Notes White Goods Appliances without freon No Yes Yes (fee) no charge @ White Goods Appliances with freon No Yes Yes (fee) requires 2 $10 stickers @ Green Automobile Batteries No Yes No Automobile Motor oil No Yes No Automobile Tires No Yes No $10 sticker per item Building s Construction & Demolition No No No contact Trojan at 508-588-2332 Ceramics glasses, bowls, mugs No No No Donate to charity Electronics Cell phones No No No Return to retail stores, (Verizon, At&T, T-Mobile, Best Buy) or drop off outside DPW office at Town Hall Electronics Computers (laptop, desktop, tablets, etc.) No Yes No $10 sticker required Electronics Printers and copy machines No Yes No Return to retail stores (Best Buy, Staples, etc.) Electronics Ink cartridges No No No Return to retail stores (Best Buy, Staples, etc.) Electronics VCRs, DVD players No Yes No Electronics VHS Tapes, Cds, DVDs No No No place in regular trash Food Waste Food scraps No No No Call DPW at 508-261-7335 to purchase a home composter Glass bottles and jars Yes Yes No Boy Scout Troop 51 has a donation bin at for bottles with 5 cent deposit
Category Notes Can also be returned to hardware stores and Mansfield Health Dept (1st floor at Town Glass Lightbulbs (CFL or fluorescent) No Yes No Hall) Glass Light bulbs (incandescent) No No No place in regular trash Glass Pyrex Yes Yes No Donate to charity Glass Window glass No Yes No no window frames Hazardous Waste (Batteries alkaline) No No No place in regular trash Hazardous Waste Batteries (button) No No No Hazardous Waste Batteries (rechargeable) No No No Hazardous Waste Cleaning supplies No No No Hazardous Waste Fire extinguishers No Yes Empty No Hazardous Waste Paint (Latex) No No No Drop off at Health Dept. at Town Hall, return to retailers, or save for next hazardous waste collection day Drop off at Health Dept. at Town Hall, return to retailers, or save for next hazardous waste collection day Save for next hazardous waste collection day Discharge contents and bring empty canister to Mansfield Green Park Buy paint hardener at hardware store and deposit in trash when completely dry
Notes Hazardous Waste Paint & Stain (oil-based) No No No Store until next Household Hazardous Waste collection day Hazardous Waste Smoke Detectors No No No Ok to toss in trash (but dispose of batteries properly) Household goods & furniture Carpets No No Yes $20 sticker per item Household goods & furniture Mattresses No No Yes $20 sticker per item Household goods & furniture Sporting Goods No No No Contact Play It Again Sports ((781) 493-6796), Goodwill (617-628-3618), Savers ((508) 695-1068), or Salvation Army (800-728-7825) Household goods & furniture Toys No No No Contact Big Brothers & Big Sisters Foundation at (800) 483-5503), Goodwill (617-628-3618), Savers ((508) 695-1068), or Salvation Army (800-728-7825) Medical Prescription drugs and medicines No No No Drop off pills (no liquids) at kiosk in front lobby of police station
Notes Medical Syringes, Needles, Sharps No No No Visit http://www.mansfieldma.com/ public-safety/fire/sharps for details or call Fire Dept at 508-339-6915. Can also be dropped off at Mansfield Police Station. Metals Aerosol can Yes Yes No Should be completely empty Metals Aluminum (pie plates / trays / foil) Yes Yes No Only if clean and no food contamination Metals Clothing hangers No Yes No Can also be returned to dry cleaner Metals metal cans and lids (tin, steel, aluminum) Yes Yes No Must be clean and free of food residue Metals Propane tank No Yes No $10 sticker required Styrofoam Large packing pieces No Yes No Styrofoam (small packaging call 800-828-2214 to find a local Styrofoam peanuts) No No No UPS store that accepts them Paper Candy wrappers No No No place in regular trash Paper Cardboard, paperboard Yes Yes No Yes coated cardboard, such as milk carton or juice boxes Paper Envelopes of all types Yes Yes No Windows and labels are okay Paper Envelopes with bubble wrap No No No place in regular trash
Category Notes Newspapers, magazines, Paper catalogs, junk mail Yes Yes No Paper Paper cups & plates No No No place in regular trash Paper Paper towels, napkins, tissues No No No place in regular trash Paper Photographs No No No place in regular trash Paper Soft and hard cover books, telephone books Yes Yes No Can also be placed in book donation bins or donated to library Paper Spiral notebooks Yes Yes No Remove cover if not cardboard No metallic, foils or plastic. No Paper Wrapping paper Yes No No ribbons or bows Paper Shredded paper No No No Plastic Clothing hangers No Yes No Bring to Mansfield Shredding at 174 North Main Street (fee applies) or place in regular trash. Call Mansfield Shredding at 508-618-4222 for more info. Plastic Shopping bags, ziplock bags, bread bags, etc. No No No Bring back to the supermarket, other retail stores or trash Plastic Bottles and jars Yes Yes No Leave caps on Plastic Plastic food tubs and lids Yes Yes No Must be clean and free of food residue Plastic Plastic wrap (Saran wrap, drycleaning bags, shrink wrap) No No No Bring back to the supermarket, other retail stores or trash
Notes Textiles Clothing No Yes No Textiles U.S. Flags No No No Textiles Linens (sheets, towels, etc.) No Yes No grass clippings, leaves, small Yard Waste branches No Yes No Can also be placed in a textile donation bin at several locations around town or call charity for pickup Drop off at bin in front of Town Hall Can also be placed in a textile donation bin at several locations around town maximum diameter for branches is 3 inches