Category Archives: recycling

At this past weekend’s Antiques at Elm Bank in Wellesley, people sold stuff, people bought stuff, people thought some of it look suspiciously similar to things seen at the Wellesley dump.

The Wellesley RDF cites stats about cellphones lasting an average of 18 months and that 150 million will be discarded this year alone. It encourages you to use the clearly marked igloos at the the RDF for recycling your old iPhones, BlackBerries, etc. The phones can sometimes be refurbished and redistributed as well. Just make [...]

No fooling, the give and take area at the Wellesley RDF re-opens on April 1, weather permitting. Volunteers are needed to help staff the area.

No need to just blow those leaves into the street or your neighbor’s yard… The Recycling and Disposal Facility (RDF) will be open for six Sundays during the busy fall leaf season as follows: October 25 and Nov 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 Sunday hours of operation: 11 am to 3 pm Please remove [...]

Interesting piece in the Boston Globe today on how demand for recycled materials has dwindled in light of the economy, forcing the Welelsley RDF and other local recycling outfits to store materials until demand picks up. From the story: Wellesley is storing nine truckloads, or 216 tons, of cardboard. Martin held onto the cardboard for [...]

Get your last-minute holiday shopping done today at the RDF, as the reusables area closes for the season. Separately, note that Cell Phones are December’s Recyclable of the Month (just be careful about what data you leave on them…). From the RDF: Donating your cell phone at the RDF not only reduces clutter around the [...]

From the Wellesley RDF: Steel is used in a variety of products ranging from cars to cans and is made from recycled steel, which means that anytime you buy any steel product, you are purchasing a product that has been recycled. According to Fact Sheet,”Virtually every car taken off the road today is recycled – [...]

From the Wellesley RDF: Plastic bags and plastic film should be recycled in the Plastic bag bin along the recycling wall.  Items such as plastic grocery bags, dry cleaning bags, and shrink wrap can be placed in the bag bin as well. According to Wikipedia “Used bags should not be littered: this is unsightly, damages [...]