BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20130511T130000Z DTEND:20130511T170000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Community Collection Day DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, May 11 is Community Collection Day at the Arlington DPW Yard\, 51 Grove Street. Please enter Grove Street from Mass Ave. The semi-annual drop-off event is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.\, rain or shine. Residents can drop off a variety of home items to be recycled or disposed of safely.\n \n\n \n Foam - NEW this Collection Day - Read press release for additional details\n \n - Expanded Polystyrene materials (#6 PS symbol)\, "Styrofoam " products accepted\n \n -must be rinsed free of food particles\n \n -white and colors accepted\n \n -no packing peanuts of any kind\n \n -items accepted include coolers\, school lunch trays\, foam plates\, meat/fish foam tray packaging\, hot cups\, packing blocks\, egg cartons\, white insulation board\n \n View illustration of what can and cannot be recycled.\n \n\n \n SAFE COLLECTION\n \n -Sharps will be collected ONLY in red sharps disposal containers\n \n - Medications are collected 24 hours a day\, seven days a week at the Arlington Police Department\, 112 Mystic Street. NO medications will be accepted at Community Collection Day\n \n\n \n Mercury items\n \n -Thermostats\, button cell batteries\, thermometers. Also collected at DPW during regular business hours.\n \n - NO CFL bulbs- please take these to the local hardware stores for collection.\n \n\n \n RECYCLING\n \n Electronics\n \n Electronics\n \n - TVs\, computer monitors ($10 per item) and laptops ($5 per item). Curbside pick up of large TVs is available this day for $20 with purchase of a sticker from DPW by Friday\, May 10 at noon.\n \n - Electronics such as cameras\, pagers\, phones\, toasters\, printers (ink cartridges removed) and microwaves (this day only) are collected free of charge. NO large appliances\, which are collected for $20 each item by calling JRM at 1-800-323-4285.\n \n - Electronics are collected at DPW during regular business hours\, visit www.arlingtonma.gov for more information.\n \n\n \n Paper\n \n - Residents can bring confidential papers for shredding. This year we invite cash donations for the Arlington Food Pantry in lieu of a per-box fee - Businesses pay $5 per box.\n \n\n \n About our Shredding vendor Doc Shredding Corp.\n \n NAID (c) Certification Program for Informational Destruction Operations\n \n\n \n\n \n Bottles & Cans\n \n - Returnable bottles and cans will be collected by Arlington High Schools S.A.V.E. environmental club- proceeds donated to charity.\n \n \n \n Scrap Metal\n \n - Pipes\, metal shelves and desks\, file cabinets (NO large appliances)\, and propane tanks (up to 20 lbs).\n \n\n \n Batteries\n \n - All rechargeable batteries except car batteries\n \n -Alkaline batteries can be placed in regular trash\n \n\n \n DONATION\n \n Books\, clothing and toys:\n \n - Clean used children's clothing\, books and working toys for Little Fox (library) Shop\n \n - Books\, DVDs and CDs for Stratton School PTO- NO encyclopedias\n \n - Clean used clothing\, shoes\, small household goods\n \n - Old sneakers for recycling \n \n\n \n Bicycles\n \n - Donate your adult bicycle to Bikes Not Bombs. Bikes are repaired and shipped overseas. A $10 contribution is requested to offset cost of shipping. Badly rusted bikes will not be accepted but can be left as scrap metal.\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Town Hall 781-316-3000 Office Locations & Hours Employment Privacy Policy Contact Webmaster\n \n \n Virtual Towns & Schools Website\n Click here to edit... X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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\n Saturday\, May 11 is Community Collection Day at the Arlington DPW Yard\, 51 Grove Street. Please enter Grove Street from Mass Ave. The semi-annual drop-off event is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.\, rain or shine.  \;Residents can drop off a variety of home items to be recycled or disposed of safely.
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\n Foam - NEW this Collection Day - Read press release for additional details
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\n - Expanded Polystyrene materials (#6 PS symbol)\, &ldquo\;Styrofoam ©\;&rdquo\; products accepted
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\n -must be rinsed free of food particles
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\n -white and colors accepted
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\n -no packing peanuts of any kind
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\n -items accepted include coolers\, school lunch trays\, foam plates\, meat/fish foam tray packaging\, hot cups\, packing blocks\, egg cartons\, white insulation board
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\n SAFE COLLECTION
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\n -Sharps will be collected ONLY in red sharps disposal containers
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\n - Medications are collected 24 hours a day\, seven days a week at the Arlington Police Department\, 112 Mystic Street. NO medications will be accepted at Community Collection Day
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\n Mercury items
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\n -Thermostats\, button cell batteries\, thermometers. Also collected at DPW during regular business hours.
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\n - NO CFL bulbs- please take these to the local hardware stores for collection.
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\n RECYCLING
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\n Electronics
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\n Electronics
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\n - TVs\, computer monitors ($10 per item) and laptops ($5 per item). Curbside pick up of large TVs is available this day for $20 with purchase of a sticker from DPW by Friday\, May 10 at noon.
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\n - Electronics such as cameras\, pagers\, phones\, toasters\, printers (ink cartridges removed) and microwaves (this day only) are collected free of charge. NO large appliances\, which are collected for $20 each item by calling JRM at 1-800-323-4285.
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\n - Electronics are collected at DPW during regular business hours\, visit www.arlingtonma.gov \;for more information.
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\n Paper
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\n - Residents can bring confidential papers for shredding. This year we invite cash donations for the Arlington Food Pantry in lieu of a per-box fee - Businesses pay $5 per box.
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\n NAID (c) Certification Program for Informational Destruction Operations
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\n Bottles &\; Cans
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\n - Returnable bottles and cans will be collected by Arlington High Schools S.A.V.E. environmental club- proceeds donated to charity.
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\n Scrap Metal
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\n - Pipes\, metal shelves and desks\, file cabinets (NO large appliances)\, and propane tanks (up to 20 lbs).
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\n Batteries
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\n - All rechargeable batteries except car batteries
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\n -Alkaline batteries can be placed in regular trash
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\n DONATION
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\n Books\, clothing and toys:
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\n - Clean used children&rsquo\;s clothing\, books and working toys for Little Fox (library) Shop
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\n - Books\, DVDs and CDs for Stratton School PTO- NO encyclopedias
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\n - Clean used clothing\, shoes\, small household goods
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\n - Old sneakers for recycling
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\n Bicycles
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\n - Donate your adult bicycle to Bikes Not Bombs. Bikes are repaired and shipped overseas. A $10 contribution is requested to offset cost of shipping. Badly rusted bikes will not be accepted but can be left as scrap metal.
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\n LOCATION:51 Grove Street UID:e.1685.49 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260419T051814Z URL:https://business.arlcc.org/events/details/community-collection-day-05-11-2013-49 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR