Town of Fairhaven, MA
Curbside Collection
Town of Fairhaven
Board of Public Works
RULES FOR CURBSIDE WASTE COLLECTION

1.      Rubbish must be placed at the OUTSIDE EDGE OF sidewalk no later than 7:00 a.m. on the day of collection (when is my collection day?)

2.      Only standard containers of no more than 36” in height and 32 gallon capacity will be collected.  No wooden barrels, steel drums, fish totes,etc. will be picked up.

3.      Rubbish containers or trash bags weighing more than 50 lbs. will NOT be collected.

4.       All cardboard boxes must be broken down and tied in bundles not to weigh more than 50 lbs.

5.       Plastic bags must be tied closed.

6.       Homeowners are allowed 10 bags or containers per week.

UNACCEPTABLE CURBSIDE WASTE:



ITEMS NOT ALLOWED
WHERE TO DISPOSE INSTEAD
(Charges may apply)
circlebullet.jpgBulky Items – Mattresses
 circlebullet.jpgYardwaste - Brush, leaves, grass clippings, branches
circlebullet.jpgMost Recyclables
circlebullet.jpgWhite Goods - washers, dryers, water heaters, etc.
circlebullet.jpgPropane tanks
 circlebullet.jpgElectronics - televisions, cathode ray tubes (CRT’s), microwaves, printers, other electronic devices

circlebullet.jpg Items with Freon – refrigerators, air conditioners, freezers, dehumidifiers

 circlebullet.jpgAutomotive - Motor oil, oil filters, tires, car batteries
Arsene Street  (used motor oil can also be returned to where you bought it from)
circlebullet.jpgFluorescent light tubes (contain mercury)
 circlebullet.jpgMercury Containing Items -,thermostats, thermometers, rechargeable batteries, elemental (‘liquid’) mercury
Call Board of Health at 508-979-4022 to make drop-off arrangements
circlebullet.jpgCertain Hazardous Chemicals - waste paints, stains, solvents, adhesive, waste fuels, poisons, preservatives,           photo & pool chemicals, cleaners, aerosols, pesticides and pharmaceuticals/prescription medicines.
Household Hazardous Waste Day (HHHWD) – Requesting funding for Fall of 2008
circlebullet.jpgNon-Acceptable Hazardous Chemicals - Gas cylinders, fireworks, explosives, medicines, syringes, infectious &      biological wastes and radioactive wastes.
Private Facilities( (limited, check first)
circlebullet.jpgGasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, fuel oil,  pesticide, cleaning fluid, paint remover, paint, turpentine, varnish, mineral                spirits, weed killer, any liquids, any flammable gases, acids
Private Facilities (limited, check first)
circlebullet.jpgOil based paint, tar, thinner not accepted curbside (Dried out latex paint cans will be accepted in your trash, air      dry or use sawdust/kitty litter)
Private Facilities (limited, check first)
NOTE: The Town may seeking funding for a special paint collection day for eith Spring of ’08 or ’09, check back)
circlebullet.jpgConstruction/Demolition debris
Mattapoisett Transfer Station (certain items, check first)
circlebullet.jpgConcrete blocks, slabs or bricks, dirt, rocks, gravel, stones

Also not accepted curbside: Wood or coal ash; nuclear or radioactive materials; biological waste