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MATERIAL |
ACCEPTABLE |
NOT ACCEPTABLE |
(See map) |
Batteries |
Household, auto |
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12 (bucket on platform) |
Books |
Paperbacks, Hardcovers |
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9 (Swap shed) or 1 |
Brush |
In April |
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Behind the Transfer Station |
Christmas Trees |
In January |
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Behind the Transfer Station |
Cardboard |
Clean; corrugated, cereal and shoe boxes (“chipboard”), egg cartons |
No waxed cardboard (i.e., milk cartons) |
10 |
Clothing |
Also small reusable items |
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3 |
Computers, TVs, Electronics |
Broken OK |
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9 (Swap shed) |
Construction Debris |
Asphalt shingles, sheet rock, plywood, lumber, metal fencing, etc. |
No paint |
13 |
Electronic Media |
Audio tapes, VCR tapes, CDs, DVDs, pagers, etc. |
|
Labelled box in 9 (Swap shed) |
Fluorescent Bulbs |
Tubular or Compact |
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Hand to attendant |
Glass |
Clean; labels OK |
No window glass, drinking glasses, mirrors, or china |
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• Clear |
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No lids; no colored or tinted glass |
8 front |
• Colored, tinted |
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No lids |
8 rear |
Mercury |
Thermometers, switches, etc. |
|
Hand to attendant |
Metal Cans: |
Clean; labels OK |
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• Steel |
“Tin” cans, lids (magnetic) |
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5 front |
• Aluminum |
Cans, pie pans(non-magnetic) |
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5 rear |
Metal Items (Large) |
Major appliances, scrap metal, bicycles, furniture |
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15 |
Oil |
Auto engine oil, transmission oil |
No gasoline, antifreeze, paint, or brake fluid |
4 (ask attendant to unlock) |
Paper: |
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• Newspaper |
Clean, dry, in brown paper bags |
No dirty paper or paper in plastic bags. |
2 |
• Mixed paper |
Clean office paper, junk mail, magazines, books, paper bags, window envelopes |
No wax paper, carbon paper, towels or plates; no plastic bags |
1 |
Plastic: |
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• Translucent milk / water jugs (#2 HDPE) |
Clean and flatten; labels OK |
No lids or rings; no opaque (white) jugs |
7 |
• Mixed plastic (#1-#7) |
Clean; labels OK, Opaque (white) jugs OK |
No Styrofoam; no lids, plastic bags, toys, or utensils. |
6 |
Reusable Items |
(too good to be thrown away) |
|
9 (Swap shed) |
Tires |
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14 |
Trash |
Non-recyclables (4 foot lengths max.) |
No paint |
11 |
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OTHER RECYCLABLES
MATERIAL |
RECYCLING / DISPOSAL |
Cell Phones |
Bring to police station for reuse as emergency phones |
Hazardous Materials: |
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Oil based paints, stains, thinners & strippers, solvents & varnishes, adhesives, glues, resins, waste fuels (kerosene, gasoline), engine degreasers, brake fluids, poisons, cleaners, spot removers, pool chemicals, aerosol cans, pesticides, herbicides, creosote, moth balls, antifreeze, mercury switches |
Bring to Semi-Annual Hazardous Waste Day |
Ink Jet Cartridges |
Get prepaid mailers at library, post office, or swap shed; or bring to school office for recycling |
Laser Toner Cartridges |
Leave in labelled box in post office |
Mercury Thermometers, Thermostats |
Bring to Town Hall (Board of Health); or leave with Transfer Station attendant |
Styrofoam (Foam PolyStyrene #6) |
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• Blocks |
Bring to semi-annual Styrofoam collection day in Concord |
• Peanuts |
Bring to the UPS Store for reuse |
Yard Waste And Leaves |
Please compost at home |
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