Make sure you're carefully screening what is put in your recycling carts! Feedback from EZ Disposal and Recycling, indicated that the biggest contaminants in Waltham are currently plastic bags and Styrofoam

PLASTIC BAGS: Plastic bags get stuck in recycling machinery! Please DO NOT put recyclables in a plastic bag & DO NOT put any plastic bags in your recycling carts. You can recycle plastic bags at local supermarkets: Market Basket, Hannafords (accepts all types - grocery, shopping, film packaging etc), Shaws (accepts only grocery bags with handles). For more info, visit http://plasticfilmrecycling.org

STYROFOAM: NEVER put any Styrofoam in your recycling carts, large or small. The City does not take Styrofoam for recycling. Styrofoam can be put into the trash. 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, MA for a fee (1-888-266-4425)

Please make sure to follow the guidelines printed on the top of your recycling carts and see more disposal options here: https://www.city.waltham.ma.us/recycling-department/pages/disposal-index-recycling-trash

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