Suffolk Reporter

Town of Brookhaven issued the following announcement on Oct. 21.

As a result of such a positive response to the Town’s glass recycling program, Supervisor Ed Romaine and Councilman Dan Panico have announced that the Department of Recycling and Sustainable Materials Management (RSMM) has expanded the glass recycling drop-off locations. The new glass drop-off site is in the parking lot of the Center Moriches Library, located at 235 Montauk Highway in Center Moriches. At every location there are three bins for green, brown and clear glass. Currently, the glass is largely reused for municipal operations wherever sand is needed – road base for internal roads, drainage, construction of landfill, etc. By separating glass by color, the Town has opened the door for larger-scale glass recycling and is currently in discussion with regional glass recyclers to establish a long-term program. Pictured left to right are Center Moriches Library Director Marcie Litjens, Supervisor Ed Romaine, Center Moriches Library Head of Reference and Technology Bob Chesnut and Town of Brookhaven Recycling Coordination Aide Zachary Sicardi.

Supervisor Romaine said, “We continue to increase our glass recycling by taking the steps that help make it more convenient and it appears to be working as our glass numbers continue to increase. I thank all the residents who are making the effort to recycle right in Brookhaven.”

The glass recycling drop-off locations in the Town of Brookhaven are:

•Brookhaven Town Hall One Independence Hill, Farmingville

•Brookhaven Landfill 350 Horseblock Road, Brookhaven (Open M-F 7am to 2:45pm, Sat-Sun 7am to 12 noon)

•Manorville Compost Facility Papermill Road, Manorville (Open 7am to 3pm / closed 11:50am – 12:30pm)

•Holtsville Ecology Center 249 Buckley Road, Holtsville (Open Mon-Fri 9am to 3pm)

•Rose Caracappa Sr. Center 739 Route 5A, Mt. Sinai

•New Village Recreation Center 20 Wireless Road, Centereach

•Town of Brookhaven Parking Lot Across from Three Village Inn, 150 Main Street, Stony Brook

•Henrietta Acampora Recreation Center 39 Montauk Highway, Blue Point

•Mastic Recreation Center 15 Herkimer Street, Mastic

•Fireman's Field 25 Middle Country Road, Ridge

•Comsewogue Library 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station

•Center Moriches Library 235 Montauk Highway, Center Mortiches

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