or save for Green Fest
Rick Schulman, a member of the Green Fest Committee, gathers up boxes of various recycled electronics devices and equipment during the 2011 Green Fest.
Don’t throw that away!
Items listed below are collected at Boonsboro Recycling Task Force meetings on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the Community Center, Shafer Park - unless indicated otherwise in parentheses ( ). Many items can also be saved during the year for collection at the Green Fest in May.
1. Containers, bags, packing material
-Eggs cartons
-Paper berry boxes
-Paper grocery bags
-Four-cup holders
-Nabisco wrappers, i.e., Oreo’s, etc.
-Styrofoam trays (art teachers at Boonsboro Middle & High schools)
-Large block #6 Styrofoam (40 West Landfill, call 240-313-2790)
-Packing peanuts/air pillows/small, clean boxes (Turn the Page Bookstore - 301-432-4588)
-Plastic flower pots & trays (Landscape HMO, 301-432-1907 or save for Boonsboro Green Fest)
-Medicine bottles - empty
2. Jars, bottles, caps, pull tabs
-Mason jars & lids
-Plastic bottle caps, especially blue, green, red, orange & yellow
-Aluminum can pull tabs, especially colored ones
3. Batteries
-Rechargeable batteries (40 West Landfill [240-313-2790] & Target stores)
-Non-rechargeable batteries (Common Market, Rt. 85, Frederick)
-Car batteries (Purr Haven, Inc., 301-788-6687)
4. Computers, electronics, phones, cartridges
-Computers & computer accessories for recycling (Goodwill Industries)
-Electronics: TVs, etc. (40 West Landfill, call 240-313-2790)
-Cell phones
-Ink cartridges
-CDs & DVDs - no cases
5. Clothing, hangers, sneakers
-Clothing & sports gear (save for Boonsboro Green Fest)
-Clothes hangers (save for Boonsboro Green Fest)
-Old sneakers (save for Boonsboro Green Fest)
6. Books, magazines
-Used books, encyclopedias, National Geographics & other magazines (
7. Medical equipment, eyeglasses
-Metal wheelchairs, walkers & crutches (Wheels for the World, 301-432-6536)
-Eyeglasses & cases (Boonsboro Lions Club drop-off at M&T Bank, Boonsboro Branch)
8. Aluminum & scrap metal
-Aluminum foil & pie plates - clean items only (
-Aluminum & scrap metal (Purr Haven, Inc., 301-788-6687)
9. Plastics
-Wide-mouth plastic containers, i.e. yogurt & margarine, and plastic film (Frederick Co. recycling)
-Solid color plastic bags
-Other stretchy plastic bags, including grocery bags (Weis, Martin’s, Kohl’s, etc.)
Phil Ruth loads up bikes for Bikes for the World organization.
10. Miscellaneous items
-CFL light bulbs & fluorescent tubes (Home Depot)
-Bikes (Bikes for the World, Phil Ruth, 301-573-8212)
-Sewing machines (Bikes for the World, 301-573-8212)
-Band instruments (Boonsboro Band Boosters)
-Sports equipment & clothing (save for Boonsboro Green Fest)
-Greeting cards
-Wine corks - including synthetic
11. Washington County's recycling bin program
-Paper/cardboard and commingled glass, metal and #1 & 2 plastic containers (Various locations, including Park-N-Ride, Rt. 40 & Rt. 67 intersection, Boonsboro; south county Kaetzel Road transfer station; Red Byrd restaurant, Keedysville)
Find other items on http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/hagerstownfreecycle/
Information collected and presented by:
Boonsboro Recycling Task Force
Sponsor of 4th Annual Boonsboro Green Fest on
