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Reuse #1 - Reuse Events - Town of Concord (Rod Robison & Fred Serr)
- 1. Concord’s DropOff-SwapOff Program Prepared By: Rod Robison, Environmental Services Program Administrator Fred Serr, REUSIT President Sponsored By Concord Public Works and REUSIT
- 4. Organization Concord Public Works and REUSIT…a perfect partnership
- 6. Site Map
- 7. SwapOff
- 14. DropOff
- 18. Vendors
- 31. The Sculptor
- 32. The Band
- 37. Volunteers stationed in each area
- 55. Business Recycling This semi-annual event provides Concord businesses with a safe and low-cost opportunity to properly dispose of computers, monitors, printers, TV’s, fax machines, other electronics and fluorescent bulbs. The event is co-sponsored by Concord Public Works and Complete Recycling Solutions, and is held at the 300 Baker Ave. Ext. parking lot thanks to Normandy Real Estate.
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- Concord’s semi-annual DropOff-SwapOff is an event that provides Concord residents the opportunity to recycle, reuse, or dispose of items that have used up their useful life. This popular event typically draws more than 900 households. As the name implies, DropOff-Swapoff is actually two events strategically located at the same site. The SwapOff take-it-or-leave-it portion of the event is a wonderful opportunity for Concord residents to pass on useful, working items to friends and neighbors. The DropOff portion of the event accepts a wide variety of items for recycling and reuse, items that can not be recycled at the curb.
- Concord’s DropOff-SwapOff program was established in the late 1990’s when the Town’s landfill (and Swap Shed) was closed. REUSIT had successfully operated the Swap Shed for many years, dating back to the 1970’s. The closure of the landfill resulted in a municipal curbside trash & recycling program…and the DropOff-SwapOff program was developed to provide residents the opportunity to continue pass on useful, working items to friends and neighbors and to recycle and dispose of bulky objects and other items that can not be recycled at the curb.
- Entrance to the SwapOff area for residents bringing items to swap.
- Volunteers unload “swap-able” items from vehicles, arrange them for other residents to browse and take.
- Traffic flow is key.
- At the SwapOff, everything from tableware to toys to furniture find new homes. We’ve even had a boat change hands! Everything is free.
- The DropOff collects a wide variety of items, including Non-profits collecting still-usable items for reuse (BNB, HGRM, RBMC, C2C) Items that can’t be recycled curbside (electronics, carpet, mattresses, styrofoam, etc….) Bulky items for disposal (oversized waste) Items needing proper disposal (unwanted meds, batteries, fluorescent bulbs, etc….)
- The “Small Stuff” area collects a little bit of everything…
- Prices set to cover vendor charges, police & CPW staff time on day of the event and other incidental expenses (food, printing,…)
- Interstate Refridgerant
- Framingham Salvage and Waste Management
- We try to have some fun, too!
- Made entirely of items being discarded at the DropOff.
- Team Leaders: Point person for each position Responsible for supplies Train new volunteers Answer resident questions Provide information Provide feedback after event
- Along with several police officers…volunteers direct traffic.
- Distribute price sheets…and direct traffic.
- Determine charges based on pricing guidelines…and direct traffic.
- Unload carpets, mattresses, upholstered furniture, etc. from vehicles High school students come in very handy for this.
- Unload scrap metal and oversized waste.
- Sort sneakers, bag styrofoam…
- Sorting “Small Stuff”: video cassettes, CDs, towels, plastic bags, batteries, fluorescent bulbs, etc.
- Collect payment at Check-out…
- …and direct traffic.
- And have fun!
- Rely heavily on student volunteers (offer community service credit) Important to have right mix of students and adults