Thanks to a generous grant from the Khurshed Bhumgara Fund at the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation, WEC has the opportunity to purchase and place a dozen TerraCycle Zero Waste boxes in Washington.
These boxes allow residents to recycle "hard to recycle items" that are not permitted in the Single Stream Recycling program. Terracycle is able to separate and repurpose these items into new products. This prevents these items from ending up in landfills and harming the environment in various ways.
Please see below to find out which boxes are available, and where you can find them.
Remember, these boxes are only available until they are full, so take advantage of this program while you can!
Art Supplies . . . this box is full and no longer available
Location: After School Arts Program
6 Bee Brook Road, Washington
Accepts: anything you might purchase at an arts & crafts store, including: brushes, empty paint tubes, cans & bottles, watercolor palettes, crayons, charcoals, canvases, sponges, notebooks, markers, tape, empty paint remover bottles & more
plastic gloves (due to COVID)
Location: Bryan Memorial Town Hall, Washington Depot. On the front porch.
Drop off used plastic gloves.
BACKPACKS
Location: Steep Rock Association Office,
2 Green Hill Road, Washington
Accepts: backpacks, messenger bags, & drawstring bags.
Beauty products & Packaging . . . this box is full and no longer available
Location: J. Seitz & Co,
9 East Shore Road, New Preston
Accepts: Shampoo/conditioner bottles (including caps), hair product tubes, concealer/mascara/lip balm/gloss tubes, eyeshadow tubes, lotion bottles/tubes/dispensers/jars,
shaving foam tubes (no cans, please), eyeliner pencils/cases
Candy & Snack Wrappers . . . this box is full and no longer available
Location: Washington Primary School
Accepts: Empty candy wrappers, cookie wrappers, snack bags, multi-pack snack bags, family size snack bags
Art supplies
Location: Washington Montessori School
Art supplies . . . this box is full and no longer available
Location: Shepaug Valley School
Accepts: anything you might purchase at an arts & crafts store, including: brushes, empty paint tubes, cans & bottles, watercolor palettes, crayons, charcoals, canvases, sponges, notebooks, markers, tape, empty paint remover bottles & more
Accepts: anything you might purchase at an arts & crafts store, including: brushes, empty paint tubes, cans & bottles, watercolor palettes, crayons, charcoals, canvases, sponges, notebooks, markers, tape, empty paint remover bottles & more
Writing Instruments
Location: Washington Montessori School
Accepts: any brand of pens, pen caps, mechanical pencils, markers, marker caps, permanent markers and permanent marker caps
COMPLETED BOXES & STATS:
Alkaline Batteries: 25 pounds of waste diverted from the landfill!
Garden Products: 30 pounds of waste diverted from the landfill!
Shoes: 42 pounds of waste diverted from the landfill!
Beauty Products and Packaging: TBA pounds of waste diverted from the landfill.
97 Pounds of “hard to recycle” waste (and counting) will now be recycled, thanks to your efforts!