Recycling Committee Meetings – are held the 4th Wednesday of each month in Town Hall, Meeting Room 1. All are welcome.

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day – April (exact date will appear in Neighbor to Neighbor, and on Tyngsborough Community Television)

Yard Waste – Special yard waste collection will take place two times in the fall and two times in the spring.  Look for dates in Neighbor-to-Neighbor and on Channel 8.

Leaves and grass clippings must be placed in compostable PAPER LEAF BAGS (available at local stores such as Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Market Basket, True Value Hardware stores, etc.), dry cardboard boxes or trash barrels.  Boxes and barrels will be emptied and left at the curb.  Do NOT place yard waste in plastic bags!

Leaves and grass clippings in plastic bags or wet cardboard boxes will not be collected.

Flower and vegetable garden waste may also be included.  Grass clippings may be included with leaves or may be bagged separately.

Pinecones, pine needles and small twigs that are raked up with leaves may be included. *

Paper leaf bags do not need to be closed at the top.  Do not let them stand in puddles of water.