waste and recycling only. The following recyclables are accepted at Convenience Sites:

• Newsprint or magazines

• Clear, green and brown glass

• Aluminum or steel cans

• Plastic drink or milk containers

• Used motor oil

• Used automotive batteries

• Corrugated cardboard (except at Dug Hill and Buffalo sites)

These items are not accepted Convenience Sites and must be taken to the landfill at 2800 Cheraw Road:

• Tires

• Yard waste (trees limbs or brush)

• Construction or destruction materials

• Old paint must be dried up to be accepted

• Commercial, industrial, and out-of-county waste