Trash Disposal

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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 Waltham Residents can do the following: 

  • REDUCE

  • REUSE AND RECYCLE MORE PRODUCTS: AND

  • BUY MORE RECYCLED AND RECYCLABLE PRODUCTS

 

To Help You Get Started

  • Reduce Your Packaging: Buy bulk or concentrated products when you can.
  • Reduce Toxicity or Learn How: Recycle your batteries and use batteries with reduced mercury.
  • Select Reusable Products: Sturdy, washable utensils, tableware, cloth napkins, and dishcloths can be used many times.
  • Use Durable Products: Choose furniture, sports equipment, toys, and tools that will stand the test of time.
  • Reuse Products: Reuse newspaper, boxes, shipping "peanuts," and "bubble wrap" to ship packages.
  • Recycle Automotive Products: Take car batteries, antifreeze, and motor oil to participating recycling centers.
  • Buy Products Made From Recycled Material: Many bottles, cans, cereal boxes, containers, and cartons are made from recycled material.
  • Compost or Learn How: Food scraps and yard waste can become natural soil conditioners.

Woman at Recycling Bin

 

 

 
 

 
 
     
 
   
 
 

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