Norfolk County does not operate trash collection. Each of the 28 municipalities contracts its own waste hauler or runs municipal DPW pickup. Schedules and rules differ significantly town by town.
Norfolk County government does not provide trash collection. Each municipality arranges its own service — Quincy, Weymouth, and Braintree operate municipal DPW collection; Brookline contracts private haulers; Dedham uses a municipal program with automated carts. Typical schedules are weekly curbside collection by assigned day with bins out by 7 AM. Massachusetts banned several items from disposal under 310 CMR 19.017 including mattresses, textiles, food waste from large generators, and electronics. Holiday delays typically push pickup forward one day. Missed pickups should be reported to the municipal DPW, not the county.
No county enforcement. Missed pickup reports go to local DPW. Bin rule violations: $50-$200 per town. MassDEP waste ban violations: up to $25,000 under 310 CMR 19.017.
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Norfolk County does not regulate amplified music. Each municipality requires entertainment licenses or one-day amplified sound permits under MGL c. 140 §183A...
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Norfolk County does not handle abandoned vehicles. MGL c. 90B §2 allows police to remove abandoned vehicles after 72 hours. Quincy, Brookline, and Weymouth t...
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Norfolk County does not regulate chickens or livestock. Each town sets its own rules via zoning and board of health regulations. Suburban towns often restric...
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Brookline enacted the first MA town-wide ban on new artificial turf on town property (2023 Town Meeting Art. 14). Other Norfolk County towns allow turf resid...
Norfolk County, MA
Norfolk County does not restrict rainwater harvesting. MA has no statewide restrictions on residential rain barrel or cistern use. Many Norfolk County towns ...
Norfolk County, MA
Norfolk County has no native plant rule. MA Pollinator Plan and Stretch Code encourage natives. Brookline and Quincy offer climate-resilient landscape guidan...
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