What do you do when Old Glory is tattered and worn? A Gwinnett County teen is now offering his services to help local residents properly dispose of their old American flags.

Ayden Abercrombie, 15, is an Eagle Scout who has also been serving on an honor guard that offers services throughout Gwinnett.

“I saw people just not knowing how to respect the flag or properly dispose of it,” he tells WSB’s Sandra Parrish.

So, he worked with the Centerville OneStop Community Center to put up drop boxes at four centers throughout the county where people can drop off their worn flags.

“I will pick up the flags and properly retire them with a full ceremony,” he says.

Abercrombie joined Boy Scouts of America Troop 548 in 2013 and has performed numerous flag ceremonies as well as taught flag etiquette classes.

He used the community project to serve as his Eagle Project to achieve his Eagle Scout rank. The teen has also recruited volunteers and will continue to offer flag etiquette and disposal training.

The various drop boxes are located at the Centerville OneStop Community Center, the Buford OneStop Human Services Center, the Lawrenceville Senior Center, and the Norcross OneStop Human Service Center.

[Photo courtesy of Gwinnett County government]