Trash and Recycling Updates for Fall 2011

Yardwaste Collection

Sept. 5 began the fall curbside yardwaste collection of leaves, grass and twigs only on your regular trash pickup day. Place in paper yardwaste bags (no plastic bags will be picked up) or open trash
containers that will be emptied.

Brush, limbs and heavy trimmings can be disposed of at the Plain Street Compost Site, Wed-Sun 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. (closed for lunch). A trash sticker is required.

If you do not have one, call 781-794-8130. Additional dates for curbside pickup will be the weeks of: Sept. 19, Oct. 3, 17 and 31, plus Nov. 14 and 28. All materials must be on the curb by 7 a.m. – routes and times for pickup will vary every collection day.

Curbside Trash and Recycling

Remember to have trash & recycling on the curb by 7 a.m. Upcoming monthly appliance/large metals collection dates (on your regular trash pickup day) are the weeks of Oct. 3, No. 7, Dec. 5 and the weeks of Jan. 2 and Feb, 6 next year. Call Capitol Waste at least 48 hours prior to your trash day at 617-569-1718 to arrange a pickup by a special truck.

Next Household Hazardous Waste Collection

Sept. 24, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. at the Ivory Street Recycling Drop-off (rain or shine). All typical household chemicals, propane tanks and hazardous waste are collected for a small fee ($5 for each
five gallons).

Unwanted/expired prescription drugs may now be disposed of at the Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off (in original containers with personal info removed or blacked out). Sharps (needles & syringes) may also be dropped off, but must be in RED SHARPS CONTAINERS.

Electronics Collection

The Friends of are collecting TVs, computer monitors, all types of electronics, tires and batteries at the Sept. 24 HHWD event from 9 a.m. to noon. Small fees for all items (typically $10-$20, depending on size).

Resident Trash Drop-Off

The Covanta/SEMASS resident trash drop-off will stay open through October on Saturdays until 3 p.m. The Saturday noon closing will be in effect Nov. 1. A Trash Sticker is necessary to use this service. Call 781-794-8132 for sticker information. This service is for regular household trash, not for remolding projects or cleanouts.

Small Remodeling Project Disposal

ALL residents of Braintree can use the Covanta/SEMASS vendor site (where the trucks line up to dump) to dispose of DEP banned wood, plaster, fencing, overweight and other materials from do-it-yourself projects – material that cannot be picked up at curbside.

A Braintree driver’s license is necessary (a trash sticker is not) and payment can be made only with a credit card. The cost to dispose of material is 10 cents a pound. Hours are 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 781-843-6209 (Covanta Transfer Station) for more information.

Cleanouts

Curbside trash service and the resident drop-off are not intended for the occasional cleanouts we all find necessary. Call a private service for proper disposal, and they can supply containers or dumpsters to assist you at reasonable costs.

Additional Trash and Recycling Information – 781-794-8088 or, www.braintreema.gov/recycling.

–Rosemary Nolan