Holiday Cardboard Recycling Starts Saturday;
Styrofoam Collection Monday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
You don’t have to wait until Monday to recycle all that cardboard and Styrofoam
you’ll have by Saturday morning.
The Department of Public Works is providing Bedford residents an additional
opportunity to recycle these materials. Prior to Monday’s regularly scheduled trash and
recycling collection, a container for cardboard will be located in the parking lot across
from the entrance to the Bedford Police Station until December 31. Also on Monday,
the DPW has arranged for ReFoamit to set up a collection for Styrofoam from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. at the same location.
“Residents can bring all the cardboard generated Christmas Day and all the
shipping boxes that arrived with those last minute gifts since last Monday,” said Ed
McGrath, Bedford’s Recycling Coordinator. “And with all those packages, we expect
people will have a lot of Styrofoam packing materials and by providing this collection
service on Monday, we hope it helps residents lessen the volume of trash they put out
on Monday.”
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McGrath stressed only cardboard is being collected in the container and asks
residents to refrain from putting plastic bags and packaging, Styrofoam and trash in the
container.
“It would be a big help if people flatten their boxes before putting them in the
container,” McGrath said. “If the boxes are broken down, we’ll be able to fit a lot more
cardboard in the dumpster.”
As for Styrofoam, ReFoamit accepts packing blocks, produce and meat trays,
take-out containers, hot beverage cups such as Dunkin’ Donuts, and foam egg cartons.
For more information on what ReFoamit will accept, please visit this website:
http://www.refoamit.com/foam-we-recycle/.
“At the recycling events last spring and fall, Bedford residents filled ReFoamit’s
truck,” McGrath said. “I expect they’ll drive off Monday with another full truck.”
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