Recycling & Trash
Trash days are Mondays and Fridays
Recycling days are Mondays and Fridays
Use clear plastic bags for your “single-stream” recycling of the following items:
Other Recyclables (not picked up curbside):
- Use tightly closed heavy black trash bags – not paper bags – and place trash at the curb between midnight and 6 a.m. on the day of pick-up
- If possible …. Place trash outside by 6 a.m. on the morning of pick-up to prevent rats from being attracted to and chewing through the bags. This also keeps trash pickers from strewing trash around on the sidewalk and street.
- Remember that the sidewalk and curb in front of your building are your front yard. Please keep it tidy and pick up litter.
Recycling days are Mondays and Fridays
Use clear plastic bags for your “single-stream” recycling of the following items:
- Newspapers
- Magazines / catalogs
- Mail, wrapping paper
- Flattened food and cardboard boxes
- Brown bags
- White and colored paper
- Telephone & paperback books
- Glass bottles and jars (caps can be recycled)
- All plastic containers
- Tin and aluminum cans, foil, pie plates
- Milk containers, juice boxes
- Spiral cans (coffee, nuts, etc.)
- Heavy cardboard (flattened and tied securely)
Other Recyclables (not picked up curbside):
| What is it? | Take it where? |
|---|---|
| Plastic grocery bags | Whole Foods (Charles River Plaza) |
| Plastic garment bags & hangers | Local dry cleaners |
| Rubber bands | U.S. Post Office at 25 New Chardon Street or 136 Charles Street |
| Ink & toner cartridges | Staples, 1 Washington Mall |
| Catalogues (to stop delivery) | www.catalogchoice.org |
| Batteries (Lithium & Recharchable only) | Charles Street Supply, 54 Charles Street |
| Mobile phones | Charles Street Supply, 54 Charles Street |
| Books, CDs, DVDs, VHS | Boston Public Library, 151 Cambridge Street orwww.gotbooks.com for pickup |
| Compact fluorescent bulbs | Charles Street Supply, 54 Charles Street |
| Wine corks (natural) | Whole Foods (Charles River Plaza) |
| Foam packing peanuts | UPS Store at 139 Charles Street |
| Current magazines | Boston Public Library, 151 Cambridge Street |
| Eye glasses | Massachusetts Eye & Ear , 243 Charles Street |
| Computer monitors & TVs | Schedule pick-up online at boston.gov or call 311 |
| Hazardous waste, paint, oil, etc. | See boston.gov for schedule, drop-off dates, and locations |
| Old prescription medication | Police Department, District A-1 at 40 New Sudbury Street |