Automated trash and recycling pickup begins August third
Swampscott shifts waste responsibility and launches automated trash and recycling collection August third. The Solid Waste Advisory Committee approved the new trash contract following the official July 13 transfer of responsibility from the Department of Public Health to Public Works. Postcards
Solid Waste Advisory Committee · Meeting of July 13, 2026
Swampscott shifts waste responsibility and launches automated trash and recycling collection August third. The Solid Waste Advisory Committee approved the new trash contract following the official July 13 transfer of responsibility from the Department of Public Health to Public Works. Postcards will be sent the week of July 27, with automated pickup beginning August 3, and old recycling barrels to be collected by August 17.
The town has ordered 300 new 65-gallon recycling carts, with about 100 residents already requesting the smaller size.
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Source: the Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting of July 13, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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