Recycling center celebrating Earth Day today

The Bartholomew County Solid Waste Management District will be celebrating Earth Day today with events at the Bartholomew County and Columbus Recycling Center on Mapleton.

Earth Day events will be happening until 3 p.m. today

There will be an amnesty day to get rid of hard-to-dispose-of waste at no cost. Bartholomew County residents can pick up a free pickup load of mulch or compost from 8 to 12. There will be residential document-shredding, a plant swap and a tree giveaway with pecan and sugar maple trees.

The event is for Bartholomew County residents only. For more information you can go to bcswmd.com