Mark your calendars for important fall events at the Recycling and Disposal Facility (RDF): Paint collection and Document shredding.
The final day for paint collection this season is Thursday, October 3 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Drop off old or unused paint to be recycled.
The following materials are accepted: Interior and exterior latex paint, oil based alkyd paint, and solidified paint.
Materials that are not accepted are: creosote and turpentine, other solvents, and unmarked containers. These materials may also be brought to the RDF on Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day in the spring of 2025.
Paint is available from the paint shed during regular RDF hours, except during paint drop-off events.
Document shredding day is Sunday, October 6 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. If you have material to be shredded, please follow the guidelines below:
- Vehicles must have a valid RDF sticker, or be driven by a Wellesley resident.
- Vehicle occupants should stay in the car.
- Documents to be shredded must be clearly marked or distinguished (in a brown paper bag or disposable cardboard box) and placed in the trunk of the car, if possible. Documents may also be placed in the bed of a pickup, in a trailer, or in the rear most section of a van.
- Residents can bring any documents they would like to have destroyed. NO binders, plastic folders or metal can go through the shredding machine.
- The documents will be removed by RDF staff and/or staff of the shredding company.
- Documents are securely destroyed on-site in a mobile shredding truck. NOTE: Residents may NOT bring home the material after it is shredded.