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Recycling News & Updates
Thank you for reading this e-newsletter and your help reducing waste!
In This Issue:
- Yard Waste Pickup Ends December 16
- Holiday Changes for Trash/Recycling & Recycling Center
- Reducing Waste During the Holidays
- Winter Farmers Market
- Holiday Drives: Donation and Reuse Opportunities
- Christmas Tree Collection and Composting
- Join Our Team!
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Yard Waste Pickup Ends December 16
- Collection of leaves, grass and small twigs & branches ends the week of December 12-16, 2016.
- If your yard waste was missed, please notify us immediately (within 24hrs) by going online (Choose "Missed Yard Waste Pickup") or call us at 617 349 4800
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Holiday Changes for Trash/Recycling & Recycling Center
Due to the Holidays, there will be
no trash/recycling collection on:
- Monday, December 26, 2016
- Monday, January 2, 2017
All curbside collection will be delayed by one day both weeks.
The Recycling Center will be closed on Saturday, December 24, 2016.
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Reducing Waste During the Holidays
- Cooking and Dining: Use reusable tableware (plates, cups, utensils, etc) and dishware (pans, pie dishes, etc).
- Bring Your Own Bag (BYOB): Don't forget to bring your own reusable bag for shopping these holidays. Avoid the mandatory checkout bag charge and help reduce waste. Need a bag? Email us.
- Gift Wrapping: Reuse bows, boxes, bags and gift wrap. Save these items to reuse.
- Gift Giving: Consider giving experiences rather than physical gifts. For example, you could give concert, movie, or play tickets, or experiential classes for cooking, exercise (yoga, rock climbing, or spin classes), or painting.
- Food Waste: After you've finished eating and having leftovers, be sure to compost any excess food waste. Visit CambridgeMA.Gov/Compost.
Recycle in the Curbside Toter
- Aluminum Foil: It's always recyclable after you have removed food waste.
- Cardboard: If your cardboard won't fit in the toter, stack cardboard/nest boxes outside the toter.
- Paper Gift Wrap, Boxes, and Bags: Recycle after reusing. Sorry, bows and tissue paper are trash.
- Items Accepted in the Curbside Recycling Program.
Common Curbside Recycling Mistakes
- NO Styrofoam: Bring Styrofoam peanuts to a UPS Store for reuse or to the Recycling Center. That bulky Styrofoam can't be recycled. Put it in the trash.
- NO Plastic Bags, Bubble Wrap or Air Pillows: Bring empty, clean and dry bags to designated bins at store entrances or the Recycling Center.
- NO Electronics: Some items such as dead string lights, cords, electronics, and non-alkaline batteries can be recycled at the Recycling Center. See here for more info.
- NO Pots, Pans, Hangers or Other Scrap Metal: Bring metal items to the Recycling Center. Many dry cleaners accept metal hangers for reuse.
- NO Clothing or Textiles: Donate all dry and clean textiles. More info here.
Thanks for Getting Rid of It Right!
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Winter Farmers Market
Support local and small businesses this Holiday season. The fair is open December 10 and 17, 10am-2pm. Visit
their site for more info.
This Saturday, Dec. 10, Community Development will be hosting a light bulb swap. You can swap up to three of your incandescent or CFL bulbs for free LED replacements! Visit here for more information.
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Holiday Drives: Donation and Reuse Opportunities
Mass Ave Diner, 906 Massachusetts Ave: Hosts a food drive through Dec. 22. See here for details.
The City Manager's Office and the Employees' Committee on Diversity: Collaborating on a Winter Coat and Accessories Drive to benefit CASPAR and help the homeless stay warm this winter. See here for more info.
"Secret Santa for Seniors" Gift Drive: Seekling gifts for Seniors. See here for more info.
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Holiday Tree Collection and Composting
DPW will offer
curbside collection of holiday trees
from Dec 27, 2016- Jan 13, 2017, weather permitting. Remove all decorations and the stand. Place bare trees (no plastic bags) at the curb with your trash and recycling.
Missed curbside pickup? Residents can bring bare trees to the Recycling Center during open hours (Tues/Thurs 4pm-7:30pm and Sat 9am-4pm): Dec 27, 2016 - Jan 31, 2017.
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- Missed recycling, yard waste, compost or trash? Please use Commonwealth Connect and report it online or via mobile app (iPhone/Android) or call DPW at 617-349-4800 by 12 noon the day after collection to make a request.
- Need toters, brochures, labels, or posters? Email recycle@cambridgema.gov or fill out this form.
- Following a holiday, curbside trash, recycling, compost and yard waste collection may be delayed one day. Check the 2016 collection schedule.
Our address:
Cambridge Department of Public Works
147 Hampshire Street, Cambridge MA 02139
(617) 349-4800
recycle@cambridgema.gov
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