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Paper! Glass! Plastic! Metal! Cell phones! Printer ink cartridges! |
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They can all be recycled. |
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Recycling (especially paper) saves Lynnfield money.
Every ton of paper that is recycled instead of thrown in the trash saves $86.
Recycling takes only a few minutes, but the benefits are long-lasting.
Please do what you can to recycle.
Cell Phones
Old cell phones can be recycled!
Summer Street School has a drop center for cell phones, and proceeds from recycling the phones benefit the school. Many stores that sell these phones also take old phones.
Ink Cartridges
Summer Street School also has a drop center for ink cartridges, and proceeds from recycling the cartridges benefit the school. Cartridges can also be returned to Staples for a $3 coupon to be used for future Staples purchases. Other retail outlets may offer similar deals.
If you need a blue bin, call the DPW at 781-334-9500.
Recycling Reference List
Here’s a list of items that can be recycled. Check the town
Web site, local newspapers, and school newsletters for updates!
Paper (“If you can tear it, you can recycle it.”)
Paper should be in a paper bag or bound with string – no plastic bags, please!
White paper, colored paper
Newspaper, magazines, greeting cards, junk mail, file folders, envelopes
Catalogs, phonebooks, paperback books
Cardboard (cut down to 2 feet x 2 feet in size)
Six-pack holders
Paper towel rolls
Paperboard boxes – pasta, cereal, gift, shoe, cracker, etc.
Wrapping paper (tape, paper clips, and staples are okay; foil paper is not)
Plastic, Metal, and Glass
The good news is you don’t need to sort your metal, glass, and plastic. They can all go in the same recycle bin.
Here’s the sticky part – these items need to be clean. Give them a quick rinse or wipe when you’re finished using them and then toss them in the recycle bin. It’s easy.
Plastics – No styrofoam
Numbers 1-7 (look on container for this symbol  and check the number inside)
Jugs and bottles – juice, milk, detergent, water (no motor oil bottles)
Beverage and food containers (no drink cups)
Metal
Foil yogurt (and other food) tops
Aluminum foil
Pie plates
Cans (even the lids – and the labels can stay on)
Glass
Glass jars and bottles of any color
No windows or broken glass
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