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Recycling & Solid Waste
Reducing the average tonnage of household solid waste is a priority and the Select Board encourages residents to challenge themselves to reduce their household solid waste by keeping more out of the solid waste stream. There is so much that can be reused or recycled. Reducing what goes into the solid waste stream and improving the environment begins with you.
Don't Treat it Like Garbage
If you are not an avid recycler or you are wanting to do more to help the environment, start by making small habit changes and gradually increase from there. The Transfer Station offers great opportunities to reduce what goes into the solid waste stream.
Smart Recycling and the Recyclopedia
- What goes in the recycling bin? Check out this great guide from RecycleSmartMA
- Think you know all things recycling? Test your knowledge through this through this quick quiz
- Use the Recyclopedia tool below to find out what can be recycled. You may be very surprised
What More Can You Do to Throw Away Less?
Follow the links below for information on recycling, composting, and donating at Weston's Transfer Station so you can further reduce your household trash.
If you don't have a Permit or a Recycle Only permit, find information about how to obtain a permit and the application online. The Recycle Only permit is a great way to gain access to the Transfer Station to take advantage of all of the recycling opportunities, yard waste disposal, and the Brush Dump.
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Bulky Waste
What should be done with bulky items from home that can be reused, repurposed, or broken down into separate recyclables? They shouldn't go in the garbage if it can be avoided. If has to be tossed, find the price list and online payment option on this page.
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Composting Food Waste
Organic materials, including food scraps, contribute approximately 30% of the solid waste stream. Not only is it heavy, it is wet and takes more energy to incinerate. And further, it takes up a lot of room in the garbage bag. Learn composting tips for home and what you can drop off at the Transfer Station.
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Donate & Reuse
Find a list of charitable organizations seeking donated items and options to sell or give away larger items. This not only helps others but also helps keep bulky items out of the waste stream.
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PAYT
As a designated Green Community by the Commonwealth, facilitating reuse and recycling opportunities while minimizing solid waste disposal is a critical goal of the Town. On October 2021 the Town launched a more equitable, direct use trash disposal program called Pay As You Throw, which has been proven in more than 150 municipalities in the state to reduce solid waste tonnage and increase recycling rates.
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Recycling Options
From plastic, glass and paper to textiles, ink cartridges, and electronics, there are many opportunities to responsibly dispose of items so they can be properly recycled and kept out of the solid waste stream.
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Weston's Recycle & Reduce at a Glance
A complete list of all recycling materials that are accepted at the Transfer Station.
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Transfer Station Information
Find information on Weston's Transfer Station facility, including information on obtaining a permit, hazardous waste collection, and the dates for the Brush Dump.
Did you know old sneakers, ripped jeans, holey socks, stuffed animals and ALL electronics - from keyboards to remotes - can be recycled? Don't treat it like garbage. Recycle.
Beyond the Bin
If you have worn clothing, outdated electronics or other items that don't belong in your household recycling bin, find out where to recycle, reuse, or repurpose them in Massachusetts Enter the materials you want to recycle in the search box located on the MassDEP Beyond the Bin.
MassDEP Regulations
Since the ’90s, state regulations have restricted certain materials from landfills, combustion facilities, and transfer facilities. These items include yard waste, metal, glass, aluminum, plastic, recyclable paper, and other materials.
How Weston Measures Up
As a designated Green Community by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, facilitating recycling and minimizing solid waste disposal is a critical goal of the Town of Weston.
Weston generates nearly one ton of trash per household, per year, which places Weston in the top 10 percent of solid waste generation in the state.