Environmental Services

Contact Information

Robert Beaudoin, Superintendent of Environmental Services
Samuel Hadley Public Services Building
201 Bedford Street
Lexington, MA 02420

Operation Hours:  Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 3:30p.m.
Phone: 781-274-8334
Fax: 781-274-8385

Description of Services

Refuse collection and disposal - JRM Hauling & Recycling is Lexington's trash and recycling vendor. Please call them directly at 1-800-323-4285 for missed trash or recycling pick-up.

• Trash Guidelines
   
• Visual Recycling Ban
   
• Trash/Recycling Guidelines and Schedule for 2012-2013 (includes calendar for all curbside collections)
   
• Trash and Recycling Schedule by Street Name
   
• Holidays That Delay Trash/Recycling Pickup
   
• How Can I Get Rid of...?
   
• Donate, Don't Dispose
   

Recycling:

• Recycling Guidelines
   
• Recycling Education
   

YardWaste and Composting:

• Yard Waste Disposal for Residents
   
• Yard Waste Disposal for Contractors
   
• Curbside/Dropoff Yard Waste Collection Schedule
   
• Contractor Yard Waste Permit Application
   
• Compost and Compost Bins
   
• Lexington Compost Facility Hours and Directions
   
• Christmas Tree Recycling (see your 2012-2013 recycling flyer for instructions)

Hazardous Waste

• 2013 Collection Dates
   
• Hazardous Waste, Minuteman Facility
   
• Alternative Drop-Off Site to Minuteman Facility (Clean Harbors Inc.)
   
• Hazardous Waste Collections for Small Businesses
   
• Mercury-Containing Products
   
• Universal Waste Shed - drop off of mercury items (only)
   
• Broken Fluorescent Light Bulb (Mercury Containing)
   
• Medical Waste Disposal Days
   

Environmentally Friendly Living:

• Earth Easy - tips on natural pest control, non-toxic cleaning, energy efficiency and other environmentally friendly ways to live, grow, eat and play
   
• Earth 911
   
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - Commonwealth of Massachusetts
   
• Guide to Hazardous Waste Reduction at Home and Work
   
• Energy Savings in Your Home