Materials Accepted for
Curbside Recycling:
Please rinse and sort your recyclable
materials as follows and place them at the
curb for collection:
 Corrugated cardboard. Please flatten
all boxes.
 Paperboard (cereal boxes etc.) Please
flatten all boxes
 Glass bottles & jars: Please remove all
caps & rings
 Newspapers/Magazines
 ONLY screw top plastic containers
with recycle symbol/#2 (no oil
containers)
 Steel/Tin cans
Fluorescent light bulbs (unbroken)
packed in boxes to prevent breakage
Curbside Recycling & Waste Collection
Schedule:
January 5
Jan. 12
Jan. 19
Jan. 26
Feb. 2
Feb. 9
Feb. 16
Feb. 23
March 1
March 8
Garbage Only
Recyclables & Garbage
Garbage Only
Recyclables & Garbage
Garbage Only
Recyclables & Garbage
Garbage Only
Recyclables & Garbage
Garbage Only
Recyclables & Garbage
CURBSIDE PICKUP
OF
BULKY HOUSEHOLD
WASTE
WILL BE HELD
MAY 25, 2016
&
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
The Transfer Station has been closed
and curbside pickup of bulky household
items will occur twice yearly at your
residence.
Please visit the town office to pay the
appropriate fee for items containing
Freon and Tires. You will receive a
sticker to place on these items for
curbside pickup.
Please separate all items at curbside,
bulky items (furniture, tires, wood, metal
all in separate piles), household garbage
& recyclables
BACKYARD BURNING OF ANY
TRASH IS PROHIBITED BY MAINE
STATE LAW
2016
Recycling
and
Waste Handling
Guide
for the
Town of Hartford
Questions? Please contact the Town
Office at 388-2674
Revised 10/14/2015
Materials Accepted
at the
2016 CURBSIDE PICKUP
OF BULKY HOUSEHOLD WASTE
May 25th & September 21th
1. White metal such as refrigerators,
freezers and air conditioners will only
be accepted without charge if they
have been “red tagged” to indicate
that their freon has been legally
removed. If the freon has not been
removed, a fee of $15.00 must be
paid at Town Office before the item
may be picked up at curbside.
Refrigerators and freezers must have
their doors removed before they may
be picked up. Stickers will be
provided to place on each item. Items
without stickers will not be picked up.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Copper and brass
Steel and iron
Aluminum
Wood products: Please ensure these
are separated as follows:
6. Untreated unpainted wood – only
minimal metal, i.e. nails are OK. All
else must be removed.
7. Painted and/or pressure treated
wood.
8. Furniture & Mattresses, construction
debris and plastic materials
9. Tires:
Tires must be removed from rims prior
to disposal. A fee of $2.00 must be paid
at the town office for each tire size 13”15”. For tires that are 16” to 20” the fee is
$6.00 and the fee for tires larger than 20”
is $12.00.
Stickers will be provided to place on each
tire. Tires without stickers will not be
picked up. Only 8 tires allowed per
household.
10. Propane Tanks
Empty propane tanks will be picked up
during the bulky household waste pickup
at no cost if they have been punctured.
11. Universal Waste:
Examples of Universal Wastes:
Computers, TVs, batteries (metal
hydride, Ni-Cad, small sealed lead acid,
lithium, mercuric and silver oxide button
batteries), mercury switches and devices,
PCB ballasts, which are usually, found in
old fluorescent lighting fixtures.
PLEASE SEPARATE ALL
ITEMS INTO PILES.
DO NOT MIX.
KEEP SEPARATE FROM
WEEKLY GARBAGE AND
RECYCLABLES
If you are remodeling or are a
contractor:
Please rent a dumpster for demo
material. Do not place demo at
curbside for pickup.
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Materials NOT Accepted at CURBSIDE
PICKUP OF BULKY HOUSEHOLD
WASTE
Antifreeze, caustic chemicals, volatile
or flammable substances, animal
carcasses or remains, household
garbage, insecticides, poisons,
hazardous wastes, liquid paint,
automobiles, stumps, brush, yard
waste asbestos, and commercial
demolition material.
Household Hazardous Wastes
These materials are not accepted at
curbside nor may you put them out with
your household waste for collection.
See the Western Maine Environmental
Depot leaflet available at the Town Office
for examples of Household Hazardous
Wastes.