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Residents
bring their recycling to the Chester-Springfield Recycling Center and Transfer
Station at 135 Fairground Road in Springfield, one mile north of Riverside
Junior High School (east side). Hours
of operation: Monday 12:30 p.m. to
4:30 p.m. Wednesday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Phone: 885-5827 Welcome
to the Springfield Recycling Center. We
need your help to maintain a pleasant, efficient and safe work environment;
your recyclable materials should all be clean and dry. Recyclables
Accepted: Plastics – jars and bottles only (They have to have a neck.) Look
for the identifying code number (in the recycling triangle) on bottom of
container. Note: Many other plastic items have the same
numbers but, due to the manufacturing process, can not be re-integrated into a
new product. No.
1 PETE Soda bottles, some juice,
peanut butter and vegetable oil containers. Only bottles and jars
acceptable. No.
2 HPDE Frosted milk and water jugs,
white and colored jugs (detergent, bleach) Please – no motor oil bottles All
#1 and #2 containers must be clean and have caps or lids removed; please
flatten as much as possible. Mixed Paper – almost anything Newspapers,
magazines, catalogs, junk mail, office paper, paper bags, egg cartons
(non-foam), boxboard (thin, non-corrugated, such as cereal boxes), books (hard
covers removed) Please,
no plastic wrappers, waxy soap or
frozen food containers, milk or juice cartons, tissue paper, wrapping paper or
paper towels. Corrugated Cardboard Clean,
dry, and flattened out. Please, no waxy produce or greasy pizza boxes. Brown Paper Bags Clean,
neatly folded bags can be saved for re-use.
Wrinkled and/or torn bags should go in mixed paper bin. Fluorescent Light Bulbs All
fluorescent bulbs (full-size and compact) contain mercury and must be recycled. A
small donation of 25 cents per bulb is requested to offset the cost of handling
and transportation. FREE fluorescent bulb
recycling is available at Bibbens Home Center in North Springfield. Styrofoam Peanuts Peanuts
should be tightly wrapped in plastic bags. Fabric Clean
clothes and fabric remnants are accepted in the Second Chance shop. They will be sorted for local use or
transferred to the Salvation Army. Glass Clear,
green, brown and blue glass bottles and jars – empty, clean with lids removed No Pyrex or light bulbs in
this area Aluminum Soda
and beer cans (un-crushed), aluminum pie plates and foil wrap (rinsed), cat
food cans (not all cat food cans are aluminum). Please check with a magnet;
if it sticks, it’s not aluminum. Tin Cans and Metal Jar Lids
Batteries Automotive
and household Button
batteries (in hearing aids, watches, calculators, cameras, etc.) contain
mercury and must be recycled. FREE button battery recycling is
available at Brooks Pharmacy in Springfield. Rechargeables are recyclable. Rechargeable
batteries are commonly found in cordless power tools, cellular and cordless
phones, laptop computers, camcorders, remote control toys, and portable
household appliances. The following
retailers will collect and recycle them for FREE: Best Buy, The Home
Depot, RadioShack, Staples, US Cellular, Verizon Wireless, and Wal-Mart. Compost Pile Organic lawn and garden
waste only. Please, do not dump brush, plastic flowers,
clay pots, toys, broken window glass, bags of dog and cat residue, or trash of
any kind in this area. Unless asked not
to, please empty bags of yard waste onto the compost pile. The Second Chance Shop Unwanted,
but good, usable items may be accepted here – ask an attendant. Electronics and items with cords are
discouraged in general, as are incomplete puzzles, chipped tableware, broken
toys; if you don’t want it, will anyone else?
Proceeds from the sales of items in the shop support your Recycling
Center. On the Ramp Sofa - $15 Stuffed Chair - $12 Mattress - $20, Box
Springs - $5 If taken apart/material separated - $4 each piece Carpet – depends on size (e.g.,
12’x12’ - $10) Ceramic Sink - $5 Toilet - $8 TV – small, $5; medium, $8;
large, $10 Electronics – computer systems, radios
and VCRs – 25 cents per pound (Electronics contain a variety of hazardous
chemicals and heavy metals and should be disposed of responsibly.) Construction
and Demolition Waste (Price subject to change depending on disposal costs.) Current costs: burnable - $30 per cubic yard non-burnable (asphalt, plasterboard,
concrete, brick) - $130 per cubic yard Scrap Metal Iron,
copper, steel, lead scrap (nails, car chains, iron pipe, sheet metal, tire
rims), aluminum pots and pans, doors and window frames, sheet metal, etc. Metal
may be mixed with some rubber but no wood, fabric, or plastic. Please, no
fuel tanks or sealed containers. Scrap picking is not
allowed. However, re-use is; if there is an item you
need, please ask an attendant. (A small
donation is always appreciated.) Do not climb into the dumpsters or onto
the scrap heap. Appliances Stoves,
washers, dryers, water heaters, etc. - $5 each *Refrigerators, freezers,
air-conditioners, and dehumidifiers - $15 each (cost of Freon removal) All
refrigerators and freezers must have
door(s) removed. *Freon units accepted
April 1 – November 1 ONLY Tires To
avoid bugs, tires are accepted only October
through May. Regular
tires (up to 17”) - $3 each; $4 with rim Truck
tires (17” and over) - $5 each; $7 with rim Large
equipment tires - $20 to $50 each Propane Tanks 1
lb. - $1 20
lbs. $3 30
lbs. and larger - $20 Paint Empty/dry
paint cans go into scrap metals. Covers
removed; cans flattened if possible. Good
re-useable paint – Please contact Recycling Center for current disposal
options. Anyone that could use the paint should let us know so that we can pass
the information on. Old,
no-good, latex paint – If it is dried up, put it in trash - can and all. If it is still liquid but aged beyond use,
mix with sawdust, burnable kitty litter, etc., then dump into a plastic bag and
put in regular trash. Old,
no-good, oil-based paint – Oil-based paint is considered a hazardous
material. It is unsafe to burn in the
incinerator and illegal to put in regular trash. Please store in a safe
place until the next household hazardous waste collection.
Waste Oil Locations
to check with (they use waste oil): Howe Motors, Claremont, NH 603-542-5181 Jeff Spur, Route 5, Downers 4
Corners 885-5583 Matulonis Body Shop 885-3884 Anyone who can use waste
oil – let us know. Open Burning Springfield
has an open burning ordinance and with good reason. Decades ago, most trash consisted of only paper, cardboard, and
glass. Today, however, manufacturers use a host of synthetics in packaging,
most of which release carcinogenic toxins into the air and soil when burned. Please do your part to protect Vermont’s
public and environmental health from toxics; talk to your neighbors about the
dangers associated with burning trash. Buy
and sell used materials at great prices by visiting the Vermont Business
Materials Exchange (VBMX) website at www.vbmx.org. VBMX is a free service that seeks to reduce waste by promoting the exchange of reusable
commercial materials. TRANSFER
STATION Regular
trash disposal: ticket system. CASH
WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AT DISPOSAL POINT. $11.25
per sheet of 25 (valued at $0.45 per ticket)
Trash is weighed. One
ticket per 5 pounds, with a minimum of 1 ticket per visit.
Prices are based on
our vendor’s charges and are subject to change. Jake’s South
Street Market, Springfield Jiffy Mart,
River Street, Springfield Main Street
Market, North Springfield Chester
Hardware True Value, Main Street, Chester Rev.
9/06 To receive less national advertising mail, contact the Mail Preference Service, P. O. Box 282, Carmel, NY 10512 or on-line at www.dmaconsumers.org/cgi/offmailing. The organization will charge $1.00 to place your name and home address in a “do-not-mail” file for five years. Your Solid Waste District sponsors FREE events twice a year for the collection and safe disposal of household hazardous waste (HHW). Residents and businesses from all member towns may participate. Businesses will be charged a fee and must pre-register. (No pre-registration for residents this year.) Events for 2007 are scheduled for Saturday, June 2 in Springfield and Rockingham, and for Saturday, September 20 in Springfield and Ludlow. Call 674-9201 for more info. The non-profit Springfield Lions Club collects used eyeglasses and hearing aids for distribution to the needy in developing nations. All types of eyeglasses and sunglasses, prescription and non-prescription, are acceptable. Reading glasses, too. No eyeglass cases. The collection boxes are at: The Senior Center in the Community Building, the Springfield Post Office, Dr. Duff’s office (bottom of Summer Hill), Lawrence & Wheeler, Dr. Lane’s office, and in the Swap Shop at the Recycling Center. |
