RENE WOOD: Sheffield recycles, reuses, and donates

Once again, kudos to Sheffield residents who have continued their impressive commitments to recycling, reusing, and donating items to keep unwanted goods out of landfills.

Applause for everyone who is part of Sheffield’s collective commitment to recycling, reusing, donating, and increasing buying used or not buying at all. In doing so, money is saved; jobs are supported; and Sheffield’s solid-waste footprint is reduced as these smart environmental choices made every day add up.

The Town of Sheffield offers numerous programs, all of which are well received:

• Bulky Waste bin is available every day its Transfer Station is open;
• Mattress recycling bin is available on the first Sunday of each month;
• Textile recycling, recovery, and reuse collection boxes are next to the Swap Shop, Town Hall, Senior Center, where donations of new, used, or past-their-prime clothing, textiles, shoes, accessories, etc. find new uses as Apparel Impact processes these donations;
• Book bins;
• Home compost bin program available year round;
• Expanded electronics, battery, and mercury goods recycling/reuse programs;
• White goods, bulky rigid plastic, and string lights recycling;
• Swap Shop for usable goods looking for a new home;
• Household food collection, which becomes compost;
• And, of course, cans, bottles, paper, and more recycling.

Thank you, Sheffield, and please keep it up!

Editor’s Note: Rene Wood is recycling coordinator for the Town of Sheffield.