Please Note: Due to scheduling issues, there will be no styrofoam recycling events for the remainder of 2016. Find your trash, recycling, and yard waste schedule.Sign up for pickup alerts.Find out how to dispose of items.View the Environmental Service Guide PDF Click on an item below to learn more: your trash and recycling pickup dayTo find out when your trash and recycling collection day is, use our online Waste Wizard. with a , trash pickup is delayed by one day for that day and for each remaining weekday that week. time should I put out my trash and recycling?Trash and recycling bins may be placed on the curbside no earlier than 4 p.m. the day prior to your scheduled pickup, and no later than 7 a.m. on pickup day.  barrels must be removed from sidewalk by 7 p.m. on trash neighbor: Cover your trash barrel Trash must be stored with covers during the week, but covers may be removed once barrels are placed on the sidewalk for collection to avoid damage to the cover or loss.

barrels covered keeps litter of our streets by preventing trash from blowing out of the barrel and helps with rodent I get a copy of the Yard Waste & Hazardous WasteA copy of the Environmental Service Guide is mailed to all Somerville households eachYou can also print your own guide from or call 311 for a copy. For the updated Yard Waste & Hazardouse Waste Calendar for 2016, please click here. Somerville offers recycling for a wide range of items from paper and glass to electronics andSee each category below for details on Most household packaging, plastics, papers, and aluminum can go in your City-issued Zero-Sort recyling cart. No need to sort. all goes in one cart. Here's an A to Z list of clean items you can put in your Zero-Sort cart: Yard Waste Pickup Resumes Tuesday, April 19, 2016 Please note, due to the Patriot’s Day Holiday on Monday, all trash, recycling and yard waste pickup will be on a one-day delay for the full week.

Please put out your refuse one day after your normal pickup day.ac window units target Seasonal Yard Waste Curbside Pickupcentral air conditioning unit cleaning (mid-April to early December): To recycle your yardsplit unit ac installation guide waste into compost, place it curbside on your regular trash pickup day during highlighted weeks on the Environmental Services calendar (below)Year-round Yard Waste Drop-off at proof of residency (utility bill and valid picture at DPW, One Franey RoadYard Waste Do's and Don'ts: Store in paper bags or barrels marked with City-issued “Yard Waste Only” 311 for stickers or visit DPW at One Franey Road or the City Clerk at City Hall, 93 Highland Ave.Cut and tie bush and

tree limbs into 3ft x 3 ft bundles. Do not place yard waste in plastic bags. Hazardous Waste Drop-off Days Second Saturday of the month from April to November, 9 a.m.—12 Noon, at the DPW yard, only: Bring proof of Somerville residency (a utility bill or driver's license). No businesses or rental property owners are eligible. Do's and Dont's: Do place in plastic bags!  & hub cap): You may bring up to four tires to DPW Monday- Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m. (You don't have to wait for Hazardous Waste Day.) Fluid: One gallon or less; Sealer: Up to two buckets. must be disposed of privately.   Extinguishers: Commercial grade or thinners: To prevent spilling, please bring cans with paint in a box. Do not put in a chemicals: Small quantities can be brought to the DPW; large amounts must be (mercury): If broken, place inside a covered glass jar and keep in a well-ventilated area

away from children's reach until it can be brought to the DPW on Hazardous Waste Day.Transmission Fluid: Uplarger amounts must be disposed of Call 311 to schedule free, curbside pickup of TVs and computer monitors. Or drop them off at the DPW Yard, One Franey Road, weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. asOld TVs or monitors with broken glass will not be accepted for electronic waste recycling. Place curbside with regular trash inDo not place inTrees picked up through January are mulched. Trees picked up in February are disposed of as trash. free mulch through February. Drop off for recycling at the DPW Yard at One Franey Road, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Proof of residency (driver's license or utility bill) or businessPlease note: Many device retailers have recycling programs for select electronics, including Apple, AT&T, Best Buy, Sprint, T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon Wireless. The City of Somerville does not endorse any of these options, and residents should be aware that the details of each program differ.

Please contact your selected retailer(s) directly for more information.Large appliances require a $25 White Goods Sticker that can be purchased at the DPW (by check or money order) or at City Hall (by cash, credit card, check or money order). When placing your white goods, curbside, be sure not to block pedestrian traffic. These items may disposed of with your regular trash. consider donating gently used household items (furniture,to area charities, including those listedWhen you donate items that are still in useable condition, you are saving money for the city and its taxpayers by reducing bulk waste trash disposal costs and you help local charities serve those in need. At the same time, a donation for reuse is a valuable form of recycling, which helps all of us fulfill our shared commitment to sustainability and Salvaged Vehicles in New York How to Salvage a Vehicle How to Recommission a Salvage Vehicle Many of us associate "salvage" vehicles with repair yards full of abandoned cars culled for parts before being crushed into metal cubes and shipped off for recycling.

You certainly wouldn't want to buy one of those for your daily commute. In fact, New York's laws ensure that you won't―by requiring the titles of cars designated as salvage to clearly say so on the certificate. This is called a "branded title." What does it take for a vehicle to be declared salvage? A more familiar term might be "totaled"―a vehicle whose damage would cost more to repair than the car is worth. New York's Department of Motor Vehicles must brand the title of a vehicle 8 years old or newer that the owner certifies was either destroyed or received damage worth 75% of its retail value―such as a car that was mangled in a crash. The purpose of the branded title is to alert any subsequent buyer that the vehicle, which may have had body repairs and a new paint job to mask the trauma, in fact has a checkered past. But if a seller fixes up a salvage vehicle to look nice again, and it runs OK, so what if you bought it without knowing its history? Well, it's very difficult to return to alignment a car that has been twisted.

Not only may the seals and joints never line up again, but some salvage vehicles sustain such serious damage to their frames and are so badly repaired that they have been known to break in half in the event of a minor collision or even a deep pothole (this can happen when the front of one car is welded to the rear of another). Salvage Branding of New York State Registered Vehicles Salvage Vehicle Examination Program Let the Buyer Beware (brochure containing salvage title information) Therefore, the New York DMV protects consumers by issuing a salvage title and requiring sellers to disclose vehicle damage, even if the damage was repaired. If the title or damage disclosure indicates the vehicle was destroyed or damaged, the DMV will not issue a new title to the new owner until its investigators have inspected the vehicle to make sure neither the car nor its parts were stolen. Repaired vehicles that pass such an examination may then be issued a "rebuilt salvage" title.

This leads us to the other side of the salvage issue: Not all vehicles that have been declared salvage are worthless, and in many cases they may be repaired and put back on the road with no ill consequences. There are cases where damage that was too expensive for the insurance company was relatively minor or even cosmetic―such as a car caught in an epic hailstorm. This is where a rebuilt salvage title comes in. As long as it passes New York's normal safety and emissions inspections, you're good to go. You might be the one deciding to salvage the vehicle, but in many cases your insurance company will make that decision for you and take possession of the car. If you dispose of the vehicle yourself by selling it or otherwise transferring the title, you should fill out the damage disclosure statement on the back of your title indicating that the vehicle has been wrecked, damaged, or destroyed to where repairs would cost at least 75% of its retail value. If the reverse of your title doesn't contain the odometer and damage disclosure statement, use the

Odometer and Damage Disclosure Statement (Form MV-103). Failure to disclose the damage to a buyer can result in a $2,000 fine plus additional penalties. When the title certificate or Odometer and Damage Disclosure Statement (Form MV-103) indicates the vehicle has been destroyed or damaged, you will need to take either of those documents to a local DMV office along with proof of sales tax paid or purchase price in order to title and register the vehicle. If necessary, you'll pay the sales tax and the DMV will issue you a sales tax receipt (Form FS-6T) stating that you have paid. The DMV will then need to inspect the vehicle for stolen parts before issuing you a new title. To apply for the inspection, title, and registration, compile the following paperwork: Title certificate, or Odometer and Damage Disclosure Statement (Form MV-103) if the title does not include the disclosure statement. Sales tax receipt (Form FS-6T). Vehicle Registration/Title Application (Form MV-82).

Application for Salvage Vehicle Examination (Form MV-83SAL). Personal check to "Commissioner of Motor Vehicles" for the examination fee: $200 if you have a NY State Salvage Certificate (MV-907a). $205 if you have NY title, an out-of-sate title, Marshall's sale, Police bill of sale or garageman lien. $155 if your vehicle was already registered and an examination was requested. $150 reapplication fee if you missed the appointment. For more detailed instructions, see the Salvage Examination/Title Application (Form MV-83SAL). Send the above to: Auto Theft and Salvage, DFI The DMV's Division of Investigators Auto Theft Unit will make an appointment to examine the vehicle for stolen parts. If it passes the inspection and the DMV issues a title, it will be branded as rebuilt salvage. This branding will appear on every title for the rest of the vehicle's life; New York will never issue a "clear" title for a vehicle that has been salvaged. The DMV website has