Submitted by Ed McGrath, Bedford’s Recycling Coordinator
Recycle That is joining the festivities this Saturday at the Spring Recycling Event and will provide Bedford residents a reuse opportunity for clothing and fashion accessories, books, CDs, DVDs, small household goods, toys and stuffed animals.
Saturday’s event runs from 9 a.m. to noon at the DPW facility at 314 Great Road. Click here to see or print a scalable PDF of the site plan.
“We had Recycle That at last fall’s event and they left with more than a ton of materials,” said Ed McGrath, Bedford’s Recycling Coordinator. “I know the local manager and when he heard about our spring event, he said they’d like to come back.
“About 95 percent of consumer textiles can be re-used and repurposed,” said McGrath. “About half of the clothing is exported or sold in thrift stores. The rest of the materials are used in other products like industrial wipes, insulation for autos and homes, and carpet padding.”
The DPW will also be collecting electronic waste, Styrofoam, scrap metal, rigid plastics, fluorescent lamps, mercury containing items, sealed lead acid batteries and rechargeable batteries. Paper shredding will also be available to residents. Alkaline batteries (AA, AAA, C, D) can be disposed of in the trash.
A complete list of what residents can bring that day will be available on the DPW’s website (https://www.bedfordma.gov/department-of-public-works) or in The Citizen’s earlier story about the event: www.bit.ly/1TGOpyw.