Robert Salvaggio Recycling Center of Braintree
Bob Salvaggio was a dedicated and committed resident of Braintree. He was a founding member of the recycling committee and chairman for many years. Bob championed many recycling initiatives and helped Braintree become a leader in community recycling. To commemorate his civic pride and tireless work ethic, the Ivory Street Drop Off Center was renamed the Robert Salvaggio Recycling Center of Braintree in the Summer of 2007.
Located: Across from the Braintree T Station on Ivory Street
Hours: Weather Permitting (20-90 degrees)
Open: 1-4PM Monday & Tuesday, Thursday & Friday and Saturday 9AM-2PM.
Closed: Wednesday, Sunday & Holidays
Phone:781-794-8060
Acceptable Materials
Newspapers, including inserts, paper bags, paperback books, phone books, magazines, junk mail, brochures, catalogues, office paper, all envelopes, file and hanging folders, post it notes, cereal boxes, shoe boxes, pasta & cracker boxes, etc. with liners removed, cardboard, milk and juice cartons, books with hard covers removed, glass bottles & jars, aluminum foil and food containers(cleaned), tin and steel cans, all plastics 1-7. No plastic bags are accepted, please return them to containers inside every supermarket-bring to any market, no matter where they come from. Drop-off is also single stream so materials do not have to be separated. All go in the same container at the Center.
Clothing
There is a St. Vincent de Paul Society Clothing Box on site.
Special Items:
Products Containing Mercury: Ni-Cad batteries, thermostats, thermometer exchange, dimmer switches, and fluorescent tubes are accepted.
Paint & Paint Products Accepted
Oil paint, stain, varnish, thinner, turpentine, strippers (5 gallon limit/person)
Keep in original containers, mark content. No Latex paint. Open latex paint, let dry, place in trash. Kitty litter will speed up drying.
Not Accepted
Creosote, preservatives, bleaches and latex paint, *plastic bags.
*Note: China saves 37 million barrels of oil each year due to their ban of free plastic bags. Over 500 billion plastic bags are consumed each year. It cost $4000 to recycle one ton of plastic bags, which then can be sold to the commodities market (for only $32/ton). As a result it is not economically feasible to recycle them. Using cloth bags saves approximately 22, 000 bags per person in an average lifetime. Nearly 200 species of sea life die due to plastic bags.
Covanta Residential Trash Drop-off
May 1-Sept. 30-Mon-Sat 7AM-3PM
Oct. 1-April 30-Mon-Fri 7AM-3PM & Sat 7AM-Noon
(Sticker required) Information: 781-843-6209/Transfer Station
Small remodeling project disposal
Residents with small "do it yourself" projects can now bring construction material to the scale house of the Covanta Transfer Station and pay just 10 cents a point for disposal. Payment is by credit card only. Simply state you are a Braintree resident and show proof of residency. (Transfer Station 781-843-6209)
