Healthy Malden to hold recycling day

On Saturday, June 27, Healthy Malden, in conjunction with the Malden Department of Public Works and the Malden Board of Health, will offer an expanded Quarterly Recycling Day to create a systematic collection of hazardous materials that threaten the well-being of the city.

Residents will be able to drop off unused and expired prescription drugs as well as over-the-counter medications in an effort to keep these drugs out of home medicine cabinets where children can get them.

Healthy Malden’s Prevention Task Force will accept these medications at the DPW, located at 356 Commercial St., between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.

In addition to the Prescription Drug Disposal, the DPW will be conducting its regular recycling effortswith tires, cathode ray tubes, televisions, computer monitors, car batteries, motor oil, oil filters, paints, and used electronic equipment.

Healthy Malden also will conduct a needle collection program while the Board of Health will accept products containing mercury. These mercury items, which include thermostats, mercury switches, elemental mercury, fluorescent light bulbs, and button batteries, will be accepted free of charge. Thermometers may be exchanged for a new one.

There is a fee for some of the recyclables including: $2 per car tire; $20 per truck tire; $5 for CRTs/televisions; $1 for batteries; $1 for each gallon of motor oil (no antifreeze or transmission fluid); and $2.50 for used oil filters. Latex, oil, and acrylic paints as well as stains and varnishes will also be accepted. The cost to recycle 1 to 5 gallons of paint is $10; $15 for 6 to 10 gallons; $20 for 11 to 15 gallons; and $25 for 16 to 20 gallons; $3 per gallon after 20 gallons (paint will be recycled between the hours of 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.).