Submitted by Bedford Recycling Coordinator Gretchen Carey
From 9 am to noon on Saturday, September 27, the Department of Public Works will hold a Recycling Drop-Off Drop-off Day sponsored by Republic Services that is free to Bedford residents. There will be separate stations for Paper Shredding, Electronic Waste, and Styrofoam collection.
Paper Shredding by Doc Shredding
Bring all of your outdated personal and confidential documents to the DPW for shredding. Each resident will get a guaranteed certificate of destruction, and watch their paper get loaded into the truck. At the end of the day the loaded truck goes back to the full security Doc Shredding facility, where the paper is then shredded with energy created from solar power and reclaimed fuel oil.
All paper shredded from the event will be recycled. Any resident with very large quantities of boxes may experience a delay in service. Staples, paper clips and small binder clips can be mixed in with paper. Metal hanging folders should be removed. This is a proven means to help prevent identity theft and ensure your privacy.
- There will be a 4 box limit per customer.
- For more information, please call 781-275-7605.
E-Waste Drop-Off by Electronix Redux
Material accepted include:
- CPU’s, Laptops and Hard Drives / NO CRT Televisions or Monitors!
- Vacuums and Monitors/LCDs / Call Republic Services at 1 800 442-9006 for curbside pickup
- Printers, Copier Machines
- Fax Machines
- Document Shredders
- Key Boards and Mice
- Cables, Cords, Ethernet, Ribbon Cable, and all other wire
- Network Equipment (routers and modems)
- Servers
- Telecom Equipment
- Cell Phones
- Digital cameras
- Stereo Equipment (Receivers, Tape Decks)
- CD, DVD and Blue Ray Players
- Gaming Consoles
- All Business / Office Electronics
- Power Tools (indoor and outdoor)
- Medical Equipment with NO BIO HAZARDS
- Small Appliances (non-Freon)
Call Allied Waste 1-800-442-9006 for free, curbside collection of refrigerators, stoves, air conditioners, CRT television sets or computer monitors. Do not bring these items to Drop-Off Day.
Styrofoam (extruded foam) collection by ReFoamIt
Many new materials accepted this year! Please read carefully. We DO take the following
- Packing blocks
- Produce and meat trays with the recycle symbol in the triangle (biodegradable trays do not have a recycle symbol)
- Take out containers (please rinse)
- Hot drink cups such as Dunkin’ Donuts, Honey Do and Cumberland Farms
- Foam egg cartons
- White insulation sheets
- #4 Polyethylene foam
- #5 Polyfoam
We will accept Styrofoam peanuts and bubble wrap.
Drop-Off Day CANNOT ACCEPT
- Plastic utensils
- Soft foam such as pipe insulation
- Foam cups infused with cardboard or paper such as McDonalds Newman and Burger King (ice tea cup)
- Biodegradable produce and meat trays – For example, GenPak without the recycling symbol or food containers without the number 6 recycling symbol
- Cardboard Egg Cartons
- Soft foam pads
- Food containers with plastic film attached.
- Blue or pink insulation sheets unless in full size sheets (so they can be reused)
Please visit www.bedfordma.gov/refuse-and-recycling for more information.
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