Keep Scottsdale Beautiful has announced the return of Purge-A-Palooza, a bi-annual clean-out event aimed at ridding homes and businesses of what can be reused or recycled responsibly.
This popular community event, which will be held on Saturday, Nov. 5, is a one-stop drop-off recycling event that will accept select items including paper for shredding, electronics, ink cartridges, shoes, textiles/clothing and more, a press release explained.
Purge-A-Palooza will run from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at SkySong’s north parking lot at Scottsdale Road and McDowell Road.
Accepted items include:
- Arts/craft/school supplies
- Paper (for on-site shredding)
- Cell phones and electronics
- Prescription drugs
- Eyeglasses
- Hangers
- Hearing aids
- Ink cartridges
- Paper bag collection
- Plastic bags
- Shoes
- Textiles and clothing
Keep Scottsdale Beautiful cannot accept CRT televisions and monitors, rear projection televisions, appliances, batteries and household hazardous waste, the release stated.
The event has been sponsored by VIP Mortgage. Services provided by American Textile Recycling Services, AmpleTech Refresh, Scottsdale Police Department, Cutters Document Destruction, Prestige Cleaners and Treasures 4 Teachers.
For information, visit keepscottsdalebeautiful.org/purge-a-palooza.
