Meridian Waste Host Its Earth Day Easter Egg Hunt April 19th Free Family-Friendly Event at Shotwell Environmental Park

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Meridian Waste Host Its Earth Day Easter Egg Hunt April 19^th

Free Family-Friendly Event at Shotwell Environmental Park

Raleigh, NC (March 24, 2025) – Meridian Waste North Carolina LLC, a provider of non-hazardous solid waste services, is excited to announce the return of its Earth Day Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 19th at Shotwell Environmental Park.

This free, family-friendly event will be held from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at 4624 Smithfield Rd., Wendell, NC, with the egg hunts starting at 11:45 AM. Neighbors, local schools, nonprofits, and civic organizations are all invited to join in the fun and explore the company’s environmental facility.

Event Highlights:

• Three egg hunts for kids ages 2-4, 5-7, and 8-10
• Free lunch for all attendees (RSVP by April 14th at 10:00 AM EDT)
• Touch-A-Truck display featuring trucks and heavy machinery used in environmental services
• Inflatable bounce house and obstacle course
• Petting zoo
• Egg painting station
• Hayride landfill tours
• Reusable Earth Day swag bags for kids

The Earth Day Easter Egg Hunts will feature special hand-painted eggs resembling the Earth. Hunters who find these unique eggs can trade them for a special surprise—one prize per Earth egg.

“Shotwell Environmental Park is thrilled to welcome the community back for this Earth Day event,” said Patrick Messinger, Meridian Waste’s North Carolina Area President. "The Easter Egg Hunt has always been a favorite, and we expect strong community participation again this year. I’m always amazed at the enthusiasm of the kids and how quickly they collect over 2,000 eggs. We hope their excitement for clean neighborhoods continues long after the event!”

For more information and to RSVP, visithttps://www.MeridianWaste.com/ShotwellEggHuntRSVP.

Image 1:  Event Announcement

 

 

Image 2: Special hand-painted Earth-themed eggs will be hidden among the egg hunt areas. One winner per egg will be awarded a special surprise.

 

Image 3: Two past Egg Hunt participants show off their Earth Eggs & Swag Bags.

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., Huntsville, AL, Central AL, North & South MS, Blacksburg, Va., Harrisonburg, Va., and Richmond, Va., servicing more than 515,800 residential, commercial, industrial, and governmental customers. In addition to a fleet of commercial, residential, and roll-off trucks, the company operates 30 hauling companies, eight transfer stations/materials recycling facilities (MRFs), three municipal solid waste landfills, and four C&D landfills in which 1,313,681 tons of waste are safely disposed of annually. For more information, visit MeridianWaste.com.

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