2015 Spring Recycling Newsletter - Issue 66

L O N D O N D ER RY
R E C YC L I N G N E W S
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THIS ISS UE:
Earth Day’s 45th
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Waste Day
2015 Season - Saturdays Only
*April 18, thru November 21, 2015
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Drop Off Center disposal fees shall be collected by
the attendant at the time of service.
Recycle for Sight
Overflow Bags
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Roadside Pride &
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Beautify Londonderry 2015
Can Pizza Boxes
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Residents must pay BY CHECK ONLY
Items
*Disposal Fee
Items
Scrap Metal:
$5 per load—Aluminum, steel, brass,
copper (no refrigerators, no freezers, no
air conditioners)
Propane Tanks 20 lb. tanks $4, small 1 lb. tanks free
be Recycled?
How to Manage
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Paint Waste
What to Recycle
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Drop Off Center Open April 18 - Nov 21, 2015
Anniversary
Lion’s Club -
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Construction Minimum $7 up to 55 gallon barrel
Debris:
$24 per cubic yard
$36 6ft pick-up truck
Electronics:
Pool Chemicals
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Cell Phones
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and Ink Jet
Cartridges
Recycle Bins
4
Trash & Recy-
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$14 commercial size fax or copy machine
$7 each all other items (TV, Computers,
VCR etc.)
No Charge - keyboards, mice, wiring
*Disposal Fee
Carpeting:
$24 per cubic yard
Furniture:
Small Items $7 each (chair, twin mattress)
Large Items $14 each (sofa, full mattress,
table etc.)
Tires:
4 free with car registration
Additional tires $2 without rim, $3 with rim
Free:
Bulk Plastic Items, yard waste, branches
under 6” in diameter, textiles, batteries,
fluorescent light bulbs
Directions to 13 Recovery Way: From the intersection of Routes 102 and 128, follow Rte. 102 west for 2
miles to a set of lights—take a right onto West Road for 1½ miles, the Drop Off Center will be on the left .
*Schedule and Disposal Fee’s subject to change
cling Holiday
Schedule
Waste Oil
When : May 2nd, 2015, 9 AM - Noon
4
Collection
Rte. 28 By-Pass, Derry, NH
Schedule
Propane Tanks
Where: West Running Brook Middle School,
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Man with a Truck 4
Do you have hazardous items to dispose of ?
You do if you have products labeled:
•Flammable •Corrosive/Caustic
•Reactive
•Toxic/Poison
Please ensure their proper disposal by
attending the Household Hazardous
Waste Collection on May 2, 2015
What to bring:
Oil Base Paints/Solvents • Pesticides •
Herbicides • Poisons • Household
Cleaners • Mercury Devices • Automotive Products (No Oil) • Pool Chemicals • Corrosives • Acids • Creosote
P AG E
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Earth Day’s 45 Anniversary - April 22, 2015
According to Earthday.org “The first
Earth Day in 1970 was instrumental in
mobilizing public support in towns
across the country for the passage of the
Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and
other key environmental laws.″
Earth Day is a time for us to be reminded of the importance of environmental
responsibility and stewardship.
What can you do to help the environment?
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Recycle—check the list (on page 4) for all
of the items that can be recycled right here
in Londonderry. All you have to do is
bring the listed items to the curb.
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Pick up trash in your neighborhood or join
one of the community sponsored clean
ups organized by “Beautify Londonderry” (see page 3).
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Create less waste—Reduce your use of
plastic bags and bottles by using reusable
bags and containers.
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Change to compact fluorescent light bulbs
(CFL’s) which use a third less energy. If
every U.S. home replaced just one bulb the
collective result would save enough energy to light 2.5 million homes for one year.
(Make sure to dispose of CFL’s safely at
the Drop Off Center or bring to Home Depot).
Provided by: Earthday.org
Lions Club - Recycle for Sight
“Refractive errors can be easily corrected with eyeglasses,
yet millions in developing nations lack access to basic eye
care services.” Used eyeglasses are cleaned, repaired,
classified by prescription then sent to developing countries.
To donate your used glasses just place them in the drop
off box located in the Town Clerk’s Office at the Town
Hall.
For more information visit www.lionsclubs.org
Overflow Trash Bags
Do you occasionally have a situation where you need more room in
your trash cart?
Overflow trash bags can be purchased at the Town Clerk’s office at
Town Hall for $3 each.
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These specially colored and labeled 30-gallon trash bags can be
filled with your excess trash and placed on the ground beside your
regular trash cart. They will be collected at the same time your trash
cart is emptied.
Great for when you have more trash than normal.
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Roadside Pride & Beautify Londonderry 2015
The Town’s annual “Roadside Pride”
cleanup will take place on Saturday,
April 18th and 25th.
quash Conservation Areas, and other
town properties, as well as roadside
litter cleanup throughout the town.
Followed by “Beautify Londonderry”
the town wide clean up that will take
place on the weekends of May 2nd &
3rd, and May 9th & 10th, 2015.
All this is accomplished through the
efforts of the volunteers and generosity of Beautify Londonderry sponsors. The 2014 sponsors included:
The heart of these initiatives lie in
residents volunteering their time to
work together and polish their neighborhoods and public spaces. Some
groups focus on litter along the roadways while others make improvements to the community landscape.
Leadership Team
Continental Paving
Projects include raking, weeding and
planting at school grounds and fields,
Morrison House, Town Common,
Senior Center, Kendall Pond, Mus-
Partnership Team
AES Cogeneration/Granite Ridge
Trimmers Landscaping
Sponsorship Team
Benson’s Lumber & Hardware
Shady Hill Nurseries
Workplace Systems
Friendship Team
Hannaford Supermarkets
Independence Lawns
Libby & Son Landscaping
Manchester Coca-Cola
Market Basket
Peabody Funeral Home
To volunteer for “Roadside Pride”
just show up on Apr. 18th or 25th between 9am and Noon, at the LHS
gym parking lot. We will provide
gloves, vests and trash bags.
If you would like to volunteer for
“Beautify Londonderry” contact
Kerri at 434-3476 or email
[email protected]
Can Pizza Boxes be Recycled?
A clean pizza box that is NOT
STAINED WITH GREASE and
food particles can be recycled in Londonderry’s curbside recycle program.
However, if your pizza box resembles
the soiled one pictured on the right it
should be thrown in the trash.
cycling process shredded cardboard
is mixed with water to form a slurry
that is dried and made into paper.
Since water and grease do not mix,
the oil from the grease prevents the
paper fibers from bonding, contaminating the batch.
The reason being that during the re-
Yet all is not lost, for you can always
How to Manage Paint Related Waste
Latex Paint Disposal– Latex paint is not
hazardous and when dried, can be disposed of with the regular trash.
terial such as shredded newspaper or
kitty litter
•Pour the paint into an absorbent ma-
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Allow it to dry completely
Dispose of the dried paint in the
trash
Oil-based Paint DisposalOil based paint, stains, and varnish are
hazardous and should NOT be disposed
of in the regular trash.
•Take it to a Household Hazardous
Waste Collection
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cut the clean top portion of your pizza box for recycling and put the bottom soiled portion in the trash
Provided by the NH Dept. of Environmental
Services
Paint Thinner, Turpentine and Mineral
SpiritsLet the solids settle, and pour off the clear
liquid. Use for your next project or take it
to the next Household Hazardous Waste
Collection (May 2, 2015 in Derry)
Add cat litter, sawdust or shredded
newspaper to the solid residue; dry
completely, then dipose of with the
household trash.
For more info call NHDES at
603-271-2900 or 271-22047
What to Recycle
Trash & Recycling Holiday Schedule
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The Town of Londonderry now has a single stream recycling process. ANY
recyclable item listed below can be combined in the SAME container.
(Place clean paper and rinsed items in a red recycle bin, clear recycle
bags, or in your old trash can labeled with a recycle sticker obtained from
the Public Works Dept.).
Paper:
▪ Newspapers, Catalogs,
▪ Telephone books,
▪ Junk mail, Cardboard,
▪ Magazines,
▪ Milk cartons, Cereal boxes
New Years Day
Memorial Day
4th of July
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
Collections will be delayed one day after the
above holidays. (i.e.: if your regular pick-up
day is Monday, your pick-up will be delayed
until Tuesday)
Corrugated Cardboard:
▪ Cut down flat,
▪ No larger than 3ft X 3ft
Co-Mingled:
▪ Glass,
▪ Cans
▪ All rigid plastic (that can fit in a bin)
Waste Oil Collection
1st Saturday of each month
10 am to 12 pm
(Please note all large plastic items such as children's toys, lawn furniture,
and containers should be brought to the Londonderry Drop Off Center, at
no charge, open seasonally April—November)
Londonderry Central Fire
Station (Rear)
280 Mammoth Road
Pickups begin at 7:00 AM, the same route is not always taken so
please have your materials set out on time!
Your recycling container cannot exceed 40 lbs.
(At this time recycle pickup is still a manual process and the
barrel has to be lifted by the attendant)
Pool Chemicals Disposal Pool chemicals are Hazardous Waste
and should never be placed in your
curbside trash. The chemicals could be the cause
of fires or explosions in the disposal trucks.
Chemicals may be disposed of properly at the next
Household Hazardous Waste Day (On May 2, 2015
from 9:00 AM to Noon (at the West Running
Brook Middle School in Derry) or Londonderry’s
HHW Collection which is held in November (date
to be determined)
Cell Phones and Inkjet
Cartridges can be recycled at
the Middle School or the
Town Hall. Proceeds go to
the school.
If you need a recycling bin,
they can be picked up at
the Municipal Town Offices
in the Public Works Dept.
603-432-1100 X193
May 2, 2015
August 1, 2015
June 6, 2015
September 5, 2015
July—No Collection
October 3, 2015
Do Not bring oil mixed with antifreeze,
transmission fluid or any other liquid.
In 2014, volunteers collected 1,368 gallons of waste oil.
This oil is used to run the waste oil furnace at the highway
garage.
Propane Tanks
The Londonderry Drop Off Center at
13 Recovery Way (off West Rd) now
accepts propane tanks for disposal.
20 lb. tanks
$4.00
1-2 lb. tanks No Charge
Any ques ons contact the Dept. of
Public Works at 432-1100 X 137
Man with a Truck
(Independent Private Service)
For debris and bulk item pick up
from your home, call Paul Schacht at
603-718-5634 for pricing.