Massachusetts Waste Bans
In addition to certain hazardous and infectious waste, the following
materials
have been banned from being disposed of in
landfills, waste-to-energy
facilities and transfer stations in Massachusetts
(310 CMR 19.017).
These
materials should be recycled or disposed of properly at your
town's hazardous
waste collection facility.
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MATERIAL |
MATERIAL DEFINITION |
| Recyclable Paper |
All paper, cardboard, and paperboard products excluding tissue
paper, toweling, paper plates, cups, and other low-grade paper
products which become unusable to paper mills as a result of
normal intended use (e.g., office paper, newspapers, unwaxed
cardboard and cereal boxes, but not used paper towels). |
| Metal Containers |
Aluminum, steel or bi-metal beverage and food containers. |
| Glass Containers |
Glass bottles and jars excluding light bulbs, plate glass,
ceramics, Pyrex cookware, drinking glasses, windows, and
windshields. |
| Single Resin Narrow-necked Plastics |
All narrow-necked plastic containers of any resin type. In
narrow-necked containers the diameter of the opening is smaller
than the diameter of the base (e.g., a soda bottle is
"narrow-necked", but a yogurt container is
not). |
| Leaves and Yard Waste |
Deciduous and coniferous leaves, grass clippings, garden
materials, shrub trimmings, and brush up to one inch in diameter. |
| Whole Tires (landfills only) |
Whole car and truck tires of all types. A tire can be landfilled
only if it has been shredded or ground into at least four pieces
so that it no longer has a circular shape. Combustion facilities
and transfer stations can accept whole tires. |
| White Goods |
An appliance employing electricity, oil, natural gas or
liquefied petroleum gas to preserve or cook food, to wash or dry
clothing, cooking or kitchen utensils or related items, or to cool
or heat air or water. These include refrigerators, freezers, dish
washers, clothes washers, clothes dryers, gas or electric ovens
and ranges, and hot water heaters.(310 CMR 19.006) |
| Lead-acid Batteries |
Lead-acid batteries used in motor vehicles or stationary
applications. |
| Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) |
Any intact, broken, or processed glass tube used to provide the
visual display in televisions, computer monitors and certain
scientific instruments such as oscilloscopes. (310 CMR 19.006) |
|
Asphalt Pavement, Brick and Concrete
|
Asphalt
pavement, brick and concrete from construction activities and demolition of
buildings, roads and bridges and similar sources are banned from
disposal or incineration or transfer for disposal at a solid waste
disposal facility |
|
Metal |
Ferrous and non-ferrous metals derived from used appliances, building materials,
industrial equipment, transportation vehicles, and manufacturing processes are
banned from disposal or incineration or transfer for disposal at a solid waste
disposal facility. |
|
Wood |
Treated
and untreated wood, including wood waste are banned from disposal or transfer
for disposal at landfills. |
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Note: Other state and federal regulations limit
and/or ban the disposal of additional materials at solid waste
combustion facilities, landfills and transfer stations. Examples
of these materials include hazardous wastes (as defined in 310 CMR
30), and infectious wastes (as defined in 105 CMR 480). |
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For more information on the Waste Ban, visit the
Massachusetts
DEP site.
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