First stop:     TOWNSEND RECYCLING CENTER

Don't want to throw it away?  Follow this link if you have  REUSABLE ITEMS

All the following items do not need to go to Landfill; we have many places in Central Massachusetts for these items. If you cannot find what you are looking for through this list, email Irene_congdon1@yahoo.com.

Special items that CANNOT go to Landfill/Recycling Center:

Cars http://www.ago.state.ma.us/sp.cfm?pageid=1595

Construction and Demolition materials http://www.wastecap.org/wastecap/RSD2003/search.asp

Household Hazardous Waste

*Note about batteries: Alkaline batteries (AAA- D) can be put in the regular trash. Non-alkaline or heavy-metal batteries such as NiCad’s, rechargeable batteries i.e.: cameras, hearing aids, cell phone, etc. are recyclable. Car batteries and non alkaline batteries may be taken to the recycling center to dispose of free of charge. You can also take rechargeables to Radio Shack and Home Depot.

All other items keyed by nearest location for disposal:

TRC = Townsend Recycling Center, "nc"= no charge or "fee"

CURB = Townsend Curbside Recycling

911 = locate other current sites at www.cleanup.org OR http://www.wastecap.org/wastecap/RSD2003/search.asp OR go direct to http://www.conigliaro.com/contact/index.cfm

Reusable items = location listed – Or see Reuse list:

HHW = Household Hazardous Waste

TRASH – put in regular curbside trash

Aerosol cans

Air conditioners TRC fee

Appliances (small, working) Sylvia’s Haven

Bathtubs (only old cast iron) 911

Batteries (all – see *note above) TRC fee

Beds TRC fee

Bicycles TRC fee

Books TRC nc

Brush (no wood scraps) TRC nc

Bubble wrap 911

CDs 911

Cardboard corrugated only CURB or 911

Cassette tapes Computers for Schools, Shirley 978-425-4341 systek3@cox.net

Cell phones http://www.massrecycle.org/cell-phone-donation.html

Clothing (good condition) Townsend Ecumenical Outreach

Construction and Demolition 911

Computers TRC fee except monitors, scanners

Working or reparable Computers for Schools, Shirley 978-425-4341 systek3@cox.net

DVDs TRC fee

Dehumidifiers TRC fee

Dishwashers TRC fee

Dryers TRC fee

Electronic equipment TRC fee

Eye-glasses Lions Club box: Townsend Post Office

Flowerpots 911

Fluorescent bulbs & ballasts TRC fee

Freezers TRC fee

Furniture (usable condition) Sylvia’s Haven OR http://www.hgrm.org OR 911

Furniture (trashy) TRC fee

Glass (food & beverage) CURB

Grass clippings TRC nc

Hazardous Waste HHW

Hearing Aids Batteries: HHW

Herbicide/pesticide (empty); HHW

Hot water tanks TRC fee

Hoods (range) TRC fee

Household items (unbroken) Sylvia’s Haven

Hypodermic needles Ask your doctor – never put in trash!

Leaves TRC nc

Light bulbs (non-fluorescent) TRASH

Metal scrap TRC or MJS Metal, Turnpike Road, Townsend

Microwaves TRC fee

Paint-

 -Latex TRASH

 -Oil based #9; HHW

Plastic

Plastic containers CURB

Other large plastics; HHW  OR 911

Paper (ALL) CURB

Propane Tanks TRC fee

Radios TRC nc

Redemption cans/bottles Local supermarkets or package stores

Refrigerators TRC fee

Scanners TRC fee

Speakers TRC fee

Stereos TRC fee

Stoves TRC fee

Styrofoam peanuts 911

Telephones TRC nc

Telephone Books CURB

Televisions TRC fee

Thermometers, Thermostats #9; HHW

Tin (steel) cans CURB

Tires TRC fee

Toys (unbroken/clean) 911

VCRs TRC fee

Video-tapes 911

Washing machines TRC fee

Yard waste TRC nc

 

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