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As a Cambridge real estate agent, the city squares of Cambridge, Somerville and Medford and the town centers of Arlington, Watertown and Belmont, Massachusetts are my home turf. And as a lifelong New Englander who’s lived within twenty miles of Boston most of my life, I can introduce you to other nearby towns as we search for your new home. If you’re planning to sell your home in Cambridge, MA or nearby you’ll find plenty of info about the home selling process here too. Questions? Send me an email or call me at 617-504-1737.
Single Stream Recycling in Cambridge and Medford
Single Stream Recycling in Cambridge and Medford Big changes are coming to the recycling programs in Cambridge and Medford as both cities implement single stream recycling.
Arlington has had single stream recycling since earlier this year. Somerville is debuting a single stream recycling pilot progam in part of Ward 5 beginning this month.
Single stream recycling is meant to make recycling easier and to increase the amount of waste that is recycled rather than put in the trash. Instead of separating paper and cardboard from your cans and bottles you will now be able to put all recyclables in one container.
There’s lots of info on each city’s website – even videos – I watched three videos as I gathered information for this post. Who knew recylcing could be so much fun?
My only concern about these programs is that the big, new recycling barrels could become eyesores. I lived for a few years in New Hampshire – the land of dumpster as lawn ornament. Many people had contracts with local trash hauling companies and the dumpsters were permanent fixtures in plain sight in their yards. Perish the thought of a parade of big, plastic bins in city yards.
Cambridge Single Stream Recycling
Single stream recycling begins in Cambridge on October 25th. New large wheeled recycling toters are being delivered to Cambridge households this week and next. If you don’t have room for the large toter / barrel you may continue using your blue bin or convert a plastic trash can with a Recycle sticker available from the DPW.
Starting with your recycling pickup for the week of October 25th all of your recycling can be combined in one container. There is more information on the Cambridge DPW’s website.
New items that can now be recycled in Cambridge:
- clean pizza boxes
- large plastics such as toys, pails and laundry baskets
- frozen food boxes (if they can be ripped)
- empty paper coffee cups
- bagged shredded paper
- spiral cans (I think they mean the tall skinny ones that hold chips or nuts)
Medford Single Stream Recycling
Medford is making several changes that are clearly intended to make residents pay more attention to what they bring to the curb. It’s all too easy to pile up our castoffs at the curb and have them magically disappear. Those days are numbered.
Single stream recycling begins in Medford on November 1, 2010. Starting this week, the City will be delivering two new wheeled carts to Medford homes – a 64 gallon trash barrel and a 96 gallon recycling barrel. A program guide with more information about the new program will also be delivered.
Both the trash and recycle carts will have lids – a super idea that should cut down on fly away trash on breezy days.
As of November 1st all trash has to be placed inside your new barrel. Details are forthcoming in the program guide but it sounds as though you will pay for overflow bags or to rent an additional trash container.
Also effective November 1st, bulk goods such as furniture, mattresses, etc will be picked up by reservation only. A pickup will have to be scheduled with Waste Management by calling 1-800-972-4545. As of July 1, 2011 there will be a fee charged for bulk items.
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