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2014 BUXTON RECYCLER
2015 BUXTON RECYCLER
Please visit the Town of Buxton’s website at for more detailed information
The Transfer Station is located behind Town Hall at 185
Portland Road, Buxton, ME 04093 Phone: 929-3913 E-
mail: Fax: 929-4730 Casella
provides Buxton’s curbside trash pickup, & can be
reached at 934-3880
Transfer Station Hours:
Tuesday: 9 am to 5 pm.
Thursday & Saturday: 8 am to 4 pm.
Transfer Station Holidays
(Includes any Tuesday after a Sunday or Monday holiday)
New Years Day: Thursday, 1/01/15
Martin Luther King Day: Tuesday, 1/20/15
President’s Day: Tuesday, 2/17/15
Patriots Day: Tuesday, 4/21/15
Memorial Day: Tuesday, 5/26/15
Independence Day: Saturday, 7/04/15
Labor Day: Tuesday, 9/08/15
Columbus Day: Tuesday, 10/13/15
Veteran’s Day: Wednesday, 11/11/15
Thanksgiving: Thursday, 11/26/15
& Friday, 11/27/15
Christmas: Friday, 12/25/15
New Years Day: Friday, 1/01/16
Curbside Pick-up Holidays:
There will be no curbside pick-up on Christmas, New
Year’s Day, July 4 th and Thanksgiving. If your pick-up
day falls on one of these four holidays, your trash will be
picked up on the following Friday. Snow storms do not
affect curbside pick-up. Casella provides Buxton’s
curbside pick-up & can be reached at 934-3880.
Curbside Pick-up Rules
Trash must be out by 6 am, but not before 6 pm of the
previous evening. Pick-up times change frequently, the
truck may arrive any time during the day. Refer to back of
page for a list of unacceptable curbside waste, and bag
limits. For an electronic copy of the complete curbside
pick-up rules, or visit
our web site at .
Hazardous Waste Day:
The Transfer Station hosts a Hazardous Waste Day every
other year. The next Hazardous Waste Day will take
place in October of 2016. If you can’t hold onto your
Hazardous Waste till then, call the Transfer Station for
other options. Mercury containing items such as
fluorescent bulbs are accepted all year long for free.
Buxton Recycles (Free):
Glass jars & bottles: Please rinse items and remove lids.
Plastic jars & bottles: colored and opaque # 2 plastic only.
Cans & light metals: food cans, coffee cans, jar lids, foil, baking
tins, clothes hangers, and empty aerosol cans.
Metal: metal doors and windows, washers, dryers, pipe, lawn
mowers, kitchen ranges, and microwaves. Fees apply to any
item with refrigerant or other pressurized gasses.
Newspaper: Newspapers, magazines, catalogs, & phone books
Mail and office paper: mix with boxboard
Corrugated cardboard: paper bags are recycled with cardboard.
Boxboard: cereal boxes, egg cartons, & toilet paper tubes.
Batteries: auto/boat/motorcycle & other lead acid batteries.
Motor Oil & Transmission fluid: use containers no larger than 5
gallons. No oil contaminated with water or antifreeze.
Organics: grass, leaves, hay, garden trimmings, fruits, vegetables,
shredded paper, manure, and animal bedding. No trash, plastic
bags, or cat / dog waste. Please empty material from bags & dump
in front of yellow sign in the composting area.
Textiles: clean serviceable clothing. No undergarments please.
Mercury containing products: Thermometers, thermostats,
ballasts, button batteries, and fluorescent lights (tube & compact).
Disposal Fees:
Bulky Waste: stuffed furniture, insulation, mirrors, sheetrock,
windows, carpeting, mattresses, construction debris, pressure
treated wood, & miscellaneous waste.
Wood Waste: No pressure treated wood in the wood bin.
Asphalt shingles & tarpaper: permit needed from code
enforcement office (permit is free).
Inert waste: brick, masonry, cinder blocks, concrete, cement,
rocks, gravel, sand, porcelain, ceramics & uncontaminated soil.
Ashes: Must be cold. $1 per 5 gallon can, $3 for larger containers.
Household trash: $1 per small bag, $2 for contractor bags
Approximate Load Size Approximate
Fee*
Passenger car trunk or less $3 - $9
Minivan, station wagon, sport utility vehicle, $12 - $21
compact pick-up truck (4’ bed)
Standard pick-up truck (6’ bed), compact pick-up $24 - $36
with side boards, full-size van, 4' X 8' trailer
Standard pick-up truck with sideboards, $45 - $60
4' X 8' trailer with sideboards, truck with 8’ bed
1 ton truck, small dump truck, trailers larger than 4’x8’ $60 & Up
*Extra fee charged for propane tanks, tires, refrigerators,
freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, TV’s, computers &
computer screens.
Brush: $3 per pick-up truck load; 4x8 trailer = $6; small
dump truck or large level trailer= $9; larger loads= $12 - $24
Tires: $3 for car and motorcycle tires ($6 with rim)
Refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers & air conditioners: $12
Propane tanks: $1 = 1lb size, $3 = 20lb, larger tanks = $21
Computer monitors, CPU’s, & TV’s = $3. Couches = $6
Mattresses, box springs, stuffed chairs, & bureaus = $3
Printers, digital picture frames, & game consoles = $1