Unity Area Regional Recycling Center

05/19/2026

Happy Tuesday, Recyclers! While everyone is using the beautiful weather to do some spring cleanout, please remember the center will be CLOSED THIS SATURDAY, MAY 23, for Memorial Day weekend. Please spread this message far and wide. It's a huge bummer to load up the car with recycling and drive to Thorndike to find us closed. Trust me, I know! As always, thanks for your support, and happy sorting.

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05/13/2026

Happy Wednesday, Recyclers! Just wanted to give you a heads up the center will be CLOSED Saturday, May 23 for the Memorial Day Weekend. If you do your recycling on Saturday, come this week! As always, thanks for your support and happy sorting!

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05/04/2026

Recyclers, May the 4th be with you! While recycling is fantastic, repurposing an outdated item is another way to save something from the landfill. That's exactly how the set director for Star Wars, Roger Christian, came up with a now famous movie prop. He used antique 1940s Graflex camera flash gun handles, added some other bits and bobs, and voila! The lightsaber! As always, thanks for your support, and may the force be with you!

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04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day, Recyclers! 🌍♻️
There are so many inspiring quotes about our planet, from Wendell Berry’s "The Earth is what we all have in common" to Carl Sagan’s plea to "preserve and cherish the pale blue dot."
But today, we’re focusing on action, UARRC Haiku style:
On this Earth Day, PLEASE
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Clean and dry, Thank you! 💚
As always, thanks for your support, your tolerance of cheesy poetry, and for presorting your clean and dry goods!

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04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day, Recyclers! There are any number of quotes I could post here. Wendall Berry's "The Earth is what we all have in common," or Carl Sagan's Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot." But today we're focusing on action, UARRC Haiku style:
On this Earth Day, PLEASE
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Clean and dry, Thank you!
As always, thanks for your support, your tolerance of cheesy poetry, and presorting your clean and dry goods!

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03/12/2026

Happy Thursday, Recyclers! Can it be possible, is spring really here? We've had a couple days in the 60s, Leonard Road is muddy, and town meetings are popping up all over the place, so it must be so. If you're a member of one of our 8 member towns, and want to have your voice heard, plan on attending. Here's a list of upcoming meetings:
Freedom--March 14, 10 am at MVHS
Thorndike--March 14, 9 am at the town office
Dixmont--March 21, 10 am, at the school
Jackson--March 21, 9:30 am at the community center
Troy--March 21, 9 am at Troy Central School
Unity--March 28, 9 am at the Unity gym next to the town office
Montville--March 28, 10 am at the town hall
As always, thanks for your support, and happy sorting!

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02/13/2026

Happy Friday the 13th, Valentine's Day and Presidents' Day, Recyclers! Roses are red, violets are blue, for breaking down boxes, a hearty thank you! As always, thanks for your support, and happy sorting!

01/30/2026

Happy Friday, Recyclers! We need your help! Are you a Jackson resident, or do you know one? We have an empty chair on the board for one lucky Jackson resident. Commitment is one meeting a month--3rd Thursday of the month--for 1-2 hours. We don't do a meeting in September. If you can't make a meeting, we won't hold your feet to the fire. If you have questions, feel free to reach out to me here at the center, or at your town office. As always, thanks for your support, and stay warm!

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01/23/2026

Happy Friday, Recyclers! Jack Frost is heading our way, and because it's going to be brutally cold, we will be CLOSED Saturday, January 24. The forklift and balers don't work at those low temps, and our staff shouldn't have to suffer in those conditions either. We'll be back Tuesday. Be safe out there! As always, thanks for your support, and happy sorting!

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01/16/2026

Happy Friday, Recyclers! We're midway through January and we've tallied everything up from last year. We shipped over 174 tons of recycling commodities in 2025! That's over 349,640 pounds! We also processed over 11 tons of universal hazardous waste--TVs, computers, etc.--keeping them safely out of landfills. We had the freon removed from 130 refrigerators, dehumidifiers or air conditioners. Soon I'll have figures on how many tons of textiles were diverted from the waste stream. All in all, it's a lot! Let's try to top that next year! Thanks for all your hard work and support! Happy sorting!