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Townsend Recycling Center, 33 Greenville road - Phone: 978-597-1716
See directions and map, below
OPEN
1ST AND 3RD SATURDAY’S from 8:30 to 4:00 *
FY 2011 Recycling Center Schedule:
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August 7 |
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August 21 |
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September 11 |
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September 18 |
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October 2 |
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October 16 |
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November 6 |
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November 20 |
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December 3 |
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December 18 |
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January 8, 2011 |
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February 5 |
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March 5 |
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March 19 |
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April 2 |
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April 23 |
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April 30 |
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May 7 |
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May 14 |
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May 21 |
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June 4 |
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June 18 |
* Center opens the following Saturday on these holidays: New Years Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas
The Recycling Center does NOT accept the following items - Recycle/Dispose Of these items as follows:
CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS
Devens Recycling Center,
45 Independence Drive, Devens MA 01434
978.772.2197 Monday-Friday 7:00am - 5:00pm
CLOTHING CAN BE BROUGHT TO THE TOWNSEND
ECUMENICAL OUTREACH (TEO) at 82 Bayberry Hill Road
Tuesday mornings 10-11:30 a.m.
Wednesday evenings 7-9 p.m.
Saturday mornings 9 - 12 noon.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE & BULKY RECYCLING:
NEXT EVENT: MAY 1ST, 2010
Register & more info: www.MassToss.com or 978-660-6130
PRESCRIPTION MEDICINES/SYRINGES: DO NOT PUT DOWN THE DRAIN or in recycling. Get a medical container; call the Board of Health 978- 597-1713.
LATEX PAINT: (water clean up) can be dried out and thrown out.
Oil based paint - take to hazardous waste collection.
WOOD AND TOO-GOOD-TO-TRASH ITEMS: give away, list on GrotonFreeStuff http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GrotonFreeStuff/
WASTE OIL? Drop-off is the first Saturday of the month 8am - noon at the Highway Dept, 177 Main Street. On holiday weekends, drop-off will be the following weekend. Oil must be in 1-gallon containers when dropping off.
MORE QUESTIONS? :
Townsend Board of Health 978-597-1713 Townsend Recycling Center 978-597-1716
SPECIAL PICKUP G.W. SHAWS 800-649-7419 OR 352-5230
FREE RECYCLING STICKERS to put on receptacles if you don't have a bin at the Town Hall or Recycling Center.
Shaw's see the green and will know you are recycling!
COMPOST BINS available for $30 at Apple Meadow Hardware and the Recycling Center
The Recycling Center accepts the following items:
FREE: Books and Yard Brush, recyclable paper products and containers.
Fees for items accepted at the Townsend Recycling Center
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Appliances
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$10.00
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Armchair, recliner
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$5.00
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BBQ Grills and Bikes
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$5.00
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Automobile Batteries
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$3.00
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Ballasts
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$0.50
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Box Spring, any size
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$5.00
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Bulky, small
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$5.00
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Bulky, med.
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$10.00
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Bulky, large
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$15.00
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Bulky, extra large
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$20.00
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Carpet up to 20x20
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$10.00
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Carpet over 20x20
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$20.00
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CFC, small (dehumidifier)
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$6.00
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CFC, (refrigerator, freezer, AC), CRT (TV/
Monitor)
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$10.00
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Electronics Non CRT (VCR, Stereo, etc.)
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$1.00
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Fluorescent Bulb, under 48 inches
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$0.50
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Fluorescent Bulb, over 48 inches
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$1.00
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Loveseat
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$10.00
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Mattress, Single
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$5.00
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Mattress, Double
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$10.00
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Mattress, King or Queen
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$15.00
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Metal Scrap, small
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$5.00
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Metal Scrap, med.
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$10.00
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Metal Scrap, large
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$15.00
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Metal Scrap, extra large
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$20.00
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Microwave
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$2.00
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Propane Tank, <20#
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$1.00
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Propane Tank, 20#
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$5.00
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Propane Tank, 30#
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$30.00
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Propane Tank, 35# or larger
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$35.00
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Sleeper Sofa
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$25.00
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Sofa
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$15.00
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Tires up to 16 1/2 inches or 4 for $10
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$3.00ea
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Tires over 16 1/2 inch
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$15.00
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Tires, loader size
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$50.00
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DIRECTIONS: Starting from the center of Townsend, take Rt. 119 West (Main Street) approximately 2 miles to West Townsend. Take a right onto Canal Street. Canal Street turns into Mason Road. At the fork in the road, bear left, Recycling Center is .4 miles on the right.
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