Hard 2 Recycle event helps Asheville residents keep tough waste out of landfills

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The city of Asheville held a Hard 2 Recycle event on Saturday, May 3, giving residents an opportunity to do some Earth-conscious spring cleaning.

Community members brought hard-to-recycle materials — such as appliances, batteries and packaging materials — to A.C. Reynolds High School to ensure the waste doesn’t end up in the landfill.

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“Knowing that they’re getting to a place where they’re going to be recycled, where it’s going to not wind up just sitting there degrading, harming our environment,” said AJ Hardie, executive director of Asheville GreenWorks. “It’s a really liberating feeling, both in the sense that you don’t have so much junk sitting around, but that you’re also really doing a good thing and contributing to helping keep our environment so beautiful.”

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Those who missed Saturday’s event can sign up for Asheville GreenWorks’ newsletter to learn about future recycling opportunities. Those who can’t wait until the next Hard 2 Recycle event can use the ‘Waste Wizard’ site to find where to safely dispose of items in Asheville.