NORCROSS, Ga. -- The City of Norcross is making March 30 the Spring Clean-Up and Recycling Day in the Norcross area.

Part of the "CAN" Do for Hunger food drive, American Security Shredding will be in Norcross at City Hall from 9:00 a.m. - noon. Each vehicle that brings donations can leave up to five medium boxes.

Documents, electronics and food are being accepted. 

Tixie Fowler, a City of Norcross official said the event is a way to properly dispose of old mobile phones, computers and keyboards. These items can be dropped off at the Norcross Community Center from 9:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Canned or non-perishable goods should be donated to the 2013 "CAN" Do for Hunger Campaign. 

Most items can be dropped off and recycled free of cost, but Fowler said some recyclable items may have a small fee. She said overall, the drive is held to lower human impact on the local environment. 

ATLANTA -- Air Quality Awareness Week recently came to a close, and 15 metro Atlanta counties didn't quite make the clean air cut.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently changed its standards of attainment for ozone standards from .08 parts per billion to .075 parts.

The change means that 15 formerly compliant counties were re-designated at nonattainment for ground-level ozone: Bartow, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding and Rockdale.

To clean up the air, residents can try carpooling to work or taking MARTA if possible; fewer cars on the roads means more breathable air for everyone in metro Atlanta.

Learn more about how to reduce emissions and cut down on ozone at www.cleanaircampaign.org.

NORCROSS --  Saturday, April 7th is Norcross’ next Neighborhood Clean-up & Recycling Day, sponsored by the City of Norcross. Beginning as early as 8am, the City offers residents and visitors the opportunity to shred, dump, donate and unload unwanted materials with the assurance that all items will be properly recycled. There are different locations for each event, and volunteers on hand to help unload donations.

In 2011, Norcross was recognized as a Gold Level Award winner by the Atlanta Regional Commission for its exemplary efforts to implement sustainable initiatives into active community practices.