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Trash |
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Updated 06/21/08 |
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Our "Pay As You Throw" Trash/Recycling program is open to single family and 3 unit or less apartment residences. To participate in this program you need to call the Highway Department Trash/Recycling line at 508.543.1224. The cost of this service is $180 a year billed semi-annual at $90.00. If payment is not received by the 15th of the following month, account will be put on stop service.
Trash barrels and loose items need special tags that can be purchased for a nominal fee at local stores. For small amounts of trash, special bags may be used instead. If you have any questions on what can and cannot be put curbside please call 508.543.1224.
** IMPORTANT **
Barrels over 32 gallons require two tags on the handle (weight limit 50#).
Trash and Recycling MUST be curbside by 7 a.m. and properly tagged.
DO NOT place recycling in plastic bags.
When there is a holiday, collection will be delayed one day for the remainder of the week.
No CONSTRUCTION material accepted
No large pieces of clean cardboard are to be put in trash. Must be broken down and put into recycling.
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Regular Trash Pickup |
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The following items may also be put out with your regular trash: Limit one item |
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Bathtubs, Sinks, and Toilets (porcelain/plastic) - 1 tag
Furniture - 1 tag, (example: couches, chairs, bureaus)
Mattress - $25.00 fee. Pay at the highway Department
Box Springs - Call for alternative method of disposal.
Paint - Latex/Water based, ½ can or less may be dried out or solidified with hardener, sand, or kitty litter.
Rugs - 1 tag, rolled up and tied, not over 25# each roll.
Stereos - VCR's - 1 tag
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Metal/Appliance - Bulk Pickup |
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Bulk Pickup is every Friday by appointment. Please call AWS @ 1-800-248-8898 Ext 27 early in the week and listen to the recording. Give your name, address, telephone number and items to be picked up. Limit two items. |
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AC units - 1 tag
Appliances - 2 tags (stove, washer, dryer, dishwasher) 1 tag (toaster oven, microwave)
Bathtubs, Sinks (cast iron) - 1 tag
Computers, Monitors, CRT's, Fax Machines, Dehumidifiers, TV's - 1 tag
Grills, Lawn Mowers (fluid drained) - 1 tag
Metal - 1 tag (example: exercise equipment, bikes, pipes, wheelbarrows, bed frames, file cabinets, aluminum gutters in 3 ft bundles not over 30 #)
Refrigerators - Freezers (doors off) -
Water heaters - 2 tags
Tires (no other auto parts) - 1 tag
Trash tags/bags may be picked up at the following locations:
Aubuchon Hardware;
Cumberland Farms
Foxboro Mobil;
Mini Mart ;
Rite Aid (Brooks/Sharon)
Shaw's (Foxboro & Mansfield)
Stadium Citgo ( Rte 1)
Stop & Shop (Foxboro & Mansfield)
Sunoco A Plus
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Recycling
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The following items must be separated into two different containers and put curbside by 7:00 a.m. |
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Container #1 |
Glass, Metal & Plastic
rinse and place inside of bin
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Glass bottles/jars - lids, corks, neck rings, etc. may stay on.
Metal Food cans - deposit, non-deposit cans, and foil
All Plastic bottle and jars - lids and neck rings may stay on.
No broken or other glass such as light bulbs, window or auto glass, dishes, glasses, Pyrex.
No paint or aerosol cans.
No motor oil or chemical containers
No styrofoam - packaging materials
No flower pots
No toys
NO PLASTIC BAGS, PLEASE |
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Container #2 |
Paper/Cardboard |
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May be put in a paper bag or bin, but separated from the above
Newspaper with inserts, magazines/catalogues, phone books
Corrugated cardboard (Must be flattened and 2 ft sq or smaller)
Paperboard, Junk mail, juice/milk cartons and drink boxes
No soiled paper, plastic bags or cardboard (such as pizza take-out boxes)
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Recycling bins may be picked up at the Highway Department for a nominal fee during regular operating hours. |
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NO HAZARDOUS, TOXIC OR MEDICAL WASTE can go in the trash or recycling |
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THANK YOU FOR RECYCLING - IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE! |
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