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Recycling in Delaware and Middletown
At Christmas time, for example, Americans throw away over 4 million tons of paper packaging....
(http://www.geocities.com/waterbororecyclesite/index.html)
More facts about recycling: http://www.oberlin.edu/recycle/facts.html or http://www.recycling-revolution.com/recycling-facts.html
What can we do, or better what SHOULD we do?
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Curbside pickup:
For $6 per month, DSWA will pick-up your materials for recycling. DSWA provides a 65-gallon wheeled cart. All curbside fees are collected on a semi-annual basis (6 month billing in advance). http://www.dswa.com/programs_curbside.asp
Recycle Delaware drop-off sites: The centerpiece of the state's residential recycling offers 150 drop-off sites. http://www.dswa.com/programs_dropoff.asp
Or even better ... reUSE ...
e.g. reduce the number of batteries in the waste stream is to purchase rechargeable batteries.
The rest ....
Residential trash pick-up is on Tuesdays and Fridays except on certain holidays where it will be picked up the following day. Please go to http://www.middletownde.org/document%20downloads/trash%202008.pdf to see Holiday pickup schedule and yard waste collection schedule for 2008.
CURBSIDE NOW OFFERED FOR ALL DELAWARE RESIDENTS!
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DSWA's (Delaware Solid Waste Authority)CURBSIDE RECYCLING PROGRAM is available to ALL residents of Delaware. This program offers pick-up every other week of your mixed recyclables at your curb!
http://www.dswa.com/programs_curbside.asp
Listed below is accepted materials for the DSWA curbside recycling program.
* Newspapers/ Brown Paper Bags
* Magazines/Catalogs
* Telephone/Soft Cover Books
* Junk Mail/Envelopes (all types)
* Paper
* Paperboard (cereal/tissue boxes)
* Cardboard
* Narrow-Neck Plastic Bottles (examples: Milk Jugs, Bleach/Detergent, Shampoo Bottles)
* Plastic Grocery Bags
* Glass Bottles/Jars (any color)
* Metal Cans (tin/steel/aluminum)
For $6 per month, DSWA will pick-up your materials for recycling. DSWA provides a 65-gallon wheeled cart. All curbside fees are collected on a semi-annual basis (6 month billing in advance) and are not subject to credit for missed pick-ups, household vacations, or other resident absences. DSWA is NOT a state agency, and therefore receives NO TAX DOLLARS for the implementation or operation of these recycling programs.
Questions? Call our CITIZENS' RESPONSE LINE at 1-800-404-7080
RECYCLE DELAWARE
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DSWA has expanded the single-stream recycling program to include over 150 drop-off centers across the state. Sorting is now a thing of the past! The drop-off centers are now single-stream, which means that residents will no longer have to sort their recyclables prior to coming to the drop-off centers. Some sites accept appliances and electronic goods.
If you have any questions about this program, please contact the CITIZENS’ RESPONSE LINE at 1-800-404-7080
Batteries:: Household batteries, such as watch, hearing aid and camera, and types A, C and D. No car, lantern or motorcycle batteries.
Cans: Aluminum, steel and empty aerosol cans, such as for drinks, food, pet food, hair spray and bug spray. No beach or lawn chairs, paint cans, propane cylinders or siding. Remove plastic spray knobs from aerosol cans.
Cardboard: Corrugated only. No cereal, shoe or tissue boxes or beverage holders.
Glass: Glass food and beverage bottles or jars, sorted by color. No ceramics, dishware, crystal, drinking glasses, fluorescent or incandescent light bulbs, mirrors, plate or window glass or Pyrex.
Junk mail: Advertisements, catalogs, computer paper, construction paper, glossy color inserts, junk mail, magazines, office paper, white or pastel envelopes.
Motor oil: Motor oil. No antifreeze, gasoline, gas-and-oil mixtures, paint thinners or solvents.
Oil filters: Oil filters. No other steel products.
Paper: Newspapers, magazines, newspaper inserts, paperback books and phone books. No blueprints, cafeteria or washroom waste, carbon paper, cardboard, cereal boxes, chipboard, colored or kraft folders, goldenrod or stilbene envelopes, hardcover books or tissue boxes.
Plastic: Narrow-neck plastic bottles, such as for cleaning supplies, cooking oil, detergent, milk, salad dressing, shampoo and soda. No caps, cups, yogurt or margarine containers, motor oil bottles, plastic trays, solvent containers, Styrofoam, toys or tubs.
Plastic grocery bags: Plastic grocery bags, any color except black.
Textiles: Clothing, curtains, drapes, hats, linens, paired shoes, paired socks and sheets. No dirty rags, fabric scraps, nontextile materials such as rubber or vinyl, plastic foam-backed drapes, pillows, rugs or wet clothing.
Recycle Delaware drop-off sites:
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Pine Tree Corners Transfer Station
273 Pine Tree Corner Road,Townsend, DE 19734
Materials Accepted: Corrugated Cardboard, Household Batteries, Electronic Goods, Motor Oil, Oil Filter, Textiles, Single-Stream
CEDAR LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1259 CEDAR LANE ROAD, MIDDLETOWN, DE 19709
Materials Accepted: Corrugated Cardboard, Household Batteries, Single-Stream
Park and Ride Rt. 1 Middletown
Pole Bridge Rd, Middletown, DE 19709
Materials Accepted: Corrugated Cardboard, Household Batteries, Electronic Goods, Textiles, Single-Stream
St. Anne's Episcopal School
211 Silver Lake Road, Middletown , DE 19709
Materials Accepted: Corrugated Cardboard, Household Batteries, Textiles, Single-Stream
Food Lion - Middletown
501 Warwick Road, Middletown, DE 19709
Materials Accepted: Corrugated Cardboard, Household Batteries, Single-Stream
Redding Intermediate School
201 New Street, Middletown, DE 19709
Materials Accepted: Corrugated Cardboard, Household Batteries, Single-Stream
Middletown Square Shopping Center
701 N. Broad Street,Middletown, DE 19709
Materials Accepted: Corrugated Cardboard, Household Batteries, Single-Stream
Del-Dot Middletown
5369 Summit Bridge Road,S. Broad Street, Middletown, DE 19709
Materials Accepted: Corrugated Cardboard, Household Batteries, Motor Oil, Oil Filter, Textiles, Single-Stream
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STATE OF DELAWARE
TITLE 7 - Conservation - Natural Resources
CHAPTER 64. DELAWARE SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY
Subchapter II. Recycling and Waste Reduction
(http://delcode.delaware.gov/title7/c064/sc02/index.shtml)
§ 6450. Findings; policy; purpose.
The General Assembly hereby makes the following findings and declares the following policies and purposes with respect to the recycling and reduction of solid waste materials. It is determined that the reduction of solid waste disposal and recovery of usable materials from solid waste are matters of extreme importance in minimizing the environmental impact of solid waste disposal through landfilling. It is in the public interest to develop a comprehensive statewide system of recycling and resource recovery which maximizes the quantity of solid waste materials which can be recovered, reused or converted to beneficial use. The statewide system should utilize existing and new resource recovery facilities such as reclamation projects and waste-to-energy projects while establishing and developing a statewide source separation program through use of recycling centers. In addition to maximizing the recovery and reuse of materials from solid waste through use of large scale projects, it is a state goal to provide an opportunity for source separated recycling to every person in the State. In order to accomplish the goals and objectives of statewide recycling and waste reduction, it is determined that the Authority develop a comprehensive program incorporating long range planning, project development, public education and promotion, information gathering, and marketing. It is further determined that the Authority, in developing a statewide comprehensive recycling and waste reduction program, consider measures to remove from the solid waste stream through source separation materials harmful to the environment which cannot be readily or effectively recycled so that such materials can be separately disposed in an authorized manner. These findings, policies and purposes are declared to be in the public interest and these provisions are considered necessary and for the public benefit as a matter of legislative determination, and liberal interpretation in favor of accomplishing the stated goals and objectives shall be provided. (67 Del. Laws, c. 432, § 1.)