A few Local questions

[vonelftinhaus]

So I have checked the city website and do know options exist to get rid of some items we have but don't need anymore along with items that need special disposal. But I wanted to ask before I either brought them to the DPW or just threw stuff out

- have a number of the cfl light bulbs that we don't need anymore and I believe all of them work and some are still packaged; we switched to LED a few years ago. Does anyone want these or is there a group that can put these to use?

- also have a number of "traditional" light bulbs and will dispose of these unless they can be of use?

-I went to Save that Stuff in Charlestown to dispose of a bunch of Styrofoam; seemed yes they take the white packing material but I got the impression they would not take or just throw out the food/colored material even though it was clean. I know the city has 2 pickups during the year and I missed the last one cause i thought the company that did it went out of business - would be great to get a few more pickups from the city during the year. Also was curious if anyone knows of a place that does take all types of Styrofoam? travel is not a problem

- Looking for referrals for slate roof work

Thank you

Comments

[rmd]

For slate work, I've used Triple M Contracting with good results.

[ravingwanderer]

If you don't find takers for the CFLs, you can recycle them at Home Depot (they have a bin for collecting them).

[kelkyag]

Tags will also take CFL bulbs for recycling.

[pru]

yes, this is what I came to say.

[pru]

also, it might be worth calling habitat for humanity restore about working lightbulbs.

[ron_newman]

If the lightbulbs still work, I'd much rather see them offered for free here (or elsewhere such as Freecycle, Everything is Free, etc) than recycled.

[vonelftinhaus]

Thank you everyone for the response's and help. Yes I can say for certain all the light bulbs work (maybe one or 2 don't) and was thinking of putting them on the sidewalk before trash day and seeing what people would take. Though was hesitant to leave that many bulbs just sitting there.

[ron_newman]

I'd be careful about that, because you don't want to take the chance that nobody grabs the CFLs and they end up in the collected trash -- or even worse, broken on the street and sidewalk. They are hazardous waste because of the mercury inside.