THETFORD — On Saturday, recycling services won’t be available at the Thetford Transfer Station.

Trash and food scrap services will be available as usual, and Town Manager Brian Story expects recycling to resume next weekend.

The suspension of services comes as the transfer station is going through a certification renewal process with the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. The station’s certification, which lasts 10 years, expired in June, Story said. The materials for the application were submitted in January, and the department lists it as complete, but it remains in the public comment period.

“I wish things had gone faster but they didn’t, so we’re at the mercy (of the Agency of Natural Resources),” Story said. “There was a lot happening earlier in the year so it didn’t get done as quickly as it could have under other circumstances.”

Story expects the transfer station to be running normally by early March. But until then, once recycling services resume, residents won’t notice much of a difference, he said. 

In the meantime, recycling at the Hartford Solid Waste and Recycling Transfer Station and the Lebanon Solid Waste and Recycling Facility are available to Thetford residents for a fee.

■The Hartford transfer station is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. The scale closes at 3:30 p.m. Single day permits are $10.

■The Lebanon solid waste facility is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with scales closing at 3:15 p.m. It’s open on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., with scales closing at 1 p.m. For the Lebanon facility, users must register for an annual permit in advance for $5. That can be done at the following link: tinyurl.com/355n8p5t. 

■The Thetford Transfer Station is open Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Frances Mize is a Report for America corps member. She can be reached at fmize@vnews.com or 603-727-3242.