Trash & Recycling on Holiday Schedule Next Week

The Public Works Department reminds residents that there will be no curbside collection – and the City Yard and Recycling Center will be closed – on Monday, May 29th due to the Memorial Day Holiday. Curbside collection of recycling and trash will be on a holiday schedule with a one day delay starting Tuesday, May 30th.

DPW Recycling Needs Your Help

Can you identify the improperly sorted items in this picture? (Hint: this is the recycling container designated for bottles and cans at the DPW City Yard and Recycling Center). Whether this is a product of wishful recycling or intentional dumping, the result is the same – a serious, hazardous, and expensive (for taxpayers) problem that

May 20th Plastic Bag Recycling Event

On Saturday, May 20th Melrose DPW is hosting a plastic bag recycling drop off event at the DPW Recycling Center at 72 Tremont Street from 8 a.m. to noon. Despite the recycling symbol on plastic bags, they cannot go into your curbside recycling bins, or into the recycling containers at DPW. However, they can be recycled year