Old Curbside Recycling Guidelines
To assure pickup, it is best to keep the paper goods and 'co-mingles' (glass & plastic bottles, tin cans, #1-7 plastics) separated. To do this, either buy two recycling bins and use one for paper, and the other for 'co-mingles', or put your 'co-mingles' in the bin and put your papers in a paper bag beside the bin. You can purchase bins at the Central Business Office at Town Hall for $7.00 each.
Please note that recycling will be rejected if : 1) it is mixed with trash or yard waste; or 2) papers are mixed together with 'co-mingles' (glass, plastic items, cans) in one recycling bin. Our trash vendor requires that paper items be separated from co-mingles. (Please call DPW, at (617) 898-4868 with any questions on this.)
The following items can be put out for curbside collection on your regular trash/recycling pick-up day.
Paper Goods
Newspapers/inserts
Magazines
Catalogs
Office paper
Junk mail
Paper bags
Telephone books
Clean corrugated cardboard-flattened and tied in 2' x 3' bundles
Paperboard (such as cereal boxes and most item packaging)
(Note: Styrofoam is not recyclable, nor are greasy pizza boxes, or used paper plates or paper cups. Please place these in your trash.)
Other items:
These items must be placed inside a recycling bin:
Glass bottles & jars
Tin/steel cans (including lids and aluminum foil)
Milk & juice boxes (rinsed out)
Plastic bottles & containers.
No unmarked plastic containers.
Items for recycling should be placed at the curb in front of your home by 7 a.m. on your pick-up day.
To report a missed pickup, call the DPW (617) 898-4868.
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