TOWN OF BARNSTABLE

TRANSFER STATION & RECYCLING CENTER

JAN 1, 2015-JUNE 30, 2016 FEE SCHEDULE
As of January 1st, 2015 two changes will take place at the Barnstable Transfer Station. First, the facility
will start single stream recycling. Glass, paper, tin cans, and plastic can be placed in one container and
disposed of in the same compactors in the recycle area. This excludes CORRUGATED CARDBOARD; it
must be separated and disposed of in separate compactors located at each end of the recycle area.
Secondly, residents who use the Barnstable Transfer Station for the purpose of recycling will be
required to have a Recycle sticker affixed to their front windshield. The sticker is free of charge to
residents and residential property owners. Some recycle material disposal fees still apply. The sticker
for the disposal of household waste with recycling will remain available for purchase as in the past. All
facility rules and regulations apply to both stickers and are available at the Transfer Station office or
through the mail.
*** PROOF OF RESIDENCY AND CAR REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
FOR ALL STICKERS ***
A.
RUBBISH DISPOSAL AT RESIDENTIAL TRANSFER STATION
Only bagged household rubbish, refuse and garbage may be disposed of at the Residential Transfer
Station.
1. Trash Disposal with Transfer Station Sticker: Barnstable residents and residential property
owners may purchase Transfer Station stickers for passenger vehicles, vans and trucks no larger than
a full-size pick up, which entitle them to use the Transfer Station for the disposal of their personal
bagged household trash.
Low income stickers are available. Applications may be picked up at the sticker office.
2. 8 -30 gallon bags per week maximum. See A.3.b for amounts greater than 8- 30 gallon bags
per week.
The sticker fees are as follows:
Purchased January 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016
First Vehicle
$210.00
Additional Vehicle*
$ 20.00
Low-Income
$ 72.00
Replacement with old sticker
$ 0.00
Replacement with out old sticker
$ 26.00
Stickers go on sale May 1st, 2016 for the next sticker year, July 1, 2016-June 30, 2017
*Additional vehicle must be registered to the same Barnstable address as first sticker.
Stickers must be permanently affixed on inside lower left corner of windshield.
3. Disposal without Transfer Station Sticker
Barnstable residents and residential property owners making individual trips to the Transfer Station
with their own personal bagged trash may use the Transfer Station at the following rates:
a. Passenger Vehicles per visit delivery 8 bag limit $15.00 per entry
There will be a charge of $1.00 per bag over the 8 bag limit.
b. Vans, full size pickup trucks or small utility trailers may dispose up to 8 bags per
week maximum.
Note: All vehicles may be weighed at the gate scale, unless the Gate Attendant determines that
the minimum charge is in order due to the small volume of trash.
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B.

CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION (C&D) MATERIALS

Only demolition debris, building trash and bulky items such as furniture, rugs, mattresses, etc. may be
disposed of in the designated area. We will not accept rugs larger than 4ft. X 4ft. or lengths of wood
longer than 4 feet. Large upholstered furniture, rugs and sofas will be weighed. If sofa is a sleeper
then the mattress has to be removed and there will be an additional charge for the mattress. The fee
schedule for demolition debris and building trash is as follows:
Passenger Vehicle

$ 15.00 minimum charge

No vehicles larger than a full size pickup or a

four by eight-foot utility trailer

$170.00 per ton**

$ 30.00 minimum

Mixed loads will be charged a separate rate of

$300.00 per ton*

Use of Scale for non-solid waste purposes

$ 10.00 per use

*Mixed loads are loads that contain 20% (by volume or weight) of metal, cardboard or other ban waste.
Note: All vehicles must be weighed at the gate scale, unless the Gate Attendant determines that the
minimum charge is in order due to the small volume of debris.
C.

CHARGE FOR BULKY ITEMS

The charge for bulky items including furniture, mattresses, box springs, rugs, and other items as
determined by the Gate Attendant: (NOTE: *** qualifying statements below)
Mattresses
Box Springs
Crib Mattresses

$17.00 per item

$17.00 per item
$ 6.00 per item

Couches, Upholstered furniture and

Sliding or Double Doors with Glass

$20.00 per item

Metal Doors with Glass

$5.00 per item

Metal Windows with Glass

$1.00 per item

*** Scrap metal must be clean of all non-metal materials or a disposal charge will be levied said charge will be calculated as a weight charge or as a bulky item charge, which ever is most
appropriate.
*** Any item(s) larger than a 30 gallon trash barrel or weighing more than 20 lbs., singularly or
grouped will qualify as bulky items.

Large loads of mixed metal can be disposed of for a fee of $35.00 per ton.

D.
CHARGEABLE RECYCLABLES
Town residents and residential property owners may dispose of the following items at the fees
indicated:
1.

Tires
De-Mounted from Rim
Automobile Tires 15 and under
Truck Tires 19 and under
Truck Tires 24 and under

Per Tire
$ 2.00
$ 4.00
$12.00

Mounted on Rims
Automobile Tires 15 and under
Truck Tires 19 and under
Truck Tires 24 and under

$ 3.00
$ 8.00
$14.00

2.

Refrigerators, Air Conditioners, Dehumidifiers,

Items using Freon as a coolant
Doors must be removed from Refrigerators

$15.00 per item

3.

Bulk Metal

$ 10.00 each

4.

Propane Tanks
20 lb.
30 and 40 lb. Tanks

$ 5.00 per tank

$10.00 per tank

5.

Monitors

$5.00 per item

6.

Television Sets: Screens measured diagonally. All forms of Cathode Ray Tubes,
Flat Screens, LCD, LED, Plasma, etc.
5 16
$ 7.00
17 25
$12.00
26 40
$22.00
41 50
$27.00
51 -- up
$32.00

7.

Riding Mowers, Small Tractors, emptied of all fluids

Large desks, Boat Trailers tires removed

$10.00

8.

Leaves and grass clippings can be disposed of by commercial customers for a fee of
$75.00 per load for loads up to a one (1) ton vehicle.

9.

Town Residents and residential property owners with a Transfer Station trash disposal
sticker or a Recycle sticker may dispose of the following items at no cost:
Cast Iron
Glass Containers
Newsprint
Plastic Containers

10.

Motor oil
Cardboard
Cans
Used Clothing

Leaves
Grass Clippings
Oil Filters
Car Batteries
Anti-freeze
Christmas Trees until April 1st

Horse Manure, proof of residency will be required.

All loads will be weighed
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$25.00 per ton

$ 1.00 minimum

E.

TRANSFER STATION SCALES INOPERATIVE

At any time the Transfer Station scale is inoperative, the following schedule shall apply where weighing
is required:
Trucks and trailers with rated capacity

$40.00 per cubic yard

All others (minimum charge in all cases)

$30.00 per load

F.

ENFORCEMENT

It is the responsibility of all users of the Barnstable Transfer Station to stop at the gate and see a gate
attendant before disposing of all chargeable items.
Whoever, himself, herself or by his or her agent, or as the agent of any other person or any firm or
corporation, violates the above regulations shall be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred
dollars ($300).
The driver of any vehicle requiring weighing who leaves the Transfer Station after disposing of trash
without having paid the applicable fee shall be subject to criminal prosecution.
Continuous and flagrant disregard for the Rules and Regulations contained herein and/or posted at the
Facility shall be deemed sufficient cause for the supervisor of the Barnstable Transfer Station to bar
the entrance of any vehicle, or to revoke a Residential Transfer Station Sticker and issue the owner a
pro-rated rebate.

G.

EFFECTIVE DATE

The price of Residential Transfer Station Stickers will remain in effect through June 30, 2016.
Transfer Station Fees in this schedule are intended to be in effect January 1, 2015 through
June 30, 2016.
*NOTICE*
INCLEMENT WEATHER MAY RESULT IN THE FACILITY CLOSING WITHOUT NOTICE; ALL
EFFORTS WILL BE TAKEN TO PROVIDE ADVANCE NOTICE BUT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE.
THIS CLOSING IS BASED ON SAFETY CONCERNS FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND EMPLOYEES

Barnstable Transfer Station

508-420-2258
Open 7 days a week
7:30 am 3:30 pm
Closed Holidays

BANNED MATERIALS
AT
BARNSTABLE TRANSFER STATION
Pursuant to the Department of Environmental Protection requirements of 310 CMR 19.000,
the following materials are banned from disposal with Construction & Demolition and Municipal
Household Trash.
Asphalt, Paving
Brick
Concrete
Batteries
Glass Containers
Metal
Appliances

Recyclable Paper
Recyclable Plastics
White Goods
CRTs- TV, Monitors
Tires
leaves and Grass
Cardboard

These materials will not be accepted at the construction & demolition area or with the
household trash. If loads are brought in containing these materials the loads will be charged
the mixed load rate. Concrete, bricks, paving and asphalt are not accepted at the Barnstable
Transfer Station. All other materials are accepted at the Transfer Station. Please refer to the fee
schedule for pricing.

Thank you,
Robert Lovell
Supervisor
Barnstable Transfer Station &
Recycling Center