Recycling Hancock is a member town of Coastal Recycling. Residents of all member towns can bring their recyclable items to Coastal on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 7am to 4pm, and Saturdays from 8am to 4pm. Coastal is presently accepting the following items: Corrugated Cardboard Newspaper Paperboard Office Paper/Mail Tires Metal Cans Aluminum Cans Scrap Metal Clear Glass Plastics #1 White goods (stoves, freezers, etc.) will cost $20.00 a piece Coastal Recycling accepts colored glass During a recent regular meeting of the Coastal Recycling Board, directors voted unanimously to expand the facility's program to include colored glass, effective immediately. Previously, only clear glass items were accepted at the facility because of an unfavorable market for mixed-color glass. The value of mixed glass in the recycling market place remains relatively low, but the facility manager proposed a creative alternative that should benefit all member towns. Since the Maine Department of Environmental Protection does not restrict the use of crushed glass in landscaping or construction projects that require the use of fill, the ficility will offer the material at no cost to residents or businesses for such projects. Lids should still be removed from all glass containers and it should be noted that porcelain materials will not be accepted. To discuss options for using crushed glass in your landscaping and construction projects or for other information regarding the expanded program, contact Joyce Levesque, Coastal Recycling Manager, at 422-6766. The facility is located on Route 182 in Hancock and does close for all major holidays. For items not accepted at this facility that your are having a difficult time recycling you may want to check out the following website www.ecocycle.org/charm/ You may also want to check out www.catalogchoice.org This website will allow you to stop any unwated catalogs to cut down on the clutter in your mailbox and in our waste stream.