Items for Curbside Recycling
General Information -Place recycling bin at your curb by 7am. Acceptable items: Paper, plastics, glass, metal, and paperback books, etc. The glass jars, metal cans and plastic bottles or jugs should be rinsed and may all be mixed together in one container.
Important: Please - Only clean items, no broken glass, and no lids.
Curbside program details are included in the Westford Curbside Recycling Guide mailed to every household in June. If you need a hard copy, the Guide is available at the Town Clerk's Office, Town Hall (Mon. - Fri., 8am - 4pm) or call 978-692-5515.
See the Beyond Paper, Bottles and Cans (other materials to recycle) page for items not accepted with curbside Recycling.
List of items: Cardboard | Mixed Paper | Plastics | Glass | MetalCardboard
Cardboard (must be flattened and bundled no larger than 3 ft. x 3ft)
Mixed Paper
- Newspapers including advertising supplements: Put in brown paper grocery bags or liftable boxes
- Magazines, computer papers, cereal/shoe boxes, milk or juice cartons: Place in paper bags or boxes that can be stacked or easily lifted.
- Paperback books
- Telephone books
- Holiday and party items: Cardboard gift boxes, garment boxes, toy and game packing cardboard, clean food boxes, beverage cartons, shipping boxes, gift wrap paper, tissue paper, paper gift tags, gift bags and holiday or gift cards (and envelopes).
Do not include: Boxes with foil, spiral bound notebooks, spiral bound calendars, carbon paper, soiled tissues, paper towels or napkins, waxed coated paper (like Tyvec), ribbons, bows, foil wrapping paper and foil gift bags
Plastics
What to recycle: Clean plastic containers of all types with the recycling symbol #1 - #7 with the exception of Styrofoam.
Do not include: Styrofoam (even if it has a #6 recycling symbol), plastic bags, plastic wrap, plastic toys and tools, Plexiglas, pieces of plastic and any container or item not clearly marked #1 through #7.
How to prepare: Remove caps and lids and rinse containers and milk/juice cartons (plastic spouts okay). Clean plastic plant pots are accepted if they have a recycling symbol. You do not need to remove labels. If you don't know which plastic containers are recyclable, here are the symbols (usually on the bottom) you need to look for:
Glass
All clean bottles and jars, clear or colored, deposit or non-deposit. Remove lids and caps, metal and plastic neck rings. Labels may be left on. Do not include: Broken glass, dishes, mirrors, window glass, light bulbs, Pyrex or crystal, caps, corks or lids.
Metal
All clean aluminum and steel (tin) cans.
Do not include: Loose can ends, cans with plastic or paper parts (example: frozen juice containers), oil-based paint cans, auto parts, aluminum foil or baking pans, scrap metal, propane cylinders.