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Beacon
Recycling Program
City Service Category
This
page includes information about:
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Items accepted at the Transfer Station
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Items
often brought to the Transfer Station that are not recyclable
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Items
not not taken to the Transfer Station
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Curb
side trash pickup
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Curb
side recycle pickup
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Curb
side brush pickup
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Annual
free dump program
The
Transfer Station is open for business
Tuesday through Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The
facility is closed for all holidays celebrated by the City
which are posted at the facility and on public access Channel 22
and the News Section of this web site.
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accepted at the Transfer Station include: |
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household furnishings |
appliances (freon and
non-freon) |
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construction
and demolition debris |
junk mail/magazines |
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tires |
yard waste |
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scrap
metal |
newsprint |
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office
paper |
wood
waste |
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commingles
(recyclables) |
office paper |
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Items
often brought to the Transfer Station
that are not recyclable:
(these items are either considered household trash or household
furnishings) |
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paperboard
products (i.e. cereal boxes) |
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plastic
items (other than #1 or #2) |
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kitchen
pots, pans, baking dishes |
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Latex
paint cans: Put
Speedy Dry or kitty litter in can,
let dry
and
dispose of in household garbage |
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not taken at the Transfer Station: |
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pesticides |
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explosives |
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household hazardous waste |
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new
or used motor oil |
Curbside
Trash Pick Up
Curbside
trash pick up occurs weekly on your specified garbage day.
Residents are allowed three 30 gallon cans of regular household trash
weekly
from each parcel with an occupied structure.
Tickets can be purchased
for additional 30 gallon cans, for a $3.00 fee, at the Municipal Center.
Curbside
Recyclable Pick Up
Recyclables
are picked up every other week on your specified garbage day.
Recyclable items picked up curbside consist of the following
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clean, dry newsprint |
plastics (#1 and #2) |
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clear, green and brown glass food jars |
beverage
containers |
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plastic food containers |
cans (food, aluminum) |
All
trash and recyclables must be placed in containers with a lid.
Recyclable
containers must be clearly marked with an “R”.
Newspapers
must be separate from cans, glass and plastics.
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Curbside
Brush Pick Up
Residents must call 831-0932 or 838-5028 to be placed on a list for
brush pick up.
Brush can be no more than 4 inches in diameter and no longer than 6 feet
in length.
Brush should be placed near the curb and piled all one way.
***NO
BULK ITEMS ALLOWED AT CURBSIDE FOR PICK UP***
Annual
Free Dump Program
The
Transfer Station will hold its annual free dump program beginning
in the spring and ending in the fall. Property owners whose taxes are paid in full, do not have
delinquent water bills or outstanding Transfer Station bills can bring
one pick-up truck or four
car trunk loads per tax parcel to the facility.
Any property owner over the age of 65 (providing adequate
identification) unable to bring items down on their own will be entitled
to utility the Department of Corrections “Make a Difference”
program. Anyone else who
does not have means of transportation should call the Transfer Station
for phone numbers of local vendors who will remove unwanted waste.
Residents
with questions should check Channel 22, the news section of this web
site
or call the Transfer Station directly at 831-4390 for information.
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