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Materials Preparation
Residents must have paid their semi-annual collection fee to receive collection. Trash and recyclable materials are collected at curbside once a week and must be set out by 7 a.m. to ensure collection.
Trash Collection Guidelines
- Each bag or barrel must have an orange disposal tag or 6-month barrel sticker.
- Trash may be placed in plastic trash bags or barrels up to 34 gallons in size.
- Barrels and bags must weigh no more than 40 pounds.
- Materials may not extend above the barrel rim.
- There is no limit to the number of bags or barrels a resident may set out.
- Concord's curbside program accepts only items that fit in a bag or barrel. Large items may be disposed of at the semi-annual DropOff days. Contact 978-318-3240 for questions and additional information.
Recyclable Materials Collection
Concord has a dual stream recycling program. Please place paper and commingled materials in separate bins. See guidelines in the tables below.Paper Bin
Item | Important Details |
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Books | Paperbacks or Hard Cover pages only removed from binding |
Cardboard | Flattened, 30-inch by 30-inch maximum |
Catalogs | |
Copy paper and stationary | White and colored paper and staples accepted |
Egg cartons | |
Paperboard | Such as cereal box without liner, shoe box, cardboard tubes |
Junk mail and envelopes | Window envelopes, labels, and staples accepted |
Magazines and inserts | |
Newspaper | |
Paper bags | |
Phone books | |
Pizza boxes | Non-soiled - cut out soiled sections |
Shredded paper | Not Accepted - Bring to shredding event. |
Wrapping paper | No foil-type or paper with metallic coloring |
Please Note
No paper towels, tissue, napkins, photographs.Paper can be placed in recycling bin and/or in paper bags beside bin.
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During inclement weather: place paper horizontally in bin (flat, to shield papers below). Consider placing commingled bin on top of paper bin if space allows, or consider waiting until the following week. |
Commingled Bin
Item | Important Details |
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#1- #5 Plastic | Bottles, jugs, jars and tubs (such as soda, sports drinks, shampoo, detergent, milk, mayonnaise, yogurt) |
Aseptic containers & frozen food boxes | Milk and juice cartons, soy milk, soup boxes and butter boxes. |
Metal | Food and beverage cans and tins |
Glass bottles and jars | All colors. Tops and Lids must be removed. |
Spiral cans | Such as nuts and potato chips |
Please Note
Please don't bag commingled materials |
No Plastic Bags (or plastic wrap) |
No Styrofoam or #6 plastic (Polystyrene): beverage cups and lids, clam shells, utensils, CD cases, aspirin bottles, etc.
No #7 Plastic (il.e. buckets, large water bottles, utensils, beverage cup lids, food containers).
No aerosol cans or pumps (such as Afrin). Please remove food and rinse. Plastic bottle tops acceptable if on plastic bottle.
No hangers, motor oil, paint, solvent, lubricants or chemical containers. No Plastic Bags (including those with recycling logo). No glasses, window glass, Pyrex, plastic utensils, beverage cup lids, or containers too big to fit inside bin.