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Art Supplies

EXTRAS FOR CREATIVE LEARNING/EXCL RECYCLE CENTER (617) 635-8284, 443 Warren Street, Dorchester, MA 02121 open Tuesday and Wednesday, 10am-5:30pm Contact Jodi Schmidt jschmidt@exclrecycles.org Accepts art supplies, fabrics, yarn, buttons, and office supplies.

Appliances

SANDRA'S LODGE (781)899-7311, Contact: Kristy Sweet Accept working appliances, furniture, and household items. These items are then provided to formerly homeless women and families as they set up their new homes.

Accepted in Large Appliance Recycling Program.

Asceptic Packaging

Accepted in curbside recycling. Rinse, flatten and place in your green recycling cart.

Automobile Parts

Carroll's Used Auto Parts, Lexington, MA 781-861-6060

Nissenbaum's Auto Parts, 480 Columbia Street, Somerville, MA 866-776-0194

Batteries

Alkaline batteries can be disposed of with regular household trash. Alkaline batteries made in the USA after 1994 do not contain mercury and are safe to dispose with trash. Duracell and Energizer stopped using mercury in 1984. Batteries with a green tree logo or the words “no added mercury” or “zero mercury added” are safe to dispose with the trash.

• Non-Alkaline Batteries accepted at the Rumford Ave Recycling Depot including Lithium Ion, Lead Acid, Nickel Cadmium, Nickel Metal Hydride, Mercury and Silver Oxide batteries.
• Call 1-800-8-BATTERY or visit Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation for the location nearest you to recycle rechargeable batteries.

Bicycle/ Bicycle Tires

BIKES NOT BOMBS (BICYCLE RECYCLING CENTER ) (617) 442-0004, 59 Amory Street #103, Roxbury, MA, 02119 mail@bikesnotbombs.org Call first. Accepts Wednesday, 6:30-9:30 pm ; Saturday 12:00-6:00 pm. Will except bicycles or bicycle parts, even if they are not in working condition. They do not accept women's 10-speed.

Books

AUBURNDALE LIBRARY The Friends of the Auburndale Library need your books! They can be dropped off Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 2-5 pm or on Saturday from 10am-12pm at 375 Auburn St. Please call for more information or to arrange for a pick up 617.796.1386

GOT BOOKS? (978) 327.7600, 104 Glenn Street, Suite 1, Lawrence, MA 01843 Our mission at Got Books is to find new uses for used books people no longer know what to do with or have a use for. We are dedicated to finding good homes for your books, CDs, DVDs and videos so that they can be reused and kept out of the trash.

Building Materials

BUILDING MATERIALS RESOURCE CENTER (617) 442-8917, Fax ( 617) 427-2491 - 100 Terrace Street, Roxbury, MA 02120 Visit their website or call for open hours. Will accept a large variety of surplus building materials. Materials include all types of flooring, kitchen cabinets, countertops, sinks and faucets, all bathroom fixtures, most types of windows, doors (no doors with lead paint), door hinges and locks, light fixtures, and plywood and gypsum wallboard. Please call to find out whether your surplus materials are acceptable.

BOSTON RESTORE, INC. (617) 288-8400, 10 Harvard Street, Dorchester, MA 02124 Accepts any unwanted new or used building materials and supplies (good condition only). Anything with lead paint or asbestos not accepted. Materials and supplies include lumber, drywall, latex paint, carpet, tools, caulk, doors, kitchen cabinets, plumbing and electrical fixtures and supplies, roofing supplies, office furniture and more. Materials are sold to the people who need them, but who cannot afford prices at the big building supply stores. Call with questions, if you want to know more about the work, or to become involved.

Cars

MA SPECIAL OLYMPICS – RECYCLE FOR GOLD PROGRAM State residents may call 1-800-590-1600. Call first or email Richard Muhr. Will tow unwanted cars in any condition for free. Cars are completely recycled down to the remaining gas, oil, and antifreeze. The recycled materials are then sold for cash, which goes to benefit programs for over 8,500 MA Special Olympics athletes. Vehicle donors may also be eligible for a tax deduction, and the environment benefits from being spared the harmful effects from improperly disposed of vehicles.

VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA (617) 522-8088 Fax (617) 524-8537, 441 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 Visit website for more information. Donate your early '90s or newer vehicle to this non-profit organization and help support their programs for at-risk youth, adults in recovery from substance abuse, elders in need of housing, and mental health services. Towing is free and your donation is tax deductible. (Motorcycles, boats and RVs are also accepted.

KIDNEY CARS PROGRAM (NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION) 1-800-488-CARS Nationwide, year-round pick-up service. Donations help the NKF fund public and professional education, patient and community services, research and organ donation programs.

HELP IN CRISIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1-800-454-1713, 4401 East West Highway, Suite 308, Bethesda, MD 20814 Nonprofit children's charity established to help disadvantaged children around the world.

GOOD NEWS GARAGE (508) 347.1277, 630 Main Street, Sturbridge, MA 01566

AMERICAN FAMILY THRIFT (781)762.2171, Contact: Jim Sherman Accept working appliances, vehicles, furniture, and household items.

Car Batteries

ATLAS JUNK COMPANY (617) 666-8440, 475 Columbia Street, Somerville Give approximately $1.00 for every two car batteries.

SOMERSET JUNK COMPANY (617) 625-4808, 508 Columbia Street, Somerville Give $.50-.60 per pound for copper batteries and $.30-.$40 per pound for aluminum batteries.

Accepted at the Rumford Ave Recycling Depot during open hours

Cell Phones

Accepted at the Rumford Ave Recycling Depot and Newton City Hall

CD's

See ' Computer disks '

Clothing

Clothes that are in fair to good condition can be donated to different homeless shelters, humanitarian organizations or second hand clothing stores. See yellow pages under clothing-second hand.

Accepted at the Recycling Depot during open hours.

See also Jeans.

Computers - Working

Working computers may be donated to many organizations that have different programs to transform old or surplus computer and peripheral equipment into functional and useful computer systems for non-profit agencies and persons with low income. Donations are accepted at:

NOTRE DAME COMPUTER INITIATIVE (a.k.a. MINDSHARE COLLABORATIVE) 50 W. Broadway, South Boston 02127 Please contact Charles Thompson at (617) 787-7870 - Fax (617) 787-1636 Accepts working PC compatible systems with Pentium 1-166, or above, CPUs and puts them into the hands of inner city school children, physically-impaired people, adults trying to enter the job market and other economically disadvantaged populations. Visit website or call for more information.

TECSCHANGE - TECHNOLOGY FOR SOCIAL CHANGE 83 Highland Street, Roxbury, MA 02119 (617) 442-4456 - donations@tecschange.org Please call or email first. Accepts donations from individuals, local companies, and other institutions. Computers should be less than 5 years old, complete, but not necessarily in working order. Donated equipment is refurbished by skilled volunteers and provided, along with technical support, to grassroots community organizations in the Cambridge-Boston area. Equipment is also donated to grassroots NGO's abroad.

Laptops (less than 7 years old) are especially useful for groups that do human rights advocacy. Donated equipment is also needed for their computer repair classes. These classes are taught by high-tech volunteers and graduating students can take home a computer that they have refurbished themselves.

COMPUTER ASSETS recyclers@wn.net Only accept equipment from companies, not individuals. All grades of computer equipment accepted. They salvage what they can to resell and recycle the rest as much as possible. They will do pick-ups of as little as a vanload in Boston . Price depends on how much it costs them to pick-up and process material minus a percentage of the money they get from reselling.

GOOD WILL 1010 Harrison Ave, Boston MA 02119 ( 617) 445-1010 Accepts working computers only.

YOUTHBUILD BOSTON 504 Dudley St., Boston, MA 02119 Please contact Steve Whitney (swhitney@ybbuild.org) or call (617) 445-8887 x 112. Accepts computers of Pentium level (minimum 133 MHz), keyboards, mice, and SVGA monitors . Your hardware donation will insure that they can both continue to train area residents in hardware troubleshooting, software applications, and to provide a quality low-cost computer to a person in need.

SHAWMUT EDUCATION 70 Glenville Avenue, Allston, MA 02134 Please contact David Pearson (dpearson@shawmuteducation.org) or call 857-222-3217 or 617-254-1134 This organization exists to empower homeless, formerly homeless, and other At Risk individuals through the development and implementation of computer training curriculums . Upon completion of training, they provide job placement support in order for the participants to stabilize their vocational careers.

MADISON PARK DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 122 DeWitt Drive, Roxbury, MA 02120 Please contact Nyvia Colon (ncolon@madison-park.org) or call 617-541-3900 ext. 23

KITE, INC 565 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116 (kite@kiteinc.org) Even if not all of the parts of your computer are in perfect condition, they can use the functioning parts to upgrade a machine donated by someone else. RAM, network cards and peripherals (printers, scanners, etc.) are especially welcome.

COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 20 Union Street, Lynn, MA . Please contact John Chapman at 781-598-6003

You can find more listings online at:

MA Department of Environmental Protection's electronics recycling page

or

EPA's eCycling page

Computers – Non-Working

Computer monitors and televisions contain lead, mercury, cadmium and other hazardous substances. They are banned from landfills and incinerators in MA and must be recycled.

Residents: Call 617.796.1000 for a curbside pick up

There are also many retail stores that accept consumer electronics for recycling. Visit the MA DEP's website for more information about Computer Recycling.

Computer Disks/Compact Discs

Lacerta Group, Inc, 508/339.3312, 360 Forbes Blvd, Mansfield, MA 02048. Costs $.05 each, plus shipping, minimum of $25

MRC Polymers, 773/890.9000, 3307 South Londale Ave., Chicago, IL 60623, info1@mrcpolymers.com

Plastics Recycling, 317/780.6100, 2015 South Pennsylvania Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46225

Large Quantities: GreenDisk, 1-800-305 DISK, jbeschen@greendisk.com GreenDisk sells the CDs they accept for recycling after they reformat them. This helps close the loop.

AOL CDs Only - visit http://www.nomoreaolcds.com/

Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste

click here for our C&D guide

Cosmetics

ORIGINS Bring your empty cosmetic tubes, bottles and jars, etc. - regardless of brand - to your nearest Origins retail store or department store counter nationwide (excluding Nordstrom's). All returned packaging will be sent back to a central location where products will be recycled or used for energy recovery.

Crayons

CRAZY CRAYONS

(800)561-0922, 721 Village Road, Pelican Lake, Wisconsin 54463

Accepts unwanted crayons for recycling. You don't have to do anything to the crayons! Just collect, box, and ship them as they are.

Electronics

Residents call 617.796.1471 for a curbside pick up

Eyeglasses

The Lions Club collects used eyeglasses for donation to Lions Eyeglass Recycling Centers that are located throughout the world. The used eyeglasses are cleaned, repaired and classified by prescription. The eyeglasses are then distributed to those in need by Lions Club volunteers and other organizations hosting optical missions in developing countries.

Individuals may donate used eyeglasses to Lions clubs via:

• Lions collection boxes located at various community offices and businesses
• Offices of American Optometric Association members
• Goodwill Industries stores
• LensCrafters stores

Fire Extinguishers

Most fire extinguishers are rechargeable. See yellow pages under fire equipment.

FIRE EQUIPMENT INCORPORATED (781) 391-8050, 88 Hicks Avenue, Medford, MA . Small charge unless purchasing a new fire extinguisher

NEW ENGLAND FIRE AND SAFETY (781) 396-3203, Located in Medford . Will accept for a fee.

Simplex Grinnel 781-828-5310

Fluorescent Light Bulbs

All fluorescent light bulbs contain mercury and therefore cannot be thrown out in the trash. However, their use is encouraged because they are highly energy efficient. Most light bulb manufacturers now sell Non-mercury or low mercury content fluorescent light bulbs. Check your local hardware store or search the Internet under lighting for more information.

Accepted at the Rumford Ave Recycling Depot during open hours.

Food

BREAD & JAMS (617) 497-9200, 1151 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA Daytime shelter accepts food donations. Food must be unspoiled and packaged in unopened cans, jars or dry boxes.

PINE STREET INN (617)521-7136, 444 Harrison Avenue, Boston MA

Start composting at home!

Frozen Juice Containers

Are made of "wet strength" paper, a type of paper that is not compatible with most paper making processes. Dispose of with regular trash. The metal ends on the containers can be recycled in your green cart.

Furniture and Household Items

SALVATION ARMY Large Quantities : Call (781) 231-0803 between 8am-4pm Mon-Sat to arrange for pick up; ask for "Donations." All donations are accepted at the discretion of the driver. Pick ups are done between 9am-5:30pm, Mon-Sat. Washing machines, dryers and refrigerators must be 7 years old or newer and in working condition. The following items are not accepted: - No console TVs or stereos - No yard sales leftovers - No construction equipment - No hospital supplies - No rugs, unless oriental - No waterbeds - No encyclopedias - No metal filing cabinets or desks - No dishwashers unless portable. - No metal items - No gas dryers - No gas stoves - No computers. Accepts games, toys and puzzles (must be unopened), mattresses in good condition with box springs. Mattresses must be free from stains, tears or rips.

AID TO INCARCERATED MOTHERS (617) 536-0058, 32 Rutland Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02118 Particularly needs: dressers, desks, kitchen tables/chairs, dinning room tables/chairs, beds, mattress sets in usable condition, lights, couches, living room chairs/tables, baby accessories (chairs, cribs, car seats and high chairs), appliances ( refridgerators, washers and dryers).

BOOMERANGS/AIDS ACTION COMMITTEE (617) 534.5120, 716 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 Accepts clothing, housewares, electronics, and jewelry.

MA COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS FURNITURE BANK (781) 595-7570, 15 Burbier Street, Lynn, MA 01901 The Furniture Bank's mission is to assure that recently housed, extremely low-income families and individuals, have cost-free furniture and household items to help build their new homes and lives. Staff at the Furniture Bank work hard to provide beds, linens, chairs, tables, sofas, personal hygiene products and other household items, which help to begin and strengthen a stable living environment for those in need.

VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA (800) 775-VETS Accepts clothing of all types and sizes, clothing accessories, shoes, baby items, houseglassware, books, toys, bikes, stereos, radio, protable TVs, all bedding, draperies, curtains, kitchenware, usuable small furniture and rugs, small appliances, tools, jewelry, cosmetics, ALMOST ANYTHING! They will pick up at your home.

SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL (800) 820-7837, 1524 VFW Parkway, West Roxbury, MA 02132 Accepts furniture that is clean, usable and in good repair (no rips, stains, broken legs, etc.) There is a minimum of three pieces for pick-up. Refrigerators must be less than 5 years old and in working condition. No stoves accepted.

AMERICAN FAMILY THRIFT (781)762.2171, Contact: Jim Sherman Accept working appliances, vehicles, furniture, and household items.

Greeting Cards

St. Jude's Ranch for Children accepts used greeting cards and make them into new cards and profits benefit this non-profit that provides loving homes to abused, abandoned, neglected and other ‘at-risk' children.

Please send your all occasion used greeting cards to: St. Jude's Ranch for Children 100 St. Jude's Street Boulder City, NV 89005-1618

For more information contact St. Jude's at info@stjudesranch.org

Household Hazardous Waste

City of Newton Household Hazardous Waste Collections

MINUTEMAN HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS COLLECTION FACILITY (781) 862-0500 x237, Board of Health, Town of Lexington, MA The facility operates April thru November, with specific collection days. Fees: $35 for a half carload of material or $50 for a full carload. Please call for more information about accepted materials, specific dates and directions to the site.

CLEAN HARBORS (781) 849-1800 x 3100, 1 Hill Ave (off Quincy Ave ), Braintree, MA Call first. Accepts HHW from residents, charges $2.50/lb. No fire extinguishers or cylinders of any kind.

Jeans

GREEN JEANS INSULATION 5821 Femrite Dr, Madison, WI 53718 Recycle your old jeans into insulation. Accepts donations from individuals.

COTTON. FROM BLUE TO GREEN. (for schools) Recycle your jeans into insulation. Accepts donations from schools and retailers only.

Keys

KEYS FOR KINDNESS PO Box 201, Pearl River , N.Y. 10965 keysforkindness@yahoo.com

Every key counts.

Laptop Computer Batteries

Accepted at the Rumford Ave Recycling Depot during open hours.

Lawn Mowers

Accepted at the Rumford Ave Recycling Depot. Gas must be emptied out of tank.

Medical Waste

Place soiled bandages, disposable sheets, medical gloves in a securely fastened plastic bag before setting out with your trash.

Needles and Syringes CANNOT be placed in the recycling. Please use a sharps container and find out about mail in services. For more information and tips, please click here to visit the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's website.

Please:

• DO NOT put sharp objects in any container that will be recycled or returned to a store.
• DO visit a medical supply store to purchase designated sharps containers
• Make sure that you keep containers with sharp objects out of reach of young children.

Motor Oil

Recycle used oil by returning it to the point of purchase with your receipt. State law requires retailers to accept it and recycle it at no cost to you. Is also accepted at the Rumford Ave Recycling Depot

Paint

Leftover paint should never be thrown in the trash and can often be donated for reuse or resale. Paint poured on the ground, into storm drains or put in the trash could end up in groundwater and streams.

If you buy only as much paint as you need to complete a project, you will save money and avoid waste.

To store paint for long periods of time:

Cover the opening of the paint can with a piece of plastic wrap and seal the lid tightly. Store the can upside down and away from heat.

Ideas for leftover paint:

• Apply a second coat or use for touch-up.
• Stencil or sponge-paint walls or furniture.
• Mix latex paint together to use as a base coat (mix interior with interior; exterior with exterior)
• Give it away. Check with neighbors, friends, theater groups or community organizations to see if they could use it.
• Paint a fence, shed or your doghouse.

Local Donation Outlets:

• BUILDING MATERIALS RESOURCE CENTER (617) 442-8917, 100 Terrace St, Roxbury MA Accepts paint March-August, only full, unopened new cans of white. The Center also accepts materials for scraping and patching as well as paper wall coverings.

• Rumford Ave Paint Exchange: Oil and Latex paint Cans must be at least half full, less than three years old, and usable

• Latex-based Paint Small Amounts: If you have one inch or less of leftover latex, dry it out and discard the can with the lid off with your trash. Dry out latex paint by opening the can and letting it evaporate outdoors, away from children and pets. You can also use kitty litter to expedite the process

  Oil Based Paint can be diposed of at Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Days

Plastic Bags

Think about ways to reduce your use of plastic bags. Bring cloth shopping bags to the store and reusable containers for bulk items.

Bring #2 and #4 bags back to your local grocery store for recycling.

Printer Cartridges

Please bring to City Hall or Rumford Ave Recycling Depot

Many office supply stores also accept empty cartridges for recycling.

Propane Tanks

Please observe basic safety precautions when handling compressed gas cylinders:

• Do not throw in trash.

• Do not remove valve from tank

• Do not vent gas; it is both a flame hazard and a source of air pollution. Keep cylinder valve closed.

Disposal Options:

• Rumford Ave Recycling Depot

• AMERICAN GAS (617) 387-5065, Everett MA . Charges $5

• IGO'S (617) 926-2030, 205 Grove St, Watertown MA ( Behind Mt. Auburn Cemetery ) $5 per tank. Only accepts 20 lb. tanks or smaller.

• MINUTEMAN HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS COLLECTION FACILITY (781) 862-0500 x237, Board of Health, Town of Lexington, MA . Accepts propane tanks up to 22lbs. Must be sealed.

• UHAUL (617) 442-5600, Boston MA . Please call first. $10 per tank regardless of size.

Raisin Containers (cylindrical)

Accepted as part of curbside recycling. Remove plastic lid, flatten, and place in your green recycling cart.

Rechargeable Batteries

Alkaline batteries can be disposed of with regular household trash. Alkaline batteries made in the USA after 1994 do not contain mercury and are safe to dispose with trash. Duracell and Energizer stopped using mercury in 1984. Batteries with a green tree logo or the words “no added mercury” or “zero mercury added” are safe to dispose with the trash.

Non-Alkaline Batteries accepted at the Rumford Ave Recycling Depot including Lithium Ion, Lead Acid, Nickel Cadmium, Nickel Metal Hydride, Mercury and Silver Oxide batteries.

STAPLES Accepts mobile electronics, cell phones and rechargeable batteries at all locations. Also acceps toner and ink cartridges. Nearby locations: 163 Highland Ave, Needham (781) 449-5766 1660 Soliders Field Road, Brighton ( 617) 254-4822 57 JFK Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge (617) 491-1166 186 Alewife Brook Pkwy, Fresh Pond Mall, Cambridge (617) 547-3948

Call 1-800-8-BATTERY or visit Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation for the location nearest you to recycle rechargeable batteries.

Records, Vinyl

Try thrift and second hand stores for reuse.

Rubber Bands

The United States Postal Service reuses rubber bands. Bundle or bag rubber bands and:

Smoke Detectors

The most common type of smoke detector contains a small amount of Americium 241, a radioactive material. For this reason all detectors must, by law, be labeled as to radioactive content. It is legal to disposal of old smoke detectors in landfills or incinerators, or you may return them to the manufacturer for disposal. Detector companies accept returned radioactive detectors for disposal as hazardous waste. Detectors have a limited life span, usually specified at ten years. Testing your detector with actual smoke is the only way to be sure it will work when needed. For more information call 800-323-9005 or 800-387-4219. Send detectors by surface mail or UPS Ground (so they don't end up in an airplane), labeled with the words For Disposal Only $0 Value. The vast majority of smoke detectors are made by First Alert Corporation. Look on the back for an address.

• FIRST ALERT Radioactive Waste Disposal 3920 Enterprise Court, Aurora, IL 60504-8133 (800)323.9005 Any manufactured in Aurora, IL may be sent back to First Alert, including BRK and Family Guard.

• SEARS (617) 252-3500 or (781) 356-6103 Will only accept brands that are called back by manufacturer. Please call first.

• WALTER KIDDE 1394 South Third Street, Mebane, NC 27302 (800) 880-6788

• DICON, INC 20 Steelcase Road West Unit #3, Markham, Ontario L3R 1B2, Canada (800)387-4219 Accepts Dicon and American Sensors brand smoke dectors only.

Sneakers

• NIKE REUSE A SHOE Call (503) 240-2312 or visit website for locations.

Styrofoam

• Accepted at the the Recycling Depot for a pilot program. Clean, white styrofoam pieces ONLY.

• Styrofoam peanuts

Styrofoam Packaging (EPS)

Alliance of Foam Packaging Recyclers maintains a mail-back program for expanded polystyrene (EPS) packaging.

Styrofoam Trays

• Large Quantities: CONIGLIARO INDUSTRIES - (508) 872-9668

Thermometers/ Thermostats (Mercury)

Accepted at the Rumford Ave Recycling Depot or the Customer Service window at City Hall during open hours. Bring mercury thermometer in an empty soda bottle. While supplies last, you can receive a digital thermometer when you turn in your mercury thermometer. Sponsored by Wheelabrator Technologies.

Visit the EPA's website on mercury thermometers for a list of frequently asked questions and information about what to do if a thermometer breaks.

Tires

The following companies take 1-4 tires for a fee:

Toilets

• A-1 NEW & USED PLUMBING & HEATING SUPPLIES (617) 625-6140, Somerville, MA . They accept toilets that are not chipped, cracked or otherwise broken. Preferably antique toilets and cast iron radiators.
• CONIGLIARO INDUSTRIES (508) 872-9668, 701 Waverly Street, Framingham, MA Accepted for recycling. Please call first. Drop off hours are 7-3:30 Mon-Fri . $15 per toilet, $190 if they have to pick up from your location.

Tyvek ® envelopes

For Small Quantities (less than 25 envelopes/month) Turn any Tyvek ® envelope inside out, so the unprinted white surface shows on the outside. Stuff the inside-out Tyvek ® envelope with other used Tyvek ® envelopes for recycling.

Address and mail the envelope to : Terry Fife, Tyvek ® Recycling Specialist 5401 Jefferson Davis Highway Spot 197 - Room 231 Richmond, VA 23234

For larger quantities, please call 1-866-33-Tyvek® to ask about their pouch program for recycling Tyvek ® envelopes

http://www.tyvek.com/na/envelopes/english/vers_recycle.html

Video Cassette Tapes

LACERTA GROUP, INC. (617) 442-3111, 134 Southampton St., Boston MA 02118 taperecycle@lacerta.com

Vinyl Siding

• CONIGLIARO INDUSTRIES (508) 872-9668, Framingham, MA http://www.conigliaro.com/
• ORIENTAL EXPORT, INC. (781) 356-2386, 338 Pearl Street, Braintree MA 02184

Water Cooler Bottles

The distributor should take the empties back when leaving new bottles. Accepted at the Rumford Ave Recycling Depot during open hours.

Wire Hangers

Accepted at the Rumford Ave Recycling Depot during open hours.

Yard Waste

Accepted for curbside recycling April-December . Check web page for exact dates or call Customer Service at 617/796.1000.

• MICH-LIN TRANSFER STATION (617) 354-7580, Mooney Street, Cambridge, MA $30 for up to 8 yards of yard waste and $5 for each additional yard. Includes leaves, trees and general yard waste. $130.00 fee per ton.