Trash & Recycling
The Board of Health issues annual permits for waste and recyclables haulers. Residents, please do not hesitate to contact the Board of Health if you have any questions or concerns regarding haulers.
Permitted Haulers of Waste & Recyclables (Last updated: 1/23/24)
Disposal and Recycling Resources:
- Beyond the Bin- MA DEP's search engine to help you locate how and where to recycle materials (including textiles)
- Devens Eco-Efficiency Center
- Devens Regional Household Hazardous Products Collection Center
- Harvard Recycling Forum of 9/26/19
- Harvard Transfer Station (e.g. Recycling Tips for Harvard Users)
- Mercury Recovery Program
- Near-by Centers for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHARMs)
- Medicine & Medical Supplies
- Prescription and over-the-counter medicine drop-box at the Harvard Public Safety Building
- Nashoba Associated Boards of Health's Sharps Collection Program
- MA DEP guidance regarding Safe Disposal of Medicine
- Recycle Smart- MA DEP's new recycling website which includes a "Can I recycle this?" search engine of over 400 items
- Recycle Smart Guide infographic- Download and print for your easy reference
- RecyclingWorks- Recycling assistance for MA Businesses & Institutions
- MA DEP brochure on Home Composting
- List of Recyclable Textiles
- MassDEP Fact Sheet, Your Business and the Waste Bans: What You Need to Know
Permitting forms for Solid Waste & Recyclables Haulers:
- 2024 Waste Hauler Permit Application
- 2024 Application for Limited Permit for Hauling of Single-Material Solid Waste or Recyclables and/or Temporary, Roll-off Dumpsters (as defined in Ch. 145, Sect. 37 of the Code of the Town of Harvard)
- 2024 Annual Solid Waste and Recyclables Reporting Form
- Recycling Service Exemption Form for Commercial Generators