NOW THAT YOU HAVE YOUR NEW BROWN TRASH TOTER
PLEASE BEGIN USING YOUR NEW TRASH TOTER THE WEEK OF APRIL 19
PLEASE NOTE:
· YOUR OLD GREEN TOTER WILL BE USED FOR SINGLE-STREAM RECYCLING.
· RECYCLABLES WILL BE COLLECTED EVERY OTHER WEEK ON YOUR PICKUP DAY.
· THE LID ON THE TRASH TOTER MUST BE FULLY CLOSED.
· USE YOUR NORMAL TRASH BAGS FOR TRASH THAT FITS IN THE TRASH BIN.
· ANY EXCESS TRASH MUST BE PLACED IN THE BLUE TOWN OF AUBURN OVERFLOW BAGS.
· OVERFLOW BAGS ARE AVAILABLE AT PARK ‘N SHOP, PRICE CHOPPER, SHAW’S AND CVS. OVERFLOW BAGS COST $5 FOR A SLEEVE OF 5 BAGS.
· ON THE RECYCLING WEEK, YOUR TRASH AND RECYCLING TOTERS MUST BE PLACED AT LEAST FIVE FEET APART AT THE CURB FOR AUTOMATED PICKUP. To report that your trash or recycling has not been picked up, please call Central Mass Disposal at 508-721-1472
SINGLE STREAM “RECYCLING MADE SIMPLE”
It all goes in together:
Newspapers, Magazines, Catalogs,Telephone/Soft Cover Books, Junk Mail, Envelopes (windows OK)Paper (All colors, staples and/or paperclips are o.k.)
Paperboard (cereal/shoe boxes), Milk/Juice cartons, Cardboard/Brownpaper bags
Glass bottles and jars – any color
Aluminum Metal cans (tin, steel, aluminum) Plastic bottles and Containers labeled #1-7:RINSED Soda/Juice/Water Bottles (glass and plastic) RINSED Milk jugs, Bleach/detergent, shampoo bottles RINSED Food containers (cottage cheese, margarine, yogurt)
What NOT to include:
NO PLASTIC BAGS, No Tyvek or bubble wrap envelopes, No unmarked plastics (laundry baskets, chairs, toys), No windows, Light bulbsNo Dishes, Pyrex, ceramics, No foam packaging or bubble wrap, NO STYROFOAM, No aerosol cans, No containers containing food waste
Remember:
- YOUR OLD GREEN TOTER WILL BE USED FOR SINGLE-STREAM RECYCLING
- RECYCLABLES WILL BE COLLECTED EVERY OTHER WEEK ON YOUR PICKUP DAY
QUESTIONS ABOUT RECYCLING? CALL 508-832-7740 extension 216 or email asullivan@town.auburn.ma.us or cmdrecycles@cmdisposal.com
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