Telephone: 737-1129

WASTE MANAGEMENT 2004 HOLIDAYS

January 1, 2004 – New Years September 6, 2004 – Labor Day

May 31, 2004 – Memorial Day November 25, 2004 – Thanksgiving

East Longmeadow residents are reminded that recycling is mandatory in East Longmeadow. They should familiarize themselves with the following information to avoid problems with rubbish disposal:

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

East Longmeadow residents are reminded that if your pick up day falls on one of the Holidays listed about, your trash and recycling collections will be one day late following the Holiday. Residents should refer to the Trash/Recycling Schedule which follows these instructions for collection dates by Zone. All material to be removed by the contractor shall be placed on the tree belt, or otherwise at the edge of the street, by the occupant of the premises to be served by 7 A.M. on the day of collection.

Any complaints must be made directly to the Trash Collector (Phone: 737-1129) and then if satisfaction is not obtained you may call the Board of Health at the Town Hall (525-5427). If, due to inclement weather, collections are not completed on the day scheduled, they are usually made the following day. Bulk items and yard waste will not be picked up by the contractor.

TRASH/GARBAGE COLLECTION:

The contractor will handle material placed in standard rubbish or equivalent barrels, or in other units acceptable to the contractor. Such units shall consist of metal or plastic barrels with sloping sides not exceeding 45 gallons in capacity or 60 pounds in weight. Not withstanding the above, tied plastic bags not exceeding 30 gallons in capacity are acceptable. Also acceptable are 90-gallon wheeled containers, not exceeding 200 pounds in capacity, if they are compatible with the present hydraulic lifting equipment on the contractor's vehicles. It is recommended that food waste be brought to the curb in a second container. Ashes are to be placed in a plastic bag, which is to be tied and then placed in a metal container to insure that there are no hot coals.

RECYCLING COLLECTION:

Paper/cardboard (Category 1): Newspapers (with inserts), magazines/catalogs, clean corrugated cardboard (flattened and less than 3’ x 3’), brown paper grocery bags, and white letter paper. Place on the curb in brown paper bags or place in a standard rubbish container with a white strip of tape around the top of the container to designate it as a container holding recyclables. All other types of paper/cardboard should be disposed of with regular trash materials.

Glass/cans/plastics (Category 2): Unbroken glass or metal food and beverage containers. (Aerosol cans will not be accepted.) Cans may be flattened. Plastic containers designated by the numbers 1 through 7 surrounded by a triangle stamped on the bottom or back of the container.

Empty motor oil containers are not acceptable even though they have the correct designation on the bottom of the container. Plastic containers are to be rinsed, have caps removed and be flattened, and must be brought to the curb in the same container as recyclable glass and cans. Glass/cans/plastics should be brought to the curb in the blue recycling container. If a blue recycling container is not available or is not large enough, a standard rubbish container may be used if it is marked with a white strip of tape around the top of the container.

ALL CATEGORIES OF RECYCLABLES ARE COLLECTED ON THE SAME DAY. THERE IS TO BE NO COMMINGLING OF CARDBOARD/PAPER WITH GLASS/CANS/PLASTIC. PAPER/CARDBOARD ARE TO BE BROUGHT TO THE CURB IN A CONTAINER SEPARATE FROM GLASS/CANS/PLASTICS.

NOTE: Acid-type batteries (car/truck/boat) are prohibited from curbside trash pickups. Also prohibited are mercury button-type batteries and rechargeable batteries (used in cellular phones, cordless or portable telephones, communications equipment, lap-top computers, battery operated power tools). These types of batteries are to be disposed of the Knowlton Disposal Area under the direction of the disposal person at the site. Mercury button-type batteries will also be accepted at Public School Buildings, Council on Aging Office, Town Clerk's Office at the Town Hall, Public Library and each of the housing for the elderly projects under the jurisdiction of the East Longmeadow Housing Authority.

Used Paint Disposal: Oil based and latex paint should be treated as follows: (1) If the can is empty, remove the lid and let the can dry completely to a solid state. Place the can in the trash with the lid removed. If the can does not completely dry, treat it as a partial can; (2) If the cans are partially full, remove the lid and pour absorbent kitty litter into the can. Let the paint and kitty litter dry to a solid state, which usually happens overnight. Test to see that there is no liquid residue. If there is, repeat the procedure. Once the paint is completely dry, place the can and the lid separately into the trash.

If paint is lead based, save it for the next Hazardous Waste Collection Day.

Fluorescent Lamps/Bulbs (including compact or energy-saver versions): All fluorescent light bulbs are now being accepted at the Knowlton Disposal Area Transfer Station. They are not to be disposed of in the regular trash collection. Do not break bulbs as they contain mercury and can be hazardous when broken. Also, do not tape the bulbs together, as they break when the tape is removed.

Mercury Bearing Devices (such as thermometers, thermostats, mercury switches) are now being accepted at the Knowlton Disposal Area Transfer Station. They are not to be disposed of in the regular trash collection. For example, mercury switches are found in or under the lids of clothes washers and chest freezers. They stop spin cycles or turn on a light.

"REMEMBER TO RECYCLE – IT’S MANDATORY IN EAST LONGMEADOW.”

TOWN OF EAST LONGMEADOW

TRASH/RECYCLING COLLECTION SCHEDULE FOR 2004

ZONE 1

Dates:

Jan. 5-Trash	Apr. 5-Recycle	July 5-Trash	Oct. 4-Recycle
Jan. 12-Recycle	Apr. 12-Trash	July 12-Recycle	Oct. 11-Trash
Jan. 19-Trash	Apr. 19-Recycle	July 19-Trash	Oct. 18-Recycle
Jan. 26-Recycle	Apr. 26-Trash	July 26-Recycle	Oct. 25-Trash

Feb. 2-Trash	May 3-Recycle	Aug. 2-Trash	Nov. 1-Recycle
Feb. 9-Recycle	May 10-Trash	Aug. 9-Recycle	Nov. 8-Trash
Feb. 16-Trash	May 17-Recycle	Aug. 16-Trash	Nov. 15-Recycle
Feb. 23-Recycle	May 24-Trash	Aug. 23-Recycle	Nov. 22-Trash
		Aug. 30-Trash	Nov. 29-Recycle

Mar. 1-Trash	June 1-Recycle	Sep. 7-Recycle	Dec. 6-Trash
Mar. 8-Recycle	June 7-Trash	Sep. 13-Trash	Dec. 13-Recycle
Mar. 15-Trash	June 14-Recycle	Sep. 20-Recycle	Dec. 20-Trash
Mar. 22-Recycle	June 21-Trash	Sep. 27-Trash	Dec. 27-Recycle
Mar. 29-Trash	June 28-Recycle

Streets:

Acorn	Kelsey	Pecousic Drive
Amaretta	Kensington	Princeton
Avery	Kingman	Putting Green Circle
Bartlett	Kingston	Robin
Birch (67-91)	Lombard	Roderick
Braeburn	Lull	Saugus
Cooley	Lyric	Smith
Donald	Maplehurst	Town View Circle
Euclid	Melrose	Vineland
Franconia Circle	Mereline	Voyer
Garland	Moore	Vreeland
Gerrard	Nelson	Worthy
Hamlet	Niagara	Young
Holy Cross Circle	Orange
James	Patterson

ZONE 2

Dates:

Jan. 6-Trash	Apr. 6-Recycle	July 6-Trash	Oct. 5-Recycle
Jan. 13-Recycle	Apr. 13-Trash	July 13-Recycle	Oct. 12-Trash
Jan. 20-Trash	Apr. 20-Recycle	July 20-Trash	Oct. 19-Recycle
Jan. 27-Recycle	Apr. 27-Trash	July 27-Recycle	Oct. 26-Trash

Feb. 3-Trash	May 4-Recycle	Aug. 3-Trash	Nov. 2-Recycle
Feb. 10-Recycle	May 11-Trash	Aug. 10-Recycle	Nov. 9-Trash
Feb. 17-Trash	May 18-Recycle	Aug. 17-Trash	Nov. 16-Recycle
Feb. 24-Recycle	May 25-Trash	Aug. 24-Recycle	Nov. 23-Trash
		Aug. 31-Trash	Nov. 30-Recycle

Mar. 2-Trash	June 2-Recycle	Sep. 8-Recycle	Dec. 7-Trash
Mar. 9-Recycle	June 8-Trash	Sep. 14-Trash	Dec. 14-Recycle
Mar. 16-Trash	June 15-Recycle	Sep. 21-Recycle	Dec. 21-Trash
Mar. 23-Recycle	June 22-Trash	Sep. 28-Trash	Dec. 28-Recycle
Mar. 30-Trash	June 29-Recycle

Streets:

Admiral	Dwight	Orpheum
Anthony Drive	Fisher	Pine
Athens	Gates	Purves
Auburn	Granby	Rosemont
Barnum	Harkness	Shawmut
Benjamin	Harmon	Somerset
Birch (25-49)	Harwich	Thompkins
Boulder	Hazelhurst	Thompson
Bunker Circle	Hedgerow Lane	Tufts
Calkins	Highlandview	Van Dyke
Channing	Maryland	Villanova
Corning	Mayfair	Waterman
Dale Street	Melvin	West Allen Ridge
Dearborn	Mooreland	Westminster
Decelles	Murray Court	Wood Avenue
Dewey	North Street
Dorset	North Main

ZONE 3

Dates:

Jan. 7-Trash	Apr. 7-Recycle	July 7-Trash	Oct. 6-Recycle
Jan. 14-Recycle	Apr. 14-Trash	July 14-Recycle	Oct. 13-Trash
Jan. 21-Trash	Apr. 21-Recycle	July 21-Trash	Oct. 20-Recycle
Jan. 28-Recycle	Apr. 28-Trash	July 28-Recycle	Oct. 27-Trash

Feb. 4-Trash	May 5-Recycle	Aug. 4-Trash	Nov. 3-Recycle
Feb. 11-Recycle	May 12-Trash	Aug. 11-Recycle	Nov. 10-Trash
Feb. 18-Trash	May 19-Recycle	Aug. 18-Trash	Nov. 17-Recycle
Feb. 25-Recycle	May 26-Trash	Aug. 25-Recycle	Nov. 24-Trash

Mar. 3-Trash	June 3-Recycle	Sep. 1-Trash	Dec. 1-Recycle
Mar. 10-Recycle	June 9-Trash	Sep. 9-Recycle	Dec. 8-Trash
Mar. 17-Trash	June 16-Recycle	Sep. 15-Trash	Dec. 15-Recycle
Mar. 24-Recycle	June 23-Trash	Sep. 22-Recycle	Dec. 22-Trash
Mar. 31-Trash	June 30-Recycle	Sep. 29-Trash	Dec. 29-Recycle

Streets:

Albano Drive	Elm (Mapleshade to	Melody Lane
Alvin	Springfield Line)	Oak Brook Drive
Angel	Fairview	Oakwood Circle
Anne	Helen Circle	Phyllis
Cara	Indiana	Redstone Drive
Concord Drive	John	Revere
Converse Circle	Judy Lane	Shaw
Cosgrove	LaSalle	Theresa
Dawes	Lynwood	Vadnais
Day	Mardon	Village Green Circle
Edgewood Drive	Maynard	Virginia Lane
Elizabeth

ZONE 4

Dates:

Jan. 2-Recycle	Apr. 1-Trash	July 1-Recycle	Oct. 7-Recycle
Jan. 8-Trash	Apr. 8-Recycle	July 8-Trash	Oct. 14-Trash
Jan. 15-Recycle	Apr. 15-Trash	July 15-Recycle	Oct. 21-Recycle
Jan. 22-Trash	Apr. 22-Recycle	July 22-Trash	Oct. 28-Trash
Jan. 29-Recycle	Apr. 29-Trash	July 29-Recycle

Feb. 5-Trash	May 6-Recycle	Aug. 5-Trash	Nov. 4-Recycle
Feb. 12-Recycle	May 13-Trash	Aug. 12-Recycle	Nov. 11-Trash
Feb. 19-Trash	May 20-Recycle	Aug. 19-Trash	Nov. 18-Recycle
Feb. 26-Recycle	May 27-Trash	Aug. 26-Recycle	Nov. 26-Trash

Mar. 4-Trash	June 4-Recycle	Sep. 2-Trash	Dec. 2-Recycle
Mar. 11-Recycle	June 10-Trash	Sep. 10-Recycle	Dec. 9-Trash
Mar. 18-Trash	June 17-Recycle	Sep. 16-Trash	Dec. 16-Recycle
Mar. 25-Recycle	June 24-Trash	Sep. 23-Recycle	Dec. 23-Trash
		Sep. 30-Trash	Dec. 30-Recycle

Streets:

Birchland	Hanward Hill	Pleasant Street
Breezy Knoll Road	Heatherstone Drive	Poplar
Brook	Indian Spring	Rankin
Callender	Leo	Speight Arden
Dell	Lester	Spring Valley
Elm (Center to	Mapleshade	Taylor Avenue
Mapleshade)	Merriam	Taylor Street
Elmcrest	Oak Bluff Circle	White
Frankwyn	Park Place	Wilder
Greenacre Lane	Pleasant Street Place

ZONE 5

Dates:

Jan. 3-Recycle	Apr. 2-Trash	July 2-Recycle	Oct. 1-Trash
Jan. 9-Trash	Apr. 9-Recycle	July 9-Trash	Oct. 8-Recycle
Jan. 16-Recycle	Apr. 16-Trash	July 16-Recycle	Oct. 15-Trash
Jan. 23-Trash	Apr. 23-Recycle