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On August 18,
2001 the Barnstable Town Council passed a municipal
recycling ordinance in support of the State’s
initiative to remove banned wastes from the waste
stream. The ordinance requires that commercial
trash haulers provide their customers the option of
a waste recycling service at a reasonable cost.
Communities must set up effective recycling programs
to divert banned items from their waste stream or
risk rejection of their waste materials at the solid
waste facility.
Barnstable
residents have two options for recycling: 1) to take
their recyclables to the Residential Solid Waste
Transfer Station and Recycling Facility in Marstons
Mills, or 2) to have their commercial trash hauler
collect their recyclables curbside. The cost of
curbside collection by private haulers varies. There is no
charge for basic recycling to residents of the Town
of Barnstable at the Residential Transfer Station
and Recycling Facility. In some instances the Town
must pay a recycler to remove and process items and
a fee is charged (see below) to recover disposal
costs. What
is banned waste?
Recyclable
paper
includes all paper, cardboard, and paperboard
products EXCEPT paper towels, paper
plates and cups, wax-coated cardboard.
Glass
containers
include glass bottles and jars EXCEPT light bulbs,
Pyrex cookware, plate glass, drinking glasses,
windows, windshields, and ceramicsMetal
containers
include aluminum, steel or bi-metal beverage and
food containers
Plastics such as
soda, water, laundry, and milk bottles are
recyclable. Yogurt containers are not recyclable.Leaves and Yard
waste includes leaves, grass clippings, weeds,
garden materials, shrub trimmings, and brush.
Motor Vehicle
Batteries. Rechargeable batteries are acceptable - nickel
cadmium, nickel metal hydride, lithium ion, small
sealed leadWhite
goods,
such as kitchen appliances (fee charged.)
Mercury, found in
thermometers thermostats, switches, florescent light
bulbsWhole
tires
(fee charged)
Cathode Ray Tubes
from televisions, computer monitors, etc. (fee
charged)
If you have any questions about the
recycling program offered at the Residential
Transfer Station and Recycling Facility in Marstons
Mills please call 508-420-2258.
Waste that is not allowed in Municipal Solid Waste,
such as recyclables, CRT’s, and metals.
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