Town of Norwood

Per State Waste Ban Regulations 310 CMR the following materials are
BANNED from the trash: 
      1.   Papers, click  Recyclable papers list  - click Where does this go? 
      2.   Cardboard (clean) click Where does this go? 
      3.   Glass containers - click Where does this go? 
      4.   Tin/metal containers (empty aerosol cans) click Where does this go? 
      5.   Plastic containers only # 1-7 click Where does this go? 
      6.   Leaves, grass & other yard debris    
      7.   Scrap metals
      8.   TV's. computer monitors, laptops      
      9.   White goods
     10.  Whole Tires
     11.  Lead acid batteries
     12.  Mercury- fluorescent bulbs, button cell batteries, etc...
     13.  Wood & Construction debris 
     14.  Asphalt, brick & concrete  (click text to bring you to the page)

The materials listed above MUST be diverted from the trash and properly recycled.

The CURBSIDE recycling program collects plastic containers #1, # 2, #3 & #4  from the above list. NO STYROFOAM please.  Norwood DPW collects and recycles Styrofoam twice a year.  
Norwood residents can drop off #6 and #7 as well as #1 #2, #3, #4, & #5 
at the Winter Street Compost Site. Call DPW at 781.762.1413 for more info.

Best Buy will accept # 8 and #9 . Best Buy will also accept electronics, cable wires, CD's,DVD's, plastic jewels cases, inkjet cartridges and so much more at no charge.

The Health Department hosts the Bi Annual Recycle Days  and schedule vendors to accept #9 (freon appliances), #10, #11 and #12. 

Go to Recyclo-pedia to find local drop off sites for ALL other materials.

To read more re State Waste Bans, click MA State Disposal Bans and Municipalities and Waste Ban Compliance Fact Sheet .