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Styrofoam(R) and Electronics Recycling Event Saturday, December 27, 2014 Dedham Middle School, 70 Whiting Avenue, Dedham 8:00am -12:00pm

A one day styrofoam and electronics recycling event will be held on 12/27/14 at the Dedham Middle School parking lot.

Styrofoam® and Electronics Recycling Event

Saturday, December 27, 2014

Dedham Middle School, 70 Whiting Avenue, Dedham

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8:00am -12:00pm

The Town of Dedham Sustainability Committee will be partnering with the Neponset Valley Sunrise Rotary Club to host a one day Styrofoam and electronics recycling event on Saturday, December 27th from 8:00am -12:00pm at the Dedham Middle School parking lot.

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ReFoamIt® will be on hand to collect and recycle white packing foam, as well as post consumer foam such as coffee cups, clamshells, and meat and produce trays. Please make sure that all of these items are clean and any post consumer items that were used with food must display the #6 recycling symbol. Along with Styrofoam ReFoamIt will be collecting #4 EPE, #5 PP, packing peanuts and bubble wrap. For a full list of what is acceptable visit ReFoamIt’s website at http://refoamit.com/WhatCanBeRecycled/tabid/91/Default.aspx

Foam recycling is free of charge for Dedham residents and $10.00/carload for Non-residents.

Electronics fees:

TV 13” - $20.00

TV 19”-20” - $30.00

TV 25”-27” - $30.00

Monitor - $20.00

Printer - $5.00

Laser Printer - $10.00

VCR - $3.00

Copier - $10.00

PC-CPU - $20.00

Laptop - $25.00

DVD Player - $5.00

Cell Phones - $5.00

Wires - $7.00

Mouse - $2.00

Keyboards - $2.00

IPods - $5.00

Game Systems - $10.00

Remotes - $2.00

Net proceeds will be used to fund a number of our Rotary charities

*No gas fuel engines

*NO Projector TVs

*NO Radios

For more information please contact the Environmental Department at 781-751-9213 or vleclair@dedham-ma.gov.

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