The next Styrofoam collection will be held Saturday, Sept. 19.
The items to be collected will include Styrofoam, CDs, DVDs and wine bottle corks.
Jointly sponsored by the Hopewell Valley Green Team and the Pennington and Hopewell Township environmental commissions, these items will be accepted at the new Pennington Borough Public Works building on North Main Street from noon to 3 p.m.
Styrofoam packing material, especially blocks, sheets and coolers, will be taken to Princeton Moulding in North Brunswick. Styrofoam egg cartons also will be collected for delivery to Dolco Packaging, an egg carton manufacturer in Somerville.
There are exceptions at this collection. Spongy sheets of packing material can not be accepted. They are a slightly different material and can’t be used by the recycler.
Packing peanuts also will not be accepted this time, instead, residents are encouraged to return packing penults to their favorite shipping store where they can be reused immediately.
Old CDs and DVDs tapes will be delivered to Back Thru the Future in Franklin, New Jersey. Free CDs that come in the mail, outdated software and DVDs with corrupted files can pile up. This is a chance to get rid of those disks and keep them out of the landfill.
Plastic jewel cases also will be accepted if they are empty and have no paper inserts.
VHS and audio tapes no longer can be accepted.
Wine works should be made of real cork — not synthetic — since they will be sent to Yemm & Hart, a cork tile manufacturer in Fredericktown, Missouri.
All Hopewell Valley residents and businesses are welcome to participate. Materials should be delivered to the Public Works building.
Visit the website for updates at www.HopewellValleyGreenTeam.org.
