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Author Message   Cynicalgirl Citizen Username: Cynicalgirl Post Number: 1755 Registered: 9-2003 Posted on Sunday, September 4, 2005 - 9:23 am:        It's a long weekend and I anticipate doing some basement and other cleaning. I gather we're not having a Fall bulk pick up, and I have some items that I would've put there. Question is: Can I bring them to the nearest Recycling Center, and where exactly is it? I'm off on Tuesday and would like to take care of this. Types of items: a few collapsed cardboard boxes, a couple of small dead household appliances, 2 boxes of saved (who knows why) glass vases and glasses, a tire. Really am looking for exactly one place to take this (not wait for paper recycling day, or trek around to Goodwill's, or similar). All items must go! Thanks very much.   Joan Supporter Username: Joancrystal Post Number: 6239 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Sunday, September 4, 2005 - 9:52 am:        The town's recycling center is on Newark Way right by the Department of Public Works Garage. They will only accept items recycled by the town -- what you would put out on recycling day plus telephone books, certain types of plastic, etc. The one item on your list I am certain they would take is the cardboard. Depending on the type of glass in the vases and glasses, they might take these as well but they would have to be shattered first, which would be unfortunate if someone could use them. I don't know whether they do tire recycling, they might. If the dead appliances contain any hazardous materials, you might have to wait until the next hazardous waste disposal day to get rid of them or you might find a handy person who would be willing to take them off your hands and refurbish them.   Cynicalgirl Citizen Username: Cynicalgirl Post Number: 1757 Registered: 9-2003 Posted on Sunday, September 4, 2005 - 9:59 am:        Thanks, Joan. I think I'll start my pile in the basement, and then go over there on Tuesday to get a sense of what of this can work. Fair amount of cardboard one way or another. The dead appliance category is more like old coffeemaker no carafe, old Salton hot tray kinds of stuff. You know, small kitchen things...