Curbside Recycling Program
Recycling is available to all residents who are eligible for municipal trash collection. Multi-unit apartment dwellings over six units and trailer park units are not eligible for recycling pickup. For recycling information please see your building management.
Recycle bins are collected every other week (biweekly) on your trash collection day. The collection calendar shows specific pick up days. Place recyclables at the curb by 7:00 AM on the morning of collection, and not before 6:00 PM on the evening prior to collection. In the event of a holiday or bad weather, collection may be delayed a day. Please use discretion when putting out recyclables on windy days or in bad weather. Drivers are not responsible for picking up items that blow around.
Paper
Place in paper bag to keep from blowing away and littering the streets. General rule of thumb: if you can tear it, you can recycle it. All paper must be clean. - Do not include paper towels, napkins or tissues. No boxes or paper with food contaminates, raisin boxes or other heavily waxed boxes.
- Newspaper and inserts
- Paperback books
- Magazines, catalogs, and phone books
- Junk mail
- Paperboard (cereal boxes)
- Corrugated cardboard (flatten to 2' x 2')
- Pizza boxes - must be clean (no grease)
Containers
Remove caps, lids, and pumps. Empty contents and rinse clean. Labels may stay on. Cans and plastic containers may be flattened. Glass, metal and plastic containers can go together in the same bin.
- Glass bottles and jars - Do not include broken or other glass such as light bulbs, window or auto glass, dishes, glasses, Pyrex.
- Aluminum, tin, and steel cans - Do not include cans containing paint or hazardous material or other metal items.
- Plastic containers numbers 1 through 7. This covers most household containers including beverage, food, laundry, cleaning, bathroom and beauty products. - Do not include plastic bags, film or wraps. No styrofoam. No motor oil, hazardous or chemical containers.
Do not recycle: toys, plastic bags, tools, kitchen utensils or packaging, medical supplies, large plastic items, pesticides and herbicides, motor oil containers, solvent, paint and adhesive containers, pails (such as ice cream), flower pots and garden plastics, food storage and microwave containers.
Program Contacts:
- Selectman's Office: 978-346-8862