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FREE SHREDDING EVENT There will be a FREE shredding event open to Town of Bethlehem residents on Saturday 11/14/2020 from 10 AM - 1 PM at the Town Highway Garage Parking Lot, 74 Elm Avenue East, Selkirk, NY 12158. You may enter Elm Avenue East either from Elm Avenue or from Jericho Drive off Route 9W. The Highway Garage is located near the Jericho Drive-in. For details or further information, please see the Main Town Events Calendar. |
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We have led the way with household hazardous waste and electronics programs, our yard waste collection and composting program is unparalleled in the region, and most recently the Town has begun helping lead the state in clothing and textile reuse and recycling, including receiving an EPA award and State Senate Legislative Resolution.
Why Recycle?
Recycling is beneficial to our community, the environment and the economy. It’s also required by law for all businesses and residents. We have made good progress, but there is still a long way to go before reaching Town and State goals for recycling.
What to Recycle?
Certain items must be recycled by law, and there are a variety of other items that should be reused, recycled or composted. List of mandatory and other recyclables for all businesses and residents in the Town of Bethlehem.
How and Where to Recycle?
The private waste haulers in town now collect recyclable materials together in one single stream container (see slideshow about the single stream recycling facility). In addition to the standard recyclables, there are several more types of items that can now be accepted for recycling including:
The Town’s Transfer Station remains a “dual stream” facility, where different categories of materials are separated by residents and businesses before recycling at the station. This allows for significantly less contamination than with single stream, and can provide valuable revenue for the town by material type.
Bethlehem’s Third Annual Spring Recycling Event Sees Record Attendance
805 households bring 50,730 pounds (over 25 tons) for reuse and recycling
The Town of Bethlehem’s third annual “Spring Recycle Fest” on Saturday, April 8 broke previous records with 805 households participating to drop of approximately 50,730 lbs (or more than 25 tons) of materials, which averages out to nearly 6 lbs. for every household in the entire Town! Over $2,000 in donations were also raised to support Bethlehem Central School District Environmental Programs.
The event was a collaboration between the Town of Bethlehem Recycling/Sanitation, Highway, and Senior Services Departments, Bethlehem Central School District Green Team, the Delmar Farmer's Market, Grassroot Givers, Up-Stitch, American Clothing Company, JGS Recycling, Cascade Recovery and 3N Document Destruction.Residents can continue to donate clothing, footwear and other textiles for reuse or recycling throughout the year (such as linens, stuffed animals, loose fabric, backpacks, and even ripped, stained or damaged items like missing
Books: In addition to 7,560 lbs of books and cardboard gathered for recycling by Cascade Recovery, Grassroot Givers and volunteers sorted out three vanloads full of high quality titles with reuse value (estimated 3,000 lbs total).
Residents are instructed that they can continue to recycle books, mixed paper and cardboard throughout the year at the Cascade Recovery dumpsters at the Elm Ave CDTA Park and Ride, as well as at the back of the Town Municipal Parking lot on Kenwood Avenue mentioned above. More details.
Shredded documents for recycling: About 8,500 lbs of secure shredding was done on-site by 3N Document Destruction of Clifton Park. This material is baled and sent to a paper mill for recycling back into paper products, according to 3N co-owner Dave Neville.
Electronics, appliances and scrap metal: 21,606 lbs were collected for recycling by JGS Recycling of Waterford. Residents can continue to recycle electronics, appliances and scrap metal items (some fees apply) throughout the year at the Town’s Rupert Road Transfer Station.
NEW this year—sewing and knitting supplies: Up-Stitch, a new local nonprofit creative reuse organization, was overwhelmed with three carloads and a minivan full of sewing and knitting supply donations (estimated at 400 lbs total). For ongoing donation information, visit www.up-stitch.com.
For more information about Town of Bethlehem recycling visit www.townofbethlehem.org or contact Dan Rain, Recycling Coordinator: email recycle@townofbethlehem.org or call 518-439-4955 ext. 1510. For BCSD Green Team details visit www.bethlehemschools.org/green-team/.
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