RECYCLOPEDIA
Recycle, Reuse, and Donate List
Table of Contents
Remember: ALWAYS call first before making a donation!
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Antifreeze
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
SOLUTIONS
AT WORK
(617) 492-0300, Contact: Michael Green info@solutionsatwork.org
Pick up donations Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays 9:30-4:00pm,
call to make arrangements.
Small appliances: lamps, toaster ovens, irons, microwaves,
electric frying pans, electric mixers, blenders, radios, clocks,
small stereos.
Refrigerators and freezers: must be 10 years old or less and in a place where they can confirm that the appliance works.
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.
Asceptic Packaging
Accepted in curbside recycling. Rinse, flatten and place with the containers in your green bin.
Automobile Parts
Carroll's Used Auto Parts, Lexington, MA 781-861-6060
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.
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.
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.
SOLUTIONS
AT WORK
(617) 492-0300, Pick up 3 days a week, Tuesday, Wednesday,
& Friday 9:30-4pm.
They will absolutely test items before taking it. Will accept
working television sets, computers, printers and monitors
with a minimum of 300mHz, Pentium II with 128 RAM.
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.
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:
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 617.796.1471 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
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.
Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste
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
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
BOOMERANGS/AIDS
ACTION COMMITTEE
(617) 534.5120, 716 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain,
MA 02130
Accepts donations of furniture, clothing, housewares, books, CDs, giftware, and more. Proceeds are used by AIDS Action for AIDS education and prevention programs, as well as to directly assist people living with HIV/AIDS.
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
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.
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 with other bottles and cans.
Furniture and Household Items
Furniture that is not ripped or stained can be donated to different homeless shelters, humanitarian organizations or second hand furniture stores. See yellow pages under used furniture.
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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.
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SOLUTIONS
AT WORK
(617) 492-0300
Will pick up donations 3 days a week, Tuesdays, Wednesdays
& Fridays from 9:30-4pm . They will review the condition
of what you want to donate over the phone, however all donations
are accepted at the discretion of the driver.
No longer accept used furniture; please call for details on what they will accept :
Pictures and wall hangings.
Television sets: In good working order. They will absolutely
test each set before taking it.
Dishes: In sets of at least 3 of one pattern. Silverware,
kitchen utensils, pots and pans must be clean and solid.
Linens, pillows, towels, and blankets: All sizes accepted.
Must be clean, stain and rip-free.
Children's clothing, books and baby furniture: Accepts sizes
for newborns to 12 years. Must be clean, stain and rip free.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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
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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.
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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:
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DO NOT put sharp objects in any container that will be recycled or returned to a store.
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DO visit a medical supply store to purchase designated sharps containers
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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:
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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.
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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:
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Do not remove valve from tank
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Do not vent gas; it is both a flame hazard and a source of air pollution. Keep cylinder valve closed.
Disposal Options:
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AMERICAN GAS
(617) 387-5065, Everett MA . Charges $5
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IGO'S
(617) 926-2030, 205 Grove St, Watertown MA ( Behind Mt. Auburn
Cemetery )
$5 per tank. Only accepts 20 lb. tanks or smaller.
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UHAUL
(617) 442-5600, Boston MA . Please call first.
$10 per tank regardless of size.
Raisin Containers (cylindrical)
Remove plastic lid, flatten, place in paper bag with other paper items in or next to your curbside recycling bin.
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:
Give to your mail carrier
Drop them in any blue mailbox
Bring them to any post office
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.
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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
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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
Styrofoam
Styrofoam peanuts
UPS STORE
Accepts clean styrofoam peanuts for reuse.
Styrofoam Packaging (EPS)
Styrofoam Trays
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:
ADVANCED TIRE
(617) 864-8989, 185 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
Charges $3.00 per tire.
CENTURY TIRE COMPANY
(617) 547-7878, 263 Beacon St, Somerville, MA
Charges $2.50 per tire.
F&B ENTERPRISES: 508-999-04124
Toilets
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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
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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
Yard Waste
Accepted for curbside recycling April-December . Check web page for exact dates or call Customer Service at 617/796.1000.
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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.
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