Topsfield Trash Collection and Recycling Information
Metal and White Goods Collection
October 2010
See Below - Metal / White Goods (including large appliances)
Hazardous Material Collection Day
Saturday, November 6, 2010 from 9:00am to 1:00pm, Masconomet Regional High School
See Below - Hazardous Material
Trash and Recycling Collection Calendar
Topsfield has a Pay-As-You-Throw trash collection program. All of Topsfield is divided into three zones. Your zone determines what day of the week your trash and recycling are collected. Except during holiday weeks, trash and recycling are collected on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday based on zones. During holiday weeks, trash and recycling collection are generally delayed one day. For example, if a holiday falls on a Monday, collections would take place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday for Zones 1, 2 & 3, respectively.
To find your zone, click here for the zone listing by street.Trash Collection
Trash is collected every week.
- Every household is alloted one single yellow Trash Collection Decal which must be attached to the trash barrel and may not exceed 36 gallons or 40 pounds. The decal must be visible from the street when placed at curbside by 7:00 a.m.
- Additional units of waste, either grabage bags or trash barrels that do not exceed 36 gallons or 40 pounds, require a sticker. The sticker should be placed on bags or on the top item of the trash barrel. DO NOT place stickers on the barrel itself or on its cover.
- Trash in any barrel cannot exceed water level or rim of container.
- Bulky items that do not fit into a 36-gallon trash barrel, or weigh more than 40 lbs., require 2 stickers for collection. NO single itme may be longer than 5 feet.
- Stickers may be purchased in any quantity for $2.00 per sticker at the Essex County Co-Op, Dawson's Hardware, and Cumberland Farms.
- TV sets and Computer Monitors will not be picked up at the curb. (see Recycling Information for how to dispose of CRT's)
Recycling Collection
Recycling is collected every
other week on the same day as trash collection.
The following recyclable materials will now be collected for recycling
at the curb:
- Plastics #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7
- Styrofoam and packing peanuts (should be placed in small grocery store shopping bags)
- Plastic bags #2 and #4
- Cardboard, newspapers, paperboard, junk mail
- Galss bottles/jars, tin, steel and aluminum cans
Additional waste collection
Large items (other than appliances, computers, TVs and hazardous materials) may be place out with the trash with appropriate amount of stickers on them. Additional trash stickers must be attached to each large item.
Yard waste may be taken to the DPW Facility located at 279 Boston Street on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the months of April through November. Christmas trees are collected at the same site after January 1st. Please check the website to get exact dates and time. An access ticket must be obtained for $5.00 at the Board of Selectmen's Office allowing entrance to the Compost site.
Metal/White Goods (including large appliances)
Pickups are scheduled every spring and fall. Household metal objects include stoves, washers, dryers, dishwashers, bicycles, lawnmowers, snow blowers, etc.
Freon items such as refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers etc are required to be registered with the Board of Selectmen's Office prior to the pick-up date.
Objects such as refrigerators and freezers must have doors removed, and all gasoline powered appliances must have gasoline and oil removed for safety reasons.
Next Collection Dates are:
- October 2010
Computers and TVs
Boxford Drop Off Recycling Center, 7 Spofford Rd, on Saturdays from 8am - 3pm. Fees apply.
Waste oil
Waste Oil can also be brought to Boxford on the first Saturday of the month from 9a.m. to 1p.m. A Voucher is needed and may be obtained in the Selectmen's Office.
Hazardous material
Hazardous material collection day will be held at the Masconomet Regional High School on Saturday, November 6, 2010 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Materials to bring include: paints,gas cylinders,cleaners, corrosives, polishes, resins and adhesives, poisons, pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, fertilizers, fungicides, mercury, waste fuels, spot removers, varnish strippers, solvents, stains, fire extinguishers, batteries, photo chemicals, chemistry kits, swimming pool chemicals, anti-freeze, auto procudts
For more info about what to bring and what not to bring: Click Here
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