Link to Holbrook's recycling webpage 

The town of Holbrook provides biweekly curbside recycling for

paper, cardboard, plastics, cans and bottles at no charge 

Materials Accepted Curbside:

• Paper
  • Newspaper with inserts
  • Magazines/catalogues
  • Phone books
  • Junk Mail
  • Office Paper
  • Clean paperboard (i.e. cereal boxes)
  • Corrugated cardboard - please flatten, fold to 30"x30", and tie
  • No soiled paper or plastic bags
• Containers - rinse clean
  • Glass bottles & jars -  Rinse, remove lids.  Labels may stay on; No broken or other glass, such as light bulbs, window or auto glass, dishes, glasses, or Pyrex
  • Metal food and beverage cans - Labels do not need to be removed; No aerosol or paint cans
  • Rigid plastic containers - Must have a symbol (any number). Rinse, remove caps. No styrofoam, bags, toys, motor oil or chemical containers

Recycling Bins:  Available at Collector's Office, Town Hall for $6 each. 

Yard Waste curbside pick up the following Saturdays: May 10,  December 6, December 13, 2008

• . Must be in paper bags, boxes or labeled barrels

Special Items picked up weeks of June 2 and November 3, 2008:

• Furniture, appliances, air conditioners, lawn mowers (drain fluids), grills (without propane tank)
• LIMIT 2/household

CONTACT INFO

Recycling Questions:  Department of Public Works  781-767-1800.

Missed pickup:  Allied Waste (formerly BFI) 1-800-825-3260

Books are collected by Hands Across the Water in a secure container at the Holbrook Junior-Senior High school at 245 Franklin St.  Call Frank Yalochuk at 781-767-1226 for access information.  encyclopedias, textbooks and literature are sent to developing countries for educational purposes.

Hazardous materials such as paint, pesticides, chemicals and automotive fluids:  Hazardous Waste

To dispose of the following materials (some for a fee):

•  Propane tanks: Bring to a retailer that sells propane
• White goods (stoves, refrigerators, air conditioners, etc) :

  • Brockton Iron and Steel, 45 Freight St., 508-586-4640, or

  • Spiegel South Shore Scrap, 175 E. Ashland St., Brockton, 508-897-0008

•  Bulky Waste, Construction debris:  

  • Allied Waste, 257 Ivory St., Braintree (transfer station at old landfill, Sat., 7-1:30, $125/ton, minimum charge $100, 781-843-6209

  • Waste Management, 1 Incinerator Rd., Dedham, Mon-Fri, 7:30-4, Sat. 7:30-11:30, $128/ton, minimum charge $64, 781-326-1390

  • BFI Transfer Station, 250 Beaver Dam Rd. , Plymouth Tu, Th, Sat, Sun 8-4,  $6/100 lbs.

•  Tires: Bring to a retailer that sells tires, such as Sullivan Tire
•  Auto batteries: Bring to a retailer or auto service station
•  Motor oil, automotive fluids: Bring to HHP collection
•  Rechargeable batteries: Most hardware retailers have recycling collection containers
•  Televisions and electronics:

  • Bring to HHP collection

  • contact The CREW at pickup@recyclingelectronics.com ($29-79) or 781-834-9606 for pickup,

  •  go to CRT Recycling for Brockton drop off and special collection information  ($0-20/unit)

• Instructions on proper disposal of other materials can be found in Oddball Waste and Haz Waste.  If you can't find your answer, call South Shore Recycling Cooperative at 508-785-8318.