Business Recycling

Massachusetts Waste Ban regulations require businesses to recycle.

The City of Waltham is offering curbside recycling collection services, at no cost to small and medium-sized businesses located along the City's existing residential recycling collection routes.  This Service will be available to the first 600 businesses who apply.  Please contact the Recycling Department at 781-314-3390 for more information.

 Paper Recycling for Small Businesses - Jet-A-Way
 To participate, you must be a Waltham based company.  The annual participation fee is $225.00.  You will find that it is cost-effective to recycle, as the cost of trash disposal is  
  significantly higher.  In addition to pick-ups, the fee includes up to (10) 99-gallon toters*.  All pick-ups are scheduled monthly, the first Tuesday of the month. Jet-A-Way will make
  pick-ups only on the scheduled days.  All ON CALL- customers must call Service Department at (617) 541-4000 Ext. 242, at least one day before the scheduled Tuesday pick-up to
  receive service!    Call Linda Tate (617) 541-4000 Ext. 248 for more information.
 

Save That Stuff - Will set up Paper and Bottle & Can Recycling Programs for Waltham Business for a fee.   Contact Adam Mitchell at 617-241-9998.

 The Minuteman Hazardous Products Facility
Waltham is a community member of the Minuteman Hazardous Products Facility in Lexington.   Businesses may dispose of hazardous products at the Facility, at their own  xpense.  Please call ahead to pre-register and to obtain a price estimate.  The Minuteman Hazardous Facility is open to the public on the following Saturdays in 2009:  April 25, May 16, June 20, July 18, August 15, September 20, October 17 & November 5.  For more information contact Mitchell Garrity at Clean Harbors 1-800-282-0058 X 3466.

 Computer & Television Recycling Program
This is a Saturday curbside collection program.  Business will be charged the same rate that the City of Waltham pays for residents: $10/ per computer or television monitor, including all associated material. If disposed on any other day than scheduled Saturday, there is an additional charge.  For more information call 508-427-7740.

Earth 911 Businesses
Earth 911 Business is now available on Earth 911 for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  Through a partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and Staples, Inc., this parallel network to the Earth 911 system features information focused on helping business reduce waste, create a comprehensive waste reduction program, and implement a recycling program. 

-          A business-to-business recycling locator

-          Local/state/federal links to information and assistance

-          Access to state, regional and/or industry specific waste exchanges

-          Online forms to assist with accessing your waste stream and establishing priorities.

-          Green Purchasing information and suggestions.

or go to http://www.earthwormrecycling.org  for additional ideas about business recycling!

 Massachusetts Marine Shrink Wrap Recycling Program
Boat shrink wrap collection generally takes place from April through the end of June.  All inquiries can be directed to Tom Lynch of E.L Harvey at 1-800-321-3002.  In 2004, plastic shrink wrap from approximately 2,500 boats was recycled by utilizing the Marine Shrink Wrap Recycling Program. Marinas along the Massachusetts coast accessed 17 collection sites, diverting over 37 tons of plastic shrink wrap  from landfills.  E. L. Harvey and Sons donated extensive roll-off, collection, and baling services to the project.

 WasteWise
WasteWise is a free, voluntary program run jointly by the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) and MA Department of Environmental Protection (MA DEP) that helps organizations reduce costly solid waste disposal, thereby benefiting their bottom line and the environment.  It’s flexible and allows members to custom design waste reduction programs to fit their needs.  For more information on WasteWise visit www.epa.gov/wastewise or contact Julie Wolfe at 617-292-5987 or Julia.wolfe@state.ma.us.

Phones for Charity
Phones 4 Charity program recycles used wireless phones to help the environment and raise funds for a variety of charities.  Phones4Charity corporate collection programs provide an excellent community and employee relations tool for companies.  By launching a wireless phone collection campaign, your company can help the environment and the charitable cause of your choice.  Most phones are resold as economical alternatives to new phones. The rest are safely recycled in accordance with all applicable U.S. environmental regulations.

For more information about this program call 888-846-0818 or log on to www.phones4charity.org

Additional business resources include:

Boston ReStore, Inc.
Dorchester, MA
 617-288-8400

For a fee, Boston Restore, Inc. will pick up or accept drop-offs of clean wood, building materials, and office furniture and supplies.

WE GET RID OF IT
 Lowell, MA
 1-866-952-8400

 This company services small and large business and will recycle a variety of material such as paper, bottles, automotive parts, batteries, plastics, scrap material, organics, and electronic equipment, mercury products, construction and demolition debris, as well as other miscellaneous articles.  For more information please call.

·   CEL Inc.
       Belmont, Ma
       (617) 293-7000

 This company will pick up construction debris for a fee.
  Please call for more information.

 ·      Barry Bros.
        Newton, MA
        (617) 244-1906