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Recycling RevenuesLarge items $1,230Recycling bins $2,555Compost bins $1,974Recycled paper receipts $92,521Scrap Metal receipts $13,931Subtotal (assorted fees) $112,211TOTAL ALL SOLID-WASTE RELATED REVENUE $989,085(up 1% over FY10)Collection of Yardwaste - During FY11, the DPW provided 15 weeks ofyard waste pickup for residents: 14 weeks for yard waste and one week for holidaytrees. The total tonnage collected from curbside services was approximately1846 tons, which was nearly the same as FY10.Recycling Center - Although the Recycling Center at 629 Randolph Avenueis only open the first Saturday of every month from 9am-noon, it remainsa popular destination for Milton residents. The Recycling Center continues tocollect books, clothing, propane tanks, mercury-bearing items (thermometers,thermostats, fluorescent bulbs, and non-alkaline batteries), non-Freon whiteitems, and Freon items such as air conditioners, refrigerators, and de-humidifiers.The Recycle Center collected a total of 48 tons of scrap metal, 219 airconditioners, 31 computers, 301 computer monitors, 636 televisions, and 45refrigerators.Household Hazardous Waste Collection – After a three-year hiatus (due tobudgeting constraints) the DPW reinstituted the household hazardous wastecollection program. The DPW sponsored a single-day drop-off event on September25th 2010. The event was highly successful in that 310 town citizens’vehicles pass through the collection point. These residents were able to properlydispose of adhesives and glues, aerosol cans, engine degreaser, brake andtransmission fluid, hobby and art supplies, household cleaners and spot removers,non-alkaline batteries (these are found in camcorders, cordless powertools, cordless phones and laptop computers), oil-based paints, photo chemicalsand chemistry sets, poisons, insecticides, pesticides, and weed killers. The eventwas so successful (and a valuable environmental protection measure) that theDPW will do all it can to preserve this service in FY12 and future years.DPW Award / Open House – The DPW Open House celebrates NationalPublic Works Week and the thousands of men and women who provide andmaintain the infrastructure and services collectively known as Public Works.More than 600 Milton residents enjoyed hotdogs and cotton candy as theylearned about what the Milton DPW does every day to maintain our roads,148