Trash & Recycling
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2024 Calendar of Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events on the North Shore
COMPOST FACILITY CLOSED FOR THE SEASON NOVEMBER 18, 2023. The Town Administrator is working to streamline the program. Please check back in April when we will know more about an opening date.
DEP Waste Ban on Textiles and Mattresses in curbside collection started November 1, 2022
- clothing
- footwear
- bedding
- towels
- curtains
- fabrics
For more information on where to recycle textiles, visit the Mass.gov website: https://www.mass.gov/guides/massdep-textile-recovery#-how-&-where-to-rec...
Other options to recycle textiles:
- Epilepsy Foundation Textile Collection (lime green box)
- 368 Boston Street in the GasNGo parking lot, Topsfield
- 124 River Road in the Trinity Episcopal Church parking lot, Topsfield
- 239 Boston Street in the Petco parking lot, Topsfield
- BayState Textiles (White boxes at Masconomet Regional High School, 20 Endicott Road, Boxford)
Gently used clothing:
- cradlestocrayons - visit website for collection box locations
- Savers - 139 Endicott Street, Danvers, MA
- Box Top Shop, School Avenue, Topsfield
By reducing disposal, the waste bans also help us capture valuable resources, save energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and lessen our reliance on landfills and incinerators.
MATTRESS BAN
Effective November 1, 2022, mattresses that are left out for regular curbside collection will receive a rejection sticker and will not be picked up. Repeat violations will result in further action.
For more information on recycling a mattress, visit https://www.mass.gov/service-details/mattress-recycling
The closest facilities for disposing of mattresses are: UTEC ($30/unit) in Lowell, MA and Tough Stuff ($22/unit) in Fitchburg, MA. Both require a scheduled drop-off appointment.
- Resources for recycling mattresses.
- Additional Resources for recycling mattresses.
- Mello's Disposal - Georgetown
- State resource for mattress disposal
- The Essex County Co-Op on Route 1
- Country Farms at 20 Main Street
- Lela's Variety at 49 Main Street
- Dawson's Hardware in the Topsfield Village Shopping Center
- Gil's Grocery in the Topsfield Village Shopping Center.
- 978-887-1520
- health@topsfield-ma.gov.
Please Note:
- Trash is collected weekly; recycling is collected every other week.
- The Town's contract with JRM/Republic allows only one (1) decalled barrel per residence.
- Decals are not allowed for commercial businesses.
- No plastic bags allowed in recycling or containing recycling. This includes plastic bags marketed as recyclable. If recycling is left in any type of plastic bag, or plastic bags are in with recycling, it will not be collected.
- Maximum size barrel allowed under JRM contract is 36 gallons and containing < 40 pounds of trash.
- Trash barrels may be filled to the waterline - overstuffed barrels will receive a rejection sticker.
- You may not tear a $2.00 sticker in half to use half a sticker on multiple bags - this will be rejected.
- You may not make a do-it-yourself trash sticker on yellow paper - this will be rejected.
- No radioactive waste allowed in curbside collection.
- Trash / Recycling must be curbside by 7am on your collection day.
- Essex County Co-Op on Route 1 across from the Fairgrounds
- Country Farms at 20 Main Street
- Lela's Variety at 49 Main Street
- Gil's Grocery in the Topsfield Village Shopping Center
- Dawson's Hardware in the Topsfield Village Shopping Center
- One bulk item allowed per household per week.
- No items longer than 6 feet in length.
- No construction materials, appliances or electronics accepted in weekly collection.
- No yard waste allowed - see Compost Facility.
- Toilet two $2.00 stickers
- Counter top microwave one $2.00 sticker (over-the-range microwaves are not allowed in weekly curbside, must be put out for Spring/Fall White Goods/Metals collection)
- 3 stickers (at $2.00 each) examples: couch, love seat, sectional couches, large pieces of wooden furniture (dressers, kitchen/dining room tables etc.).
- 2 stickers (at $2.00 each) examples: for the following items: over stuffed chairs, recliners, small size wooden furniture (desk, end table etc.), toilet.
- 1 sticker (at $2.00 each) for the following items: a bicycle, dining room/kitchen chairs, counter-top microwave.
- If you aren't sure, put an extra $2.00 sticker on the item.
- TV sets and Computer Monitors will not be picked up at the curb. (see Recycling Information for how to dispose of CRTs).
RECYCLING
Recycling is collected every other week on the same day as trash collection. No plastic bags are acceptable either in with or containing recycling items. JRM is no longer accepting garden container plastics in recycling. The following recyclable materials are collected for recycling at the curb:
- Visit Massachusetts Recycle Smart for more information on recycling
- Unsoiled pieces of cardboard, newspapers, paperboard, junk mail
- Empty and rinsed-out glass bottles/jars, tin, steel and aluminum cans
- Garden Plastics such as plastic flower pots
- Plastic bags (can be brought to supermarkets or large retail stores)
- Styrofoam (put in trash)
- Containers that still contain food or liquid, especially dirty jelly jars & maple syrup containers
- Loose bottle lids. Bottles do not have to have a lid to be recycled, but lids need a bottle to be recycled
- Soiled cardboard or paper products, example: greasy parts of pizza boxes
- Envelopes with plastic films
- Rigid plastics, such as children's toys
- Topsfield Residents Only
- Maximum 2 cubic yards
- Grass clippings, leaves, brush up to 4 inches in diameter allowed
- No stumps, logs or animal waste
- If using a Contractor, the resident must purchase a Contractor One-Time Access Ticket for $40 each, available online.
- Contractors may not use a Resident One-Time Access ticket or season pass.
- Free (no sticker required) Pickups are held in the Spring and Fall. Please be patient - the truck fills up quickly so there may be slight delays in collection.
- Household metal objects allowable include items that contain at least 80% metal. Items that are mostly wood or plastic with some metal will NOT be picked up.Items must NOT be longer than 6 feet. Examples of acceptable items: bicycles, lawnmowers, snowblowers (gas and oil must be removed) metal desks and gutters.
- Household white goods allowable include stoves, washers, dryers, microwaves, dishwashers.
- We do not accept items that contain freon (including freon 134a) such as refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, etc. Refrigerators, freezers, humidifiers, dehumidifiers may be taken to the Boxford Recycling Center, 7B Spofford Road (behind DPW Garage) on Saturdays from 8 am - 3:30 PM. FEES APPLY.
- Please note that all gasoline powered appliances must have gasoline and oil removed for safety reasons.