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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. Set trash out neatly at the curb by 7am on your trash day(s) or
after 5pm the night before. Remember to separate trash from recycling
on the curb.
CONTAINERS
Barrels
Made of metal or durable plastic
Lid required
No larger than 32 gallons in capacity
When full, no heaver than 50 pounds
Bags
Black trash bags
Made of 2-ply plastic
32 gallons or less
Setting trash out for pickup in kitchen bags, grocery store bags, paper bags, cartons, or boxes is not acceptable.
Acceptable Items for Regular Trash
household trash
food waste
household appliances
electronics
mattress/box spring
furniture
carpet (must be no longer than 3 feet and tied)
washer or dryer*
stove*
dishwasher*
hot water heater*
Acceptable Items Needing Special Pickup
Call 617-635-4500 or place an online service request to schedule pickup of these items:
computer monitors*
televisions*
water coolers*
dehumidifiers*
refrigerators*
air conditioners*
*after being picked up, portions of these items are recycled!
Unacceptable Items for Regular Trash
If these items are reusable, you can donate them. Or, you must hire a commercial rubbish hauler to collect them; search the yellow pages for listings
bricks
automotive components
dirt, rocks, stones
fire debris
construction and demolition material
fences
oil drums
plumbing fixtures
more than a gallon of liquid waste (including cooking oil)
syringes and needles (for information about safe disposal, contact the Boston Needle Exchange Program at 617-592-7828)
Unacceptable Items for Regular Trash, but Acceptable by Other Means
tires
recyclable material
yard waste
hazardous material
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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