*** Yard Waste Collection ***
Begins next week
Monday April 8, 2013 – Friday April 12, 2013
Some Simple Guide Lines:
Please remember to place all yard waste into barrels or in a paper leaf bag.
Leaf bags may be purchased at your local hardware and lawn care centers.
Branches should be less than 4 inches in diameter.
Branches should be less than 3 feet in length.
Branches may be bundled and securely tied with natural fiber string.
Bundles should be under 40 lbs in weight.
Grass clippings should be in paper bags or barrels labeled as "YARD WASTE"
Yard Waste stickers from DPW are no longer used.
Please add your own "YARD WASTE" label on barrels.
and please
No plastic bags
If you have any questions please call our DPW line at
617-898-4900 and select the TRASH LINE
Thank You!
FISCAL YEAR 2013 YARDWASTE SCHEDULE IS SET
The last yardwaste pickup week for Fiscal Year 2012 is still scheduled for June 20-24, 2012.
Yard waste pickups for the new fiscal year (July 2012 through June 2013) have been scheduled. Calendars will be mailed to residents in the coming weeks, but can be previewed HERE.
The 6 collection weeks before July 1, 2013 are as follows.
- April 8 - 12, 2013
- April 22 - 26, 2013
- May 6 - 10, 2013
- May 20 - 24, 2013
- June 3 - 7, 2013
- June 17 - 21, 2013
To assure your yard waste is picked up, please follow these simple guidelines:
- Have out by 7 a.m. on your day of pickup
- Please remember to place all yard waste into barrels (clearly labeled as ‘yard waste’) or in a paper leaf bag.
- Leaf bags may be purchased at your local hardware and lawn care centers.
- Branches should be less than 4 inches in diameter.
- Branches should be less than 3 feet in length.
- Branches may be bundled and securely tied with natural fiber string.
- Bundles should be under 40 lbs in weight.
- Grass clippings should be in paper bags or barrels (clearly labeled as "yard waste"
- Yard Waste stickers from DPW are no longer used.
and please No plastic bags
COMPOST BINS NOW AVAILABLE
The DPW is once again making compost bins available to Milton Residents at wholesale prices. Residents can purchase an Earth Machines composter for $42 at the Central Business Office at Town Hall. The composters will then be available for pickup at the Milton DPW Yard (629 Randolph Avenue) on the following Thursday. It's that easy!
TOWN HALL VOUCHER SYSTEM
As of April 1, 2008, Town Hall offices no longer accept cash payments for goods and services. This include fees for recycling bins and also materials accepted at the DPW Yard such as waste oil, antifreeze, car batteries, and tires. Residents may still use personal checks. For more information, call the Treasurer's Office at (617) 898-4850.
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