October 16, 2010
A big thanks to all the volunteers, Concord Public Works (CPW) team, and others who helped out with the October 16, 2010 DropOff - SwapOff! This was a very successful event, with a total of 989 vehicles attending the DropOff portion of the event alone. This was also our largest event ever!
Summary of What Was Collected at the Dropoff
- ¾ truck load of reusable building materials
- 1 1/2 5-gallon buckets of rechargeable batteries
- 1 1/4 5-gallon bucket of mercury thermostats and thermometers
- 1 30 yard roll-off container of upholstered furniture
- 1 5-gallon bucket of lead acid batteries
- 1 bag of linens for HGRM
- 1 box CD's for ACT Recycling
- 1 box of 8 foot fluorescent bulbs
- 1 box of crayons
- 1 box of ink jet printer cartridges
- 1 box of soccer cleats (for small village in Mexico)
- 1 container of controlled substances
- 1 truck load of children's items
- 1/2 30 yard roll-off container of carpet
- 1/3 bucket of assorted batteries
- 121 bikes
- 16 toilets
- 17 refrigerators
- 197 bags of Styrofoam
- 2 boxes of backpacks for Aspire project
- 2 boxes of Floppy Discs for ACT Recycling
- 2 boxes of VHS for ACT Recycling
- 2 truck loads of household goods
- 20 55-gallon bags of plastic bags
- 20 pairs of running shoes for Micronesia
- 3 boxes of cassettes for ACT Recycling
- 3 buckets of compact fluorescent bulbs
- 3 tons of paper were shredded during the course of the event
- 30 Boxes of sneakers for Nike
- 4 boxes of small fluorescent bulbs
- 4 containers of 4 foot fluorescent bulbs
- 4 helium tanks
- 42 Mattresses
- 47 microwaves
- 5 30 yard roll-off containers of construction and demo materials
- 5 30 yard roll-off containers of over size waste
- 5 30 yard roll-off containers of scrap metal
- 5 bags of bubble wrap
- 5 bags of sneakers for Goodwill
- 5 bags of towels
- 5 containers of rags
- 5,500 lbs of books
- 51 dehumidifiers
- 52 cell phones
- 6 55 gallon bags of plastic flower pots
- 6 boxes of laser jet printer cartridges
- 6 boxes of Sharps
- 6 boxes of unwanted prescription medicine and over the counter (OTC) medication
- 63 propane tanks
- 700 lbs of store-bought CDs, VHS, DVDs, Cassettes for reuse
- 80% of a 53 foot truck was filled with electronics
- 97 air conditioners