Waste Management
508-835-6001  /  1-800-545-4560 
RECYCLE COLLECTION CALENDAR 2008
January February March April
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O 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 O 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 E 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 E 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
E 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 E 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 O 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 O 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
O 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 O 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 E 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 E 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
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E 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 O 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 O 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 E 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
O 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 E 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 E 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 O 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
E 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 O 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 O 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 E 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
O 26 26 27 28 29 30 31 E 29 30           E 27 28 29 30 31     31            
September October November December
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E 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 E 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 O 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 O 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
O 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 O 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 E 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
E 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 E 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 O 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 O 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
O 28 29 30         O 26 27 28 29 30 31   30             E 28 29 30 31      
PAPER/NEWSPRINT - E WEEK           GLASS - O WEEK                          
Newspapers/inserts             Clear, green and brown containers.            
Magazines   Rinse clean.  
Paper Bags   Labels may stay on.  
Junk Mail   No light bulbs, window glass, dishes, glasses, Pyrex or  
Corrugated cardboard & paperboard          other glass items.            
Instructions:               METAL - O WEEK                                  
Paper must be dry.  No soiled or wet paper.   Deposit & non-deposit beverage cans            
Remove food liners, i.e. cereal boxes.   Steel and aluminum food cans.  
Flatten corrugated into 3' by 3' or smaller.   Rinse clean. Labels may stay on.  
No plastic grocery bags.   No paint or aerosol cans.  
No juice boxes or milk cartons.   No pots, pans or other metal items.  
No food or other contaminants.   No aluminum foil.            
No pizza boxes.                   PLASTIC - O WEEK                          
          Plastic Food & Beverage Containers labeled #1 - #7.  
No Foam Trays or Cups, No Styrofoam, No Pool Covers  
No plastic bags.       Rinse Clean                  
HOLIDAY SCHEDULE Unacceptable Materials as Trash:  Massachusetts and Federal Regulations prohibit certain items from being disposed of as trash.  Cardboard and Recyclable Paper, Glass, Metal, Plastic Food Containers, Tires and Auto Batteries, Auto Fluids, Scrap Metal, Propane Tanks or Gas Cylinders; White Goods, Refrigerators, Air Conditioners, Dehumidifiers, Freezers, Computers, Televisions, Fluorescent Light Bulbs, Mercury Products, Leaves & Yard Waste, Liquids, Paint & Paint Products, Hazardous Waste, Medical Waste, Asbestos.  (Not allowed at landfills, therefore, not allowed in regular trash.)
New Year's Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
Due to landfills and incinerators being
closed, we cannot pick up trash on the above
holidays. If your service day falls on or after
any holiday, which falls on a Monday through
Friday, your trash will be picked up one day Keep the area around your container and path to the container clear.
later than your regular service day.  Our Do not park cars near the container.
office can be contacted three days prior and There will be a charge to return, if container is blocked or inaccessible.
throughout the week of the holiday to hear Please remove snow for container accessibility.
the service schedule.