You won't believe what you
can recycle these days!
You may leave items in a bin by
the road for biweekly Curbside Pick Up, or you may
drop off recyclables at the Recycling
Center any Saturday between 7:30 a.m. and 3:00
p.m.
The following table describes what and where you
should recycle items in Hopkinton. For
an extensive list of special items that cannot be
disposed of as rubbish, but must either be
recycled or disposed of by a private contractor,
click here.
| Effective:
12-1-04 |
Recycling
Center Drop Off
directions
|
Curbside
Pick Up
schedule
|
Corrugated
Cardboard
& Paper
|
Flatten
cardboard;
cut to size to fit in dumpster if
needed
(tape and staples are OK)
| High
Grade |
newspapers,
magazines, phone books,
paperbacks, catalogs, office
paper (any shade), white
computer paper, paper mail,
old bills or statements. |
| Low
Grade |
brown
paper bags, all mail (plastic
address windows are OK),
paperboard (e.g. dry food
boxes with liner bags removed) |
NO
carbon paper or plastic. |
Place together in paper bag or bin
Newspaper, with inserts
Magazines, catalogues, and phone books
All mail and paperback books
Office
and shredded paper
Paper bags
Paperboard (e.g. cracker, cereal boxes)
Cardboard
boxes: Flatten/cut to 3’ x 3’ x 3’ or
smaller.
No: soiled paper or pizza boxes,
plastic bags or carbon paper
Note:
corrugated cardboard will not
be picked up as rubbish, it must be
recycled |
Plastic, Metal
& Glass
|
 |
| Plastics
Guide |
 |
  |
ALL
items must be rinsed clean
NO aerosol cans,
paint cans, or other hazardous
containers |
|
NO
containers used for motor oil,
antifreeze, or other hazardous
materials; NO
unnumbered plastics
 |
PETE
(#1) |
microwave
trays, soft drinks, juice, and
cough syrup bottles |
 |
HDPE
(#2)
|
milk
& water jugs grocery bags;
detergent, bleach, and shampoo
bottles |
Numbered Styrofoam, tin,
steel, aluminum cans, clean
foil, pie plates, and metal
coat hangers are accepted
Rinse
& remove lids (neck rings
OK, but NO corks
or foil).
NO dishes, drinking
glasses, Pyrex, light bulbs, windows
or auto glass,
ceramics, mirrors, or broken glass.
Glass is sorted:
clear
bottles
& jars |
tinted
(green, brown...) bottles
& jars |
|
ALL
numbered plastics
(rinsed)
NO Styrofoam
tin,
steel, and aluminum cans
NO aluminum foil or
coat hangers
ALL
bottles & jars
(clear and tinted; unsorted)
|
|
|
lead
acid  |
batteries
for cars, trucks, boats,
motorcycles, ATVs, etc. |
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batteries  |
Please
recycle! Contains mercury. |
| can
also drop off in special boxes
located in the main entrance
of Town Hall and the Library |
|
NO |
Clothing |
Two
Salvation Army containers available
for clothing donations.
Please place clean clothing into
plastic bags before bringing them to
the drop-off site. |
NO |
 Yard
waste &
Christmas
trees |
Leaves,
brush, lawn clippings, Christmas trees
NO
artificial trees
NO
plastic bags or wrapping material may
be left at the site |
NO |
 Packing
Material |
NO
(Note: polystyrene loose fill
("packing peanuts") can be
recycled at The
UPS Store as well as other Massachusetts
locations) |
NO |
|
Batteries