WELCOME TO CRM WASTE SERVICES CURBSIDE RECYCLING!

Our unlimited curbside recycling program covers metal containers, glass containers, and plastics (No. 1 to 7) and recyclable paper as defined below.

By signing up for this service you agree to the following rules and regulations:

Separation - Metal / glass / plastics can be left together with paper items separated from the glass etc and left in separate bins/containers that allow a visual inspection by our employees.

Collection –

• All Recycling containers and receptacles must be placed curbside by 7:00 am on collection day.
• Containers must be of adequate size and covered or otherwise secured to prevent materials from blowing, leaking or falling out and to protect the materials from the elements.
• Items not separated, rinsed (where applicable) or left in an unacceptable manner will not be collected.
• Upon placement of recyclables at the curb for collection, such recyclables will become the property of CRM Waste Services.

Acceptable Material

PAPER PRODUCTS -
PLEASE NOTE:  paper bags can be used to bundle all paper items.

Newspaper and Glossy Inserts
Magazines & Catalogs
Phone Books
Junk (and other) Mail
Cereal Boxes (paperboard), Packaging, toy boxes, etc.
White, colored and computer paper
Corrugated Cardboard

GLASS   (rinsed) - Food & beverage containers ONLY - Clear, Brown & Green bottles and jars

METAL CANS (rinsed) - All metal cans, tins, steel and aluminum, etc. / Aluminum foil & food trays

PLASTIC (rinsed) - milk, juice, soda, water jugs  & bottles / Detergent bottles / Plastics #1 - #7

In addition to certain hazardous and infectious waste, the following materials have been banned from being disposed of in landfills, waste-to-energy facilities and transfer stations in Massachusetts (310 CMR 19.017). These materials should be recycled or disposed of properly at your town's hazardous waste collection facility or by special appointment
with us.

C.R.M. provides disposal service for bulky items including but not limited those listed below by special appointment and for an additional fee which is determined by the special handling cost charged to us by the facility approved to handle the item.

MATERIAL	MATERIAL DEFINITION
Lead-acid Batteries	Lead-acid batteries used in motor vehicles or stationary applications.
Leaves and Yard Waste	Deciduous and coniferous leaves, grass clippings, garden materials, shrub trimmings, and brush up to one inch in diameter.
Whole Tires (landfills only)	Whole car and truck tires of all types. A tire can be landfilled only if it has been shredded or ground into at least four pieces so that it no longer has a circular shape. Combustion facilities and transfer stations can accept whole tires.
White Goods	An appliance employing electricity, oil, natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas to preserve or cook food, to wash or dry clothing, cooking or kitchen utensils or related items, or to cool or heat air or water. These include refrigerators, freezers, dish washers, clothes washers, clothes dryers, gas or electric ovens and ranges, and hot water heaters.(310 CMR 19.006)
Metal Containers	Aluminum, steel or bi-metal beverage and food containers.
Glass Containers	Glass bottles and jars excluding light bulbs, plate glass, ceramics, Pyrex cookware, drinking glasses, windows, and windshields.
Single Resin Narrow-necked Plastics	All narrow-necked plastic containers of any resin type. In narrow-necked containers the diameter of the opening is smaller than the diameter of the base (e.g., a soda bottle is "narrow-necked", but a yogurt container is not).
Recyclable Paper	All paper, cardboard, and paperboard products excluding tissue paper, toweling, paper plates, cups, and other low-grade paper products which become unusable to paper mills as a result of normal intended use (e.g., office paper, newspapers, unwaxed cardboard and cereal boxes, but not used paper towels).
Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs)	Any intact, broken, or processed glass tube used to provide the visual display in televisions, computer monitors and certain scientific instruments such as oscilloscopes. (310 CMR 19.006)
Note: Other state and federal regulations limit and/or ban the disposal of additional materials at solid waste combustion facilities, landfills and transfer stations. Examples of these materials include hazardous wastes (as defined in 310 CMR 30), and infectious wastes (as defined in 105 CMR 480).

Thank you for recycling! Please contact the office with any questions about this service.