Alkaline & Carbon-Zinc (”Heavy Duty”) Place these with normal household trash.

Other Batteries All of the batteries listed below need to be treated as hazardous waste and can be brought to Town Hall where a permanent battery disposal box is located, saved for the next hazardous waste disposal day, which is held yearly or accepted by the seller of the replacement battery. Notice of hazardous waste disposal day will be posted in Neighbor-to-Neighbor, on the Tyngsboroughma.gov and on Tyngsborough Television

Button Cell Batteries Most small, round “button cell” type batteries contain mercury, silver, cadmium, lithium or other heavy metals as their main component. These materials leak in landfills, can enter the water table, and are even worse when incinerated. Many shops that replace watch and hearing aid batteries will accept your batteries for recycling at no charge.

Automotive batteries Automotive batteries contain lead. Lead is both toxic and valuable; in the US over 95% of all automotive batteries are recovered and recycled. Virtually any place that sells batteries will take them back.

Unfortunately there are several ink cartridges that are not salvageable. These cartridges are referred to as ink tanks.  Printers that use ink tanks typically have the print head inside the printer whereas recycleable cartridges have the print head on the cartridge.

If you have an Epson printer most likely your cartridges are ink tanks and must be thrown away.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND THESE:

THEY CAN NOT BE RECYCLED! If you have an HP or Lexmark printer your
cartridges can be recycled.

HP		Lexmark		Cannon	Dell
51626 51629 51645 51649 C1823 C6578 C6614 C6615 C6625 C6656 C6657 C6658	C6659 C8727 C8728 C8765 (94) C8766 (95) C8767 (96) C9363 (97) C9369 (99) C9368 (100) C4893 C4930 C4940	10N0016 10N0026 10N0217 10N0227 12A1970 12A1975 12A1980 12A1985 12A1990 12A1995 1380620 15M0120 15M0125	17G0050 17G0055 17G0060 17G0065 18L0032 (82) 18L0042 (83) 18C0031 18C0032 18C0033 18C0034 18C0035	BC-02 BC-05 BC-06 BC-20 BC-22 BC-23 BX-2 BX-3 BX-20	7y743 7y745 7y746 T0529 T0530 4640 4646 4844 A920 (b) A920 (c) J740

CELL PHONES

Tens of millions of cellular telephones are put in boxes every year and are never used again. Not only are phones are useful, but they also contain toxic materials. They should be recycled. Donate a Phone: Call to Protect Aids in the fight against domestic violence. Wireless phones are reprogrammed with emergency phone numbers and redistributed free of charge to victims in need. Local drop off locations are:

• Tyngsborough Public Library
• Tyngsborough Office of The Tax Collector Payment Window
• Hudson NH, WAL-MART
• THE BODY SHOPPE in Pheasant Lane Mall

You can also mail the phone (battery & charger accepted) to: CALL to PROTECT
c/o Motorola
1580 E. Ellsworth Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48108

Or log on to www.donateaphone.com for a complete list of local drop off locations.  When purchasing a new phone your new cell phone provider should have a recycling receptacle for your old phone.

METAL ITEMS, VEHICLE PARTS

Call Appliance Recyclers at 1-877-228-2898.

Vehicles (boat, car, trailer, truck) can be donated to the National Kidney Foundation, 800-488-2277 (some restrictions apply; may qualify for a tax-deduction)

There are several companies that will pay you for your scrap metals including gas grills, gutters, plumbing parts, swimming pools. You can find them under “Scrap Metals” in your yellow pages. One company is:

Granite State Salvage Company, Inc., 31 Dracut Road , Hudson , NH , (603)882-9325. They will take any metal item you have, including appliances (except refrigerators) and hot water tanks. If a magnet sticks to the item they will take for free; if a magnet doesn’t stick, they will pay you for the weight of the item.

MERCURY THERMOMETERS AND THERMOSTATS

You can bring your mercury thermometer or thermostat to the Board of Health office at the Tyngsborough town Hall. Thermostats will be properly disposed of as hazardous waste by the town.

MOTOR OIL

Used motor oil contains heavy metals and other toxic substances and is considered hazardous waste.  Each year do-it-yourself oil changers improperly dump MORE oil than the tanker Exxon Valdez spilled into Alaska’s Prince William Sound.

Motor oil must never be dumped in storm drains. Storm drains flow untreated waste into rivers, lakes or oceans.  Your quart of oil DOES make a difference – don’t dump it.
Recycling used motor oil is easy.  According to Massachusetts State Law, any business that sells motor oil must take it back – with a receipt!  Or, save for Tyngsborough’s annual Hazardous Waste Collection Day (held usually in the spring).  Notification of the date will be announced in Neighbor-to-Neighbor, on the Board of Health portion of tyngsboroughma.gov and on Channel 8.

NEEDLE DISPOSAL (MEDICAL)

Medical needles are STRICTLY prohibited from regular waste disposal.  Used needles can be kept in a sealed coffee can or laundry bottle.  These can be brought to the annual Board of Health rabies clinic (typically held in the spring or the Flu Clinics in the fall. Watch Neighbor to Neighbor or Channel 8 for details.  For further information or questions please contact the Board of Health at 978-649-2300 x118.

PACKING MATERIALS
(Styrofoam, peanuts, bubble wrap)

The Postal Center in TJ Maxx Plaza, Tyngsboro will accept clean Styrofoam, bubble wrap and Styrofoam peanuts.  A Mail Boxes, Etc. store will also accept these items.

PAINT

Latex Paint Not considered hazardous waste.  Let dry out or use kitty litter to absorb liquid then put can in with metal recyclables.  You may also purchase a latex paint hardener at some local home improvement, paint or hardware stores or contact Boston Renovation at (978-988-1177) or visit their web site at www.restorationproducts.com.  Within 15 minutes of application, the paint turns into a cottage cheese-like substance and hardens entirely by the next day.  Always follow the manufacturer’s instructions.

Oil-Based Paint Save for hazardous waste collection day. Notification of the date will be announced in Neighbor-to-Neighbor, on Channel 8, and on the Board of Health portion of tyngsboroughma.gov.

PROPANE GAS GRILL/HELIUM TANKS

Bring to Tyngsborough’s yearly household hazardous waste collection day, and your tank will be recycled for a small fee. Notification of the date will be announced in Neighbor-to-Neighbor, on the tyngsboroughma.gov web site and on Channel 8.   Or, check with the seller of your new tank to see if they will accept the tank for a small fee or trade-in.

SMOKE DETECTORS

According to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, certain smoke detectors do contain a radioactive sensing device, but the radioactivity is so low that it is considered harmless.  Remove the battery and dispose of the smoke detector in the trash.

STYROFOAM PACKING MATERIALS
(Styrofoam, peanuts, bubble wrap)

The Postal Center in TJ Maxx Plaza, Tyngsboro will accept clean Styrofoam, bubble wrap and Styrofoam peanuts.  A Mail Boxes, Etc. store will also accept these items.

TELEVISIONS

Televisions are banned from trash collection and will not be picked up with household trash. If your television is still in working order, you can donate it to Lowell Wish. For a small fee, save for hazardous waste collection day (Notification of the date will be announced in Neighbor-to-Neighbor, on the events page and on Channel OR hire a contractor to pick up, for a fee paid directly to contractor:

Appliance Recyclers 1 877-228-2898

TIRES

Appliance Recyclers 1 877-228-2898