Whitman
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
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 | ||
| 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. It is illegal to dispose of mercury containing products in the trash.
Bring your mercury thermometers and other mercury-containing items (excluding fluorescent tubes) to Whitman's HHW Collection or to the Board of Health office during regular hours and receive a free digital thermometer.
Quantities are limited, certain parameters apply. Sponsored by Covanta at SEMASS.