|
Waltham’s Trash disposal company as of October 1, 2005 is Capitol Waste, Inc. Waltham has a weekly curbside trash collection program. There is no drop off site for trash in Waltham. If your trash is not picked up on your scheduled day, please call the Street Department at 781-314-3855. Waltham’s trash is picked up curbside, and sent to Covanta SEMASS, a waste to energy combustion facility where it is burned. The ash is then sent to a landfill. Each year, Americans generate millions of tons of waste…call it garbage, refuse, or trash….It’s the waste we produce in our homes and communities. We throw it into cans, and dumpsters, and put it out for pickup, but this waste plus our neighbors and everyone else’s really adds up. In order to save our tax dollars and our environment REDUCE REUSE AND RECYCLE MORE PRODUCTS: AND BUY MORE RECYCLED AND RECYCLABLE PRODUCTS |
||
To Help You Get Started |
||
|
|
 |
Trash Disposal Companies For a Fee
The companies below provide various disposal services for a fee.
| Company Name | Phone Number |
| We Get Rid of It Specialize in basement and attic cleanout jobs. Furniture, CRTs,Construction Debris, Tires, Metal Yard Refuse, above ground pools Responsible and ethical disposal of All materials |
1-866-952-8400 pick-up (fee charged) |
| Clean Out Your House, Inc. Specialize in cleaning out your house and removing all unwanted items and materials |
1-781-826-3120 |
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M
N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W - Z
A |
|
| Product | Alternative |
| Air conditioner | See: Appliances |
| Ammunition | Ammunition can be brought to the Waltham Police Department and they will destroy it. |
| Appliances | Call Capitol Waste at (617)569-1718. Can be picked up on your recycling day, just let company know that it will be outside. Ask your new appliance provider if they will pick up your old appliance with a new purchase. |
| Asbestos | Call Clean Harbors Environmental Services at (781) 235-7600 to dispose of asbestos. |
| Automobiles | Recycle for Gold Special Olympics 1-800-590-1600 Will pick up Mothers against Drunk Driving National Kidney Foundation American Lung Association 1-800-300-5864 |
B |
|
| Product | Alternative |
|
Baby/Toddler Supplies |
Diapers, food, blankets, clothes. Christ Church, 750 Main St, T,Th 10-2. Call Sally Lobo 781-893-6034 (Benefits low-income women)
|
|
Battery (lithium, lead, and button, alkaline) |
See: Battery Disposal
Alkaline Batteries- These are your traditional AAA, AA, C, D and 9 volt batteries. All batteries made since 1994 contain no added mercury and only contain trace amounts that are not hazardous. Because of this they CAN be disposed of in your regular trash. Alkaline batteries will be labeled with “no added mercury” or with a green tree logo. All other batteries must be treated as hazardous waste. Rechargeable batteries- Visit Call2Recycle and enter Waltham to find drop-off locations to recycle rechargeable batteries for free. Home Deport, Radio Shacks, and Staples. Lithium, lead, button, and other- These are hazardous. Many stores selling watches or hearing aids will accept used button batteries. Home Depot will accept and lithium batteries for power tools, such as drills, saws, lights, etc. Staples will accept batteries free of charge. Otherwise, bring to the Minuteman Hazardous Waste Collection Facility. (See: Hazardous Waste.) |
| Biological & Infectious Waste | The Massachusetts DEP is currently updating their website. Check back for future availability. |
| Books | Hands across the Water: 781-438-4051; literacyforall@yahoo.com
More than Words. Empowers disadvantaged youth to take charge of the business. Will take books, audiobooks, university publishers, music CD's, DVD & VHS, videogames. Drop off. 781-788-0035 Waltham Library. http://www.waltham.lib.ma.us/policies/donations.php 781-314-3425 Got Books? 978-327-7614: will take books, CDs, DVDs, records, cell phones, comic books, audio books |
| Bottles and Cans (Redeemable) | Can be recycled. Rinse, clean, and crush.
324 North Franklin Street, Holbrook, MA 02343 Eagle Bottle and Can Redemption Center will come to your business or home to set up recycling containers free of charge. Waverly Redemption Center Gordon’s Liquors |
C |
|
| Product | Alternative |
| Carpets | Capitol Waste 617-569-1718 or 1-866-569-1718 Carpets cannot be wider than 4 feet, rolled and tied, and not more than 30-40 lbs. |
| Cardboard | Flatten corrugated cardboard boxes. Only refrigerator boxes need to be cut in half. Secure flattened boxes under recycling bin. |
| Cell Phones |
Waltham Land Trust. Leave cell phones outside the door at UMass Field Station, 240 Beaver St, Room 105. American Legion, Waverly Oaks Rd & Beaver St (781-647-0156). 11 AM-12 midnight. Drop off at Members Bar, 258 Wav Oaks Rd. Take old cell phones to RadioShack (781-899-4620) or AT&T (781-890-9366); both located in Waltham. If you have an iPhone, you may return it to an Apple store for 10% off of your next phone. |
| Christmas trees and wreathes | Christmas Trees can be recycled and will be picked up at curbside for 3 weeks following Christmas. Remove all decorations. No wreaths with metal backing. |
| Cleaning Supplies (rug cleaner, wood preservatives, aerosol cans, drain cleaner, oven cleaner, bleach, etc) | see: Hazardous Waste
Take both remaining product and empty containers as the containers may still contain residue. |
| Coal | Not hazardous, can throw it in the trash. |
| Computer | CRTR Recycling, Inc. Pick-up curbside, No charge Call for appointment 1-877-944-7019 X 2 For Apple equipment, purchase a prepaid shipping label from the Electronic Recycling Program at www.recycleapc.com/apple/index. |
| Construction Waste (asphalt, concrete, bricks, etc) |
American Reclamation Corporation Charlton, MA Contact: Toby Tyler Weathered asphalt, clay bricks, and with and without rebar. concrete slab or decking. Also accept petroleum-contaminated soil. Attached mortar normally used in construction rubble may not be coated with any substance. Call Capital Waste at 617-569-1718 if you have a question regarding what is considered construction debris. CEL, Inc. Barry Bros. See Construction Waste brochure on Recycling Homepage for more information. |
| Cooking Oil (i.e. from a Turkey Fryer) | see: Hazardous Waste |
| Copy Machine | Capitol Waste will take small household copiers only. Call to schedule a pick up at 617-569-1718 or 866-569-1718
CRTR will take copy machines for a fee. Call 1-508-427-7740 to schedule an appointment |
D |
|
| Product | Alternative |
| Dehumidifiers | Call Capitol Waste (1-866-569-1718) and let them know that you have a dehumidifier. Then put it out with your regular trash. |
| Doors | see: Construction Waste |
| Dryer | see: Appliances |
| DVD Player | Call CRT (1-877-944-7019), and schedule a pickup. |
E |
|
| Product | Alternative |
| Electronics | Call CRT (1-877-944-7019), and schedule a pickup.
Best Buy Staples. Take back certain electronics of any brand at no charge - computers & appendages;desktop copiers, fax machines, PC speakers, shredders, phone, UPS battery backkup,,, GPS devices, MP3 players, dignital camcorders & cameras. Costco. Trade in electronic gadgets for Costco cash. Laptops, cell phones, LCD moniotrs, digital cameras, MP3 players, gaming systems & more. Electronics, including DVD player, can be recycled at curbside with televisions,computers, and appendages. iPads. Apple donates iPads to Teach for America. Walmart, Framingham, MA. Trade in a wide variety of electronics - cell phones, laptops, cameras, desktop computers - in exchange for Walmart.com eGift cards.
|
F |
|
| Product | Alternative |
| Fire extinguisher | Capital does not pick up fire extinguishers.
Contact Keane Fire and Safety Equipment Lexington Minuteman Facility does accept fire extinguishers |
| Furniture | Old furniture that is not donated should be put out at the curb on your regular trash day.
Clean Out Your House Inc. 781-826-3120 JUNK IT Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless Get Rid of It |
G |
|
| Product | Alternative |
| Gasoline | Empty Gas Cans can be put in the trash with the lid off.
Moody Street Mobile NO LONGER accepts gasoline or oil Take hazardous flammable fluids (ie. gasoline, oil, used or unused to the Minuteman Hazardous Facility in Lexington. see: hazardous waste) Veridium |
| Gas grills | Capitol Waste 1-617-569-1718 or 1-866-569-1718 Gas grills go out with the trash. Do not call for pick up. REMOVE TANK |
| Glass | Glass and broken glass should be put in a box or barrel for trash. Mark it clearly glass, do not put in a bag |
H |
|
| Product | Alternative |
| Hazardous Waste | Residents take their hazardous products to the Minuteman Hazardous Products Facility in Lexington, MA one day per month, April – November.
Please consult the recycling calendar or call the Recycling Department for the next date. Limit your trips to once per season. For more hazardous waste information, please view our pamphlet |
| Heater (gas, water) | Call Capitol Waste (617)-569-1718 and tell them you will be leaving it out. |
| Holiday Cards |
St. Jude’s Ranch for Children (800) 492-3562 St. Jude’s Ranch for Children |
I |
|
| Product | Alternative |
| Infectious Disease Items | Department of Public Health
781-727-7170 Call Capitol Waste – Medical Waste (617)-569-1718 |
| Invasive Plants (poison ivy, kudzu, etc) | Please dry out plants and seal in plastic bag before disposing in the trash. |
J |
|
| Product | Alternative |
| Junk Mail |
Catalog Choice. Go to catalogchoice.org. Create account, free of charge. Use Search Box to find company (for elimination of mail) and submit the opt-out. If you get mail from that business again, Catalog Choice will follow up for you. Mass Recycle, Inc. |
K |
|
| Product | Alternative |
| Kitty litter | Throw away in trash. Never flush since litter can clog pipes. If possible, use biodegradable plant based litter such as a kitty litter. Or you can make your own from newspaper: http://thegreenists.com/tip-of-the-day/tip-of-the-day-make-your-own-kitty-litter/1044 |
L |
|
| Product | Alternative |
| Laundry materials (bleach, detergent, spot remover, starch) | see: Hazardous Waste |
| Lawn mower | Push Mower - see Metal.
or can go out in trash. Call Capitol Waste Power Mower - drain gas and put out for trash. Ride Mower - Call for private hauler for pick-up. Capitol will NOT pick up. |
| Leaves | see: Yard Waste |
| Light Bulb (fluorescent &compact fluorescent /CFL) | see: Hazardous Waste (CFL) or Home Depot has launched a CFL recycling program in all of their stores. Cleaning up broken bulbs. See "Hazardous Waste" |
M |
|
| Product | Alternative |
| Matches | see: Hazardous Waste |
| Mattresses | Mattresses go in the trash.
Conigliaro Industries 888 266-4425 |
| Medication | Take unused, unneeded, or expired prescription drugs out of their original containers. Put them in impermeable, non-descript containers, such as empty cans or sealable bags. After you have done this, you can throw them away in the regular trash. DO NOT flush down the sink or toilet unless specifically advised on bottle. Contact your doctor to see if he or she offers a medicine disposal program. Check the Medication Disposal webpage for more information |
| Mercury | Mercury Cleanup Hotline 1-866-9Mercury or 1-866-667-2879 A professional crew should handle spills other than thermometer or fluorescent bulb. |
| Metal | Levine Max & Co. 978-454-7786 270 Tanner Street Lowell, MA Pays for cast iron metal only. Accepts all kind of metal. Richardson Walter, Inc. Solomon Metals Corp Framingham Metal Salvage |
| Microwave | Microwaves may be put out with the regular trash. |
| Mirror | The best way to get rid of a usable mirror would be to donate it. See Donations. Otherwise break it, put pieces in closed cardboard box, and label "BROKEN GLASS" on it. Can be put in regular trash. |
| Motor Oil |
Option 1. Click Here for Hazardous Waste Brochure Option 2 A&A Waste Oil
|
| Moving boxes | Rentacrates 1-800-311-9657 Rentacrates and Rentacrate dollies are alternative to cardboard boxes Benezra Boxes |
| MP3 Player, iPod | iPods may be returned to an Apple store for 10% off of your next iPod purchase.
All MP3 units may be recycled through http://www.recycleforbreastcancer.org/ipodmp3.htm |
N |
|
| Product | Alternative |
O |
|
| Product | Alternative |
P |
|
| Product | Alternative |
| Paint | See: Paint Disposal.
Oil-based paint should be taken to the Minuteman Facility in Lexington. See: Hazardous Waste. Latex (water-based) only: dry out and dispose of can in the trash with the lid OFF. |
| Paper |
Can be recycled curbside. No food soiled paper/boxes, no wax lined paper cups, and no pizza boxes. Earthworm |
| Pesticide (herbicide, fungicide, insecticide, rat poison, etc) | see: Hazardous Waste
Bring both remaining product and empty containers as containers may retain chemical residue. |
| Photography / photographic supplies | Boston Recovery Co., Inc. 1-800-229-3456 960 Turnpike Street Canton, MA 02021 Will dispose of photographs, scrap film silver flake, silver recovery equipment and scrap aluminum |
| Plastic bags (grocery, shopping) | You can bring your plastic bags back to the supermarket (Shaws or Hannaford both accept all types of plastic bags) |
|
Plastic Container (milk jug, yogurt container, soda bottle, detergent bottle, etc) |
Rinse clean and crush before putting in recycling bin. |
| Poison Ivy & Invasive or Noxious Plants | The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection recommends that small (residential) quantities of invasive, diseased or noxious plant material, that is not recommended to be composted, be disposed of with the trash, and that for large quantities, generators should contact their regional Mass DEP office to request a disposal waiver. |
| Pots, Pans | Reuse, donate, or dispose of in regular trash. Here is the donation website. Think about keeping as a starter set for a family member if the cookware is in usable condition |
| Prescription Medication | Visit the Medication Disposal webpage |
| Printer Cartridge | Staples 781-899-4943 800 Lexington Street, Waltham Will recycle small and large toner cartridges as well as inkjet and laser. |
Q |
|
| Product | Alternative |
R |
|
| Product | Alternative |
| Refrigerator | Capitol Waste 617-569-1718 or 1-866-569-1718 Call to schedule pick up remove doors, must be kept upright. Put at curbside. Pick ups will occur on your regular Recycling and Trash Day. Prospect Iron and Steel R.H.B. Removal and Salvage |
S |
|
| Product | Alternative |
| Sink | Capitol Waste does not pick up sinks. See: Construction Waste |
| Smoke Detector | Send them back to the manufacturer via ground mail.
A popular manufacturer is: Smoke detectors can be put out with the regular trash after the batteries are removed |
| Snow blowers | Capitol will NOT pick up. Call 1-800-GOT JUNK |
| Sod | Call Boston Bark at 781-647-7500 They will take it for a fee. |
| Styrofoam | Does NOT go out with curbside recycling.
Styrofoam packing peanuts can be dropped off at Mail Boxes Etc. 738 Main St, Waltham. All Styrofoam can be recycled at Conigliaro Industries in Framingham for a fee. |
| Syringe |
Residents may no longer put syringes in the trash. For disposal, contact the following mail back services: Stericycle 1-800-355-8773 or Medasend 1-800-200-3581.
|
T |
|
| Product | Alternative |
| Tanks (acetyne torch, propane, oxygen, helium) | Acetyne torches: Arco Welding Supply Co. 200 Eastern Ave, Malden, MA 02148 781-324-6190 Will recycle torches, will accept residential tanks for disposal w/purchase of new. All other cylinder tanks will be evaluated by sight Propane Tank: Minuteman Hazardous Waste see: Hazardous Waste Others- empty and bring to scrap yard |
| Television | CRTR 1-877-944-7019 X2 Includes flat screen T.V.s Call for pick up |
| Thermometer | see: Hazardous Waste |
| Tires | All tires may be taken to any Tire store to recycle for a small fee.
Creonte Tire ($5.00) Routhier and Sons, Inc. |
| Toaster oven | Capitol Waste Toaster ovens should be put out with the regular trash |
| Toilets | Capitol Waste does not pick up toilets. See: Construction Waste |
| Toys | Toyswap.com allows shoppers to buy, swap, sell or donate unwanted or used toys. Items are available by sending a toy of the same value or by paying cash |
| Trees | Bartlett Tree Experts 617-969-5990 Auburndale, MA LaFleur Tree and Landscape Service Pollock Brothers Tree Service McDonough Tree Removal Middlesex Tree Service |
| Treadmill | If the treadmill is in working order consider donating or selling it. Call Capitol Waste 24 hours before your scheduled trash pickup day. 1-866-569-1718 |
| Typewriter | Typewriters can be put in the trash Typewriter ribbons are not hazardous |
U |
|
| Product | Alternative |
V |
|
| Product | Alternative |
| VCR | Call CRT and schedule a pickup |
| Video Tape | Lacerta Group 508-339-3312 360 Forbes Blvd Mansfield, MA Will recycle video only. ACT Recycling Program You can put them in the trash |
W - Z |
|
| Product | Alternative |
| Washing Machine | Call Capitol Waste at (617)569-1718. Can be picked up on your recycling day, let Capitol Waste know that it will be outside |
| Weed Whacker | Empty all the oil out, and then you can put it out with your regular trash |
| Windows | Capitol Waste 617-569-1718 or 1-866-569-1718 Glass must be broken out of frames and put into barrel or box clearly labeled GLASS. The frames must be broken down in less than 4’ bundles and tied. Only put out small amounts at one time for regular trash |
| Wood (lumber, branches, brush, trimmmings, trees) | Capitol Waste 1-866-569-1718 or 617-569-1718 Branches MUST BE bundled, and less than 2 in in diameter and 3 ft lengths. Capitol Waste will not accept any 2x4 debris from home improvement B.M.C. Corporation Conigliaro Industries in Framingham will recycle clean, mixed, and pressure-treated wood for a fee. |
| Wrapping paper | Capitol Waste will take only paper that does NOT contain wax or foil, or any ribbon. Never burn in fireplace. Must be folded flat and placed in paper bag. Corrugated boxes should be collapsed for recycling, 1-866-569-1718 or 617-569-1718 |
| X-Ray | Can be disposed in the regular trash. |
| Yard Waste | Capitol Waste collects yard waste every other week based on bin color from April to December.
It is illegal to throw away yard waste in regular trash pickup. Place yard waste (leaves and grass only) in paper leaf bags or in barrels marked “Yard Waste”. Consult recycling calendar for leaf vacuuming program and biweekly yard waste pickup. Please consider composting your leaves for your lawn and garden |