 Notice: The Laurel Street Brush Dump has been closed until further notice. This action is necessary due to the infestation of the Asian Longhorned Beetle in sections of West Boylston.
Yard Waste Recycling Events will be held on October 4, November 1 and November 15 from 7am until noon at our new temporary location - at the intersection of Shrewsbury Street and Paul X. Tivnan Drive. Resident stickers are required.
More information will be coming soon!
Since 1993, Massachusetts has banned the disposal of yard wastes from landfills and incinerators. Yard wastes can no longer be disposed of with your household trash. Grass clippings, garden waste, leaves, trimmings, and small branches and limbs under eight inches in diameter are all considered yard waste.
Your Department of Public Works operates a yard waste composting and recycling site at the Town gravel pit off of Laurel Street, just before the I-190 overpass. With a free resident sticker, you can drop off your waste at the recycling collection site on the first Saturday of the month, April through November. In January, we will usually have a special opening for the collection of Christmas trees.
We encourage you to consider home composting, as well. You can get information on recycling/composting home yard and food wastes on the Commonwealth's web site.
Please note: the Town of West Boylston does not collect leaves left in the gutter of the street. Raking your leaves into the street for collection will result in the clogging of storm drains and water backups during the next storm. Please compost your leaves at home or bring them to the Laurel Street Composing Site.
Resident Sticker for Recycling/Composting Site
Resident Stickers are free. We require resident stickers to use the Laurel Street Composting Site for disposing of your yard and left waste. You can get your free resident sticker from the office of the Department of Public Works or from the Town Clerk’s Office. Just bring your vehicle registration or other form of proof of residency to the DPW or Town Clerk’s office during regular business hours.
Rules for the Laurel Street Composting Site
• Drop off site is for West Boylston Resident's use only. A resident sticker is required.
• No yard waste from commercial sources shall be accepted.
• Dumping of materials other than yard waste is strictly forbidden.
• Leaving of yard waste at the gates of the site after hours is considered illegal dumping and is punishable by a fine.
• Branches should be under 6 inches in diameter and must be stacked to facilitate loading in the brush chipper. Fence posts and lumber will not be accepted.
• Biodegradable paper bags are acceptable for disposal. All plastic trash bags must be emptied and removed from the site by the resident.
• Tree stumps of any kind or size will not be accepted at the site.
• Home composting is encouraged.
Laurel Street Composting Site 2008 Schedule
For 2008, the Laurel Street Composting Site is scheduled to open, weather permitting, from 7AM until noon on the first Saturday of each month, with an additional Saturday in November. The 2008 dates are:
April 5
May 3
June 7
July 5
August 2
September 6
October 4
November 1 & 15
• We expect to have a special opening on in January 2009 for the collection of Christmas trees.
• In case of storms or holidays, the Composting Site may be closed.
• Check WBPA Channel 11 or call 508-835-4820 for the schedule of special openings.
Directions to the Laurel Street Composting Site
Take Route 140 North (North Main Street in Oakdale) and turn left onto Laurel Street. Travel on Laurel Street for 1.2 miles and turn left just before the Route 190 overpass, through the gate. Follow the road to the drop off site.
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