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Moore lauds opening of Blackstone Valley Regional Recycling Center
September 22, 2008...In an effort to become an environmentally friendly epicenter of several Blackstone Valley towns, yesterday marked the official opening of the Blackstone Valley Regional Recycling Center (BVRRC) for the towns of Northbridge, Uxbridge, Douglas, Sutton, Dudley, Blackstone, Millville, Holliston, Bellingham and Franklin, as well as the Blackstone-Millville, Sutton and Uxbridge school districts. Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, was one of the speakers for the grand opening of the recycling facility, which aims to reduce the amount of garbage that heads to landfills. "The people and town officials of this recycling center's communities are putting their efforts behind the popular environmental slogan to think globally and to act locally, even regionally," Moore stated in his remarks. "This facility is a great step for our environment, and will be a modest, but valuable source of revenue for the member towns. This is the kind of positive leadership, I hope, that will catch on in other regions as well." The facility, which was created with a $20,000 grant from the Department of Environmental Protection, will generate revenue to cover the operation of the BVRRC, with excess returns being distributed amongst the participating communities. The BVRRC will also save money on trash collection for the communities, as the facility will cut down on the amounts of total garbage that is typically collected. The application for the $20,000 grant was strongly supported by Sen. Moore and other legislators. Plastics labeled 1 to 7, cardboard, paper, aluminum and tin cans, clothes and shoes, antifreeze, dry cell batteries, mercury thermometers and thermostats, cell phones, eyeglasses, rags, paint, motor oil and motor oil filters can all be disposed of for free. Other items that can be disposed of for a small fee include refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, ride-on lawn mowers ($30); televisions, mattresses, box springs microwaves ($20); white goods such as washers, dryers, dishwashers ($15); computer monitors, printers, bathtubs, push lawnmowers, stereos and dismantled swing sets ($15); exercise equipment, propane tanks and water heaters ($10); and automotive batteries, bicycles, metal fences (per 100 square feet), tires, and weed whackers and trimmers ($5). The recycling center will be open every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., starting Sept. 28. The entrance to the facility is on Water Street, next to the Northbridge Fire Station, and the exit leads onto Main Street. For more information on Sen. Moore's work in the legislature, please visit www.senatormoore.com. |
