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Reminder: The WWRA’s September board meeting is tonight at 7:00 pm in the Chelsea City council chambers. For meeting agendas and future meeting dates, please visit our Meetings Page

Why is paper recycling important?   31.9% of our collection stream is cardboard and mixed paper, making paper products our most collected material. Recycling paper plays a vital role in protecting our environment. Recycling Paper…   …Eliminates the need to harvest virgin materials. Creating paper products with virgin materials leads to habitat loss when forests…

When we say we accept paper, cardboard, metal cans, plastic containers, and glass, that means we ONLY accept those items.   Anything else that is left at the WWRA is Illegal Dumping. Illegal Dumping is when someone dumps unrecyclable items in or outside of the WWRA’s recycling bins. Common items include furniture, construction waste, tanglers…