Destroy Documents, Recycle Curly-Cue Bulbs on Saturday

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The city of Johns Creek is teaming up with a restaurant chain and a nonprofit organization to allow residents to dispose of certain items that could be lying around their homes.

The city, Keep Johns Creek Beautiful and Panera Bread Co. are offering free recycling of fluorescent bulbs in addition to document shredding from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14 at 11715 Medlock Bridge Road.

Fluorescent bulbs (including household curly-cue bulbs) contain mercury, and dropping them off for recycling is the safest way to dispose of them, the city said.

Residents can also dispose of fats, oils and grease (FOG), which can clog sewage pipes and cause back-ups possibly affecting entire neighborhoods. FOG will be recycled into bio-diesel and glycerin for soap.

To avoid identity theft, the Federal Trade Commission recommends shredding charge receipts, copies of credit applications, insurance forms, physician statements, checks and bank statements, expired charge cards and credit offers. All of the paper from the shredded documents will be recycled.

For more information about the event, contact Keep Johns Creek Beautiful at 770-551-7766 or info@knfb.org.

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