Recycling

On May 1, 2010 the Town of Pembroke launched its new mandatory Single Stream Recycling Program complete with fully automated curbside collection. Residents must purchase 2 carts approved by the Town and imprinted with the Town Seal- one for recycling and one for trash in order to receive curbside collection. The program is Zero Sort® Single Stream Recycling; which means all your recycling goes in one bin together. The recyclables are trucked to a sorting facility to be sorted and processed.

Click here to watch a video that shows how the items are sorted at Casella's state-of-the-art facility. Click here to watch another educational video from Casella which shows how a plastic bottle painted bright orange goes from the curb all the way through processing at the MRF (Materials Recycling Facility).

RECYCLABLES - GREEN Must be loose in cart (do not bag)	TRASH - BLACK Must be bagged in cart
Newspaper (including inserts) Magazines Manila Envelopes Office paper Posters School Paper (i.e. ruled, construction, etc.) Soft Cover Books Telephone Books White or Colored Paper Brown Paper Bags Chipboard (i.e. cereal, pasta, and shoe boxes, etc.) Computer Paper Corrugated Cardboard Egg Cartons (no styrofoam) Envelopes Fax Paper Gift Wrap Hard Cover Books (with covers removed) Junk Mail Metal cans - tin, aluminum, steel containers (pie plates/trays/foil) Plastic containers (#1 through #7) Glass bottles and jars - any color Aseptic containers are now recyclable! (milk and juice cartons and juice boxes)	Household garbage Food waste Styrofoam (even if there is recyclable symbol on it) Foam packaging Plastic Bags (Even if there is a recyclable symbol. Most stores will take their plastic bags back for recycling) Glassware (drinking glasses) Ceramics (Pyrex, mirrors, incandescent bulbs, window glass) Tissues & paper towels Disposable diapers Capri Sun Juice Pouches

Bring to Transfer Station for Recycling:
Electronics (TVs, computers, stereo systems, etc.) Printer cartridges (laser or ink jet) Rechargeable batteries Button Cell Batteries Alkaline & Zinc Batteries Auto waste (used oil, anti-freeze, batteries) Fluorescent bulbs Cell phones Mercury thermometers & thermostats Scrap metal Appliances Propane tanks

Recycling Tips:

Please place your carts curbside by 6:45 am on the day of your collection and no earlier than the previous evening
Carts are not to be left curbside overnight after the day of collection
Please place your carts with the wheels facing the house so the lid opens towards the street
Please place your carts at least five feet away from objects if possible (including the other cart)
Please do not overload carts. If you have excess trash/recycling you must bring it to the Transfer Station
Please breakdown cardboard boxes
Please place shredded paper in a paper bag and staple the top closed

2010 Recycling Data Collection Summary

Pembroke Automated Collection Program Data Collection - 2011 Summary
MONTH	WEIGHT (IN TONS)		% RECYCLING	RECYCLING FEE/TON	SAVINGS! (VS. $66.80/TON FOR TRASH)
MONTH	*TRASH	RECYCLING	% RECYCLING	RECYCLING FEE/TON	SAVINGS! (VS. $66.80/TON FOR TRASH)
JANUARY	139.13	58.12	29.47	$2.74	$3,723.17
FEBRUARY	126.34	41.44	24.70	$1.65	$2,699.82
MARCH	158.94	51.61	24.51	$2.10	$3,339.17
APRIL	138.72	56.94	29.10	($9.83)	$4,363.31
MAY	149.53	55.33	27.01	($11.63)	$4,339.53
JUNE	162.14	64.94	28.60	($11.63)	$5,093.24
JULY	146.04	58.19	28.49	($10.66)	$4,507.40
AUGUST	155.23	67.54	30.32	($15.63)	$5,567.32
SEPTEMBER	162	69.93	30.15	($14.61)	$5,693.00
OCTOBER	139.42	63.89	31.42	($11.75)	$5,018.56
NOVEMBER	132.92	81.37	37.97	(8.61)	$6,136.11
DECEMBER	143.53	75.86	34.58	$9.71	$4,330.85
TOTAL 2011	1,753.94	745.16	29.69% AVERAGE	($6.51) AVERAGE	$54,811.48

2011 Recycling Rates by Route
	MONDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	TRANSFER STATION
JANUARY	31.69%	30.75%	30.19%	24.86%	29.80%
FEBRUARY	24.31%	26.32%	29.42%	24.87%	22.75%
MARCH	28.72%	25.28%	22.37%	26.41%	21.42%
APRIL	27.72%	24.35%	31.38%	30.91%	30.73%
MAY	37.22%	26.49%	24.52%	30.55%	22.76%
JUNE	29.87%	30.42%	29.43%	27.73%	25.57%
JULY	33.31%	24.94%	29.31%	29.36%	18.42%
AUGUST	31.07%	29.82%	31.87%	31.38%	27.16%
SEPTEMBER	30.80%	30.70%	31.62%	30.97%	25.39%
OCTOBER	35.56%	32.15%	34.63%	34.01%	24.34%
NOVEMBER	41.81%	31.31%	33.91%	37.01%	31.82%
DECEMBER	37.63%	35.88%	35.74%	35.97%	38.65%
AVERAGE	32.48%	29.03%	30.37%	30.34%	26.57%

Questions? Call Pembroke Department of Public Works at 603-485-4422

Thank you for recycling!!