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Bulk Item Sticker Program (Definitions & Purchase Links)
Bulk item stickers are available to residents whose trash and recycling
are collected by the Town of Winthrop.
Dwellings with more than 3 units are not eligible for Town Trash Collection.
Contact your private hauler for information on removing bulk items.
The purchase of bulk item stickers is not refundable.
Note: If you are using a cell phone or tablet, click on the Blue Desktop View to complete your purchase.
Orange bulk item sticker- Household goods- $10.00 each
https://epay.cityhallsystems.com?key=Winthrop.ma.us&type=w4
*Sectional couches/sofas need a sticker per piece.
For example, a six-piece sectional would need 6 orange bulk stickers.
Blue bulk item sticker- items containing freon- $35.00 each
https://epay.cityhallsystems.com?key=Winthrop.ma.us&type=w2
Pink bulk item sticker- Electronics- $30.00 each
https://epay.cityhallsystems.com?key=Winthrop.ma.us&type=w3
Yellow bulk item stickers- Appliances- $25.00 each
https://epay.cityhallsystems.com?key=Winthrop.ma.us&type=w1
A pop-up window will appear asking you to proceed to the external website. Select Yes. Select the sticker(s) you want to purchase and follow the prompts to complete your transaction. To purchase multiple types of bulk item stickers, use this link: Online-Only Bulk Sticker Program website
Bulk Item Stickers are not available at the DPW or any town offices.
Upon completion of the sale, Bulk Stickers will be mailed to your residence within 7 to 10 business days.
Any item taller than 23 inches or wider than 36 inches is a bulk item.
To purchase your bulk item sticker, a debit/credit card or a checking account is needed.
This program is available to residents residing in dwellings with 1-3 units only.
The purchase of Bulk Item Stickers is not refundable.
Residents may place a maximum of two (2) Orange Bulk Sticker Items curbside weekly.
Bulk Stickers are not transferable to another address.
Private haulers, and disposal/removal companies, cannot purchase or utilize the bulk sticker program.
Bulk Stickers are not transferable to another address or item and cannot be used to discard any items on the MassDEP Banned Waste list. Use this link to certify an item is not on the list- https://www.mass.gov/guides/massdep-waste-disposal-bans
To have a bulk item picked up, a sticker must be purchased in advance and affixed to each item. Place your items on the curb, sticker affixed, after 6 pm, the night before, or before 7 am the day of collection. Any bulk item(s) without a sticker or an incorrect sticker will not be picked up by the hauler. Fines may be issued if items remain on the curb after 7 pm on the scheduled day of pickup. Please note: Items should be protected from the weather. Rain-soaked items, and items bug-infested, may be rejected by the hauler for pickup.
Organizations may accept your item as a donation instead of sending a useful item to the landfill. To find additional resources for reuse or recycling, visit Beyond The Bin from RecycleSmartMa https://recyclesmartma.org/beyond-the-bin-search/
- Big Brother Big Sister, 800-483-5503, https://www.bbbsfoundation.org/schedule-a-pickup/
- Vietnam Veterans of America, (800) 775-VETS (8387), https://vva.org/pickuplocations/massachusetts/
- Epilepsy Foundation, 888-322-8209, https://donateclothes.epilepsynewengland.org/unacceptable-items
- The Wish Project, 866-947-4360, https://thewishproject.org/donations/donate-goods/
- Household Goods, 978-635-1710, https://householdgoods.org/donate/donate-goods/donationguidelines/?utm_source=website&utm_medium=contact&utm_campaign=contactpg
- Restore, 617-327-1170, http://habitatbostonrestore.org/donate.html
- Salvation Army, 800-728-7825,https://satruck.org/
- Boston Building Resources, 617-442-2262, https://www.bostonbuildingresources.com/donate-building-materials
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- Asphalt Pavement, Brick, and Concrete: Asphalt pavement, brick, and concrete from the construction and demolition of buildings, roads, bridges, and similar sources
- Batteries: Lead-acid batteries used in motor vehicles or stationary applications.
- Cathode Ray Tubes: Any intact, broken, or processed glass tube used to provide the visual display in televisions, computer monitors, and certain scientific instruments such as oscilloscopes.
- Clean Gypsum Wallboard: A panel (known as drywall) with a gypsum core and faced with heavy paper or other material on both sides that is not contaminated with paint, wallpaper, joint compound, adhesives, or other substances after manufacture.
- Glass Containers: Glass bottles and jars (soda-lime glass). The ban does not apply to light bulbs, Pyrex cookware, plate glass, drinking glasses, windows, windshields, and ceramics.
- Leaves: Deciduous and coniferous leaf deposition.
- Mattresses: Resilient material or combination of materials that is enclosed by ticking, used alone or in combination with other products, that is intended for sleeping upon, except for mattresses that are contaminated with mold, bodily fluids, insects, oil, or hazardous substances. "Mattress" does not include any mattress pad, mattress topper, sleeping bag, pillow, car bed, carriage, basket, dressing table, stroller, playpen, infant carrier, lounge pad, crib bumper, liquid or gaseous-filled ticking, including any water bed and any air mattress that does not contain upholstery material between the ticking and the mattress core, and mattresses in futons and sofa beds. Mattresses include box springs. (Effective November 1, 2022.)
- Metal: Ferrous and non-ferrous metals from used appliances, building materials, industrial equipment, vehicles, and manufacturing processes.
- Metal Containers: Aluminum, steel, or bi-metal beverage and food containers.
- Recyclable Paper: All paper, cardboard, and paperboard products. The ban does not apply to tissue paper, toweling, paper plates and cups, wax-coated cardboard, and other low-grade paper products that cannot be used by paper mills as a result of normal intended use.
- Single Polymer Plastics: Plastic containers including bottles, jugs, jars, and tubs.
- Textiles: Clothing, footwear, bedding, towels, curtains, fabric, and similar products, except for textiles that are contaminated with mold, bodily fluids, insects, oil, or hazardous substances. (The town of Winthrop has Textile recovery bins located at the DPW, 100 Kennedy Drive, the Walden Street basketball courts, and the Public Landing on Shirley Street.)
- White Goods: Appliances employing electricity, oil, natural gas, or liquefied petroleum gas to preserve or cook food; wash or dry clothing, cooking or kitchen utensils, or related items. These typically include refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, clothes washers, clothes dryers, gas or electric ovens and ranges, and hot water heaters. (These items can be collected every third Tuesday of the month with the advance purchase of a correct bulk sticker. You must contact the DPW if you miss the collection day to be added to the next month's list. These items are then taken to the appropriate recycling facilities.)
- Whole Tires: Motor vehicle tires of all types. Whole tires may be disposed of at combustion facilities. Shredded tires (a tire that has been cut, sliced, or ground into four or more pieces such that the circular form of the tire has been eliminated) are not prohibited.
- Wood: Treated and untreated wood, clean wood (trees, stumps, and brush, including but not limited to sawdust, chips, shavings, and bark). Wood may be disposed of at combustion facilities. **This includes C& D from households, doors, windows/frames, stairs, railings, etc.
- Yard Waste: Grass clippings, weeds, garden materials, shrub trimmings, and brush 1" or less in diameter (but not diseased plants).
Ningún camión de la ciudad recogerá colchones o somieres después del 31/10/2022, según MassDEP. Para obtener más información, visite: https://www.mass.gov/guides/massdep-waste-disposal-bans.
Para programar la eliminación de estos artículos, comuníquese con CAPITOL WASTE al 617-569-1718 para pagar y programar una recolección.
Nenhum colchão ou colchão de molas será recolhido pelo caminhão da cidade após 31/10/2022, de acordo com o MassDEP. Para obter mais informações, visite: https://www.mass.gov/guides/massdep-waste-disposal-bans. Para agendar a remoção desses itens, entre em contato com CAPITOL WASTE em 617-569-1718, para pagar e agendar uma coleta.
لن يتم التقاط أي مراتب أو نوابض صندوقية بواسطة شاحنة المدينة بعد 31/10/2022 ، وفقًا لـ MassDEP.
لمزيد من المعلومات ، قم بزيارة: https://www.mass.gov/guides/massdep-waste-disposal-bans. لجدولة إزالة هذه العناصر ، اتصل بـ CAPITOL WASTE على 617-569-1718 للدفع وتحديد موعد الاستلام. lan yatima altiqat 'ayi maratib 'aw nawabid sunduqiat biwasitat shahinat almadinat baed 31/10/2022, wfqan li MassDEP.
limazid min almaelumat, qum biziarati: https://www.mass.gov/guides/massdep-waste-disposal-bans. lijadwalat 'iizalat hadhih aleanasir, atasal bi CAPITOL WASTE ealaa 617-569-1718 lildafe watahdid maweid alaistilami.
Questions? Call 617-846-1341, ext. 2609 or email Wendy Millar-Page.
A bulk item fee has been in effect since September 1, 2006.
Bulk Item - $10 for each item
Any item that is taller than 23 inches or wider than 36 inches is a bulk item. These items shall include but are not limited to;
- Orange - Love Seat or Couch or Sleep Sofa
- Orange - Sectional Couch. One sticker is needed per section
- Orange - Upholstered Side Chairs or Ottomans
- Orange - Coffee Tables or Side Tables
- Orange - Lamps (without light bulbs)
- Orange - Kitchen or Dining Table
- Orange - Non-upholstered Kitchen or Dining chair
- Orange - Upholstered Kitchen or Dining Chair
- Orange - China Cabinets or Hutch
- Orange - Upholstered Side Chair or Ottoman
- Orange - Armoire or Dresser or Desk
- Orange - Headboard or Footboard
- Orange - Shelving (broken down and secured together, no longer than 3-foot sections, and no more than 30 pounds)
- Orange - Rugs (must be cut into 3' wide sections, dry, rolled, taped, no larger than 8 by 10 accepted. Sticker needed per section)
- Orange - Mirrors (taped and wrapped)
- Orange - Plastic Outdoor Chair
- Orange - Metal Outdoor or Folding Chair
- Orange - Metal Bed Frame
- Orange- Vacuum
- Orange- Bicycles
- Orange - Other (must specify the item for collection may not be used for mattresses or box springs)
Box springs and mattresses are available for pick-up from Capitol Waste Services. Please call them at 617-569-1718, to pay for and schedule a pick-up.
The following are not accepted as trash but can be picked up curbside, year-round, on the third Tuesday of every month only, with the purchase of a Bulk Item Sticker(s.)
If you have purchased a yellow, blue, or pink sticker and do not use it within the month of purchase, you must call 617-846-1341, ext. 2601 to get your name, address, and item on the schedule for the next month's collection.
Items containing Freon - $35 for each item.
These items shall include but are not limited to;
- Blue - Air Conditioner
- Blue - Refrigerator or Freezer (all doors must be removed before placing them outdoors)
- Blue - Water Coolers or Dispensers
- Blue - Ice Maker
- Blue - Countertop Wine Chiller
- Blue - Other (must specify the item for collection)
Appliances/White Goods - $25 for each item.
These items shall include but are not limited to;
- Yellow - Washing Machine
- Yellow - Dryer
- Yellow - Stove
- Yellow - Hot Water Tank (up to 55 gallons)
- Yellow - Push Lawn Mowers or Snowblowers (all oil, gas, and fluids must be removed)
- Yellow - Microwave
- Yellow - Trash Compactor
- Yellow - (De)Humidifier
- Yellow - Sewing Machine
- Yellow - Grills (with propane tank removed)
- Yellow - Exercise Bike, Home gym equipment
- Yellow - Treadmill/Workout Bench/Rowing machine
- Yellow - Other (must specify the item for collection)
E-Waste - $30 for each item.
These items shall include but are not limited to;
- Pink - TV
- Pink - Computer Monitor
- Pink - Printer
- Pink - Copier
- Pink - Scanner
- Pink - Laptop (Battery must be removed for Hazardous Waste Collection do not put it in the trash)
- Pink - Other (must specify item for collection)
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