Looking for the latest information on Recycling Best Practices? Check out ĥ0 Huntington Avenue, Methuen, MA 01844, Telephone: 97, Hours of operation Monday – Friday 7:00 am – 1:45 pm/Saturday 8:00 am – 11:45 am.Find out where to recycle, reuse, or repurpose them by checking out the Beyond the Bin Directory for Massachusetts at Do you have worn clothing, outdated electronics or other items that don't belong in your household recycling bin? Don't throw them away.

If a Holiday falls during the week, a Saturday pick-up will be needed.Brush/Branches are to be tied in bundles of no more than four (4) feet in length and four (4) inches in diameter.

This program is based upon your A or B week, every other week and runs for 16 weeks:Spring (8) weeks and Fall (8) weeks.The City provides a service for residents to safely dispose of products containing mercury. Video: Turn Garbage into Gold Composting at Home Powerpoint Presentation: Home Composting for Zero Waste, 4/20/21 Place your order and arrange for pick-up using THIS COMPOST BIN & RAIN BARREL FORM and e-mail to Links on Composting Tips:Ĭomposting Tips: A Guide to Composting Yard & Food Waste (brochure prepared by MassDEP) You can also help contain City trash collection costs by composting that reduces food & yard waste in the City curbside collection and generates enriched soil for your gardens.

Rain barrels can help your household save on water bills and reuse rainwater runoff for your gardens. METHUEN COMPOSTING & WATER CONSERVATION: Methuen Conservation is offering rain barrels and compost bins at reduced cost thanks to grant support from MassDEP’s Recycling Dividends Program. Check out Methuen’s Library of Things at The library also promotes materials reuse and has all sorts of different items-tools, games, gadgets & household items- that you can borrow for anywhere from a week to three weeks (just like a book). Methuen’s Nevins Library lends out much more than books and audiovisual materials. Check out the RECYCLOPEDIA here at Ģ022 Curbside Collection Recycling Calendar The RECYCLOPEDIA is a great tool to help you find out what items can be recycled and what needs to be thrown in the trash bin. You Can Save Methuen Tax Dollars and Help the Environment by Smart Recycling. Please properly dispose of food waste (composting preferred) and dispose of food-contaminated pizza boxes in your regular trash collection. Note that the processing facility is rejecting pizza boxes containing food waste. Please refer to Recycle Smart Guide link below for complete listing of recyclable materials.ĬARDBOARD PIZZA BOXES CAN BE RECYCLED IF CLEAN & WITHOUT FOOD SCRAPS. Plastic bottles, food and beverage cans and glass need to be rinsed-out and placed loose in your recycle bin not in plastic bags. Glass, paper, plastic, and metals, such as food and beverage cans, are all commonly recycled. Recycling is the process of recovering scrap or waste and reprocessing the material into useful products.Residents are not allowed to leave trash receptacles curbside for more than (48) hours after scheduled pick-up.Trash receptacles shall not be stored in front of the property or at the street line. Trash receptacles shall be placed at the curb NO EARLIER THAN 4:00 PM THE DAY BEFORE, the scheduled collection day.Curbside Trash Barrels must be 50 gallons or less.CITY OF METHUEN DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS “ TIPS”ĬURBSIDE TRASH/SINGLE - STREAM RECYCLING - LEAF & YARD WASTE PICK-UP

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