Trash Talk
Reminders Regarding Curbside Trash Recycling Pickup
Posted on: November 11, 2016 - 12:29pm
- Trash must be placed in official, orange,Town Pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) bags or it will not be collected.
- Trash bags shall be available in 2 sizes (15 gal. & 33 gal.).
- The maximum weight shall be limited to no more than forty (40) pounds and the size limited to 33 gallons. Bags exceeding forty pounds will not be picked up.
- Curbside collection shall occur weekly. Bags will be placed curbside no later than 7:00AM of the morning of collection. Bags shall contain no unacceptable waste and shall be placed at curbside not more than 24 hours before scheduled pick up.
- Must be placed out of the way of Town snowplows.
- Bags and receptacles must be placed no further than 6 to 8 feet from the roadside.
- Sharps (i.e. needles, blades, etc.) are to be placed in a hard container and disposed with household waste and not recycling.
- No bulky waste, construction debris or demolition debris shall be placed curbside.
- Commercial haulers may reject materials and/or bags which are not prepared according to specifications.
- Curbside Recyclables. Material to be placed at curbside for recycling must be empty, prepared according to current regulations and placed in a container at curbside. Commercial haulers may reject material which is not prepared according to specifications. Recycling containers shall be placed at the curbside by 7:00AM and no earlier than 24 hours before scheduled pick up.
- Trash that has been disturbed by wind or animals is considered litter. It will not be picked up by the contractor and is the responsibility of the occupant.
- Residents with a pickup day of Thursday, will be picked up on Friday the week of Thanksgiving.
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