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Solid Waste - Banned Materials
Overview
Hazardous and recyclable items are banned from disposal or transfer for disposal at solid waste facilities in Massachusetts per Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) waste ban regulations, 310 CMR 19.017. Please see the Massachusetts Waste Ban for more information.

Examples of Banned Materials
Waste Ban materials include but are not limited to:
  • Lead-acid batteries
  • Leaves and yard waste
  • Automobile and truck tires
  • White goods
  • Metal containers
  • Glass containers
  • Single resin narrow-necked plastics
  • Recyclable paper Cathode ray tubes (TVs and computer monitors)
  • Construction and demolition waste
  • Tires
  • Tree and landscaping waste
  • Hazardous waste
  • Paper and Cardboard


Construction and Demolition Waste Ban Details

Materials generated from, but not limited to, the processes of construction, demolition, and renovation, including domestic home improvements.

This includes anything that has been permanently affixed to a residence such as wall-to-wall carpeting and fixtures. To dispose of this waste please call a private hauler or transport it to a commercial transfer station.


Leaf and Yard Waste Ban Details
  • Leaves
  • Grass clippings
  • Shrub trimmings
  • Plant cuttings
  • Tree branches and vines not exceeding four inches in diameter or four feet in length
  • Other similar compostable materials
  • Please see yard waste collection for information on how to dispose of yard waste.

Tree and Landscaping Waste Ban Details
  • Tree stumps
  • Trunks or limbs four inches or more in diameter and/or four feet or more in length
  • Soil
  • Sod
  • Sand
  • Manure
  • Rocks
  • Concrete
  • Bricks
  • Wood
  • Wood chips
  • Fencing

Hazardous Waste Ban Details
All products which are deemed as hazardous waste, either by state guidelines or by the Director of Public Health, cannot be given for curbside collection and must be removed either by a private certified removal company, or be disposed of during the Town Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day. Please see hazardous waste disposal for more information.


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