The Department of Solid Waste & Recycling oversees the town transfer station where trash, recyclable materials and yard waste are brought by residents and private haulers.
The Department of Solid Waste & Recycling also runs Household Hazardous Waste days, when residents can bring hazardous waste to a central location for proper disposal.
The Department of Solid Waste & Recycling projects revenue in 2009-10 to be $3.69 million. The town has taken the position of subsidizing 4.32 percent of the cost of disposing of residential municipal solid waste, as opposed to a 40 percent subsidy in the past.
The 2009-10 budget for the Department of Solid Waste & Recycling is $4.2 million.
The Department of Solid Waste & Recycling's administrative office is on the first floor of the Honorable John J. Sullivan Independence Hall, 725 Old Post Road. The department's director is Michael Zembruski.