Lynn collects recycling every other week in a 96-gallon cart on green-lid or blue-lid weeks. Massachusetts waste bans keep recyclable paper, cardboard, glass, metal, and plastic containers out of the trash.
Each household gets a 96-gallon recycling cart collected biweekly on its trash day: a green lid means green weeks, a blue lid means blue weeks per the DPW disposal calendar. Massachusetts DEP waste bans (310 CMR 19.017) keep recyclable paper, cardboard, glass, metal, and most plastic containers, plus leaf and yard waste, out of the trash statewide. As of November 1, 2022 the state also banned mattresses and textiles from disposal. Yard waste is collected on a separate truck on trash day during posted weeks, set out in barrels or paper yard-waste bags. Keep plastic bags and food waste out of the recycling cart.
Contaminated recycling carts may be tagged and left at the curb. Waste-ban material placed in the trash can trigger hauler rejection; commercial and large-generator violations draw MassDEP enforcement.
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Lynn permits residential holiday decorations without a permit. The sign ordinance specifically exempts holiday string lighting from its ban on commercial str...
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Lynn's sign ordinance bans portable signs citywide and provides no garage-sale-sign exception. The wire-frame directional signs placed on poles, corners, or ...
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Lynn's sign ordinance lists political signs in residential areas among prohibited signs (Section 4:00), but that flat ban is unenforceable against yard signs...
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Lynn requires every private residential rental unit, including condos, to register yearly with Inspectional Services and pass inspection every five years. In...
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Lynn has no local just-cause eviction law; state law governs. Landlords must serve proper written notice and win a court judgment. A tenancy at will needs 30...
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State law (MGL c.40P) prohibits rent control on privately owned housing across Massachusetts. Lynn cannot cap rents or limit increases. Landlords may raise r...
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