Appliance Fee-Free Day Saturday at Landfill

The Russell Gulch Landfill is having an old appliance “free day” tomorrow (Saturday) from 8:am until 3:pm.

This will include refrigerators, freezers, washers, dish washers, dryers, portable trash compactors and water heaters. Other metal items will also be accepted.

The landfill fee for the weight of all appliances and the freon from the refrigerators and freezers will be waived on Saturday. The County will remove the freon from the appliances.

For more information about this event call the landfill at 425-7470.

Globe Recycling Rate 24%

A report from Right-Away Disposal says that more than 215 tons of garbage and recycling was collected in the City of Globe during November. Out of that, more than 51 tons of recyclable material was diverted from the landfill. This accounts for 24% of the total material collected. This is a savings of more than $2,000 in landfill costs.

Landfill Info at Globe Senior Center

April is Keep America Beautiful Month. The Globe Senior Center will have a special presentation on Wednesday from Sharon Winters from the Gila County Landfill. She will talk about what goes into the landfill and how we can reduce the “stuff” that goes there. It starts at 11:30am.

Latex Paint Collected Saturday at Landfill

The Russell Gulch Landfill is coordinating a latex paint recycle day tomorrow (Saturday) from 8:am until 2:pm. Bring in your left over latex paint. All unusable paint will be properly disposed of. The good paint will be bulked and distributed.

Be sure to check your paint cans carefully. Only latex paint will be accepted at this event.

Landfill Event Will Recycle Latex Paint

The Russell Gulch Landfill will coordinate a latex paint recycle day on Saturday, November 6 from 8:am until 2:pm.

On that day you may bring in left over latex paint for disposal or recycling. All unusable paint will be properly disposed of. The good paint will be bulked and distributed.

This event is only for latex paint so please read the label on your paint can carefully.

Drop Off Old Appliances at Landfill

The Russell Gulch Landfill is having an old appliance “free day” Saturday from 8:am until 3:pm. It's a chance to get rid of old, unwanted appliances and piles of metal for free. This includes refrigerators, freezers, washers, dishwashers, dryers, portable trash compactors and water heaters. Other metal items will also be accepted.

Appliance and Metal Discard Event

The Russell Gulch Landfill will have an old appliance “free day” this Saturday (October 2) from 8:am until 3:pm. This is an opportunity to get rid of old, unwanted appliances and piles of metal for free. This will include refrigerators, freezers, washers, dishwashers, dryers, portable trash compactors and water heaters. Other metal items will also be accepted. The County will handle freon removal from refrigerators and freezers.

All other debris will be at the regular price so leave yourself easy access to remove the metal items and appliances so that landfill personnel can exclude the weight from any other trash that you bring to the landfill.

The landfill’s winter hours will be 8:am to 4:pm beginning October 4th.