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Highway Department
1 West Stockbridge Rd.
Stockbridge	MA	01262
	

Summer 2006 Household Hazardous Waste Calendar	./2006hhw.pdf
Summer 2006 Household Hazardous Waste Mini-Site Calendar	./2006hhwmini.pdf
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	

Town Transfer Station

	All residents must purchase a sticker and display it while using the Town Transfer Station. These stickers need to be renewed every two years and can be purchased at the Selectmen's Office in Town Hall on Main Street. The price for the sticker is a nominal $20.00.  

Recycling

Location: at the Highway Department, 1 West Stockbridge Road

Hours: 	Monday - Friday 7:30am - 3:30pm
		Saturday 9:00am - 3:30pm
		Closed on Holidays

Paper:

	What to recycle:

		* Paper back & phone books (remove covers)
		* Junk mail (no plastic windows)
		* Boxboard (cereal, shoe, crackers, etc.)
		* Newspapers / inserts
		* Magazines / catalogs
		* Brown paper bags
		* White and colored paper
		* Computer paper
		* Corrugated cardboard

	How to prepare:

		* Flatten cardboard, remove tape
		* Paper must be dry
		* Remove plastic liners, windows and wrappings

	Do not include:

		* No soiled paper
		* No pizza boxes or egg cartons
		* No waxed paper, plastic windows, wrappings  of liners
		* No string tied around paper
		* No waxed corrugated cardboard
		* No 6, 12, of 24 pack beverage cartons

Glass:

	What to recycle:

		* Glass bottles / jars, all colors and sizes

	How to prepare:

		* Rinse clean
		* All labels may stay
		* Lids, collars, neck rings, corks, etc. may stay

	Do not include:

		* No window glass, dishes, glasses, Pyrex, ceramics, lightbulbs
		* No broken glass

Metal:

	What to recycle:

		* Aluminum cans
		* Tin / steel cans and lids
		* Aluminum foil

	How to prepare:

		* Rinse clean
		* Labels may be left on
		* May flatten

	Do not include:

		* No other metal items
		* No paint or aerosol cans

Plastic:

	What to recycle:
	
		* All plastic bottles
		* All plastic jars / cans
		* All plastic microwave trays/ containers

	How to prepare:

		* Rinse clean
		* Remove caps, lids, pumps, and wraps
		* Labels may be left on
		* Detergent spouts O.K.
		* May flatten

	Do not include:

		* No containers > 2 gal.
		* No plastic bags
		* No motor oil / chemical containers
		* No foam containers
		* No flower pots
		* No caps, lids, pumps, or wraps

Polycoated

	What to recycle:
		
		* Milk and juice cartons (tent tops)
		* Drink boxes

	How to prepare:
	
		* Rinse clean
		* Remove straws & caps
		* Flatten
		* Commingle with glass jars and metal cans

	Do not include:

		* No straws or caps

Other materials to recycle:

	Bulk Items
		
		* Air Conditioner		$10
		* Bicycle:			$5
		* Box Spring		$5
		* Carpet	Large		$5
				Small		$3
		* Chair			$5
		* Dishwasher		$10
		* Porcelain fixture		$5
		* Refrigerator / Freezer	$10
		* Television / VCR		$5
		* Washer / Dryer		$10
		* Water Heater		$10

	Auto

		* Tire 				$2
		* Tire with rim		$5
		* Motor oil - no fee

	C & D

		* Construction and demolition waste
		* Fee - $30 / cubic yard