2012 in Wellesley has been a year of beginnings, excitement and sadness. Here’s a recap of the year’s most memorable moments, not in any particular order: *Fresh start for Wellesley Public Schools. While some longtime Wellesley residents were sorry to see the historic old Wellesley High School razed, there have been few complaints about the [...]
The Wellesley Recycling & Disposal Facility‘s Reusables area is back in action after taking winter off. Here are the rules. Play nice. Thank you volunteers (some seen below)
Get ready to unload your junk and pick up some new junk at the Wellesley Recycling & Disposal Facility’s Reusables section, set to re-open April 5. Your Ad Here
We asked while at the Wellesley RDF yesterday what we should do with invasive plants like Japanese Knotweed yanked from our yard and brought to the dump. Should we toss em in with the grass/leaves/brush or what? According to the Recycling & Disposal Facility office, they’d actually prefer that you toss ‘em in with the [...]
Head on over to the Wellesley RDF between 9am-3pm on Sunday to ditch your old aids, drain cleaners, bug killers and more from 9am-3pm on Sunday May 2. Don’t bother bringing your explosives, fireworks and radioactives (though fire department can direct you on those matters). Complete details here.
From the Wellesley Recycling & Disposal Facility: Junk mail pesters many residents of the U.S., but it also plagues the landfills. Junk Mail Produces 1 Billion Pounds of Landfill Each Year. According the U S Postal Service, “More than 100 BILLION pieces of junk mail per year pass through the Post Office”. Junk Mail Kills [...]
From the Wellesley Recycling and Disposal Facility: Fluorescent light bulbs are one of the more efficient types of bulbs available, but they also contain toxic chemicals such as mercury. Mercury can cause a wide variety of health problems in humans ranging from hindered development to death. Fluorescent bulbs are often long, skinny bulbs or tubes [...]
