Category Archives: dump

An invasive question for Wellesley RDF

By bbrown | Published: June 2, 2010
We asked while at the Wellesley RDF yesterday what we should do with invasive plants like Japanese Knotweed yanked from our yard and brought to the dump. Should we toss em in with the grass/leaves/brush or what? According to the Recycling & Disposal Facility office, they’d actually prefer that you toss ‘em in with the [...]
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Household hazardous product collection Sunday May 2

By dcb | Published: April 28, 2010
Head on over to the Wellesley RDF between 9am-3pm on Sunday to ditch your old aids, drain cleaners, bug killers and more from 9am-3pm on Sunday May 2. Don’t bother bringing your explosives, fireworks  and radioactives (though fire department can direct you on those matters). Complete details here.
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Sept. recyclable of the month: Junk mail

By bbrown | Published: August 26, 2008
From the Wellesley Recycling & Disposal Facility: Junk mail pesters many residents of the U.S., but it also plagues the landfills. Junk Mail Produces 1 Billion Pounds of Landfill Each Year. According the U S Postal Service, “More than 100 BILLION pieces of junk mail per year pass through the Post Office”. Junk Mail Kills [...]
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Wellesley recycling: bulbs and movies

By bbrown | Published: July 29, 2008
From the Wellesley Recycling and Disposal Facility: Fluorescent light bulbs are one of the more efficient types of bulbs available, but they also contain toxic chemicals such as mercury.   Mercury can cause a wide variety of health problems in humans ranging from hindered development to death.  Fluorescent bulbs are often long, skinny bulbs or tubes [...]
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