RECYCLING AND SOLID WASTE: WHAT TO DO WITH IT!
| Material
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Method
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Location
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Cost
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| Household Waste
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1. You transport
2. Town pick-up
3. Private Hauler |
1. Chestertown
Galena
Sharptown
2. Curbside
3. Curbside |
1. 45 cents/15lbs
(approx. l bag)
2. Town taxes
3. $165-$192/yr |
| White goods, appliances w/CFC's
|
1. You transport
2. Town pick-up |
1. Nicholson only
2. Curbside |
1.$10/CFC units
2. $15/item |
| Yard Waste (separated) |
You transport |
Nicholson only |
NO CHARGE |
|
Tires
|
You transport
|
Nicholson only
|
1. $2/tire*
*up to 4 tires |
| Aluminum cans,
Steel cans,
Plastic Bottles& Jugs,
Glass Bottles & jars,
Corrugated Cardboard,
Newspapers,
Magazines,
& All paper |
1. You transport
2. County curbside collection
|
1. Chestertown
Sharptown
Galena
Nicholson
2. Curbside
|
1. NO CHARGE
2. NO CHARGE
(container incl.)
|
| Used Motor Oil
|
You transport
|
Sharptown
Galena
Nicholson |
NO CHARGE
|
| Used Antifreeze
|
You transport
|
Sharptown
Galena
Nicholson |
NO CHARGE
|
| Used Clothing
|
You transport
|
Chestertown
Sharptown
Galena
Nicholson
Hidden Treasures/Kent Plaza |
NO CHARGE
|
| Auto Batteries |
You transport |
Nicholson Only |
NO CHARGE |
| Scrap Metal |
You transport |
Nicholson Only |
$60/Ton. |
| Furniture
|
1. You transport
2. Town pick up |
1. Nicholson Only
2. Curbside |
$60/Ton
2. Town Taxes |
| Rubble, Construction |
You transport |
Nicholson Only |
$60/Ton |
NICHOLSON FACILITY
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Household Solid Waste/Recycling Drop Off
MATERIALS ACCEPTED AT NICHOLSON TRANSFER SITE
| Household garbage, trash, and refuse normally
collected or disposed of by Kent County residents. ( 15
pounds per coupon)
NO COMMERCIAL OR BUSINESS TRASH ACCEPTED!!!
|
Disposal Coupons Only
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| The following materials will be accepted at a rate of
$ 60.00 per ton: - Furniture to include wooden chairs, dressers,
tables, etc. - - - -Oversized household items such as beds,
mattresses, sofas, televisions and etc.
NO COMMERCIAL FURNITURE ACCEPTED !!!
|
Cash or Check
NO BUSINESS CHECKS
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| The following materials will be accepted at a rate of
$ 60.00 per ton:
- CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS: Painted or treated
lumber, plaster, insulation, shingles, floor, wall, ceiling
tiles, pipes, glass (plate, light bulbs, china, mirror,
drinking glasses), wires, carpet, wallpaper, roofing, felt
or other structural fabric.
NO CONTRACTORS OR COMMERCIAL MATERIAL ACCEPTED!!!
|
Cash or Check
NO BUSINESS CHECKS
|
| The following materials will be accepted at a rate of
$ 60.00 per ton:
- Scrap Metal, Steel and Tin.
|
Cash or Check
NO BUSINESS CHECKS
|
|
- Passenger car/lite
truck Tires are acceptable at a cost of two dollars ($ 2.00)
each. (A limit of 4)
NO TRACTOR/HEAVY TRUCK OR COMMERCIAL TIRES
ACCEPTED !!!!!
- White goods containing CFC’s ( Chlorofluorocarbons
) are acceptable at a cost of ten dollars ( $ 10.00 ) per
unit.
|
Cash or Check
NO BUSINESS CHECKS
|
| The following materials will be accepted at no charge:
- Concrete, Bricks, Stone, and small amounts of crushed
Black Top
- Recyclables: glass, aluminum, newspapers, steel cans,
corrugated cardboard, used oil and antifreeze, all paper,
news paper, office paper, shredded paper, junk mail, envelopes
w/ windows and plastic bottles & jugs, auto/lawn mower
batteries, used Motor Oil & Antifreeze, Boat Shrink
Wrap.
Materials must be separated. For information regarding
free curbside recycling, please contact Kent County Recycling
at 410-778-7448.
- Chipper area accepts brush no thicker than 10 inches
in diameter at no charge. (NO STUMPS OF ANY SIZE)
|
No Charge
|
HOURS: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM
- 4:00 PM
Saturday 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS HOURS: April- October
Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday & *Sunday 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
*SUNDAYS ARE FOR HOUSEHOLD TRASH ONLY
All areas are closed on New Year’s Day, Easter Sunday,
Memorial Day, the 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas
Eve, and Christmas Day.
MATERIALS NOT ACCEPTED AT NICHOLSON
LAND CLEARING WASTES: Animal manure, pesticides,
herbicides, animal bedding,
agriculture produce, animal feed, putrescible waste, and
fertilizers. (NO STUMPS)
DEMOLITION DEBRIS: All demolition debris from
large structures.
CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS: Any commercial, domestic
or industrial wastes or
byproducts, paint, tar or tar containers, caulking
compounds, glazing compounds, paint thinner, or
other solvents or their containers, creosote or other
preservatives or their containers, cement used for
tiles, paneling, carpet or other adhesives, and other
solid waste which may contain an unacceptable
substance as may be determined by the administration
to be unacceptable.
THE FOLLOWING ARE SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITED:
All Asbestos materials, (shingles, siding)
Controlled Hazardous substances in any quantities
Liquid wastes or any waste containing free liquids
Special medical wastes
Radioactive materials
Septage or sewage scavenger waste
Automobiles or auto parts
Animal carcasses
Incineration ash material
Chemical or Petroleum spill cleanup material
Industrial waste
Putrescible waste
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