Now…. Everything Goes! Now all recyclable items can go together! All Paper Bottles and Cans All Cardboard

Is that item recyclable? STOP! If so.. DO NOT throw it in the black bin! All of the following now goes into your blue bin: All Paper Cardboard Magazines Newspapers Rinsed: Metals Plastics #1 thru #7 Glass

NOT RECYCLABLE? Throw it in Here… Food Waste Broken Glass Tissues & Paper Towels Aerosol Cans Paint Cans

Recycle – these can go into the BLUE bins… Paper, cardboard, magazines, newspapers Paper cups, milk cartons ( rinsed ), pizza cartons (with minimal food contamination) Glass (rinsed) Plastic bottles and plastic containers ( including rinsed soup, soy milk, margarine and yogurt containers ) Cans, and metal and aluminum items Pens, pencils, markers Plastic Scotch tape rolls, candy wrappers, drinking straws (no food residue), twist ties Note: Items will be separated off-site at the recycling station Trash - not recyclable – these go into the BLACK bins aka landfill… All food and food waste Tissues and paper towels (used or unused – to avoid contamination) Broken glass Aerosol cans Empty paint cans Rubber bands Note: Recyclable items thrown into this BLACK bin will NOT be recycled and will go to landfill!

Cell Phones Recycling Leave your old cell phone at the Security desk We will donate these phones to the Boston Medical Center who will give usable phones to victims of domestic violence and sell unusable phones to a recycling firm.

Styrofoam peanuts, bubble wrap and air-filled packing bags are recycled on-site! Clean packing materials that can be used again and again are stored on-site for your use and to be added to. This saves money and the horrors of it going into our landfills and oceans. To arrange just call Denise Ward at the Management Office at or her at

Electronics disposal Computer equipment, and other electronics must be disposed of carefully to avoid leaking harmful substances into the water supply. Option 1: A price list from our waste disposal company can be found on the ETH website under the link “Electronics Removal Pricing” for electronics pick ups from 399 Boylston St. Option 2: Consumers can take up to two units per day, per household, for recycling at any U.S. Best Buy store. Best Buy will accept most consumer electronics, including : »Televisions and monitors up to 32 inches »Computer CPUs and notebooks, small electronics, VCR and DVD players »Phones, and accessories such as keyboards, mice, and remotes. A $10 recycling fee per unit will be charged for items with screens, such as televisions, laptop computers, and monitors. Consumers will instantly receive a $10 Best Buy gift card in exchange for the recycling fee. (This fee does not apply for any of Best Buy's Exclusive-Branded products, such as Insignia, Dynex, and VPR Matrix.) The following items cannot be accepted through the Best Buy program:  Televisions or monitor screens greater than 32"  Console televisions  Items containing Freon, including air conditioners, dehumidifiers, and mini-refrigerators (consumers are encouraged to contact their state/county sold waste department for recycling options)  Microwaves  Appliances (customers are invited instead to use the company's appliance haul-away and pick-up programs) Click on the Best Buy link below for all the information you’ll need : Electronics disposal Computer equipment, and other electronics must be disposed of carefully to avoid leaking harmful substances into the water supply. Option 1: A price list from our waste disposal company can be found on the ETH website under the link “Electronics Removal Pricing” for electronics pick ups from 399 Boylston St. Option 2: Consumers can take up to two units per day, per household, for recycling at any U.S. Best Buy store. Best Buy will accept most consumer electronics, including : »Televisions and monitors up to 32 inches »Computer CPUs and notebooks, small electronics, VCR and DVD players »Phones, and accessories such as keyboards, mice, and remotes. A $10 recycling fee per unit will be charged for items with screens, such as televisions, laptop computers, and monitors. Consumers will instantly receive a $10 Best Buy gift card in exchange for the recycling fee. (This fee does not apply for any of Best Buy's Exclusive-Branded products, such as Insignia, Dynex, and VPR Matrix.) The following items cannot be accepted through the Best Buy program:  Televisions or monitor screens greater than 32"  Console televisions  Items containing Freon, including air conditioners, dehumidifiers, and mini-refrigerators (consumers are encouraged to contact their state/county sold waste department for recycling options)  Microwaves  Appliances (customers are invited instead to use the company's appliance haul-away and pick-up programs) Click on the Best Buy link below for all the information you’ll need :

Battery Recycling Alkaline batteries made in the USA after 1994 do not contain mercury and are safe to dispose with trash if done so in small quantities. Duracell and Energizer stopped using mercury in Batteries with a green tree logo or the words “no added mercury” or “zero mercury added” are also safe to dispose with the trash. Please recycle the following types of Rechargeable Batteries: »Nickel cadmium (Ni-Cd), »Nickel metal hydride (Ni-MH), »Lithium ion (Li-ion), »Small lead acid ( < 2 lbs.) »Other Batteries »Button Batteries »Large Lead Acid Batteries (automotive) »Unknown Batteries »Car batteries containing lead should be recycled at waste management centers or may be “bought back” from auto retailers or service centers for their material value Call BATTERY for the nearest location to recycle rechargeable batteries. Battery Recycling Centers in Boston: RadioShack 13 School St, Boston Zip Tel Battery recyclers for Residential and Commercial:

Paper Recycling Percentage Report for 2009

For any inquiries about the Recycling Program at 399 Boylston Street, please do not hesitate to call Denise Ward at or her at