The City and the Refuse District are hosting events this spring to help residents discard household hazardous waste, confidential papers, tires, and sharps (needles).
Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Day will take place on May 2nd from 9 a.m. to noon at the Crapo Hill Landfill, 300 Samuel Barnet Boulevard, New Bedford, MA. Open to New Bedford and Dartmouth residents only, ID required.
Examples of accepted waste include oil-based paints, paint thinner, and waste fuels.
NO LATEX PAINTS. Dry out and throw it away in the regular trash.
The maximum amount you can bring is 25 gallons or 25 pounds.
Collection is for households only. No businesses, schools, or contractors, unless prior arrangements have been made.
Paper Shredding Day will take place on May 9th from 9 a.m. to noon in the parking lot across from City Hall, on the corner of William Street and North 6th Street.
Open to businesses and residents of New Bedford and the surrounding communities.
Fee is $5 per box (not more than 40 pounds each). Cash or check only.
Paper clips and staples do not need to be removed, but please remove paper from folders and binders.
Fee is $5 to destroy a hard drive. Cash or check only.
Tire Drop-off Day will take place on May 16th from 9 a.m. to noon at the Shawmut Avenue Transfer Station, 1103 Shawmut Avenue.
Open to New Bedford and Dartmouth residents only, ID required.
Fees (cash or check only) – $1 each for car tires, $5 each for light duty truck tires, and $15 each for heavy duty truck tires.
No commercial loads, no tires with a rim diameter greater than 24 inches, no off-road equipment tires.
Sharps Drop-off Day will take place on May 16th from 9 a.m. to noon at the Shawmut Avenue Transfer Station, 1103 Shawmut Avenue.
Open to New Bedford and Dartmouth residents only, ID required.
Sharps include needles, syringes, and lancets.
Sharps must be in a red biohazard container prior to the drop-off day; sharps will not be accepted in any other type of container.
Biohazard containers may be purchased from local pharmacies.
For more information about any of the events, contact Marissa Perez-Dormitzer, District Recycling Coordinator at (508)979-1493 or recycling@newbedford-ma.gov.