Queen Creek recycling event set for April

Queen Creek is holding another drive-thru recycling event in April.

QC Recycles drive-thru, drop-off event takes place from 7 to 11 a.m., Saturday, April 26 at the town’s field operations facility, 19715 S. 220th St. (on 220th Street north of Queen Creek Road). 

The free event is open to town of Queen Creek residents. Those who register by Monday, April 21 will receive a fast pass via email 48 hours before the event that will help them get through the event as quickly as possible, according to a town press release.

Registration for QC Recycles is at QueenCreekAZ.gov/RecycleEvents.

The following items will be accepted at the recycling event:

• Appliances — refrigerators, dishwashers, stoves, washers and dryers
• Batteries — single-use consumer batteries such as AAA, AA, C, D, 9V and coin/button sizes (battery chemistry: lithium, zinc-carbon and alkaline cell) in partnership with Blue Whale Recycling 
• Electronics — computers, hard drives, computer keyboards, power cords, monitors, televisions, VCRs, etc. 
• Metals — steel, copper, aluminum
• Tires — maximum of four, rims removed, no commercial tires 
• Paint — latex or water-based in original containers; containers cannot exceed 5 gallons 
• Paper shredding — up to five boxes per vehicle; please remove folders, binder clips or other metal or plastic objects from paper 
• Prescription drugs in partnership with the Queen Creek Police Department — safely dispose of unused, unwanted, and expired prescriptions and over-the-counter medication; however, liquids, needles and inhalers will not be accepted 
• Textiles and small furniture in partnership with Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona and& Habitat for Humanity — donate gently used clothing, linens, shoes, artwork, books, sporting goods, toys, musical instruments, and small furniture; large furniture and mattresses will not be accepted 

Items not accepted: 

• Household hazardous waste — oils, oil-based paints, aerosols, chemicals and batteries (for a free household hazardous waste disposal voucher, visit gov/HHW) 
• Air conditioners 
• Mattresses 
• Items from commercial businesses 

All items to be disposed of must be in a vehicle’s trunk or truck bed. The town and its partners are not responsible for personal items left in trunks or truck beds. 

Items accepted in curbside recycling cart, such as aluminum cans, plastic water bottles and broken-down cardboard boxes, can be taken to the QC Recycling Center on Ellsworth Road, just north of Crewse Lane.

Additional resources to celebrate Earth Day every day in April, including an Earth Month calendar, a free Cardboard Box “Drive-In” Movie, Queen Creek trails scavenger hunt, online game, and free landscape watering workshops, can be found at QueenCreekAZ.gov/EarthMonth.