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Volunteers are the lifeblood of our town. The Recycling Committee is extremely gratified by the
volunteer efforts of neighborhood groups, Scout troops, families and individuals who picked up
litter and recyclables from roadways on Earth Day; and by community residents and League of
Women Voters members who helped out on Household Hazardous Waste Day.

For easy access to timely recycling information residents can visit the Town’s website's
recycling pages at www.town.boxford.ma.us. Check out www.freecycle.org. Remember to “Buy
Recycled”: buying recycled products is critical to making recycling cost-effective for our town
by creating markets for the materials we collect.

Please find below the total amount of materials recycled in Boxford during calendar year 2016

MATERIALS TONS UNITS

Mixed Paper & Cardboard 578
Commingled 468
(Plastics #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 #7; Glass; Aluminum cans; Tin cans)

TOTAL CURBSIDE 1046

Corrugated Cardboard 88 Tires 127 car
Scrap Metal & Appliances 45 Auto Batteries 33
Computers/TV 13 Motor Oil 1400 gallons
Recycle That (books & textiles) 3 Oil Filters 1 (55-gal )
Salvation Army bins 5 Propane Tanks 42 tanks

EST. DROP-OFF 154

Combined Tons Diverted(Recycled) 1200
Disposed Trash 1906
Estimated Diversion Rate 39 %

Karen Sheridan, Chair
Georgia Cameron
Patty Hojnowski-Diaz
Linda Shea
Nancy Woolford