Weatherly office hours; recycling event set
The Weatherly Borough Office announces brough hours and recycling:
* The borough will be closed May 26 for the observance of Memorial Day. The office will reopen on May 27 at 8 a.m.
• Garbage pickup will change from Monday to Tuesday as result of the holiday.
• Weatherly will hold an electronic recycling event at Eurana Park on June 7 from 9-11 a.m. or until the truck is full.
• The following items are recycled for free: desktop/laptop computers, gaming systems, printers and fax machines, cables and cords, cellphone and laptop batteries, exercise equipment, toner and ink cartridges, audio visual equipment, telephones and cellphones with batteries removed, DVD players and VCRs, keyboards and mice, filing cabinets, string Christmas lights, microwaves and small appliances, metal items and water heaters, UPS battery backups, car batteries, metal bed frames and rain spouting.
• Additional items can be recycled for a fee, as follows: washers, dryers, dishwashers, computer monitors, ranges/stoves, floor carpets, stove, $20 each; dehumidifiers, air conditioners and dorm refrigerators, $25, each; floor freezers, console stereos, refrigerators, $35 each; televisions under 42 inch CRT or flat screen, $40, each; all other televisions including in wooden cabinet, projection, larger screens and television tubes, $60.
Destruction services are available for a fee as follows: hard drives, $10 a drive; and documents, $10 per standard paper box. Both come with a certificate of destruction.
People are asked to stay inside their vehicles; only cash with exact change or checks are accepted.
People can make out checks to Responsible Recycling Services or RRS.
— Kelly Monitz Socha