WEST BOYLSTON — The Wachusett Watershed Regional Recycling Center, 131 Raymond Huntington Hwy, has announced its special collection dates for 2024. All events are open only to residents of the seven member towns: Boylston, Holden, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, Sterling and West Boylston. Show your ID at check in.
Household Hazardous Products Collection ONLY: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays, April 27 and Oct. 26. These extra Saturdays have been added only for disposal of hazardous products. The rest of the site will be closed. Check the website, wachusettearthday.org/special-collections/, for pricing. Consider bundling loads with a neighbor to decrease the number of cars and the cost per container by bringing in larger loads.
Document Shredding: 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 18, Aug. 17, and Oct. 19. Document shredding with a document-shredding truck on site. The first two boxes are free. To reduce your cost and quantity, please recycle non-sensitive materials with your curbside pickup or in the center’s paper recycling dumpster.
Latex Paint Collection: 9 a.m. to noon May through October first Saturdays: May 4, June 1, July 6, Aug. 3, Sept. 7, and Oct. 5. All containers must have the original, readable label. Water based paint will have “latex,” “water-based,” or “acrylic” on the label. Do not consolidate paints or bring oil-based paint or any paint with Alkyd added. Water-based paint cleans up with just soap and water. Check the website for pricing or for instructions on how to dry up small amounts.
For details on these special collections, go to wachusettearthday.org/special-collections/. For updates, visit www.wachusettearthday.org or town websites.
