TRINITY – Trinity officials will give residents the opportunity for three days this week to get rid of their junk.

The annual City Haul will take place at 7194 Turnpike Road from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. – or until bins are full – Thursday through Saturday. The service is being offered only to Trinity residents.

“It gives citizens a resort to get rid of some extra junk and trash without hauling it all the way to Asheboro,” Joe Rainey, a city planner and code enforcement officer, said of City Haul. “There are some recycling centers in Davidson County and High Point, but Asheboro is the closest one in Randolph County.”

Since its first City Haul in 2005, the city of Trinity has collected 794.91 tons of junk and recycled 9.78 tons of electronics.

The city, which provides the Dumpsters, will accept electronics, metal, household trash and junk, yard waste and compact fluorescent light bulbs (no tubes) in zip-lock type bags. Items that are not allowed include tires, appliances, paint, batteries, toxic or hazardous materials and commercial waste. According to the city, some of those items can be taken to the county landfill.

At City Haul, the city will provide recycling bins in response to a new state law that says trash and recyclables should be separated, Rainey said.

Trinity officials also will provide a swap shop, which will allow residents to drop off gently used items, such as furniture, for people who could use them. Adam Stumb, the city’s planning and zoning administrator, said remaining items that are in good condition will go to the Community Outreach of Archdale-Trinity.

Stumb, who has participated in all four of the City Hauls, said the event is popular in Trinity.

“We got overwhelmed,” Stumb said of the first City Haul. “We couldn’t keep (the Dumpsters) empty quick enough. We had people lined up waiting to take advantage of it.”

Accessible Outfalls, Friends of Trinity, Grubb Family YMCA of Archdale-Trinity and Synergy Recycling LLC will assist Trinity officials with City Haul.

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