Curbside and Drop-off Recycling for Whitman

CONTACT INFO

Whitman Trash/Recycling Info    DPW 781-447-7630 x10

Missed pickups:                       Mike Del Prete and Sons  800-791-4999

Hazardous Product Disposal       781-329-8318

Mercury Information                 see bottom of page for local collection info

Composting Info                      Low Cost Backyard compost bins available locally

General Recycling Info          

CURBSIDE RECYCLING

The town of Whitman provides weekly curbside recycling for paper, cardboard, bottles and cans to residents that pay the trash fee.  

Drop-off recycling is also available to all residents for certain items.

Materials collected curbside are banned by State regulation from disposal (310CMR 19.017), and are

TOO GOOD TO TRASH

Material Preparation  Include Exclude
PAPER  flatten, fold boxes Brochures soiled pizza boxes
Boxboard
Remove non-paper liners drink cartons, cups
Cards
Catalogs, magazines boxes with waxy coatings
Tie or place in paper bags, put next to recycling bin Colored paper
Envelopes paper plates
Mail
Labels, windows, staples, paper clips are OK Newspaper, inserts food - soiled paper
Office paper  non-paper packing material
Paper bags
Phone, paperback books
Egg cartons plastic bags
       
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD cut or fold to 2'x2' cardboard with wavy middle layer waxy coatings
put next to recycling bin styrofoam or plastic packing material
       
BOTTLES, CANS & CONTAINERS rinse clean Glass bottles & jars window glass
tableware, cookware
  remove caps/lids Beverage & food cans light bulbs
Aluminum trays, foil large metal items
place in recycling bin or labeled container Metal lids and caps paint, aerosol cans
Rigid plastic containers labeled   #1-7 auto fluid containers
styrofoam
labels, neck rings are OK drink boxes and cartons (no straws) plastic bags
toys
       
BULKY, APPLIANCES 1 item/week max Appliances propane tanks (see below)
Call ahead 1-800-791-4999 to schedule pickup Mattresses,furniture, grills TVs/ computers (see below)
       
YARD WASTE Call ahead 1-800-791-4999 to schedule pickup; bundle, tie branches, put at curb branches less than 3' long, 3” thick  
 bring rakeables to DPW yard, 100 Essex St.,   M-F 7-3; permit required leaves, grass, small twigs  plastic bags, anything else not specified
Christmas trees picked up by Town in January 

RECYCLING AREA

DPW, 100 Essex St.

Open Mon-Fri, 8:30 am -3 pm

781-447-7630

Available to all Whitman residents

The following items are banned by State regulation from disposal (310CMR 19.017) and accepted at the Whitman DPW

Automotive   tires see Oddball Waste for other items
Electronics get a $10 voucher for TVs, monitors computers, TVs see Oddball Waste
 Mercury/ Hazardous

fluorescent, compact fluorescent lamps to DPW

other mercury prods to DPW, BOH or HHW collection

 thermometers, thermostats, products w/ heavy silver liquid It is illegal to dispose of mercury containing products
Medical Sharps place in rigid container, bring to BOH Other options It is illegal to dispose of medical sharps in trash or recycling
 

Mercury Thermometer Swaps  á

Mercury is a heavy toxic silver liquid also found in thermostats, barometers and blood pressure cuffs. 

 Bring your mercury thermometers and other mercury-containing items (excluding fluorescent tubes) to Whitman's HHP Collection or to the Board of Health office during regular hours and receive a free digital thermometer or Dunkin Donuts coupon.

Quantities are limited, certain parameters apply. Sponsored by Covanta at SEMASS.