Trash, Recycle, Composting Details:
- Trash is $7.00 per 33 gallon bag.
- Recycles are free with 1 or more bags of trash otherwise $5.00. Items accepted (Guía de reciclaje).
- Other Items Collected: Books/Media, Fire extinguishers, Household batteries (all types), Mercury items, String lights, Shredded paper. Here is the Fee Schedule for other items.
- Textiles are no longer accepted. They can be dropped off at:
- Planet Aid Box at Low Low Convenience Store, 704 Fitchburg State Rd., Ashby, MA.
- The box behind Ashby Town Hall, 895 Main St., Ashby, MA.
- Swap Shop is open when the Transfer Station is open. Leave an item or take one. Clean, lightly used items only.
- Compost: An average household can compost between 500 and 1,000 pounds of organic material each year producing a rich soil supplement out of material that would otherwise be disposed of. Click here to check out tips, how-to’s, and demonstrations on composting from the Mass DEP
- Compost Bins are available at ARCTS at $25 each and are available in 2 styles, the Earth Machine and the New Age Composter.
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Household Hazardous Waste (Productos Peligrosos para el Hogar)
Hazardous Products Collection Center flyer – Productos Peligrosos para el Hogar folleto
PLACE: 9 Cook St., Devens, MA 01434
DATE: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm on the first Wednesday & following Saturday of each month except January & February
WHO: Residents & Pre-Qualified Small Businesses
CONTACT: 978-501-3943, http://devenshhw.com/