Milford Residents Getting New Trash, Recycling Carts

MILFORD, MA — The town is rolling out a new way to recycle and throw away trash.

The town's refuse company, E.L. Harvey, will soon begin delivering 95-gallon carts to each property: one for recycling, the other for trash. Once the carts get delivered, E.L. Harvey will no longer collect either trash or recycling left outside the carts.

Here are key points about the change from the Milford Health Department:

• Carts must be placed at curbside before 7 a.m. on your collection day.
• All household garbage/rubbish and other refuse must be in bags. No construction
• material allowed in cart.
• All trash must fit inside the cart, nothing outside the cart will be picked-up.
• All single stream recycling should be loose in the cart, nothing in plastic bags.
• All recycling must fit inside the cart, nothing outside the cart will be picked-up.
• Cart lids need to be closed and the arrows facing towards the street.
• Carts need to be placed at least three feet apart and free of any obstructions
• including but not limited to mailboxes and cars.
• Bulk waste will NOT be part of the regular household waste collection service.
• Thus, there will be no free bulk pickups at curbside. Resident will be required to schedule all bulk curbside collection with E.L. Harvey. More details will follow.

Residents with questions can call E.L. Harvey at 508-836-3000.