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Natick yard waste collection dates

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Residential yard waste will be collected in Natick on Mondays in November based on residents’ regular trash collection day. Yard waste must be placed at curbside by 7am in paper bags or clearly marked rubbish barrels. Plastic bags will not be collected.

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Yard waste collection dates:

If your trash pickup day is a Fri…your yard waste pickup day will be Mon., Nov. 2nd
If your trash pickup day is a Thur…your yard waste pickup day will be Mon., Nov. 9th
If your trash pickup day is a Wed…your yard waste pickup day will be Mon., Nov. 16th
If your trash pickup day is a Tue…your yard waste pickup day will be Mon., Nov. 23rd

You’ve got options

Yard waste may also be disposed of in the Compost Area at the Town Recycling Center on West Street. The yard waste is processed and incorporated into organic compost for recycling.

More on the Natick Recycling Center

The Natick Recycling Center, located on West St. at the corner of Rout 27, continues to enforce its COVID-19-related rules while remaining open to residents. Make sure to wear your mask and practice social distancing while dropping off your yard waste, cardboard, old paint, and more. Here’s a list of everything the Recycling Center accepts.

Here are the Natick Recycling Center’s hours:

Thursday & Friday: 8am – 3:30pm
Saturday & Sunday: 8am – 3:30pm

The Natick Recycling Center will be closed on Wednesday, November 11, in observation of Veterans Day.

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Natick, Massachusetts—Recycling Center hours

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The Natick Recycling Center, located on West St. at the corner of Rout 27, continues to enforce its COVID-19-related rules while remaining open to residents. Make sure to wear your mask and practice social distancing while dropping off your yard waste, cardboard, old paint, and more. Here’s a list of everything the Recycling Center accepts.

Natick Recycling Center

Here are the Natick Recycling Center’s hours:

Thursday & Friday: 8am – 3:30pm
Saturday & Sunday: 8am – 3:30pm

No curbside collection on Labor Day:

There will be no curbside collection of recycling, bulky waste, or trash on Mon., Sept. 7 due to Labor Day.

The Labor Day holiday does not affect other regular trash days.

Natick updates: Town Meeting postponed; pretty pink bags are back; be heard on open spaces

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Natick Town Moderator Frank Foss has announced that the town’s 2020 Spring Annual Town Meeting (TM) is postponed to June 9 due to the challenges of keeping the 180 TM members the requisite six-feet apart to comply with social distancing practices.

Wilson Middle School, Natick, winter

Should TM goes forward on that date, it’s likely that participants will be masked up. Effective Wednesday, May 6, 2020, Governor Baker has issued an executive order requiring face masks or cloth face coverings in public places where social distancing is not possible. This applies to both indoor and outdoor spaces.

EVENT: Spring Annual Town Meeting
DATE: June 9, 2020
TIME: 7:30pm
LOCATION: Wilson Middle School, 22 Rutledge Rd., Natick

Trash pick up and recycling news

The pink bag curbside collection program has resumed. You can request bags online from Simple Recycle, or call them 866-835-5068. Items that can go into the pink bags are clothing and accessories; kitchenware and appliances; home goods; tools; toys; and books.

Curbside recycling and trash/composting pick-up remains operating on a regular schedule.

Bulk pick-up continues to be suspended until further notice.

Spring curbside collection of yard waste has been canceled. You can drop off your yard waste at the Recycling Center at 75 West St.

Recycling Center hours: Thursday – Sunday, 8am – 3:30pm.

Wide open spaces

The Town is in the process of updating the 2020 Open Space & Recreation Plan and needs your input. The OSRP tracks the Town’s open space & recreational resources and identifies a list of goals/projects to accomplish in the future. Keeping it up-to-date also makes Natick eligible for funding through grants.

Please take a few moments to participate in Natick’s update to the 2020 Open Space & Recreation Plan. Visit www.tinyurl.com/NatickOSRP to take our survey and learn more.

The Town’s open spaces and recreational areas are being utilized now more than ever. Your input will help us improve these areas, create more of them, and address environmental concerns.

Get your Natick Hazardous Waste Collection Day ticket—only 300 available

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Natick Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day will be held on Saturday, May 9, 2020, 9am – noon at the Department of Public Works parking lot at 75 West St. All safety and social distancing protocols will be followed.

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Tickets must be purchased in advance at Town Hall at the Board of Health office, 31 E. Central St., and are available to Natick residents only. $5 per car, limited to 300 cars.

No tickets will be sold on the day of the event. Vehicles without a ticket will be turned away.

Because Town Hall is not open to the public, see below for the process that will be used for ticket sales.

How hazardous can you get?

Natick Hazardous Waste day

How to get a ticket:

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