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HomeMy Public PortalAbout20210105105133512_202101061036524189Rec cle Smart Recycling Guide ® mart Your go -to reference for recycling in Massachusetts 0 Metal Food and Beverage Cans empty and rinse Do Not Bag Recyclables No Garbage n Plastic 04 0 Bottles, Jars, Jugs and Tubs empty and replace cap 10i No Plastic Bags or Plastic Wrap (return to retail) OGlass I �* Bottles and Jars empty and rinse No Food or Liquid (empty all containers) AN INITIATIVE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL Ll� PROTECTION Paper & Cardboard Mixed Paper, Newspaper, Magazines, Boxes empty and Flatten 00 No Clothing or Linens No Tangiers (use donation programs) (no hoses, wires, chains or electronics) Do not place any of the following materials in single stream recycling: • Plastic bags and other film plastics (e.g. plastic bags, cling wrap, rubber gloves, agricultural film, boat shrink wrap) - Plastic film and bags tangle with the rotating sorting equipment at single stream MRFs so avoid placing these materials in mixed recycling. However, many plastic film materials can be collected separately for recycling. • Bulky rigid plastics (e.g. plastic buckets, crates) - Large plastic items are too big for MRFs to handle, but these materials can often be collected separately for recycling. • Polystyrene or polyethylene foam (e.g. Styrofoam) - These materials are often used as packing and shipping materials, or as disposable food and beverage containers. Although these items will often have a recycling triangle on them, they should never be placed in the recycling bin. In some cases, polystyrene foam can be consolidated and sent directly to a plastics recycler. • Black plastic (e.g. takeout containers) - In the majority of Massachusetts' MRFs, the scanners used to sort materials are unable to recognize black plastic materials, which leads them to be routed for disposal. • Items smaller than a smart phone (e.g. plastic straws, miniature bottles, utensils and lids) - These are incompatible with MRF equipment, since small or thin items end up falling through the cracks. Recycle Center hours of operation are Friday and Saturday 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. all year round. Cardboard, textiles, metal, yard waste, comingled recyclables, electronics and hard plastic (tyke toys, kiddie pools, outdoor resin furniture) are now collected at the recycle center. Mercury and fluorescent bulbs are also collected at the recycle center. Location: 76 Stanley Avenue, off Waltham Street. (Accessible from Green River Way.) Please call Watertown Health Department at 617-972-6446 for hazardous waste disposal. A holiday postpones collection by one day. Scheduled holidays are indicated with a RED NUMBER Yard Waste collection dates are indicated with a leaf 124 Orchard Street • Watertown, MA 02472 617-972-6420 tertown JBLIC WORKS 2021 Collection Calendar JANUARY ■■NEM I B p BEEBB EB mmmmmmmm ®■■■■■■ B APRIL I©©ODODO ■■■■BBB p ©mmmmm m 12 13 14 15 16 m B m 19 m®®®m m ® 26 27 28 29 30 ■ B MEME■EN U JULY !���■BBB B 'B©BBmBm B' m 12 13 14 15 16 m B ® 26 27 28 29 30 ® m OCTOBER ©©0©©0© Hu©an m 11 ®®m®m B m 18 19 20 21 22 ® m mmmmmmm B MMMMMMM U ©©0©©0© FEBRUARY ■BBBB©U Bmmmm®® m Mm®m® mmmmmmm m■■■■■■ ■■■■■■■ MAY ©©0©00© ODB©BBB B10 11 12 13 14 mmmmm®® ® 24 25 26 27 28 m. m 31 ■EN■■. 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B A B A B A W9tertown PUBLIC WORKS 124 Orchard Street • Watertown, MA 02472 617-972-6420 Hours of Operation: Monday -Friday, 8:30-5:00 Visit us online 24 hours a day for updates and important information, as well as for updates of Public Works recycling events on our website www.watertowndpw.org Form of payment accepted at Public Works: Cash, check or money order. HOLIDAYS A holiday postpones collection by one day. Scheduled holidays are indicated in RED New Year's Day January 1 Martin Luther King Day January 18 Presidents Day February 15 Patriots Day April 19 Memorial Day May 31 Independence Day July 4 NO DELAY - normal schedule M-F (7/5-7/9) Labor Day September 6 Columbus Day October 11 Veterans Day November 11 Thanksgiving Day November 25 Christmas Day December 25 NO DELAY - normal schedule M-F (12/27-12/31) YARD WASTE In 2021, yard waste will be collected on your trash day on the designated yard waste week. Yard waste includes leaves, grass clippings, weeds, twigs and brush, no dirt or rocks. Loose brush must be tied into manageable bundles. Branches should be bundled in three foot lengths, no more than three inches in diameter. Do not use plastic bags, place in paper bags or loosely in a trash container. Yard Waste collection dates are indicated with a leaf IN on the calendar, BURNABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE Two pieces of household burnable furniture can be put out for collection on your trash day. No miscellaneous pieces of wood permitted. No construction debris will be collected! No carpets or rugs. Must be curbside by 7 a.m. TVs and COMPUTER MONITORS Call Public Works for a free curbside pickup every Friday. Thurs- day at noon is the cut-off for each week. You may also drop off these items at the Recycle Center. RECYCLING Recycling is collected every other week. A second recycle container is now available for $90.00 at the Department of Public Works. A replacement recycle or trash tote is available for $76.00. WHITE GOODS Collected every Friday. A $20.00 sticker is required. Purchase may be made at Public Works. Items include: air conditioners, washers, dryers, stoves, hot water heaters, dehumidifi- ers, microwaves, refrigerators and freezers. CON PRSRT STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE atertown PAID FRAMINGHAM, MA W1PUBLIC WORKS PERMIT 179 124 Orchard Street Watertown, MA 02472 2021 RESIDENTIAL TRASH & RECYCLE COLLECTION REMINDERS ■ All yard waste must be out by 7:00 a.m. ■ All trash and recycle containers must be out by 7:00 a.m. ■ Place containers at the opening of your driveway for pickup, avoiding parked cars. ■ All recycling and waste must be in the container! Any overflow of waste must be disposed of privately, and any overflow of recyclables can be brought to the Recycle Center ■ Bag your trash prior to placing it in the black container with the lids completely closed. ■ Do not bag your recycling. ■ Recycling collection weeks are A and B. ■ Public Works will collect and chip Christmas trees during the month of January only. Place at curb on your regular trash collection day. Bare trees only — no lights, no plastic bags. ■ Replacement recycle or trash totes are available at the DPW for $76.00.