Town Of Bedford: DPW To Host Paper Shredding Event Saturday

Bedford MA

27 October, 2021

1:00 PM

Description

Press release from the Town of Bedford: October 26, 2021 - 12:57pm The Department of Public Works is holding a paper shredding event this Saturday, October 30 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Compost Center on 108 Carlisle Road. The event is free and open to Bedford residents only. Compost Center stickers are required. Blue resident stickers can be obtained at the DPW office during business hours. Stickers will also be available at the event Saturday. Proof of residency is required in the form of a vehicle registration or utility bill. Paper Shredding is a limited to five (5) boxes per car. No Binder clips, 3-ring binders and spiral notebooks. Residents will not be permitted to watch their documents get shredded. The DPW will also be accepting fluorescent lamps, rechargeable and sealed lead acid batteries, and other items containing mercury. Please note: LED bulbs and alkaline batteries will not be accepted. Per MassDEP regulations, these items can be disposed of in the regular household trash. Propane Tanks such as grill tanks and camping cylinders are also being collected. Residents can continue to drop off fluorescent lamps, rechargeable and sealed lead acid batteries, and other items containing mercury in the foyer of the DPW building on Great Road. Moison's Hardware is another option for properly disposing of fluorescent bulbs. To avoid traffic backing up on Carlisle Road and Winterberry Way, the DPW is alphabetically staggering the hours by last name and is asking for residents to come at the appropriate hour. Can't see the table below? Click here to view the original story.Bedford residents will also be able to drop off cardboard, glass, yard waste and tree debris from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. This press release was produced by the Town of Bedford. The views expressed here are the author's own.