Newton Ma Trash Pickup Calendar (2024)

FAQs

How to get rid of mattress in Newton, MA? ›

TO RECYCLE A MATTRESS OR BOX SPRING: Arrange for curbside collection for a $60 fee per item. Following payment, residents will receive communication from Newton's 311 system.

All trash (blue cart) and recycling (green cart) must be placed in the cart with lid closed. No material outside the cart will be collected. Space It The cart must be at least 3 feet from objects (including parked cars, fire hydrants, telephone poles, trees, bulky waste, other carts, mail boxes, etc.).

Each year, the City of Newton collects (natural) Christmas trees for recycling during the first two weeks of January. 2024 Christmas tree collection will run from January 2 through January 12. Collection occurs on your regular trash collection day.

You may request a special pickup by calling the Solid Waste offices at (254) 298-5725. The special collection form can be sent to solidwasteservices@templetx.gov.

Non-profit organizations like Goodwill, Habitat for Humanity, and St. Vincent de Paul often will take and even pick up mattresses. Call ahead to verify because each local affiliate tends to have different rules and processes for accepting mattresses. Schedule a pick up.

Well, according to tradition, a Christmas tree should be kept up until 12 nights after Christmas. (And yes, this is also where the Christmas carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas" gets its meaning.) In the Christian religion, the Christmas season ends on The Feast of Epiphany, which is celebrated on January 6.

Curbside Christmas Tree Collection

Check CambridgeMA.Gov/CollectionReminders for your residences' collection schedule. Place bare trees at the curb by 7am on collection day or after 6pm the night before. You may drop-off bare trees at the Recycle Center until January 31.

Big Sky Community Organization and Republic Services are providing an easy recycling method to dispose of your tree in a green way. Stop by the Big Sky Community Park between now and Jan. 14 to drop off your Christmas tree in one of the large recycling containers at the loop closest to the softball fields.

Your trash and recycling collectors

Suggested tip: $10 to $30 each. You might hear them coming and going every trash day. But instead of rolling over and hitting the snooze button, around this time of year, consider throwing on your fuzzy slippers and bathrobe and catching some face time with your trash collectors.

Where does trash go in Massachusetts? ›

Burned in waste-to-energy facilities (municipal waste combustors), Buried in modern lined landfills, or. Transported to out-of-state disposal facilities.

Templeton, Massachusetts

Republic Services is a leader in recycling and non-hazardous solid waste disposal. We have waste services in Templeton and the nearby area. For regularly scheduled recycling and trash pickup, dumpster rental, and more, contact us to get started.

Effective November 1, 2022: Mattresses are banned from disposal or transport for disposal in Massachusetts. See the MassDEP Mattress & Textile Waste Ban Communications Toolkit for images, materials, strategies, and tips for getting the word out about this change to the residents of your community.

Hire a Service to Carry Your Old Box Spring Away

Whether you no longer need it or it's too run down, you have a few options to dispose of it properly. You can call your city waste department, take it to the landfill yourself, recycle it, repurpose it, or hire a service to get it off your hands.

A box spring is a type of mattress support typically made of metal coils or springs embedded inside a wooden frame and covered in fabric. A mattress rests on top of it, so you'll need one that matches the size of the bed.

To recycle a mattress/box spring, please call the Recycling, Energy, & Sustainability Dept. at 978-499-0413 to make arrangements for the once a month curbside pick-up program OR you can bring your mattress/box spring to the Colby Farm Lane Recycling Center.