Join us for the Annual SWA Soiree on Saturday, April 2, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The SWA Soiree and Run AWAY 5K Trail Run will demonstrate that it takes us all to do our part to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rethink! for a sustainable future. Proceeds from the event will benefit Rebuilding Together of the Palm Beaches and Resource Depot.
Run AWAY 5K Trail Run/Walk - 7:30 a.m., rain or shine. More than 200 runners are expected to greet the early morning with a trail run/walk over 3.1 miles of the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County’s Greenway Trail System and Grassy Waters Preserve’s Owahee Trail. An awards ceremony starts at 9 a.m. There is a 300 runner maximum. Registration is online.
- Early Bird Registration is $25 until March 18, 2016
- Race Day Registration is $35
- School Groups of 4 or more are $20 each
- Children 12 and under are $15
Soiree - SWA Administration, 7501 N. Jog Road in West Palm Beach from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine. More than 50 Exhibitors from all industries will showcase how they are doing their part to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rethink! Another 10 Exhibitors are expected for the Kids Corner. Four food trucks will offer lunch. In the auditorium, a Recycled Fashions Showcase will feature student designs on the catwalk.
FREE Shred - SWA Landfill, 6890 N. Jog Road in West Palm Beach from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine. Palm Beach County residents can drop off up to 6 boxes of personal documents to be shredded for FREE by Shred Trust. For safety reasons, no participant will be allowed to get out of their car and watch their documents being shredded. New or replacement Blue and Yellow recycling bins will be available for pick up.
Home Chemical Drop-off, SWA Home Chemical and Recycling Center, 6161 N. Jog Road in West Palm Beach from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine. Palm Beach County residents can drop off their old or unwanted household hazardous wastes for free. Examples of household hazardous wastes include:
A complete list of hazardous home products is available online. If PBC residents can’t make it to this event to drop off their residential household hazardous wastes, they can take them to one of seven drop-off locations in the county:
- Belle Glade
(unattended)- Glades Regional Transfer Station
- 1701 State Road 15 in Belle Glade
- Monday - Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Saturday: Closed
- Delray Beach – West
- Southwest County Transfer Station
- 13400 South State Road 7 in Delray Beach
- Monday - Friday: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Saturday: 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. (Saturday is self-serve drop-off containers only)
- Delray Beach – East
(unattended)
- South County Transfer Station
- 1901 SW 4th Ave. in Delray Beach
- Monday - Friday: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Saturday: 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Jupiter
(unattended)
- North County Transfer Station
- 14185 Military Trail (SWA Road) in Jupiter
- Monday - Friday: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Saturday: 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Lantana
(unattended)
- Central County Transfer Station
- 1810 Lantana Road in Lantana
- Monday - Friday: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Saturday: 7 a.m. - 12 p.m.
- Royal Palm Beach
(unattended)
- West Central Transfer Station
- 9743 Process Drive (previously Fairgrounds Road) in Royal Palm Beach
- Monday - Friday: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Saturday: 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- West Palm Beach
- Home Chemical and Recycling Center
- 6161 N. Jog Road in West Palm Beach
- Monday - Friday: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Saturday: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Saturday is self-serve drop-off containers only)
Remember, pollution prevention starts at home. Visit www.SWA.org/HCRC or call 561-697-2700 or 866-SWA-INFO (toll-free) to learn more about the Solid Waste Authority’s Home Chemical and Recycling Facilities.
The SWA Soiree is made possible by these community partners:
- Resource Depot
- Rebuilding together of the Palm Beaches
- City of West Palm Beach
- School District of Palm Beach County
- FAU Pine Jog
Learn more about the SWA Soiree and Run AWAY 5K Trail Run online.
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