CITY OF MARLBOROUGH

 

                   DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

 

                  CURBSIDE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION REGULATIONS

                                               

§ 89-12.  Collection schedule and regulations.

 

A.    Regular weekly collections shall be made on a contract basis from all single family

      homes, single family residential condominium units, from collection areas

      esignated by the Department of Public Works Commissioner, as defined by MGL,

      hapter 183A, Section 1, and multifamily homes of not more than three (3) family units.

 

B.                Collections shall be made once weekly, Monday through Friday.  Weeks with a holiday

            will have the collection one day late after the holiday.

           

      C.    Regulations:

 

            (1)   All refuse for collection shall be tied plastic bags or approved equal, tied,

                  paper bags.  Cardboard boxes, if secured, are acceptable. The containers

                  shall be placed at the property line at the back edge of the sidewalk,

                  not blocking it, before 7:30 a.m. on the day collection is scheduled.  No

                  collections shall be made from apartment homes containing more than

                  three (3) families or industrial or commercial establishments.

 

            (2)   No plastic or approved equal paper bags, or other suitable containers, in

                  which said refuse is placed, shall have a capacity of more than thirty (30)

                  gallons, or weigh, when filled, more than sixty (60) pounds.  Rubbish

                  barrels, bushel baskets and the like, which would require emptying and

                  returning the container to the curb are unsatisfactory containers and shall

                  be left un-emptied.  (Note: Some concern has been made about damage to

                  rubbish bags by crows and other animals.  Rubbish may be placed in barrels

                  providing that the material is contained in the same type rubbish bag as

                  described herein.)

 

            (3)   Waste paper, paper bags, cardboard, rags, cloth, leather, excelsior and

                  similar materials shall be made into bundles, securely fastened, or placed in

                  suitable containers to prevent blowing about.

 

            (4)   Due to the passage of Federal and State regulations which prevent the

                  crushing of appliances and/or allowing the escape of Freon and PCB's, which

                  are considered harmful, the following items are excluded from the collection:

                  dishwashers, stoves, refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, clothes

                  washers and driers, fluorescent light fixtures and/or any fixture or

                  appliance that has capacitors or ballasts.  Residents may, however, take

                  the above materials to the Residential Drop-Off Facility for proper disposal.

 

            (5)   Toilets, mattresses and all sick-room supplies will not be collected.

 

            (6)   Large auto parts (fenders, doors, engine blocks, tires, batteries, etc.) abandoned

                  vehicles, or unusually large or heavy objects will not be collected.

 

            (7)   Furniture will be collected as long as it can be handled by two people and

                  will fit into the packer-type collection vehicle.

 

            (8)   Discarded rugs will be collected only if they are rolled and tied.

 

            (9)   Fencing, chain link or wire mesh shall be rolled and secured from opening. 

                  Stockade fencing and rail fencing, shall be cut four (4) feet in length and

                  shall be tied, able to be handled by one person.  Tied bundles shall not

                  weigh more than sixty (60) pounds.

 

            (10)  Shrubbery, brush or tree limbs shall be tied, or containerized, in bundles not

                  more than four (4) feet in length and sixty (60) pounds in weight, able to

                  be handled by one person.  Large diameter tree limbs and any size tree trunks

                  and stumps will not be collected. Leaves shall be collected weekly at

                  curbside, if placed in suitable bag containers, separate from the rubbish. 

                  Leaf bags may be larger than the 30 gallon capacity mentioned in Item #2 but,

                  still not weigh more than sixty (60) pounds.

 

            (11)  Brick, mortar, plaster, cement and wooden boards from small home repairs,

                  construction, demolition or remodeling will be collected from residences if

                  said refuse is placed in a suitable container, or tied together in lengths

                  and weights that will fit into the packer-type collection vehicle and can be

                  handled by one person.  Loose material or boards will not be collected.

 

            (12)  No more than three (3) replacement of storm windows, or doors, will be picked

                  up at one time.

 

            (13)  No propane tanks, hazardous or special wastes shall be placed with the regular

                  refuse for collection.

 

      D.    Any violation of the above rules and regulations relative to preparation, placement

            and type of containers shall be reported to the homeowner or tenant, and any future

            violation will cause the Commissioner of Public Works to notify the collection

            contractor to stop collection at the home involved.

 

E.                A person may be authorized to collect rubbish, provided that such collection is

            performed in accordance with these regulations or collections are made in bulk

            containers of approved closed-type trucks.