What Are The Basics of the City's Recycling Program?

Location and Hours of the Recycling Center

The Colby Farm Lane Recycling Center is the first gated left after the Bashaw Farm Development at 23A Colby Farm Lane, off Low Street, at the intersection of North Atkinson.

  • It is typically open Mondays and Thursdays from 12:15 PM to 2:15 PM, weather permitting, unless closed due to holidays. It is also open the first Saturday of every month, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM (noon), except holidays, when it opens the second Saturday of the month.
  • A recycling and trash pick-up caledenar is included the Recycling Information/Schedule, Public Health & Animal Control Guide that is mailed to all residents and businesses in June. Retain the calendar for year-round reference.
  • We accept recyclable items that are not included in curbside recycling pick-up, including some hazardous waste like cooking and motor oil.
  • Certain items carry fees, subject to change.
  • Can’t find your item listed? See Hard to Dispose of Items.

Ordinance

All residents and businesses are required to separate recyclable material from trash according to the City’s Health and Sanitation Ordinance, Chapter 8, Article III, Division 1.

Recycle Right and the Dirty Dozen: These 12 Items CAN NOT Go Into Your Recycling Barrel:

  • No plastic bags or film/wrap plastics
  • No food or food soiled paper
  • No hangers/wires
  • No electronics or batteries
  • No textiles/clothing
  • No syringes/needles
  • No garden hoses
  • No glassware/windows/light bulbs (except those from food packing jars or bottles)
  • No snack bags or wrappers
  • No Styrofoam or polystyrene 
  • No household hazardous waste
  • No diapers 

Trash Reminders

  • Keep all trash in bags even if it is in a barrel 
  • No construction debris
  • No electronics
  • No metals
  • No tires
  • No textiles unless wet or moldy
  • No oil based paint or household hazardous waste