Recyclable Materials Accepted at the Transfer Station
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| Sudbury Transfer Station, 20 Boston Post Road, Sudbury, MA 01776 | |||||
| Hours of Operation: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 8:00 am to 3:00 pm | |||||
| Material | What to Recycle | How to Recycle | Not acceptable | ||
| Newspapers | Newpapers | Must be loose. No bags | No plastic bags. | ||
| including inserts and | or string. | ||||
| supplements. | |||||
| Clean corrugated | Clean corrugated | Boxes must be flattened | No corrugated cardboard that is | ||
| cardboard | cardboard, any color. | soiled. No pizza boxes. No boxes | |||
| previously containing food items. No | |||||
| paperboard or paperboard boxes. No polystyrene (Styrofoam).* | |||||
| Mixed paper | Junk mail, mixed | Must be loose. | No newspaper. No heavy coated | ||
| including brown | office papers, | containers such as milk cartons or | |||
| paper bags | phonebooks, | juice boxes. No pizza boxes. No | |||
| magazines, catalogs, | tissue, napkins, paper cups and | ||||
| paper bags, all clean | plates, carton paper, envelopes w/ | ||||
| paperboard, | foil liners plastic bags or plastic- | ||||
| paperboard boxes, | coated paper (e.g. U.S. Postal | ||||
| paper egg cartons. | overnight mailers or Fed Ex | ||||
| envelopes). No hardcover books. | |||||
| Clean glass | Clear, green, brown. | Remove lids, corks, caps | NO window glass, pyrex, mirrors, | ||
| bottles and jars. | metal or plastic screw tops, | drinking glasses, light bulbs, | |||
| neck rings, metal or plastic | chinaware, or pottery. | ||||
| neck labels. | NO returnables in this bin. | ||||
| Clean plastic | Clean empty plastic | Rinse or clean out | No plastic bags. | ||
| containers with | containers and jugs | containers. | No plastic caps or lids. | ||
| recycling symbol | all separated by | Flatten milk/water jugs on a | No polystyrene (Styrofoam).* | ||
| on bottom inside a triangle of arrows. | recycling symbol | clean surface so dirt does | No plastic sheeting or vinyl. No pesticide bottles | ||
| numbers and | not become embedded. | Caution: motor oil and antifreeze are | |||
| Plastics 1-2 | deposited in separate | Only well drained motor oil | hazardous materials-do not dispose | ||
| also | designated bins. | and antifreeze bottles are | down a drain. | ||
| Plastics 3-7 | No caps or lids. | accepted. | |||
| Clean Scrap Metal and | All metal items: cast | Deposit in large scrap | No oil based paint cans. No | ||
| appliances * | iron, light iron, copper, | metal bin. | propane tanks or TV sets. | ||
| brass, lead. (Some | No refrigerators, dehumidifiers or | ||||
| appliances with $ fee.) | air conditioners, these are collected | ||||
| separately by the monitor. | |||||
| Tin and steel | Clean food and | Rinse and flatten if | No returnable cans in this bin. | ||
| cans, metal jar lids. | beverage cans and | possible. Paper labels are | |||
| empty aerosol cans. | O.K. Deposit in designated | ||||
| bin. | |||||
| Aluminum cans, | Clean aluminum | Deposit with tin and | No returnable cans in this bin. | ||
| Foil and lids. | cans, foil, pie plates, | steel cans. | |||
| food containers and | Do NOT put in scrap metal | ||||
| trays. | bin. | ||||
| Deposit bottles | Must have "MA | Rinse and leave at | All other bottles and cans go to | ||
| and cans. | deposit" on bottle | designated area. | either glass or tin/steel can bin. | ||
| or can. | |||||
| Motor Oil | Car motor oil, | Empty into designated | No antifreeze, brake fluid | ||
| Lawnmower oil. | collection tank. | or gasoline. These are hazardous | |||
| Transmission oil, | waste materials and should be | ||||
| Hydraulic oil. | saved for periodic Hazardous | ||||
| Waste Days. | |||||
| Batteries | Automotive batteries. | Leave in designated area. | No household, button, dry cell | ||
| or emergency lighting batteries. | |||||
| Save these for Hazardous | |||||
| Waste Days. | |||||
| Leaves and | Leaves and Grass | Bring to designated area. | No brush or plastic bags. | ||
| Grass clippings | clippings only. | Please dump leaves and | |||
| clippings out of the bags. | |||||
| Christmas Trees | Bare Christmas Trees | Take to designated area. | No ornaments or other | ||
| items/materials. (Call for available times.) | |||||
| Tires | Car and Truck tires. | Drop off at designated | No metal wheels-deposit in scrap | ||
| area. There is a $2.00 | metal bin. | ||||
| fee per tire. See monitor. | |||||
| Clothing | Wearable used | Put into collection bin. | Only clothing is accepted. | ||
| clothing. | |||||
| Books | Used books, but no | Leave in small wood | No Condensed Readers Digest | ||
| condensed Readers | building just before the | books or Test Books. | |||
| Digest books, magazines or | entrance into recycling | No phone books – see mixed paper. | |||
| text books. | center. | ||||
| Put & Take area. | Clean reusable items | Leave in designated area. | No mattresses or boxsprings, | ||
| (May thru Oct only). | that are in good | upholstered furniture, TV's or Tires | |||
| working order only. | No Computers, Monitors, Printers. | ||||
| No clothes or books. | No propane tanks, sinks, toilets | ||||
| rugs, wood, clothes, gas oil or | |||||
| other hazardous waste materials. | |||||
| Styrofoam "peanuts" and "shells" can be recycled at packing companies such as Postal | |||||
| Annex in Wayland or any Mail Boxes Etc. store. Recycle plastic bags at supermarkets. | |||||
| Railroad Ties (creosote) not accepted | |||||
| NOTES: | |||||
| This is a general guide only. Please follow instructions on signs at Recycling Center. | |||||
| Hazardous Waste Day is run by the Board of Health. For dates call, 978-443-2209 x1379. | |||||
| Other specific items that can not be recycled but can be brought to the Transfer Station and deposited | |||||
| for a fee (fee schedule): | |||||
| Construction debris | Television Sets | ||||
| Shingles | Computer Monitors | ||||