Town of Shrewsbury Special Discount! $10 OFF One Bagster® Bag

2019 - 2020 Collection Schedule Christmas tree collection Week Bagster The Bagster Bag gives customers the strength of a steel dumpster in the convenience of a Observed Commingled Mixed Paper Leaf and Yard Waste Holiday Collection Week Collection Week Collection Week bag. Bagster Bag is the easiest solution to help tackle home improvement projects, remodeling, and home and garage cleanup. The Bagster is not intended for moves or large cleanouts. Contact Waste Management at (800) 972-4545 for more information on how to handle larger projects. Visit TheBagster.com to see more on the Bagster and how much collection is in your area. See below for a $10 off coupon for the collection of your Bagster bag for Shrewsbury residents.

Town of Shrewsbury special discount! $10 OFF One Bagster® Bag

Collection Expires: 6/30/2020 Coupon Code: 245-BAG19 *VALID IN THE Shrewsbury, MA AREA ONLY To schedule collection visit thebagster.com or call 1-877-789-BAGS (2247).

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The following holidays will result in delayed collections: person, household, or company per order. Coupon code must be given at the time of scheduling Bagster bag collection to receive discount. Coupon not valid where prohibited by law, with other offers. Collection service not available everywhere, visit Independence Day – July 4, 2019 Christmas Day- December 25, 2019 www.thebagster.com to find available service areas. onsumer c

- 2019-2020 t Labor Day - September 2, 2019 New Year’sDay – January 1, 2020 The Bagster bag is provided by WM Bagco, LLC, a Waste Management company. Collection services provided by a local operating s po subsidiary of Waste Management, Inc., or a contracted third party, licensed where required by law. Bagster®, Dumpster in a Bag®, BUY. on Columbus Day - October 14, 2019 FILL. GONE.® are marks of WM Bagco, LLC. Waste Man-agement of New York, L.L.C., NYC BIC#1146. ©2016 WM Intellectual Property

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Thanksgiving Day - November 28, 2019 Shrewsbury DPW 100 Maple Ave Shrewsbury, MA 01545 2019 & 2020 Household Hazardous Waste Day: TBD, please check with the Shrewsbury Department of Public Works © 2018 WM Intellectual Property Holdings, LLC. Dear Shrewsbury Resident: Leaves and Yard Waste Recycling Waste Management would like to take this opportunity to provide you with Yard waste must be in the 30 gallon paper lawn & leaf bags and lined up at the curb by The Town of Shrewsbury operates a dual-stream recycling collection program. updated information relating to trash and recycling services in the Town of 7:00 a.m. on the schedule collection day. Recyclable materials will be collected weekly with your schedule trash collection. The Shrewsbury. Branches will also be collected if: recyclable materials collected each week will alternate between Mixed Paper/ Great things happen when Shrewsbury residents Recycle Often. Recycling Right. For trash or recycling related questions, please call: • They are no larger than 3" in diameter Cardboard and Commingled Glass, Plastic, and Metal containers. When everyday items like those shown below are recycled tons of raw materials, Waste Management at (800) 972-4545 or refer to the Town's website at • Cut into 4 foot lengths time, energy and money are saved. In addition, the recycled materials become new www.shrewsburyma.gov. Look for the Trash and Recycling Schedule under products. If you recycle an aluminum can today it could be back on the shelf as a new • Securely tied into bundles on in 60 days – and the cycle continues! Important Links on the front page. Residents are not limited on the amount of items or containers set out for recycling. • A complete list of Yard Waste collection weeks is included in the Collection Schedule Schedule on the back of this brochure. You may purchase a recycle bin at the Shrewsbury Department of Public Works. The RECYCLABLE CONTAINERS MUST BE EMPTY AND DRY: NO Solid waste is collected weekly. Recycling is collected each week and will • Please keep yard waste containers at least 4 feet from your trash and recycling. Do DPW offers 22 gallon size bins for $11.00 each; however, you are not required to LIQUID OR FOOD WASTE RESIDUE PERMITTED; NO BAGGED alternate between mixed paper/cardboard and commingled bottles and cans. The not rake leaves into the gutter or street. purchase the town's bins. The color of the bin does not matter as long as it can RECYCLABLES. PLEASE SEE CHANGES BELOW. 2019-2020 collection scheduled calendar is included in this guide. • NO PLASTIC BAGS. easily be distinguished from a solid waste container. Bin size not to exceed a 32 All trash and recycling should be set out at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on your The DPW garage will be open for residents to drop off leaves and grass on 6/8/19, gallons. scheduled collection day (and no sooner than the night before your collection 7/13/19, 8/10/19, 9/14/19 from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. No brush is accepted at DfYdUf]b[FYWmW`]b[AUhYf]U`g. day). the DPW. • Separate Mixed Paper/Cardboard recyclables from Commingled Glass, Plastic, Office paper, brown Trash Christmas Tree Collection: A single Christmas tree (real, not artificial) may be left at the curb for and Metal recyclables and set the corresponding recyclable materials out on its Steel, Tin & Aluminum Cans The Town of Shrewsbury operates a Pay-As-You-Throw wherein residents are pickup on your designated trash day. During the weeks of January 6th & January 13th 2020. Flattened Cardboard paper bags, newspaper, designated week of collection. & Paperboard magazines & junk mail provided the opportunity to directly pay for the amount of trash they dispose. • Place at the curb by 7:00 A.M. • Cardboard and Mix Paper are collected on Gold weeks and Commingled glass, Preparing your solid waste: • Trees must be free of snow/ice, not frozen into the ground, and clearly visible to the collection • Household trash must be contained inside Shrewsbury Pay-As-You-Throw crew. plastic and metal recyclables are collected on Grey weeks. • One tree per household. (PAYT) Blue Bags and set out at the curb to be eligible for pickup service. It is • All boxes must be broken down. recommended that your PAYT bags be placed in a lidded bin. This will help Bulk Items deter rodents, insects, and birds from getting into your trash. Bulk items are defined as any household items weighing over 20 pounds that cannot be Items containing Mercury Glass bottles & jars Plastic bottles & containers Thermometers, and thermostats are accepted at the Health Department • Your Shrewsbury Blue Bag should be able to close and weigh no more than 20 recycled and will not fit into your trash bag, such as mattresses, box-spring, mirror, rugs, furniture, etc.. PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING OR RE-USING BULK ITEMS CLF bulbs are accepted at the Home Depot. DO NOT INCLUDE: Plastic bags, recyclables bagged in plastic bags, food waste, pounds. polystyrene foam OR other plastics not pictures above. Preparing Bulk Items: Flourescent bulbs, tubes, limited to 4 and up to 4ft. long are accepted at Rocy's Ace • For information on where Shrewsbury blue PAYT bags are sold or your Gabletop milk, juice, broth typ container. Paper towels, paper plates, napkins, tissues or Hardware in Northborough medical waste. collection day please visit home.wm.com/shrewsbury or the Town's website at • Bulk items will only be picked if the proper Bulk Waste Sticker is affixed and collection is www.shrewsburyma.gov. scheduled. Bulk Stickers can be purchased for $10.00 each and are conveniently sold at Website Resources: nearly all locations carrying the PAYT bags. Do not set out the following items in your trash MA Departement of Environmental protection: recyclesmartma.org • Recyclables • Yard waste • Dirt, sod, concrete or rock • Construction/ • For information on the Town's Bulk Waste Program or where the stickers are sold please demolition debris • Household hazardous waste • Hot ashes or flammable visit home.wm.com/shrewsbury or the Town's website www.shrewsburyma.gov. Town of Shrewsbury: www.shrewsburyma.gov materials such as oil, gas or paint Sponsored by WM: home.wm.com/Shrewsbury • To schedule a bulk waste collection Please call Waste Management at (800)972-4545 Bulk items should not be put out on the sidewalk until the late afternoon or early evening of the day prior to your scheduled pick up.