Residents can dispose of household hazardous waste on Saturday, June 13.
Swampscott and Marblehead residents are invited to drop off household hazardous waste at the Marblehead Transfer Station from 9 a.m. to noon. Drivers are requested to enter on Green Street. The collection is operated by Trident Environmental Group and sponsored by both the Swampscott and Marblehead Health Departments.
Accepted hazardous waste items include:
- Oil based paints
- Stains and varnishes
- Wood preservatives
- Lighter fluid
- Latex paint
- Motor oil
- Fuels
- Antifreeze
- Car wash
- Roofing tar
- Swimming pool chemicals
- Propane tanks
- Chemical fertilizers
- Fungicides and insecticides
- Weed killers
- Flea control products
- Robber cement
- Photo chemicals
- Floor, metal or furniture polish
- Fluorescent bulbs
- Rug and upholstery cleaner
Residents should not bring rigid plastics, empty containers, commercial or industrial waste, prescription medicines, syringes, infectious and biological waste, fireworks, ammunition or asbestos.
Disposals cost:
- $40 for up to three gallons, or 6 lbs
- $55, for three to 10 gallons, or 20 lbs
- $90, for 10 to 25 gallons, or 50 lbs
Proof of residency is required.
The waste disposal event comes as Swampscott is working toward a new trash contract, which will make trash and recycling efforts fully automated. Services will continue weekly, and yard waste collection will still be seven weeks in the year, according to Town Administrator Nick Connors.
