What about Styrofoam, dirty pizza boxes, and microwave food boxes?

Styrofoam collection will consist only of the following: clean, white Number 6 PS preformed block and sheet, collected Monday through Friday from 7:30 am to 2:30 pm at the DPW Garage, 75 Newcrossing Road. No food containers of any kind, and no colored Styrofoam. If pizza boxes are clean and free of food particles, they can be recycled.

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1. Why should I recycle?
2. When is my collection day?
3. What about holiday week collections?
4. When should I put out my recycling?
5. Why didn’t the trash truck pick up my recycling?
6. What can I recycle?
7. How do I put items out for recycling?
8. Do I need to rinse and separate cans, bottles and plastic containers from each other?
9. What about Styrofoam, dirty pizza boxes, and microwave food boxes?
10. Can I put out more than one recycling bin/barrel?
11. Where can I get a recycling bin or recycling sticker?
12. Does the Town collect yard waste (leaves, grass clippings and other easily raked material)?
13. Is there a drop off location for yard waste?
14. How do I get rid of a mattress?
15. What about Christmas trees?
16. Does the Town collect construction and demolition material?
17. What can I do with old paint, used motor oil, and other chemicals?
18. What can I do with mercury containing items?
19. What do I do with unwanted appliances?
20. How about CRTs: television sets and computer monitors?
21. How about microwaves and other electronics?
22. Do I have to use the official recycling bin?
23. Can I recycle my old telephone books?