2590 N. Hartland Rd, WRJ (802)

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1 RECYCLING & COMPOSTING in the TOWN of HARTFORD 2590 N. Hartland Rd, WRJ (802)

2 What is Trash? What we don t want anymore Packaging Used up Broken Out of fashion Rotten?

3 Where Does Your Trash Go? You throw it in the trash can Your hauler picks it up. drops it at the transfer station or landfill... = Growing mountains of trash.

4 There is no AWAY

5 What s the Problem? In landfills compostable materials make methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. Landfills contaminate water & air. Of US 1.5k landfills, 1k are closed. Landfills are full of wasted resources. Since 1970 over 1/3 of earth s resources used up.

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7 -2014 It s working! Between disposed trash dropped by 5% in weight. Food donations increased by 30% in 2015 & 40% in 2016.

8 2018- Delayed

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10 Hartford Transfer Station (TS) 2590 N.Hartland Rd Office Monday - Friday, 8am 4pm Scale House Monday Saturday 8am 4pm Friendly staff can answer questions & help you learn what materials belong where.

11 Hartford Transfer Station (TS)

12 Hartford TS Regular Recyclables Paper: dry & loose, no bundles Mixed Paper: magazines, catalogs, any paper envelopes, white paper, colored paper, & phonebooks, hard cover books (remove covers & spines first), notebooks/calendars (remove spiral wire to recycle as scrap metal) Newspaper: dry and loose are accepted Boxboard: cereal boxes, shoe boxes, egg cartons, wrapping paper/toilet paper/paper towel tubes, toy boxes. NO cartons or boxes for refrigerator (butter) or freezer (ice cream) foods. REGULAR RECYCLABLES Corrugated Cardboard: cardboard & brown paper bags. Cardboard must be dry, flattened, & ripped down to 4-by-4 foot pieces & loose. NO animal feed bags with plastic liners. Metals: Aluminum: Beverage cans; rinsed foil, pie plates & other foil containers. Steel Cans: food cans, all cat/dog food cans, syrup containers, cookie tins, lids from jars & cans. Glass: rinsed & empty All glass containers, broken window glass, & mirrors. No frames. Plastic Containers #1-7: rinsed & empty No film or bags. No automotive, petroleum, pesticide or cleaner containers.

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14 ALL OTHER DIVERTED MATERIALS Freon Devices: Refrigerators, air conditioners, etc., have a charge of 5 coupons for Hartford residents and 4 coupons for GUV residents. Electronics: (Vermont E-Cycle): Computers, printers & computer peripherals, televisions & computer monitors, electronic game consoles, videocassette recorders, DVD s, power supply cords & charge electronic devices. Fluorescent Bulbs: (Vermont Lamp Recycling Program): Fluorescent Tube & CFL Bulbs & Mercury Lamps Tube lights must be less 8 feet in length, U- tube or Circline fluorescent lamps, & high intensity discharge (HID) lamps. Automotive: Used Motor Oil: Take to the scale house attendant in see-through containers only (e.g. one-gallon milk jugs or juice containers) Costs 1 punch per gallon if oil is contaminated with any other fluid. Clean oil = free. Auto Batteries: There is a charge of at least one punch or coupon per car battery, depending on size. Tires: car & truck, tractor trailer, tractor. Shipping Peanuts and Bubble Wrap: Accepted at the Office Monday Friday. Available upon requests for reuse. Scrap Metal: includes appliances; coat hangers; & empty, dry paint cans. Fuel tanks must be completely open & flushed. Barrels must be crushed or punched. All scrap items must be mostly metal. NO liquid, paint, or compressed gas cylinders. Architectural Paints (Recycle with Paint Care): Interior & exterior architectural paints: latex, acrylic, waterbased, oil-based enamel, stains, shellacs, lacquers, varnishes, urethanes rust preventatives, field & lawn paints. Leaking & unlabeled containers must go to HHW Collection Event. Antifreeze: Take to the scale house attendant in seethrough containers only (e.g. one-gallon milk jugs). NO mixtures. There is a cost of 1 punch or coupon per gallon. Bulky Waste: Includes mattresses, box springs, upholstered furniture, carpeting & padding, & vitreous china (e.g. toilets). Check with attendant for bulky waste container location & to make sure you have appropriate waste materials. One punch or coupon for 40 pounds.

15 More Recycling Opportunities Fluorescent bulbs Batteries, Cell Phones Scrap Metal

16 More Recycling Opportunities Used Motor Oil Unwanted Paint Electronics

17 More Recycling Opportunities Clean Wood White Goods are appliances. Some contain Freon.

18 Hartford TS Composts Raw vegetable scraps Lawn & Garden Grass clippings Leaves Logs & Stumps Chipped brush -mulch free to residents

19 Other Local Resources Hartford Listserv via Vital Communities Listen Furniture Store N. Main St. Listen Thrift Store Hartford Ave. ReCover Store 158 S Main St

20 MATERIALS TO SEND ELSEWHERE: Appliances-working: ReCover Store- WRJ Asphalt-clean (no dirt): Pike Industries, West Lebanon, NH. Call first (603) Clothes & Textiles: SEVCA/LISTEN collects clothing, they also accept worn, ripped & outdated clothing, textiles & shoes (must be clean & dry). Concrete-clean (no rebar, dirt, etc.): Pike Industries, W. Lebanon, NH. Call first (603) Explosives: Over time, TNT becomes unstable. Contact state police. Do not transport or dispose of old dynamite, contact Vermont State Bomb Squad dial 911. Fixtures & Housewares: ReCover Store Food-edible: The Haven in WRJ accepts non-perishable, perishable & extra food from catered events. Over 200lbs perishables require staff approval first. LISTEN HQ in Lebanon (603) accepts non-perishable food. Furniture-usable: LISTEN Furniture (802) ; North Main, WRJ ReCover Store ; South Main, WRJ; Grocery Bags-plastic: Donate to local thrift stores, like SEVCA/LISTEN Toys-usable: Share with a friend, donate to a local thrift store, daycare, or the Upper Valley Haven.

21 Things You Can Do At Home Compost Collect & sort recyclables Reuse Napkins/Towels Water bottles Silverware Shopping bags Lunch box What else? Borrow/Share Buy reusable/durable/least packaged Repair stuff

22 Composting at Home: Compost Bin or Pile Green Cone Vermi (worm)- Compost *Hartford sells the Earth Machine composters at cost & currently has free kitchen scrap buckets.

23 The Future is Up to All of Us! That s a GREAT idea!!! RECYCLE & COMPOST!