The Town of Saugus FY2009 Annual Report is now available. Copies may be obtained from the Board of Selectmen's Office
during regular business hours, Monday - Thursday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
For more information, please contact Wendy Reed, Clerk (781) 231 - 4124
The Town of Saugus Compost Site at rear of 515 Main Street
open Saturdays from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
The Town of Saugus Recycle Drop-off Site at rear of 515 Main Street
open Saturdays from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon
Trash Collection and Recycling Information Town of Saugus Solid Waste/Recycling Department (781) 231 - 4036
The Town of Saugus is contracted with
JRM Hauling & Recyclingto pick up the following:
Five (5) items per one-family building Seven (7) items per two-family building Ten (10) items per three-family building
Residential customers shall place regular weekly refuse in durable watertight containers or plastic bags strong enough to preventfailing.
Each container or bag shall not exceed 35 gallon capacityor 50 lbs. Trash must be curbside by 7:00 am the morning of collection.
Each unit is entitled to one (1) Bulky Waste Item, bag or barrel
withthe proper green $2.00 refuse sticker attached.
Each unit is entitled to one (1) White Goods Item
with the proper red $20.00 refuse sticker attached,
and called into JRM the day before the pick-up at 1-800-323-4285.
If you have any questions regarding missed pick-ups, please call
the Solid Waste/Recycling Department at Town Hall (781) 231 - 4036
The Town of Saugus offers 4 weeks of curbside leaf pick-up -
1 in the Spring and 3 in the Fall
Spring 2010 Curbside Leaf Collections will take place the week of May 2, 2010
on your regular collection day There will be no “missed pickups” conducted. The Town asks that you please do your part in proper preparation for disposal. - Leaves must be out for collection by 7:00 am on your regular rubbish collection day.
- Leaf containers must be physically separatedfrom trash and recycling.
- Paper leaf bags are preferred for leaf disposal.
- If barrels are used to contain the leaves,
they must be clearly marked YARD WASTE with covers removed so the leaves are visible.
- No plastic bags or cardboard boxes accepted.
- No branches or brush will be collected.
Please note that separate trucks collect the rubbish, recycling and leaves;
so the leaves may be collected at a different time of day.
***Christmas Trees*** are collected on regular trash daythe first 2 weeks of January each year.
The Town of Saugus offers weekly curbside recycling collection. On your regular trash collection day each week,
there will be two separate trucks,
one to pick up your household trash
and one to pick up recycling.
The Town of Saugus urges all residents to recycle. ·Recycling Separation Please keep all paper and cardboard products separate from other
recyclables.Plastic bottles, tin cans and glass jars may be placed
together in bins. Recycling materials not properly separated can not
be collected by JRM. ·Residents’ Responsibility Residents are responsible for removing all items that they have placed
curbside that are not collected by JRM.
Recycle Bins
Each resident is given their first recycle bin for free. Replacement recycle bins are available for $3.00 at
Inspectional Services in the lower level at Saugus Town Hall.
The Recycle program offers a Recycle Sticker for free to use on rubber
barrels not larger than 35 gallons. Residents should still have a blue or green
bin with the recyclables so that the collection company will clearly see that there are recyclables at the curb. For more information, please call - Inspectional Services at Saugus Town Hall (781) 231- 4116 or Lorna Cerbone, Recycling Coordinator at (781) 231- 4036
The Town of Saugus Recycling Drop-off Site
for Saugus Residents Only is located at 515 Main Street - behind the DPW building (Opening date for the 2010 season April 3, 2010)
The site will be open Saturdays from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon
The recycling program at the drop-off site will accept TV’s, computers
(up to three (3) units) from Saugus residents only, and small electronic items, as well as the recycling items that can be placed curbside in our recycling bins. These items include paper, cardboard, cans, bottles, and glass containers. There will be no pre-registration and no fee at this time. Residents will need proof of Saugus residency such as a current driver’s
license with their Saugus address. Residents are asked to adhere to the guidelines for the drop-offsite,
so that we can make this program work. If you need to make arrangements for other proof of residency, or have any questions regarding the program,
please call Inspectional Services at (781) 231- 4115.
The Town of Saugus Compost Site located at 515 Main Street behind the DPW building will open for the 2010 season on April 3, 2010 The site will be open Saturdays from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
Yard waste must be in brown compost bags or in open containers.
The compost site accepts only leaves, grass clippings and brush.
No branches or limbs larger than 3" in diameter.
There is a $25.00 seasonal fee to purchase a sticker toallow use of the compost site to dispose of yard waste.
Stickers may be purchased at the DPW on Saturdays.
Payment is accepted by check or money order only.
No cash accepted. No exceptions to the rule.
The sticker must be permanently placed on the lower left corner of the windshield.
Only vehicles with a sticker will be allowed entry to the compost site.
No out of state plates allowed.
The Town of Saugus holds two
Household Hazardous Waste Day events each year –one in May and another in October. The 2010 Fall Household Hazardous Waste Day
is SaturdayOctober 23, 2010Pre-registration is required and is done by callingTown Hall at (781) 231 – 4115
Stickers for this event are sold at lower level of Town Hall onlyand are available approximately one month prior to the event. Leftover household products that contain corrosive,
toxic, ignitable, or reactive ingredients
are considered to be "household hazardous waste".
Products, such as paints, cleaners, oils, pesticides, and
batteries, that contain potentially hazardous ingredients
require special care when you dispose of them.
* * * Sharps Disposal * * *
Saugus residents can now safely deposit used needles
and syringes into a sharps disposal kiosk located at
Inspectional Services Department in the lower level
of Town Hall at 298 Central Street
This kiosk has a one-way opening and can accommodate sharps containers,
coffee cans, bleach bottles and other puncture proof containers
Do's and Don'ts for Kiosk
Allowed:
· Any sharps container that will fit in the upper roll door.
· A one-gallon (or smaller) sealed puncture resistant container (i.e. bleach bottle or laundry detergent bottle)
· A one-pound sealed, taped coffee can.
Not Allowed:
· NO LOOSE NEEDLES.
· NO Glass containers.
· NO plastic or paper bags.
· NEVER leave a sharps container outside or on top of the kiosk.
· DO not allow children to play with the access door or sit on top of the unit.
The Town of Saugus has a Mercury Collection Programadministered by the
Solid Waste/Recycling Department onthe lower level of Town Hall (781) 231- 4036
Mercury thermometers will be exchanged for flexiblestandard-tip digital thermometers
while the supply lasts; and mercury switches and thermostats can be dropped off.
Fluorescent bulbs and compact (spiral) fluorescent bulbs will be
accepted free of charge at the Hazardous Waste Disposal event.
Do not put flourescent tubing or compact flourescent bulbs
(curly bulbs) or batteries (AA,AAA,C,D, 9V, etc.) out for
pick-up with your regular household trash. Please recycle them at Saugus Home Depot, 564 Broadway. Just bring these items (any amount) to the customer service desk.
The Town of Saugus is contracted with 
there are recyclables at the curb. 
