Joann Held
Next Hopewell Valley Recycling Event Scheduled for
Saturday, February 1, 2014 from Noon to 3pm
Following another overwhelmingly successful Styrofoam collection day last September, another Recycling Event has been scheduled for Saturday, February 1. On Super-Styrofoam Saturday, the items to be collected will include Styrofoam, CDs, DVDs & videotape, and wine bottle corks.
Jointly sponsored by the Hopewell Valley Green Team and the Pennington Environmental & Hopewell Township Environmental Commissions, these items will be accepted at the Hopewell Township Public Works Building from Noon to 3pm. Styrofoam packing material, especially blocks, sheets and coolers, will be taken to RayBob Packaging in Bristol, PA. Packing peanuts will be accepted if in a separate bag; however, residents are encouraged to return packing peanuts to their favorite shipping store where they can be reused immediately. Styrofoam food containers will not be collected.
The list of e-media that will be collected has been expanded to include CDs, DVDs, and any kind of tape (audio & video cassettes, even reel-to-reel). Free CDs that come in the mail, outdated software, and DVDs with corrupted files can really pile up! And old, useless videotape can occupy a lot of shelf space. This is a chance to get rid of those disks and tapes and still keep them out of the landfill. E-media will be delivered to Keystone Technology in Langhorne, PA. Plastic jewel cases will also be accepted.
Patrons of the Pennington Farmers Market have been bringing their wine bottle corks to the Market for years. Now the Green Team is reaching out to the whole Valley and inviting them to recycle their corks. They should be made of real cork – not synthetic – since they will be sent to Yemm & Hart, a cork tile manufacturer in Fredericktown, MO.
All Hopewell Valley residents and businesses are welcome to participate. Materials can be delivered on February 1 to the Hopewell Township Public Works Building at 203 Washington Crossing – Pennington Road, which is next door to the Township Municipal Building – look for the solar panels! The Snow Date for this event will be Saturday, February 8. Check the Green Team website for updates at: www.HopewellValleyGreenTeam.org

