Johns Creek, Panera Bread Team Up For Recycling Event

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As part of a day dedicated to improving the community, the city of Johns Creek, Keep North Fulton Beautiful and Panera Bread Co. will offer a chance for residents to recycle a slew of items at no charge to them.

Residents will be able to recycle fluorescent bulbs and cooking fats, oils, and grease and shred sensitive documents May 9 at Panera Bread, which is at 11715 Medlock Bridge Road. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. outside the fast casual restaurant.

Volunteers helping at the event are part of a citywide day of service that includes community improvement efforts across the city.

Other events include a clean-up of roadways by Adopt-a-Road sponsors, installation of a vegetable garden at Wilson Creek Elementary School, a blood drive at Shakerag Fire Station and a cleanup of a portion of Johns Creek, the waterway that is the city’s namesake.

The North Fulton Day of Service is supported by numerous organizations, including Leadership Johns Creek, Keep Johns Creek Beautiful, the Red Cross, Alpharetta Rotary and Senior Services North Fulton.

For a list of service day projects in Johns Creek and other North Fulton cities, see www.nfserves.org.

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. Documents at the event will be shred on-site, and all of the paper will be recycled.

For more information about the shredding event, Johns Creek Adopt-a-Road opportunities, and the creek cleanup, contact Keep Johns Creek Beautiful at 770-551-7766 or info@knfb.org.

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