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TRASH COLLECTION
The City collects trash every Tuesday and Friday throughout the South End. Christmas is the only holiday when there is no trash collection.Garbage should be placed on the curb no earlier than 5PM the evening prior to and no later than 7AM the day of pickup.
RECYCLING
Curbside Recycling is picked up every Tuesday throughout the South End in households with 1-6 units. Free blue bins are available from the City - just call 617-635-4959. They deliver too. Take your Blue Bin, paper and cardboard out to the curb before 7 am on your recycling day, or put out the night before after 5 pm.
Acceptable Materials
The following is the list of acceptable marterials for curbside collection. Please follow the directions to avoid contamination.
Paper
Place in paper bag next to blue bin.
- Newspaper (with inserts)
- Magazines/ Catalogues
- Junk mail (remove free samples)
- White & colored paper/brown bags
- Telephone books/paperback books
- Flattened binboard (e.g. cereal boxes)
- Milk cartons - flattened
- Flattened corrugated cardboard (3' x 3' or less, place under or next to Blue Bin)
No soiled paper or cardboard
Please do not put paper in plastic bags
No pizza boxes.
Containers
Rinse and place inside blue bin.
- Glass bottles/ jars. Labels may stay No broken glass or light bulbs, dishes, glasses, Pyrex, window or auto glass.
- Tin & aluminum food and soda cans, aluminum foil, pie plates, jar lids-Remove lids. Labels may stay.
- All plastic containers - Caps & lid may stay. No motor oil or chemical containers
- Juice & soy milk boxes
No plastic bags
Code Enforcement
Call 617-635-4896 to report:
- Trash put out prior to 5PM the evening before the Tuesday and Friday AM pickup
- Excessive litter on sidewalk/gutter in front of a building
Boston Public Works
Call 617-635-7555.
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