South Hadley is a town located near Malden, Shrewsbury, Chelmsford, and Belmont in Hampshire County in Massachusetts. The Department of Public Works is responsible for providing trash collection facilities to the residents of South Hadley. They are responsible for garbage and recycling collection in the town. They will not provide bulk pickup facilities; you must bring all bulk trash to nearby drop-off stations.
As a resident, you are also responsible for keeping your area clean by following certain rules and regulations related to sanitation provided by the town government.
Find Your South Hadley Trash Collection Route
If you don’t know your trash collection day and want to find out, click on the link given below. You will get trash collection truck routes that represent your trash collection day according to your location. Look up the area you are living in on the route map to find out on which day your trash will be collected.
https://southhadley.org/407/Find-My-Street-Route
South Hadley Garbage Schedule
Place your cart at the curbside by 7 AM on your scheduled collection day in South Hadley. Be punctual when placing your cart outside because if it is not placed by 7 AM and your cart is missed during collection, it will not be serviced. First, place your trash into green plastic bags and then put these bags into recycling carts to reduce litter. These bags must be approved by the city sanitation department. The weight limit for each barrel is 40 pounds.
Place your cart so that its lid faces the front of the street. Clear the place around your cart before placing it at the curb. Leave a distance of 3 feet from other carts and 6 feet from static obstacles, such as poles, mailboxes, or parked cars, when placing your cart at the curbside. Remove your cart as soon as possible once it has been collected.
South Hadley Recycling Schedule
Recycling facilities will be provided on the same day as your garbage collection. To ensure your garbage pickup, place your cart at the curbside by 7 AM on the designated day. It must be sorted into two streams. Additionally, place empty, clean, and dry material into recycling carts to prevent spillage and reduce litter.
The city will provide green recycling carts that are used to hold recyclable material. Use that cart to put all recyclable material at the curbside. Green recycling carts have small holes on the bottom that allow liquid material to pass through.
If you do not have recycling bins, these are available at the Department of Public Works in South Hadley. If residents prefer to use their own barrels to place recyclable material at the curbside, it is necessary to label your cart as a recycling cart. Do not put any plastic bags into recycling carts because it causes problems in the recycling process.
Report Missed Collection
Residents are obligated to follow certain rules and regulations provided by the city government to place their garbage and recycling carts at the curbside. If all rules are being followed and your trash is missed during collection, you can report it. You simply have to fill out an online form to report a missed collection. The link to the form is given below. Alternatively, you can call DPW at 413-538-5033 to report your missed trash collection.
South Hadley Bulk and Construction Waste Schedule
South Hadley will not provide curbside bulk trash collection services. Bulk trash includes broken furniture that you cannot donate, mattresses, and large home appliances. If you have these types of trash, you will need to bring them to a nearby transfer station.
There are two main transfer stations that accept bulk trash: Valley Recycling – 234 Easthampton Rd, Northampton, MA, and their contact number is 413-587-4279. The second location is Casella of Holyoke Inc – 700 Main St, Holyoke, MA, and their contact number is 413-650-1604.
South Hadley Trash Holidays Schedule
South Hadley observes certain holidays that will delay your trash collection by one day. Normally, trash collection service runs smoothly in South Hadley, but if you observe any of these holidays on your normal trash collection day, your trash collection will be postponed by one day. For instance, if you observe these holidays on Monday, your trash for Monday will be collected on Tuesday, and this delay in trash collection will run for the whole week.
| Holidays | Date and Day | Change in Collection Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| New Year Day | January 1, 2024, Monday | There will be no trash collection on Monday. Your trash carts will be serviced on January 2, 2024, Tuesday. |
| Memorial Day | May 27, 2024, Monday | There will be no trash collection on Monday. Your trash will be collected on May 28, 2024, Tuesday. |
| 4th of July | July 4, 2024, Thursday | There will be no trash collection on Thursday. Your carts will be serviced on July 5, 2024, Friday. |
| Labor Day | September 2, 2024, Monday | There will be no trash collection on Monday. Your trash will be collected on September 3, 2024, Tuesday. |
| Thanksgiving Day | November 28, 2024, Thursday | There will be no trash collection on Thursday. Your trash will be collected on November 29, 2024, Friday. |
| Christmas Day | December 25, 2024, Wednesday | There will be no trash collection on Wednesday. Your trash carts will be serviced on December 26, 2024, Thursday. |
