recycling

Refuse & Recycling Collection Information

Refuse Collection:

Refuse collection is held weekly, on Monday and Tuesday. Refuse containers should be placed curbside by 7:00 a.m. Refuse is defined as normal household trash. Plaster, demolished ceiling, earth, gravel, brick and other building debris is not considered refuse. The Town will collect one container of trash, either one regular trash bag or one trash barrel, per week from every household. Bags or barrels may not be larger than 36 gallons and may not weigh more than 50 pounds or they will not be collected. Additional trash must be placed in an official Town trash bag, sold at Crosby's, Dawson's and Richdale's on Route 97 (sold as 5 bags for $8.75). Each household may also place one bulky item curbside per week.

For information on Wenham's Waste Reduction Program (WRP), please click here or contact the Wenham Town Hall at 978-468-5520 ext. 4.

Recycling Collection:

Recycling Collection Schedule - 2010

January 4, 5
January 19, 20 - Holiday
February 1, 2
February 16, 17 - Holiday
March 1, 2
March 15, 16
March 29, 30
April 12, 13
April 26, 27
May 10, 11
May 24, 25
June 7, 8
June 21, 22 July 6, 7 - Holiday
July 19, 20
August 2, 3
August 16, 17
August 30, 31
September 13, 14
September 27, 28
October 12, 13 - Holiday
October 25, 26
November 8, 9
November 22, 23
December 6, 7
December 20, 21

Please remember to place your recyclables out by 7:00 a.m. along with your regular trash. Recycle is always every other week.

Place all recyclables in the bin provided (recycle bins are available at the Town Hall - one per household - extra bins are $8.00). No need to sort. If you have more recyclables than will fit in the bin, place them in a suitable container which can be readily identified by the collectors.

Residents are encouraged to compost grass clippings and leaves. For further information about the collection of trash and/or recycling, please call the Wenham Town Hall at 978-468-5520 ext. 4 or ext. 6.

What To Recycle: Please refer to the cart below for a complete list of items accepted for curbside recycling collection.

Item

Include

How to Prepare

Exclude

Glass	All bottles and jars, clear and colored, deposit and non-deposit.	Rinse clean, remove all metal and plastic lids, rings, bands and wrappings (label may be left on).	Dishes, ceramics, mirrors, window glass, pyrex, light bulbs or crystal.
Aluminum Cans & Metal	All aluminum, steel or tin cans and containers, both deposit and non-deposit. Clean tin foil, clean pie plates and trays.	Rinse. Flattening cans is optional, but will preserve space. Once removed, put can tops/bottoms back inside cans.	Plastic or jar lids, items that contain non-metal materials; scrap metal; sheet aluminum; containers that stored hazardous materials, paint or petroleum products.
Paper	Mixed paper, including newsprint, magazines, phonebooks and catalogues, office paper, art paper, press board, manila folders, flattened cereal and cracker boxes, window envelopes, shredded paper (contained in a closed paper bag), flattened cardboard boxes (smaller than 2' x 2')Dry newspapers and supplements only, place in paper bags (no plastic) or tie with twine.	Newspaper must be dry, put out in paper bags or tied with twine. Remove cereal and snack box liners.	Waxed, plastic coated or laminated papers or boxes. Juice, milk and egg cartons. Paper contaminated with food, like pizza boxes.
Plastics	All plastic containers with code # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.	Rinse clean, remove all caps, lids, rings and pumps, labels may be left on.	Containers that stored hazardous materials, paint or motor oils. Plastic bags (recycle at grocery store). Toys.