Town of Walpole, MA
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2023-01-04
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Division 2: General Bylaws
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Division 4: Board of Health Regulations
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Chapter 779 Solid Waste
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Article I Trash Collection Rules and Regulations
- Division 1: Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Division 2: General Bylaws
- Part I: Administrative Bylaws
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Animal Control Officer
- Ch 13 Bonds
- Ch 17 Building Committee, Permanent
- Ch 22 (Reserved)
- Ch 34 Compensation, Additional
- Ch 39 Contracts and Purchasing
- Ch 45 Counsel, Town
- Ch 88 Finance Committee
- Ch 93 Fiscal Year
- Ch 125 Meetings of Town Boards
- Ch 177 Records and Reports
- Ch 182 Recreation Committee
- Ch 187 Revolving Funds
- Ch 195 Select Board
- Ch 202 Surplus, Disposal of
- Ch 210 Town Collector
- Ch 219 Town Meetings
- Part II: Personnel Bylaws
- Ch 230 Personnel
- Part III: Regulatory Bylaws
- Ch 241 Alarm Systems
- Ch 246 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 252 Animals
- Ch 277 Charges and Bills, Payment of
- Ch 289 Disorderly Conduct
- Ch 295 Enforcement; Noncriminal Disposition
- Ch 308 Fees
- Ch 312 Fertilizers
- Ch 318 Firearms and Weapons
- Ch 323 Fire Equipment
- Ch 327 Fire Prevention
- Ch 336 Graffiti
- Ch 349 Historic Structures
- Ch 361 Junk Dealers and Collectors
- Ch 378 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 382 Loitering
- Ch 386 Marijuana, Public Use of
- Ch 393 Motels
- Ch 404 Noise
- Ch 410 Nuisances
- Ch 433 Private Ways, Repair of
- Ch 435 Property Maintenance
- Ch 448 Safety Equipment
- Ch 452 Scenic Roads
- Ch 459 Secondhand Vehicle Dealers
- Ch 465 Sewer Bylaws
- Ch 468 Social Host Responsibility
- Ch 476 Soliciting and Canvassing
- Ch 480 Solid Waste
- Ch 487 Stink Bombs and Other Vapor-Emitting Goods
- Ch 492 Storage Tanks
- Ch 499 Stormwater Management
- Ch 505 Street Names and Numbers
- Ch 510 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 516 Taxation
- Ch 523 Town Property
- Ch 537 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 542 Vehicles, Off-Road
- Ch 548 Vehicles, Storage of
- Ch 554 Water Use Restrictions
- Ch 561 Wetlands Protection
- Division 3: Zoning Bylaws
- Ch 575 Zoning
- Division 4: Board of Health Regulations
- Ch 581 Adoption of Codified Regulations
- Ch 587 Animal Control
- Ch 598 Body Art Establishments
- Ch 603 Body Piercing
- Ch 639 Fees
- Ch 644 Floor Drains
- Ch 650 Food Service Establishments
- Ch 661 Groundwater Monitoring Programs
- Ch 665 Groundwater Protection
- Ch 672 Hazardous Waste Cleanup
- Ch 691 Lifeguards
- Ch 703 Massage Establishments
- Ch 711 Mercury Disposal
- Ch 760 Recombinant Dna; Biosafety Level 3 Materials
- Ch 767 Septic Systems
- Ch 774 Smoking
- Ch 779 Solid Waste
- Ch 779 Art I Trash Collection Rules and Regulations
- § 779-1 Contract for collection; residential pickup.
- § 779-2 Holidays; time to set at curb.
- § 779-3 Limit on amount; condition of containers.
- § 779-4 Household trash; recyclables.
- Ch 786 Stink Bombs, Sale of
- Ch 793 Tobacco Control
- Ch 795 Tobacco Sales
- Ch 799 Toxic and Hazardous Materials Control
- Ch 804 Underground Storage of Fuel and Chemicals
- Ch 816 Wells, Private
- Division 5: Town Meeting Rules of Conduct
- Ch 825 Rules Applying to the Conduct of Representative Town Meetings
- Appendix
- Ch A999 Acceptances of General Laws
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 2-15-1967]
A.
Trash is delayed one day, with Friday's collection
on Saturday, when a holiday falls during the week. These dates are
published in The Walpole Times and on cable prior to the upcoming
holiday. Garbage and rubbish shall be put out for collection no earlier
than the day of collection.
B.
Trash must be at the curb by 7:00 a.m.
Each residence is allowed to put out or six
bags or six barrels of household trash and one large item per week.
Bags must be tied and barrels covered. Large items include a couch,
chair, bed, carpet cut and rolled in six-foot lengths, or lawn mover
with fluids removed. Residents moving in or out must call the Board
of Health office to make arrangement for a one-time only extra large
pickup. This is for a couple of extra bags and one more large item.
A.
Household trash does not include:
(1)
Any building debris: such as tile, roofing materials,
paneling or wood.
(2)
Any appliances: such as refrigerators, water heaters,
or air conditioners, TVs, computer monitors.
(3)
Leaves and grass: Town composting area is located
on Robbins Road. Call Board of Health office for hours of operation.
(4)
Any cardboard: cardboard must be broken down (two
feet by two feet) and put out for recycling. Or bring the cardboard
to the dumpster at compost area on Robbins Road.
(5)
Any hazardous materials: such as motor oil, oil-based
paint, kitchen cleaners.
(6)
Any curbside recyclable item. Please see recycling
flyer. Questions/more information call the Walpole Board of Health
office. 660-7321. We also have an extensive recycling program. —
PLEASE RECYCLE.
B.
Reminder. Recyclables must be in open containers.
