Effective:
December 1, 2004 |
Recycling
Center Drop Off
directions
|
Curbside
Pick Up
schedule
|
Corrugated
Cardboard
|
Note:
corrugated cardboard will not
be picked up as rubbish, it must be
recycled |
flatten;
cut to size to fit in dumpster if
needed
(tape and staples are OK) |
break
down into pieces
no larger than 2’ x 2’
(tape and staples are OK) |
|
|
NO
waxed paper or
soiled/food-contaminated pieces, e.g.
take-out pizza boxes |
| High
Grade |
newspapers,
magazines, phone books,
paperbacks, catalogs, office
paper (any shade), white
computer paper, paper mail,
old bills or statements. |
| NO
carbon paper or plastic. |
|
ALL
‘high’ and ‘low’ grade paper
plus rinsed milk cartons, drink boxes |
| Low
Grade |
brown
paper bags, all mail (plastic
address windows are OK),
paperboard (e.g. dry food
boxes with liner bags removed) |
|
|
|
NO
containers used for motor oil,
antifreeze, or other hazardous
materials; NO
unnumbered plastics |
 |
PETE
(#1) |
microwave
trays, soft drinks, juice, and
cough syrup bottles |
 |
HDPE
(#2)
|
milk
& water jugs grocery bags;
detergent, bleach, and shampoo
bottles |
|
|
Numbered Styrofoam
is accepted ONLY at the drop
off |
|
ALL
numbered plastics
(rinsed)
NO Styrofoam
|
| Packing
Material |
 |
|
NO
(Note: polystyrene loose fill
("packing peanuts") can be
recycled at The
UPS Store as well as other Massachusetts
locations) |
| Metal |
 |
|
ALL
items must be rinsed clean
NO aerosol cans,
paint cans, or other hazardous
containers |
 |
tin,
steel, and aluminum cans |
| clean
foil, pie plates, and metal
coat hangers are accepted |
|
tin,
steel, and aluminum cans
NO aluminum foil or
coat hangers |
| Glass |
 |
|
Rinse
& remove lids (neck rings are
OK, but NO corks
or foil)
NO dishes, drinking
glasses, Pyrex, light bulbs, windows,
ceramics, mirrors, or broken glass |
Glass
must be sorted when brought to the
drop-off site:
| clear
bottles & jars go in one
bin |
tinted
(green, brown, etc.) bottles
& jars go in another bin |
|
ALL
bottles & jars
(clear and tinted; unsorted) |
|
|
NOTE:
Alkaline, NiCad, NiMH and (lithium)
Li-Ion (e.g. A, AA, AAA, C, D,
9V, etc.)
can go in the trash, but please
consider alternatives |
lead
acid  |
batteries
for cars, trucks, boats,
motorcycles, ATVs, etc. |
|
NO |
button
batteries  |
Please
recycle! Contains mercury. |
| can
also drop off in special boxes
located in the main entrance
of Town Hall and the Library |
|
NO |
| Clothing |
 |
|
Two
Salvation Army containers available
for clothing donations.
Please place clean clothing into
plastic bags before bringing them to
the drop-off site. |
NO |
Yard
waste &
Christmas
trees |
 |
|
Leaves,
brush, lawn clippings, Christmas trees
NO
artificial trees
NO
plastic bags or wrapping material may
be left at the site |
NO |
