Plymouth County runs no trash collection. Each community handles its own: Brockton offers municipal curbside, while Plymouth, Marshfield, Scituate, Duxbury, and Wareham rely on private haulers a town board of health licenses under MGL c.111 §31.
There is no county collection anywhere in Plymouth County; Massachusetts counties hold no waste authority. Brockton provides municipal curbside pickup on a fixed weekly route. The towns work differently. In Plymouth, residents contract a private hauler licensed by the Public Health Department and set trash curbside by 7:00 AM on the collection day, or use the Beaver Dam Road transfer station with a sticker. Marshfield, Scituate, Duxbury, and Wareham run transfer stations or their own hauler contracts. Board of health licensing of haulers rests on MGL c.111 §31, which lets local boards make reasonable health regulations governing collection.
Setting out trash before a contracted hauler exists, or dumping instead of using a licensed service, draws a board of health citation. Fines run to $500 per day under the state sanitary code.
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Brockton, MA
Brockton enforces a Noise Control Ordinance that prohibits excessive noise disturbing the peace and quiet of residents. Nighttime noise restrictions are stri...
Brockton, MA
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Brockton, MA
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Brockton, MA
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Brockton, MA
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Brockton, MA
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