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Trash & Recycling

Holden has adopted a pay-per bag household trash collection program.  Residents may use plastic trash bags or metal or plastic containers.  The maximum size of the bag or container is 33 gallons and must not weigh more than 40 pounds when full.  Each bag and container should be placed at roadside by 7:00 A.M. on trash collection day and must have an approved sticker placed around the neck of each back or it will not be picked up.   

Household Trash Pickup: (Effective 7/1/2007)

Curbside household trash pickup is every Thursday. Check with Pine Tree Waste Inc. 1-800-639-6205 or call the Town Office (843-5151) for holiday changes.

 

Trash Stickers:
The price of trash stickers is $1.75 each. They can be purchased at the following locations:

Holden:

Dysart's

Town Office
G & M Variety Market
Holden General Log Cabin Store
The Squire

Brewer:

G.W. Flagg (Greenpoint Rd.)
Leadbetter's (Wilson St.)


Curbside Recycling Pickup: (Effective 7/1/2007)
Curbside recycling pickup is the fourth (4th) Thursday of each month.  Sometimes the trucks run late, so leave items out, and if they are not picked up by the next morning call Pine Tree Waste Inc. 1-800-639-6205 or the Town Office at 843-5151.  Please separate items into plastic or paper bags or boxes.

Recycling Center: (Effective 7/1/2007)

The recycling center is locate at the Highway Garage (located next to the Town Office) in Holden. 

What Can be Recycled...YES and NO!
When in doubt...call 1-800-639-6205


Recycling Guide

 Revised 04.24.07

 

To recycle these items, please observe the following do's and do nots.

Newspaper    Place loosely in your recycling bin.

Magazines     Mix in with the newspapers- Please- no manila   Catalogs        folders, envelopes or file folders, no plastic and Phone Books no junk mail.  

Tin &             Rinse and place in the recycling bin.

Aluminum

Cans

 

Plastic Bottles Please, #2 plastic only. Milk jugs, laundry

                      detergent, bleach and softener bottles are

                      acceptable. Look for the #2 on the bottom of

                      the bottle. Please - No butter, margarine,

                      yogurt or empty oil containers.

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Glass Bottles  Rinse and discard the plastic or metal lids. We

& Jars            cannot recycle window or automotive glass.

 

Cardboard     Corrugated cardboard must be cut into pieces

                      no larger than 3Ft. X 3Ft. It can be placed beside

                      or under the recycling bin.

                      Please remember to remove all Styrofoam or

                      packaging material.

 

                      Please Note: Please sort your material. Do not

                      mix paper with cardboard or tin with glass.

                              Thanks from your recycling driver!!

 

 

Bulky Waste/Demolition Debris

Items such as old building materials, furniture, appliances and brush may be taken to the Highway Garage (located next to the Town Office) in Holden on the 4th Saturday of each month between the hours of 7 A.M. and 12:00 P.M.   An attendant will be on duty to determine what items are accepted, to verify residency and to collect fees. There is no charge for organic/compostable items.

Fees:

Small pickup or small trailer - $5.00

Regular pickup (reasonable load) - $10.00

Large truck/large load - $15.00

Non-Freon appliance - $10.00

Freon appliance - $20.00

 

You can also dispose of items at  the Pine Tree Landfill in Hampden and Waste Management in Brewer.   A disposal fee will be charged at both facilities.  The days and times both facilities are open may be obtained by calling the Town Office, 843-5151.
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Universal Waste

Used items which contain mercury are considered universal waste.  This includes items such as televisions, computers, monitors, printers, copiers, fluorescent bulbs and thermostats.  These items many be taken to the Brewer Universal Waste Disposal Facility located at 37 Oak Street in Brewer during their regular business hours .  A permit is required which may be obtained at the Holden Town Office.  There is a fee for disposal of these items.

Items containing mercury may also be taken to the Pine Tree Land Fill in Hampden.  There is a fee for disposal but no permit is required.

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Household Hazardous Waste

Holden participates in an annual regional Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day, usually held at the Bangor Public Works Facility on Saturday of the first weekend in October.  Holden residents may take the following items to the Bangor facility on that day:

Old gasoline, motor oil, antifreeze, brake fluid, transmission fluid; oil based paint, paint thinner, paint remover, linseed oil, varnish, turpentine; pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, chemical fertilizer, rat poison.

Currently there is no charge for residents but a permit is required.

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