Middleborough

Curbside and Drop-off Recycling for Middleborough

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CURBSIDE RECYCLING (mandatory)

The town of Middleborough offers biweekly curbside recycling for paper, cardboard, bottles and cans to residents that pay the trash fee.   See page 2 for collection weeks.

Drop-off recycling is also available to all residents.

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 hard cover books
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
Preparation  Include Exclude
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD cut or fold to 4'x4' cardboard with wavy middle layer waxy coatings
put next to recycling bin styrofoam or plastic packing material
Preparation  Include Exclude
BOTTLES, CANS & CONTAINERS rinse clean Glass bottles & jars window glass
tableware, cookware

remove & recycle metal lids

squeeze plastic bottles, replace caps

 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

RECYCLING CENTER

Brook St. landfill

Open Mon-Sat, 7:30 am -3:30 pm

Available to all Middleborough residents

All recyclables accepted at curbside are also accepted at landfill.

Permit is not required for those items (above).

The following items are banned by State regulation from disposal (310CMR 19.017) and accepted at the Brook St. landfill

A $25 annual permit available at Town clerk's office, is required to drop off the following items. 

Permit entitles resident to 12 trips/year.

See the attendant about these non-disposable items.  

An additional fee is charged for some items, payable at the landfill. 

Material Preparation  Include Exclude
Yard Waste loose or in PAPER bags leaves, hay, grass clippings,  manure, cat litter plastic bags
branches less than 3" thick branches over 3" thick
Composted into soil amendment, available to residents anything else not specified
Bulky,     fees apply to some items (pages 5-7) mattresses, furniture, concrete, blacktop, homeowner construction waste no commercial waste
Appliances,  remove glass panes, fluids - fees apply stoves, refrigerators,  etc. engines, oil tanks, exhaust systems
Scrap Metal remove appliance doors  large metal items: bikes, grills, windows, wiring, etc.   see attendant for propane tanks
Electronics   fees apply to some items (page 7) Computers, TVs, a/v equipment, phones, copiers, rechargeable batteries Recycling alternatives
Automotive   fees  apply to some items (page 6-7) straight motor oil, antifreeze, tires, car batteries other fluids to haz prod collection or retailer
Mercury  disposal in trash is prohibited by law fluorescent tubes, thermometers/ thermostats  see below for swap information
Paints/stains April 1-Oct 31

original containers, readable labels, tightly sealed

 liquid latex/oil based paint, varnish, polyurethane, thinner, stripper, linseed oil mixtures, trash bags; other fluids to haz prod collection
Books Got Books container hard cover books, commercial CDs, DVDs, video games, VHS tapes proceeds benefit local organizations
Clothing Salvation Army container clothing, shoes, household items in good condition proceeds benefit charity

COMPOST BINS, KITCHEN SCRAP BUCKETS 

Available at the recycling center at discount prices.  Click here for more information.

MERCURY THERMOMETER SWAPS 

Mercury is a heavy, toxic, silver liquid also found in thermostats, barometers and blood pressure cuffs.  It is illegal to dispose of mercury-added products in the trash.  It is illegal to dispose of mercury containing products in the trash.

 Bring your mercury thermometers and other mercury-containing products (excluding fluorescent tubes) to the Board of Health office during regular hours, or to Middleborough's HHW Collection and receive a free digital thermometer.

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