Pumpkin Pickin' Season Begins at Meridian Waste's Shotwell Environmental Park, October 7

RALEIGH, N.C. - Sept. 11, 2023 - PRLog -- Meridian Waste North Carolina LLC, an integrated, non-hazardous solid waste services company, celebrates the fall with family-friendly activities for all ages on Saturday,          October 7.

WHAT/WHY:  Meridian Waste North Carolina is welcoming the community to Shotwell Environmental Park to the annual charity pumpkin patch complete with a free BBQ lunch, pumpkin activities and fun.

"October marks official pumpkin season, and we want to get the word out early that Meridian Waste's Shotwell Environmental Park has some of the best pumpkin picking available," said Area President Patrick Messinger. "Our pumpkins are free, and we simply ask for a donation that the company will match to give to local charities.  Plus, we have so much more than pumpkins. We have  inflatable rides, hayride tours, pumpkin and face painting, and yard games.  The fun factor is huge," said Messinger.

Activities will include Meridian Waste's signature Touch-A-Truck display, where attendees can touch the trucks and heavy machinery used in the environmental services industry. Other activities will include:

• Free BBQ Lunch (until meals run out)
• Inflatable Slide and Obstacle Course
• Face Painters
• Pumpkin Painting
• Touch-A-Truck
• Hayride Landfill Tours

For more information and to RSVP, visit the Facebook event page at https://www.meridianwaste.com/PumpkinPatchRSVP

WHEN:          Saturday, October 7, 2023
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

WHERE:         Meridian Waste's Shotwell Environmental Park
4724 Smithfield Rd, Wendell, NC 27591

About Meridian Waste

Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Meridian Waste is a company defined by its commitment to servicing its customers, caring for and engaging its employees, and generating financial value for its shareholders while delivering a clean and healthy community. The company's core waste business is centered on residential, commercial, and industrial non-hazardous waste collection and disposal. Currently, the company operates in Northeast Fla., St. Louis, Mo., Goldston, N.C., Raleigh, N.C., Greensboro, NC, Greenville, S.C., Knoxville, Tenn., Blacksburg, Va., Harrisonburg, Va., and Richmond, Va., servicing more than 219,850 residential, commercial, industrial, and governmental customers. In addition to a fleet of commercial, residential, and roll-off trucks, the company operates 14 hauling companies, five transfer stations/materials recycling facilities (MRFs), two municipal solid waste landfills, and four C&D landfills in which 882,066 tons of waste are safely disposed of annually. For more information, visit MeridianWaste.com.

Media Contact:

Mary O'Brien

(904) 616-5322

MObrien@MeridianWaste.com