Waste and Recycling Guidelines 2/20/08

Revised                                         TOWN OF BOWDOINHAM                                    2/20/08
WASTE HANDLING GUIDELINES
 
MATERIALS ACCEPTED AT THE BOWDOINHAM RECYCLING BARN
  • Bowdoinham’s Post Road Recycling Facility is open Thursdays and Saturdays from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
  • There is no charge for materials accepted at the facility except as noted
 
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS – Picked Up at Curbside or Delivered to the Recycling Barn
(must be clean, dry and separated into the following categories:)
  • Corrugated Cardboard – includes brown kraft (grocery) bags. Please break down boxes.
  • Newsprint – including anything that comes with the paper.
  • Magazines – including catalogues and other similar glossy material.
  • Mixed Paper – any and all clean paper not included in the previous categories ( Corrugated, Newsprint, Magazines), including cereal and soap boxes, pasteboard containers, tissues, toweling, window envelopes, paper plates and cups, etc. NO PLASTIC PLEASE.
  • Mixed Recyclables – any clean household containers, of glass or metal. Any plastic marked #1 through #7. #2 oil bottles must be completely drained. Styrofoam containers and packing are not picked up curbside, but may be brought to the recycling barn. (please bag peanuts separately). Please bring these materials mixed together. CAPS MUST BE REMOVED FROM ALL CONTAINERS. No Styrofoam or plastic film please.
 
OTHER MATERIALS ACCEPTED – Delivered to the Barn only (No Curbside Pickup)
  • Food Waste – all kitchen and sink waste, including bones, and meat scraps. Please deliver food waste in your pail or bucket, which can be dumped and taken home. Please do not bring food waste in plastic bags. NO PLASTIC
  • Oversize Bulky Waste (OBW) – mattresses, chairs, couches, TV sets, etc. A disposal fee, based on item’s size and weight, is required. Current rate is 5¢ per pound. 
  • Waste Oil and Antifreeze – deliver in 1 or 2 gallon capped containers. No oil filters or quart containers please. 
  • Waste Wood – used to heat Recycling Barn. Please deliver in lengths 48” or less. Boards and dimensional lumber suitable for reuse may be delivered full length. No pressure treated lumber, sawdust or composite board please. No wood accepted that will not fit through a 6”x 20” opening.
  • Leaves and Grass Clippings
  • Tires – car tires 15” or smaller $2 each, with rims - $3.50 each. Pro rata fee for larger tires. 
  • Scrap Metal & White Goods – (appliances, etc.) $12.00 processing fee for appliances utilizing Freon coolant. 20# propane tanks - $1, other sizes - $20. No charge for tanks with valve removed.
  • Household Hazardous Waste – no charge for paint, lawn & garden chemicals. NO LATEX PAINT
  • Universal Waste-  Mercury-containing devices, florescent light bulbs, and ballasts. Small TVs and monitors - $2. Consoles and larger units up to $4.
 
CURBSIDE PICKUP OF TRASH & RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
  • Trash and recyclable materials are picked up at curbside on Thursdays.
  • Trash must be in securely tied bags no larger than 30-gallon capacity, weighing no more than 25 pounds and must have a trash tag attached.
  • Recyclable materials, properly separated and bagged, are picked up at no extra charge.
  • Corrugated cardboard must be securely tied in bundles no larger than 2’x3’.
  • Recyclable materials must be in clear plastic bags for curbside pickup.
  • Tags and clear plastic bags are available at the Town Office, The Bowdoinham Country Store and at the Town Landing.   For further information, call 666-3228.