Showing ordinances that apply to Norton Center, MA
Norton Center is an unincorporated community (population 2,677) in Bristol County, Massachusetts. Because Norton Center is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Bristol County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The recycling requirements rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Curbside recycling is mandatory in Bristol County cities for paper, cardboard, metal, glass, and plastics #1 and #2. MassDEP 310 CMR 19.017 bans listed recyclables from the trash stream statewide.
Fall River, New Bedford, Taunton, and Bristol County municipalities provide curbside recycling, typically every-other-week. Accepted materials: mixed paper, corrugated cardboard (flattened), aluminum and steel cans, glass bottles/jars, and rigid plastics #1 and #2 (some haulers accept through #5). Plastic bags, film, Styrofoam, tanglers (hoses, string lights), and food waste are NOT accepted curbside. MassDEP 310 CMR 19.017 bans these materials from the trash stream: paper, cardboard, metal, glass, single-resin plastics, leaves, yard waste, TVs, computer monitors, mattresses, and textiles (added 2022). Contaminated bins may be tagged and skipped. Large multi-family properties (5+ units) need commercial recycling per local bylaws.
Contaminated bins tagged and skipped. Repeat contamination: $25 to $100 under local bylaw. MassDEP waste ban violations for commercial haulers: state enforcement and fines.
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