Recycling Changes 2011
Weekly Curbside Trash AND Recycling Collection!!!
Your collection day for trash and recycling may be changing starting the week of July 5, 2011. Visit the Calendar link to the right for your new collection schedule OR click here for a view of the town map broken down by collection day OR click on the links below for a list of streets being
collected on that day.
Can I recycle curbside with a different container? Yes, as long as the container is small and manageable enough to lift. You can also differentiate your recycling container from your trash by getting a free sticker from the Town (while supplies last).
!!!Also, missed days due to weather and holidays will now be collected on SATURDAYS!!!
Silver Bullet Consolidation:
Remote locations at Hannaford and Central fire station will be relocated to the Transfer Station.
Pine Tree Waste Systems is the Town’s waste and recycling hauler. The Town has contracted with Pine Tree Waste for curbside collection only. If you wish to have back door service, you must make arrangements with Pine Tree Waste at 1-888-857-0800 and pay an additional fee.
*If you receive a blue tag and your trash/recyclables were not picked up, please contact Pine Tree Waste directly with questions (883-9777).
Trash Collection
Falmouth has a “Pay-per-bag” trash collection system. The cost of disposing of trash is covered by the cost of the bags, so you pay only for what you throw away. The curbside collection service is paid for through property taxes.
Rules and Regulations for Curbside Collection:
* Trash will only be collected if it is in a Falmouth Yellow Trash Bag.
* You can use trash barrels by placing the yellow bag inside the barrel, fill it with your trash, and
TIE the bag before placing it at the curb.
* Trash and Recycle bins MUST be placed at the curb by 7:00 am on the scheduled pick-up day
* Bulky items (weighing no more than 35 lbs) that will not fit into a yellow trash bag, and Large
items (weighing no more than 100 lbs-limit one item per week) will be collected on the
scheduled pickup day with appropriate tag(s) affixed. See below for locations and prices.
Yellow Trash Bags can be purchased at:
* Waldo’s General Store
* Shaw’s-Falmouth and Northgate
* Hannaford-Falmouth and Yarmouth
* Town Landing Market
Disposal Tags (green) can be purchased at:
* Shaw’s-Falmouth and Northgate
* Hannaford-Falmouth
* Falmouth Town Hall
* Town Landing Market
* Waldo’s General Store
* Falmouth Parks & Public Works Office
Prices:
* 33 gallon bag $2.08 (package of 10 - $20.80)
* 20 gallon bag $1.46 (package of 10 - $14.55)
* Disposal Tag $5.00 each
Recycling Collection (Curbside Recycling Calendar click here.)
Falmouth now offers curbside recycling! Now, thanks to new equipment at ECOmaine, numerous types of recyclable materials go into the same box…no separation of materials is necessary. Below is a guide of acceptable materials.
Paper Products:
* Cardboard/all boxes
* Newspaper
* Shoe boxes/cereal boxes
* Magazines/catalogs
* Junk mail/window envelopes
* Phone books
* File folders
* Gift boxes/wrap
* Shopping bags
* All books
* Aseptic milk & juice cartons
Plastic, Metal, and Glass:
* All plastics labeled #1-7
* Foil
* Cans
* Pots & pans
* Empty aerosol cans
* Empty bottles (any color glass)
* Jars
NO light bulbs, hypodermic needles or sharp objects, vinyl siding, construction materials, bubble wrap, food, toys, food bags, potato chip bags, diapers, Styrofoam packaging and peanuts, or trash.
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