Medford 2010 Recycling Flyer

To guarantee collection, trash must be out on curb by 7:00AM on your trash day. Trash collection will be ONE DAY DELAYED during a holiday week.

Unacceptable Wastes: Window, doors, paneling, 2×4’s, bathtubs, sinks, toilets, sheetrock, heavy machinery (engine blocks, transmissions,etc.), stumps, hedges, automotive batteries, tires, motor oil, antifreeze, florescent bulbs, toxic and volatile chemicals (Oil base paint, paint thinner, driveway sealers, wood strippers or any other household chemical), propane tanks.

No hazardous material. The closest Household Hazardous Product (HHP) site is in Lexington on Hartwell Avenue (call the DPW for schedule and details) 393-2419. Small branches tied in 3’ bundles are accepted-on yard waste collection weeks ONLY.

Bulk Waste Collection: Mattresses, box springs, sofas, chairs, desks may be put out at curbside at no charge. Rugs and carpeting must be rolled and tied.

Trash must be in proper receptacles i.e. metal trash cans or a Rubbermaid® type container.

Used motor oil may be brought to Valvoline Instant Oil Change on Salem Street-no charge.

White Goods: washers, dryers, air conditioners, stoves, dehumidifiers, dishwasher, etc. and C.R.T.’s: televisions and computer monitors require a $25 collection sticker-obtained at the DPW Office at City Hall or by check payable to City of Medford and sent to the Department of Public Works, City Hall – Room 304.

If you have more recycling that your recycling bin holds, another container (similar size to bin-NO BARRELS) can be used.

Recycling bins available in Room 304 for a small fee.

The Following items may be brought to the D.P.W.Office at City Hall-Room 304

Small mercury-bearing devices. Small devices include: thermometers, blood pressure machines, and thermostats. Mercury Thermometer Exchange (when available) Cellular Phones, Ni-cad rechargeable batteries, button batteries Ink Cartridges

COMPOST BINS AVAILABLE FOR A FEE!

MassDOT has posted to the Green Line extension project website three new documents about the project that were presented at public meetings this week.

A Fall 2009 Product Fact Sheet was distributed at Wednesday’s Public Hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Report, where an overview PowerPoint presentation also was made.

On Tuesday at the Medford City Council meeting, a brochure outlining the potential property tax impacts of the project was distributed.
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What is The Green Streets Initiative?

The Green Streets Initiative is a grassroots organization of people from Cambridge, Massachusetts and surrounding cities, who celebrate, promote, and advocate for the use of alternative transportation.

For environmental, health, and community building reasons, our aim is to create safer, quieter, healthier streets for commuters and citizens of all types. READ MORE

STOP Mobile
Hosted by Paws for a Cause, Medford
For an appointment, call Tracy at 617-337-6273

Catmobile
Sponsored by the Merrimack Feline Rescue Society
For more information go to www.catmobile.org or call 888-495-SPAY

December 1 Woburn
December 2 Salisbury
December 3 Peabody
December 4 Malden
December 7 Lowell
December 8 Saugus
December 9 Methuen
December 10 Melrose
December 14 Lowell
December 15 Tyngsboro
December 16 Salisbury
December 17 Peabody
December 18 Billerica
December 21 Lowell
December 22 MRFRS
December 23 Methuen

The Northeast Center for Healthy Communities manages the Drug Free Communities Support Program (DFC) on behalf of Medford Health Matters.

The primary goals of the DFC are to: 1) build coalition and partnership capacity to address factors that contribute to youth substance abuse in the community, and 2) reduce youth substance abuse of tobacco, marijuana and prescription drugs among youth in Medford. Strategies to achieve these goals include: social marketing campaign targeting 6-12 graders; compliance checks of marijuana related tobacco products and alcohol; shoulder tap surveys; community forums and events; awards to youth asset builders; monthly newspaper column; support to Team TADD South & Team TADD West; support to newly forming Parent Advisory Group; review of prescription drug abuse data; and policy review and analysis.

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The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) would like to inform you that, over the next several months, our consultants will be initiating field work in and around the area of the Green Line Extension corridor. The purpose of this work is to collect data to support the ongoing development of the design for the Green Line Extension project.

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A comprehensive training on Fair Housing that addresses: principles of fair housing, who is served by fair housing, benefits to the community, types of discrimination, protected classes, steps to affirmatively furthering fair housing, and strategies for persons with disabilities.

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The Mystic Valley Development Commission (MVDC) has been awarded a $150,000 grant to help fund construction of the Wellington Greenway in Medford, a riverfront walk which will connect the River’s Edge and Wellington Business Center (10 Cabot Road, 20 Cabot Road — the Citizens Bank Building — and One Cabot Road) Riverfront Pathways to the Wellington MBTA station and beyond to Station Landing and the Mystic Reservation.

Energy and Environmental Affairs Undersecretary Philip Griffiths announced the grant last week during an event at the Tufts University Boat House at River’s Edge.

“This grant awarded through the Mass Environmental Trust is another example of the benefits of collaboration among the cities of Everett, Malden and Medford through the MVDC,” said Mayor Michael J McGlynn, chairman of the MVDC. “Completion of the Wellington Greenway will benefit the residents of our three cities and surrounding communities by opening beautiful sections of the Malden and Mystic Rivers to the public.”

The Wellington Greenway, designed by Shadley and Associates, will also improve public access to the Park at River’s Edge. Set on a former industrial site along the banks of the Malden River, River’s Edge has undergone a striking environmental transformation. As a result, the Malden riverfront has been reclaimed for local residents, visitors and wildlife.

The award-winning park at River’s Edge includes 10 acres of publicly accessible open space that has transformed the edge of the Malden River with extensive landscaping, granite seat walls, lighting, wetlands and the Tufts University Boat House.

During the event, Griffiths also announced four additional grants along the Mystic/Malden River corridor: the Celebrate the Mystic project, the Blessing of the Bay Boathouse & Blue Heron River Route project, the Condon Shell project and the Village Landing Public River Access and Canoe Launch Development project.

For more information, visit www.riversedgema.com

Friends of the Mystic River has rescheduled its 15th annual Mystic River Fall Cleanup to Saturday, Oct. 17, from 9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Trash and debris will be collected along the river banks and in nearby grassy fields at selected locations between the Lower Mystic Lake and Torbert MacDonald Park. READ MORE

The debate on expanded gambling in Massachusetts is heating up, with hearings scheduled this month, and a vote likely early next year. One of the first public discussions this session will be held on Thursday, October 15.

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