TOWN OF ATKINSON

Brush & Recycle Center

Updated: April 2007

 

Location: Pope Road, off of Westside Drive, opposite tennis courts.

Open: Wednesday: 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Saturday and Sunday: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Brush Dump:

Clean wood with no finish, maximum 5 inches in diameter

Lumber no larger than 2" X 12"

Branches, maximum 5 inches in diameter

Mulch Pile:

Leaves, lawn clippings, and wood chips only, and dirt or soil

NOTE: Mulch has to be separated from the brush when dumping these items.

Paper/Cardboard – has to be broken down so that it is lying flat

Co-Mingle

Plastic bottles need to be stepped on, compressed & flat

Aluminum, tin (i.e. dog food, soup)

Glass, sort by color: clear, green & brown

Demolition Debris - Effective April 1, 2004, debris are charged $25.00 by the pickup load, permits are obtained at the Selectmen’s Office

Metal - $25.00 by the pickup load, permits

Scrap iron: cleaned of all other material

Bicycles: tires and plastics removed

Lawn Mowers: tires, oil and gas removed (no auto parts with oil)

Snow blowers: tires, oil and gas removed

Scrap aluminum, i.e. from a shed

DEMO – CONSTRUCTION BIN - $25.00 per truck load

Pressure Treated Wood Shingles Painted Wood Sheetrock

We do not allow the following:

Product: Tires, to be disposed at a tire store when purchasing new ones.

Stumps and wood over 5 inches in diameter

Propane tanks used for grills

NO! NO! NEVER! HAZARDOUS MATERIALS!

 

Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our Brush & Recycle area clean.

Management and staff of the Atkinson Brush, Recycle & Transfer Station.