In Andover:
can one recycle biweekly?
will recyclables be collected, including dates and streets?
does one dispose of special materials?
is it important for Andover to recycle?

Recycling Committee:
Tony Connell
Candy Dann
Don Gottfried
Marya Lundgren
Alanna McKee
Jan Niebudek
Glenn Rogers
Scott Stecher

Public Works:
Jack Petkus, Director
Sandy Gerraughty

978-623-8350

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What About...

Disposing of items that cannot be recycled at the curbside or placed in the trash?

Some of these Items, Still Usable, May Be Recycled at the annual Zero Waste Day run by the Recycling Committee in May

Items NOT allowed in either the curbside trash or recyclable collections		Options
Large Household Appliances	Including but not limited to refrigerators, stoves, heaters, air conditioners, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, hot water heaters	Residents are responsible for disposal and payment privately; check some private disposal options, local advertisements, internet, yellow pages, etc.
Batteries -- alkaline or standard heavy duty, typically non-chargeable	Alkaline batteries made in the USA after 1994 do not contain mercury and are safe to dispose with trash. Duracell and Energizer stopped using mercury in 1984. Batteries with a green tree logo or the words “no added mercury” or “zero mercury added” are also safe to dispose with the trash.	Do not bring to the HHW or CRT event
Batteries -- non-alkaline, but not lead acid	Mercury containing small batteries	Drop off at the Health Department in Town Hall, or at the Water Treatment Plant at 437 Lowell Street or at the Senior Center; may be brought to the CRT event
Batteries -- Lead Acid	Bring to a CRT or HHW event	Do other drop off option is available; they may not be put in trash.
Bulky Items	Residents are allowed ONE bulky item per week -- sofa, chair, recliner, mattress, box springs, table, desk, bookcase, carpeting	Carpeting must be cut into a width no greater than four feet, rolled, taped or tied together, each bundle weighing less than fifty pounds; loose carpeting will not be accepted.
Cardboard	The Town makes money on recycled cardboard	Must be properly presented for recycling; it will not be accepted in trash; see What for details.
Cell Phones		Drop off at Water Treatment Plant or Senior Center
Christmas Trees	Remove all decorations; place at curb with regular trash.	Collected the same day as trash collection
Construction or Demolition Debris	Including but not limited to asphalt, brick, concrete, windows, doors, roofing, sheetrock, siding, electric wires, radiators, insulation	Residents are responsible for disposal and payment privately; check some private disposal options, local advertisements, internet, yellow pages, etc: Asbestos must be disposed of by a licensed Absestos contractor
Computer printer cartridges		For recycling, drop off at the Water Treatment Plant at 397 Lowell Street or at the information desk at Town Hall.
CRT's, Computers, TV's	Special Town CRT collection	Check CRT's for details
Fire Extinguishers	Quality (mostly metal) extinguishers in good condition may be recharged; very old ones that contain carbon tetrachloride are hazardous and should be presented at the household hazardous waste event	Local hardware store perhaps or listing under Fire Equipment in Yellow Pages for recharging services.
Flourescent Bulbs	Bring to CRT event	No drop off options is available
Household Hazardous Waste	Special Town HHW collection for recycling; several types of hazardous waste products	Check HHW for details; may be also recycled at Veridium in Lowell; call 978-453-7772 for an appointment
Latex Paint	May be placed in trash if the paint is completely dry; will not be accepted in the HHW event	Cover must be removed for the dryness to be apparent
Medical instruments -- needles and other sharp ones	Needles, syringes, or other sharp objects may NOT be thrown in household trash or recycling, or flushed down the toilet.	Contact the Andover Board of Health, 978-623-8295
Mercury Products	Including but not limited to glass thermometers, old thermostats, blood pressure machines, barometers	See HHW event
Large Quantities of Metals	Only small quantities may be put in trash	May be acceptable at a metal salvage yard or by one of the other private disposal options.
Motor Oil	Recycle used oil by returning it to the point of purchase with your receipt. State law requires retailers to accept it and recycle it at no cost to you.	No receipt and no cooperative seller -- North Andover DPW accepts motor oil at a cost of $.50 per gallon at 384 Osgood Street the first and third Saturday of every month, 9-noon.
Propane Tanks	Twenty-pound tanks are unacceptable at the curbside or at the HHW or CRT event.	Hardware store or other private disposal options.
Raw Wood	Any untreated wood product devoid of stain,nails,etc; plywood, pressure treated wood, fences, previously nailed wood do not qualify.	Wood must be no more than four feet long, in bundles less than six inches in diameter, weighing less than fifty pounds, taped or roped together at the curbside with regular trash
Styrofoam pellets		UPS store may accept clean ones for reuse.
	Banned from regular trash and from recycling.	Residents are responsible for proper disposal; check the private disposal options; the best time to recycle them is at the dealer when purchasing new ones.
Yard Waste	See leaves disposal