Town of Berkley Highway Department
Scott A. Fournier
Highway Surveyor - Tree Warden
3R North Main St., Berkley, MA 02779
Highway Department
Contact: Scott A. Fournier, Highway Surveyor
Address: 3R North Main Street
Berkley, MA 02779
Phone: 508-824-8380
Fax: 508-880-9588
Email: Berhig@comcast.net
Hours: Monday thru Friday
7:00 am to 3:30 pm
Highway Department Employees:
Scott A. Fournier, Highway Surveyor
Stephen Laranjo, Highway Foreman
Helen McCrohan, Highway Secretary
David Marshall
Ronald Roberts Sr.
Robert Avilla Jr.
Timothy O’Brien
Joseph Martin
Linda Herendon
Part Time
Amasa Harmon
Timothy Lopes
Robert Hoffman
Emergencies after hours: Call the Berkley Police at 508-822-7040 and they will contact
someone from the Highway Department for you.
Snow Removal: MGL Chapter 85, Section 7B, regarding the depositing of snow on state
highways:
No person other than an employee in the service of the Commonwealth, or any
political subdivision thereof, or an employee in the service of an independent
Telephone: 508-824-8380/Fax: 508-880-9588
Email: Berhig@comcast.net
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Town of Berkley Highway Department
Scott A. Fournier
Highway Surveyor - Tree Warden
3R North Main St., Berkley, MA 02779
contractor acting for the Commonwealth or any such subdivision shall pile, push or
plow snow or ice onto a sate highway so as to impede the flow of traffic on such
way. Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one
hundred fifty (150) dollars.
MGL Chapter 85, Section 2:
It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle, other than one acting in an
emergency, to park said vehicles on any street for a period of time longer
than one (1) hour between the hours of 1:00 A.M. and 6:00 A.M. of any day
between December 1st of one year and March 31st of the next succeeding
year.
Transfer and Recycling Station
Contact: Scott A. Fournier, Highway Surveyor
Address: 3R North Main St., Berkley, MA 02779
Phone: 508-822-5563 or the Berkley Highway Phone: 508-824-8380
Email: Berhig@comcast.net
Hours of Operation: Wednesdays 11:00 A.M. to 6:30 P.M.
Saturdays
8:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.
The Town of Berkley has a mandatory recycling by-law. A current Transfer Station
sticker is required for entry to the facility. Please have your sticker visible on your
vehicle.
Sticker Info: Before May 1 of the current year
Regular: $30.00
Senior (65+): $20.00
Additional Stickers: $5.00
After May 1 of the current year add $5.00 for each sticker
Regular: $35.00
Senior (65+): $25.00
Additional Stickers: $10.00
All household trash, for example, food scraps, wrappers, broken glass, go in the
Town of Berkley trash bags. Non-recyclable items too large to fit in a Town of
Berkley trash bag, go in the Bulky Container. Town of Berkley bags can be
Telephone: 508-824-8380/Fax: 508-880-9588
Email: Berhig@comcast.net
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Town of Berkley Highway Department
Scott A. Fournier
Highway Surveyor - Tree Warden
3R North Main St., Berkley, MA 02779
purchased at the Recycling Center or the Town Clerk’s Office and from the
following local business: The Common Crossing.
We pay SEMASS by the ton for our trash; if you include recyclable items in your
trash you are costing the Town money. We get paid for the baled office paper,
corrugated cardboard, plastics and glass.
Material
Batteries
What to Recycle
Auto, Household
Cardboard
Corrugated, Brown
paper bags
Grass clipping,
leaves
All sizes and shapes
Compost
Fluorescent Bulbs
Glass
Jars and bottles;
clear, green brown
Hardcover Books
All hardcover, soft
cover books,
software, CDs,
DVDs, VCRs
All magazines,
catalogs, phone
books
Steel (tin), aluminum
foil/containers,
empty aerosol cans,
dry paint cans
Any item that is
more than 75% metal
Magazines, Phone
Books
Metal Cans
Metal Items
Mixed Paper
Any clean paper,
junk mail, cardboard,
computer paper
How to Prepare
Container in the Recycle
Building
Open ends and flatten
cartons
Empty bags in the
compose area
Container in the Recycle
Building
RINSE, remove caps and
corks
GOT BOOKS?
Container
Do NOT Include
Damaged or leaking
batteries
Mixed paper, Styrofoam,
wood, trash, garbage
Brush, garbage, rocks,
trash, wood
All other light bulbs go
with your trash
Dishes, ceramics,
mirrors, plate glass, light
bulbs, drinking glasses
Magazines, newspapers
Place loose in
appropriate container
Junk mail, computer
paper, newspaper
RINSE, remove plastic
lids
Hazardous material
Remove as much nonmetal material as
possible
Flatten boxes, remove
packaging
Any item that is less
than 75% metal
Telephone: 508-824-8380/Fax: 508-880-9588
Email: Berhig@comcast.net
Corrugated cardboard,
brown grocery bags,
magazines, trash, soda
and beer cartons
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Town of Berkley Highway Department
Scott A. Fournier
Highway Surveyor - Tree Warden
3R North Main St., Berkley, MA 02779
Newspapers
Dry newspapers
(including inserts
Place loose in
appropriate container
Plastic
Containers labeled
#1 or #2 (on triangle
on container)
Used Oil, Antifreeze,
Used Oil Filters
RINSE, remove all caps,
flatten milk jugs
Used Oil,
Antifreeze, Used
Oil Filters
Styrofoam
Must be in clear
containers
Junk mail, magazines,
phone books, office
paper, trash
All other plastic
containers msut go with
your trash
Oil or antifreeze mixed
with any other material
Any Styrofoam
Put peanuts, worms in
Any other kind of
secured bags
packaging material
Non-Recyclable Items – there may be an additional fee for some items not listed above.
Disposal Fees
Air Conditioners:
$10.00
Construction Material (household only)
Box Springs:
$15.00
Barrel:
$1.00
Chairs:
$5.00
½ full pickup or trailer:
$20.00
Couch/Loveseat:
$10.00
Full pickup or trailer:
$30.00
Dehumidifiers:
$10.00
Roofing Shingle/Dry Wall (sheet rock)
Dishwashers:
$5.00
Barrel:
$3.00
Lawn Mowers:
$5.00
½ full pickup or trailer:
$30.00
Monitors:
$5.00
Full pickup or trailer:
$60.00
Tables:
$5.00
Rugs
Freezers:
$10.00
8 x 10 or smaller:
$5.00
Mattresses:
$15.00
Over 8 x 10
$10.00
Refrigerators:
$10.00
Televisions
Toilets:
$5.00
Table top
$5.00
Floor style
$10.00
Tires
20” or smaller:
Cars and Trucks only –
Over 20”
$5.00
$10.00
Kitty Litter: Please put bags of kitty litter in the Bulky Container
Free Table: Drop off spot for good, used items that can be somebody’s treasure
Returnable Bottles and Cans: Each month a local non-profit organization benefits from the
returnables that are dropped off at the Recycling Center. See the Supervisor if you would like to
participate in this program.
Telephone: 508-824-8380/Fax: 508-880-9588
Email: Berhig@comcast.net
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Town of Berkley Highway Department
Scott A. Fournier
Highway Surveyor - Tree Warden
3R North Main St., Berkley, MA 02779
The following organizations have containers at the Recycle Center:
Berkley Lions Club:
Eye Glasses
The American Red Cross:
Clean Used Clothing
The Society of St. Vincent DePaul: Clean Used Clothing
Tree Department
Contact: Scott Fournier, Tree Warden
Address: 3R North Main St.
Berkley, MA 02779
Phone:
508-824-8380
Hours:
Monday thru Friday from 7:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. in conjunction with the
Berkley Highway Department
Fax: 508-880-9588
Email: Berhig@comcast.net
Emergencies after working hours: Contact the Berkley Police at 508-822-7040 and
they will get in contact with someone from the Tree Department for you.
Telephone: 508-824-8380/Fax: 508-880-9588
Email: Berhig@comcast.net
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