Canton - Massachusetts
Pleasant Street will be closed from Washington St to Sherman St starting at 6:30 PM on Friday 3-19-10 due to water levels in the Reservoir Pond...Due to weather and flooding conditions Westwood has closed Dedham St @ Canton Street.  Motorist should expect delays and seek alternate routes...Click Here for ATM 2010 article information ...Town Launches newly updated policies.  See Human Resource website for details...

                                    RECYCLING DEPARTMENT

 801 Washington Street
Canton, Mass. 02021

Telephone: 781-575-6650

                                    Office Hours:  Monday - Friday 8:00 am -4:00 pm
 

Yard Waste Recycling Facility
 

Pine Street
Monday - Saturday 7:30am - 4:00pm|

Open April 1 to November 30 and the first two weeks in January
 for the collection of holiday trees.

 CLOSED MAJOR HOLIDAYS

Patriots’ Day              Monday, April 19 
Memorial Day            Monday, May 31
Independence Day     Monday, July 5      
Labor Day                  Monday, September 6
Columbus Day           Monday, October 11       
Veterans’ Day           Thursday, November 11
Thanksgiving             Thursday, November 25   

The transfer station accepts leaves, grass clippings, brush and branches that are no more than 4 inches in diameter. Yard waste may be left in paper bags. All other containers including plastic bags must be emptied.

YARD WASTE TRANSFER STICKERS
Stickers for the Yard Waste Transfer Station on Pine Street are now on sale.  They are available at Town Hall, DPW Administration, Mondays-Fridays from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. and will be available at the Pine Street Yard Waste Center.

Recycling Stickers may be purchased at the DPW Administration Office, 801 Washington St, Lower Level for $10.00.  Proof of residency and license plate number of participating vehicle required each year for permit.


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Future

Hazardous Waste Collection Day
 

Saturday, May 15, 2010
9:00 am to 1:00 pm

DPW Garage
150 Bolivar Street

 

Click here to view collection materials list

 


Index
 

2009-2010 Recycling Calendar (pdf)
Recycling Street Listing Collection by Day of Week (pdf)

Curbside Guidelines

Paper Guidelines

Container Guidelines

Drop Off Yard Waste - Pine Street Landfill
Leaf & Yard Waste Facility Schedule

Miscellaneous Information

 

Frequently Asked Questions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Curbside Guidelines

Recycling bins are collected every other week on your regular trash collection day. Pick up a recycling calendar or check with a neighbor to determine which weeks are yours or call the Canton Recycling Info Line at (781) 575-6650..
If you've missed a collection or your calendar doesn't line up with the collection schedule, call BFI at 1-800-244-4234 or 617-471-7900
Whenever a scheduled collection day falls on a holiday, that day's collection and all remaining collections for the week will be delayed by one day. Friday's collection will be on Saturday.

  • Rinse all containers clean
  • No plastic bags
  • Set bins out by 7 a.m.
  • Bins containing improper materials will be left behind

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      Paper Guidelines

 

  • Newspapers/inserts
  • Magazines, catalogs, phone books
  • Junk mail (remove plastic windows)
  • Office paper
  • Brown paper bags
  • Boxboard (cereal, shoe & cracker boxes, etc. Remove plastic liners, no waxed paper)
  • White AND colored paper
  • Corrugated cardboard (flatten, remove tape & string, no waxed cardboard) cut to
    24 inches by 24 inches (max)
  • All paper and cardboard must be clean
  • No plastic bags

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  Container Guidelines

 

  • Glass bottles/jars (remove lids, corks, etc. No broken or other glass such as light bulbs, window or auto glass, dishes, glasses, Pyrex)
  • Aluminum, tin/steel cans & lids (No paint or aerosol cans or other metal item.)
  • All plastic bottles & jars (remove caps, lids, pumps & wraps. No plastic bags. No motor oil or chemical containers)
  • Milk& juice cartons, drink boxes (remove straws & caps, may flatten)

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Drop Off Yard Waste at the Pine Street Landfill

  • Christmas Trees - first 2 weeks in January. Watch local papers for hours & days.
  • Yard Waste - leaves, grass & other easily raked material in paper leaf bags only. No plastic bags. Sticker required.

Recycling Stickers may be purchased at the DPW Administration Office, 801 Washington St, Lower Level for $10.00.  Proof of residency and license plate number of participating vehicle required each year for permit.

TV & COMPUTER MONITOR DROP OFF RECYCLING - DPW Garage, 150 Bolivar Street

TV's & Computers Monitors: Screen must be intact and must be placed inside the container marked "CRT Shed".

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Miscellaneous Information:

  • Paint exchange & disposal are announced in the local papers.
  • Hazardous waste collections take place every year.

White Goods must have their doors removed. 

Call 617-471-7900. Pickups are by appointment only.

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