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| Ad Hoc Recycling Committee | |
| 37 Main Street Charlton, MA 01507 |
Phone: (508)
248-6271 Fax: n/a |
| Meetings: | 2nd Thursday of the month, 7:00pm Charlton Library, Local History Room |
Areas of Responsibility: The Recycling Committee was appointed by the Board of Health in November of 2004 to gather information about the possibility of starting a town wide recycling program. |
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Next Household Hazardous Waste Day: Saturday, December 5, 2009 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Casella Waste Services Facility 165 Barefoot Road (across from the landfill) Note: Proof of residency required - such as driver's license. Download the Flyer! Latex paint is no longer accepted. Find out what to do with leftover latex paint. For more information, visit Household Hazardous Waste Day Committee. |
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Announcement: Compost Bin Program The Ad Hoc Recycling Committee is taking orders for compost bins to be delivered in the spring. Although the DEP is not funding a compost bin grant this spring, towns may purchase bins directly from the manufacturer at the state contract price of $53 when at least 20 bins are ordered. (If we do not get 20 orders, the price will increase to $57 per bin.) The bin available is the “Bin 24”. View the bin below. To order a bin, send a check for $53.00 payable to Town of Charlton to Joan Wieczorek, 60 Lincoln Point Road, Charlton, MA 01507. If you have questions, call Joan at 508-248-6865 or e-mail her at j.wieczorek@hotmail.com. All orders are due, paid in full, by April 15th. 
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Recycling Matters by Linda Davis (December 09) 
Happy holiday recycling, from hard to open plastic clamshells to cardboard shirt boxes to cookie tins! Opportunities to recycle abound from shopping options (bring your own bag) to gift choices (buy made-from-recycled items or support organizations) to the Christmas tree! How about a recycled Christmas carol? Below are some of the many ways Christmas trees are used after recycling. For the curious these programs are highlighted on the website of The National Christmas Tree Association (www.Christmastree.org). In Charlton, the Highway Department designates a place and time for tree recycling!The 12 Days of Treecyling On the first day of Christmas, at tree re-cy-ca-ling, In Georgia they turn them into mulch. On the second day of Christmas, at tree re-cy-ca-ling, Alabama’s braced the dunes. On the third day Christmas, at tree re-cy-ca-ling, Illinois’s became a heron rook-e-ry. On the fourth day of Christmas, at tree re-cy-ca-ling, Keene’s were sunk for fish hide-a-ways! On the fifth day of Christmas, at tree re-cy-ca-ling, Vermonters’ made elec-tri-ci-teeeeeeee! On the sixth day of Christmas, at tree re-cy-ca-ling, Toronto manufactured flu vaccines. On the seventh day of Christmas, at tree re-cy-ca-ling, Wisconsin’s fueled a factory’s boiler. On the eighth day of Christmas, at tree re-cy-ca-ling, Indianans built a wildlife habitat. On the ninth day of Christmas, at tree re-cy-ca-ling, Some towns have a big ole’ bonfire! (Not recommended - air pollution). On the tenth day of Christmas, at tree re-cy-ca-ling, Louisiana’s stop ocean erosion. On the eleventh day of Christmas, at tree re-cy-ca-ling, San Diegans get theirs back as compost. On the twelfth day of Christmas, at tree re-cy-ca-ling, 93% of all trees get recycled! The Ad Hoc Recycling Committee meets the second Thursday of each month at 7 pm in the Charlton Public Library. |
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Related Links: Central MA Regional Planning Commission (CMRPC):
MA DEP Recycling Home Page OurEarth.org, Inc. South Central Recycling Association of Massachusetts, Inc. The Massachusetts Recycling Coalition Earth 911 (www.cleanup.org) |
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Committee Members: Linda Davis, Chairperson, (508) 248-6271 or email Barbara Delano Nancy Jackson Roland Jackson Sally Larmon Betty Poynton Kathleen Walker Joan Wieczorek |
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