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Waltham Recycling Dept. Municipal Building 165 Lexington St. Waltham, MA 02452
CITY OF WALTHAM’S
RECYCLING, TRASH,
HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS,
AND YARD WASTE
GUIDELINES FOR RESIDENTS 165 Lexington Street | 781-314-3390 Hours: M-F 8:30am - 4:30pm
RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER WALTHAM, MA
HOLD ONTO THIS CALENDAR
Pre-sorted Standard U.S. Postage PAID No. Billerica, MA PERMIT # 3
NEW!
NEW - Join us for our Styrofoam Collection Day on 4/30/16!
Waltham Recycling and Trash Guidelines: Recycling and trash is collected weekly in Waltham. Containers must be placed curbside one hour before sundown the night before your scheduled pick-up day, or by 7:00am on your scheduled pick-up day. When there is a holiday, the recycling & trash pick-up schedule will run one day late for the rest of the week. Trash and recycling barrels cannot exceed 32 gallons or 50 lbs. Please keep at least 8 feet in between your recycling and trash barrels. Label them accordingly. Place trash and recycling barrels on top of or in front of snowbanks when present. New residents can receive a free 18 gallon recycling bin from the Recycling Department. Replacement bins & additional bins cost $6. The Recycling Department now also sells larger 32 gallon recycling barrels! Barrels must be labeled as “Recycling”. Free “Recycling Only” stickers are available in the Recycling Department as well. Report a missed recycling or trash pick-up to the Consolidated Public Works Department at 781-314-3855, M - F from 7am-3pm.
Important Recycling, Trash, Yard Waste, & Hazardous Products Information for 2016 - 2017
Dear Waltham Resident, The Waltham Public Works Department, as well as many local companies and non-profits, offer services to help you safely dispose of unwanted products. This brochure contains information about trash, recycling and yard waste pick-up’s, as well as dropping off items to the Lexington Minuteman Hazardous Products Facility. If you have a product that is not listed in this brochure, please check the “Recycling and Trash Disposal Index” on the Recycling Department’s page of the Waltham city website for more information. You can also visit the city’s website to find information on donating your usable items to charities.
2016 - 2017
For additional Information, visit: http://www.city.waltham.ma.us/recycling-department
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For more info or to report a missed pick-up, please call Public Works: 781-314-3855 M-F, 7am-3pm
No Collection (holiday): When there is a holiday, trash and recycling pick up will be DELAYED ONE DAY for the rest of the week. There will be no collection on days circled with a slash symbol (example being April 18th). Instead, pick-up will be completed on days with a red underline. Christmas Tree Collection: Christmas trees are collected curbside for 3 weeks following Christmas Day. Remember to remove all lights, ornaments, plastic bags, and stands. No wreaths that contain metal rims. The city will also be providing drop off locations for residents as a secondary option at Nipper Maher Park, Elsie Turner Field, and Graverson Playground.
Yard Waste Pick up: Capitol Waste collects YW every other
week. Collection alternates according to your address & the color of your recycling bin: Shaded weeks indicate YW pick-up for BLUE BIN residents. Collection BEGINS on April 11, 2016 and ENDS on Dec. 9th Un-shaded weeks indicate YW pick-up for GRAY BIN residents. Collection BEGINS April 19, 2016 and ENDS Dec. 16th
Hazardous Waste Facility Dates: Dispose of your
household hazardous products at the Minuteman Hazardous Products Facility, on dates in red (Example being April 16th).
Leaf Vacuum Program Collection Dates: Curbside vacuuming will take place Mon. - Fri. ONCE according to this schedule: Residents With:
Will have vacuuming ONCE during week of: Residents With:
Monday Pick Up .................................... October 31st - November 4th Tuesday Pick Up .................................... November 7th - November 11th
Wednesday Pick Up .............................. November 14th - November 18th
Will have vacuuming ONCE during week of: Thursday Pick Up .............................. November 21st - November 25th Friday Pick Up ................................... November 28th - December 2nd * You MUST leave your leaves out prior to the Mon. of your scheduled week! Please do NOT block gutters.
COMPOSTING IN WALTHAM: Composting is a process of decomposing organics (or natural materials) such as leaves and/or kitchen scraps (vegetables and fruits). Using a compost bin, the leaves will usually take about one year to break down. When the compost looks like soil, it can be spread over the lawn. Compost holds more water than regular soil, reducing your need to water and thereby reducing your monthly water bill! It also provides nutrients which produce healthier plants and reduce the need for costly fertilizers. Waltham residents may purchase an Earth Machine or a Brave New Composter bin for $30 each at the Town of Lexington’s Public Works Department located at 201 Bedford St, Lexington, MA (Monday through Friday, 7am - 3:30pm). Residents pay for the bins at the Lexington Public Works Department and are given a receipt. Residents then take their receipt to the Minuteman Facility booth located at 60 Harwell Ave in Lexington to pick up the bin. For more information on how to compost, please see the Recycling Department website.
RECYCLING AND TRASH INDEX:
How to Prepare It
DO NOT Include
If you can rip it with your hands, you can recycle it! Shredded paper Newspapers/inserts Magazines, Books & Catalogs Junk Mail, Phone Books, Office Paper Paperboard/Cereal & Shoe Boxes Milk & Juice Cartons Corrugated Boxes
Place shredded paper in paper bag in or beside recycling bin. Window envelopes, staples & paper clips are OK. RINSE CLEAN, remove straws. Flatten corrugated boxes & secure them under recycling bin. You can also place boxes in the corrugated receptable at the Public Works Yard, 165 Lexington Street.
NO food soiled paper/boxes or straws NO hardcover books (rip off cover & put in pages)
Containers #1-7 Soda & Detergent Bottles Yogurt Containers Plastic milk, juice & water jugs
RINSE CLEAN
NO Styrofoam NO coat hangers
NEW - Rigid Plastics now accepted! Includes kitty litter buckets, laundry baskets, milk & soda crates, 1 & 5 gallon buckets with a handle, plastic toys, children’s size rigid pools, small plastic bins (up to 5 gallons), landscape trays & plastic plant pots
Leave rigid plastics in or next to your recycling bin if necessary, on your regularly scheduled recycling & trash day
Green, clear or brown, food and beverage containers
RINSE CLEAN
What to Recycle
PAPER
PLASTIC
GLASS
CANS
Report missed pick-ups to 781-314-3855 M-F, 7am-3pm
Collars, neck rings, attached caps & labels are OK
Deposit and non-deposit beverage cans RINSE CLEAN Aluminum & tin foil cans, Empty aerosol cans Crush Cans Aluminum pie plates and trays Labels are okay to leave on
YW is collected from 4/06 - 12/09 on your scheduled YARD WASTE WEEK (see calendar on left). Place yard waste (leaves & grass only) in Twigs & branches (less than 2 inches in YARD WASTE diameter and less than 3 feet long) should be paper leaf bags or in barrels up to 50lbs. marked with “Yard Waste” bundle and tied (Free YW stickers available in the Waltham Recycling Dept.) Leaves, grass and all other easily raked material. Small twigs and branches.
NO PIZZA BOXES
NO PLASTIC BAGS
NO Motor oil or chemical containers, corks, broken glass, ceramics, window glass, mirrors, light bulbs & drinking glasses NO paint cans
NO twigs or branches over 2 inches in diameter or over 3 feet in length NO stumps or logs No rocks or stones
Refers to Monitors Only: Capitol Waste will pick up your computer & tv monitors by appointment on your regular trash day. Pick up must be scheduled 24 hours ahead of your pick up day. Please call 617-569-1718 (leave a message, if neccesary). Items must be placed curbside by 7am. Driver does not assit with transport ELECTRONICS to curb. Please report any abandoned TV’s & computers to Capitol Waste at 617-569-1718. For any other electronic items, you can call and go to Best Buy, as they collect most electronics at no charge. Electronics that cannot be recycled can be thrown into the trash.
MEDICAL WASTE
You can dispose of medications at the Waltham Police Station (155 Lexington St) at the kiosk in the front lobby. You can also bring needles & syringes in a secure container to the police station & go to the operations window in the front lobby. Do NOT put needles in the meds kiosk.
Items such as refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, washers, dryers, & metal cabinets will be picked up by Capitol Waste. Call them to set an appointment at 617-569-1718 or 1-866-569-1718 by 3pm the day before MAJOR your scheduled pick up day. Items should be placed upright at your curb by 7am. Remove doors from APPLIANCES refrigerators and freezers. Doors will be picked up with trash. When you purchase a new appliance, please ask the company to pick up your old appliance with the new purchase.
FURNITURE
Furniture that is not donated should be put out at your curb on your regular trash day. You do not need to call to schedule a pick-up. Residents are limited to two pieces of furniture per week.
RESIDENTIAL See our “Construction Waste Brochure” on the Recycling Dept. page of the city website for information.
CONSTRUCTION
*Please see the “Recycling & Trash Disposal Index” on the city website for more information and donation options!
NEW INFORMATION: STYROFOAM Collection Day
Save the date, Waltham residents! Waltham’s Consolidated Public Works Department is partnering with ReFoamit to sponsor a Styrofoam Collection Day for Waltham residents. The event will be held on Saturday, April 30th, 2016, from 10am-2pm at the Waltham Veterans Memorial Ice Rink (259 Totten Pond Road). For more info, please visit the Recycling Department page on the City of Waltham’s website.
Rigid Plastics Now Accepted Rigid plastics are now accepted in Waltham recycling! This would include the following: kitty litter buckets, laundry baskets, milk & soda crates, 1 & 5 gallon buckets with a handle, plastic toys, children’s sized rigid pools, small plastic bins (up to 5 gallons), landscape trays, and plastic plant pots. Please rinse the items clean and place items curbside (if they do not fit into your recycling bin) on your regularly scheduled recycling & trash day.
New 32 Gallon Recycling Barrels Residents may now purchase large 32 gallon recycling barrels with a lid, from the Waltham Recycling Department (165 Lexington Street) for $16. You must clearly mark the barrels as “Recycling Only”. Stickers are available at the Recycling Department at no charge. The recycling truck will not pick up recycling containers larger than 32 gallons or that weigh more than 50lbs. 18 gallon recycling bins can be picked up at the Recycling Department as well for $6. All new residents will receive their first bin for free.
LEXINGTON MINUTEMAN HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS FACILITY Waltham is a member community of the permanent regional Minuteman Hazardous Products Facility in Lexington, MA. Residents may take their hazardous products to the facility one weekend day per month, April through November. To dispose of hazardous products, take them directly to Minuteman Facility in Lexington between 9am - 2pm. Bring proof of Waltham residency- license or Waltham bill. Although there is no charge to Waltham residents, the city is paying $45 per car for hazardous waste disposal. Please take all your hazardous products at one time and limit your visits to one per season. Only have one item? Try collecting with your neighbors!
Directions to Minuteman:
Minuteman Household Hazardous Products facility is located at 60 Hartwell Ave, Lexington, MA. From Waltham - Take Route 128 North or South. Take Exit 31 B, Bedford (Route 4/North/Route 225 West) off Route 128. At the end of the exit ramp, remain in the right lane. Bear right to enter the jug-handle to turn left & continue straight through the traffic light onto Hartwell Avenue. Travel 0.5 miles south on Hartwell Avenue and take the first left after the pedestrian traffic signal at the bikeway. Upon entering the facility, follow the signs to the collection sight.
2016 Minuteman Hazardous Waste Events: 60 Hartwell Avenue, Lexington, MA 9:00am - 2:00pm Sat, April 16th Sat, August 13th Sat, May 14th SUN, September 18th Sat, June 18th Sat, October 15th Sat, July 16th Sat, November 12th The Minuteman Facility is closed December through March. Please dispose of your hazardous products before the end of the season in November. Residents who need to dispose of hazardous products before Minuteman opens in April can set up a private disposal with Clean Harbors (781-380-7121) for a minimum $250 fee.
Take the Following to Minuteman: Acids Septic Cleaners Adhesives (Solvent Based) Strippers (Furniture, Aerosol Cans (Partially filled) Floor & Metal) Barometers Thermometers Blood Pressure Gauges Wood Preservatives Chemistry Set Chemicals Fiberglass Resins Flea & Tick Powders Gasoline & Kerosene Lighter Fluid Moth Balls & Crystals Motor Oil Paints (Oil based/acrylic), Paint Thinners, Varnishes, Stains & Shellac Paint Strippers (Furniture/floor/metal) Pest Strips Pesticides (Herbicides, fungicides, insecticides) Polishes (Furniture/floor/metal) Propane Tanks (Empty or partially empty-max 20lbs) Sealant (Driveway)
Do NOT bring the following to Minuteman: alkaline batteries (A, C, D), ammunition, fireworks,
explosives & non-propane gas cylinders, tires, asbestos, commercial & industrial waste, televisions & computers, construction debris, infectious & biological waste, latex paint, prescription medicine, radioactive waste, carbon monoxide & smoke detectors, syringes, tires, and fire extinguishers. For more information, see Disposal Index on the Waltham Recycling page of the city website.
