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Mayor Walsh and the Public Works department announce new plans for trash collection

Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Department of Public Works announced new collection hauling and disposal contracts, effective July 1, 2014 until the end of the contract term in fiscal year 2019.

“I’m concerned for the environment and we have to do our part by protecting our City,” said Mayor Walsh. “This new contract has been implemented with the goal of encouraging more recycling and trash collection with keeping our current financial climate in mind.”

Should you have any questions, please contact Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s Department of Neighborhood Services at 617.635.3485 or your local representative can be found here: https://www.cityofboston.gov/ons/.

Listing of New Vendors, affected Districts, and Collection Days:

  • Back Bay will be serviced by Sunrise Scavenger. Trash collection will take place on Monday and Thursday, and recycling collection will take place on Monday and Thursday.
  • Bay Village will be serviced by Sunrise Scavenger. Trash collection will take place on Monday and Friday, and recycling collection will take place on Monday and Friday.
  • Beacon Hill will be serviced by Sunrise Scavenger. Trash collection will take place on Monday and Friday, and recycling collection will take place on Monday and Friday.
  • Chinatown will be serviced by Sunrise Scavenger. Trash collection will take place on Monday and Friday, and recycling collection will take place on Monday and Friday.
  • Downtown will be serviced by Sunrise Scavenger. Trash collection will take place on Monday and Friday, and recycling collection will take place on Monday and Friday.
  • Fenway will be serviced by Sunrise Scavenger. Trash collection will take place on Tuesday and Friday, and recycling collection will take place on Tuesday and Friday.  
  • Financial District will be serviced by Sunrise Scavenger. Trash collection will take place on Monday and Friday, and recycling collection will take place on Monday and Friday.
  • Leather District will be serviced by Sunrise Scavenger. Trash collection will take place on Monday and Friday, and recycling collection will take place on Monday and Friday.  
  • Mission Hill will be serviced by Sunrise Scavenger. Trash collection will take place on Tuesday and Friday, and recycling collection will take place on Tuesday and Friday.  
  • North End will be serviced by Sunrise Scavenger. Trash collection will take place on Monday and Friday, and recycling collection will take place on Monday and Friday.
  • Roxbury will be serviced by Sunrise Scavenger. Trash collection will take place on Monday and Thursday, and recycling collection will take place on Monday and Thursday.
  • South End will be serviced by Sunrise Scavenger. Trash collection will take place on Tuesday and Friday, and recycling collection will take place on Tuesday and Friday.
  • West End will be serviced by Sunrise Scavenger. Trash collection will take place on Monday and Friday, and recycling collection will also take place on Monday and Friday.

Listing of Districts with unaffected Collection Schedule:

  • Allston will be serviced by Capitol Waste Services. Trash collection schedule is unchanged.
  • Brighton will be serviced by Capitol Waste Services. Trash collection schedule is unchanged.
  • Charlestown will be serviced by Sunrise Scavenger. Trash collection schedule is unchanged.
  • Dorchester will be serviced by Capitol Waste Services. Trash collection schedule is unchanged.
  • East Boston will be serviced by Capitol Waste Services. Trash collection schedule is unchanged.
  • Hyde Park will be serviced by Capitol Waste Services. Trash collection schedule is unchanged.
  • Jamaica Plain will be serviced by Capitol Waste Services. Trash collection schedule is unchanged.
  • Mattapan will be serviced by Capitol Waste Services. Trash collection schedule is unchanged.
  • Roslindale will be serviced by Capitol Waste Services. Trash collection schedule is unchanged.
  • South Boston will be serviced by Capitol Waste Services. Trash collection schedule is unchanged.
  • West Roxbury will be serviced by Capitol Waste Services. Trash collection schedule is unchanged.
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