Upton’s Annual
Hazardous Waste
and Shredding Event
SATURDAY – June 7, 2025
8:00 a.m to 12:00 Noon
at the Department of Public Works (DPW)
100 Pleasant Street, adjacent to Nipmuc Reg. High School
UPTON RESIDENTS ONLY. PROOF OF RESIDENCY WILL BE REQUIRED.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Upton residents are allowed to bring up to 10 gallons or 10 lbs. of hazardous waste free of charge. Anything over the 10 lbs. or 10 gallons will be charged per item. Latex paint will not be accepted; it is not considered hazardous waste. For information on how to properly dispose of latex, contact the Board of Health office.
- Acceptable Items: Consolidated Paint (non-latex), flammable liquids/solvents, lab pack chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, consolidated waste oil, small cans resins/adhesives, flammable resins/adhesives, antifreeze, aerosols, lead acid batteries, NiCad or lithium batteries, and fluorescent bulbs.
- Home use syringes can be brought to the event to be disposed of at no cost. The sharps must be in a puncture proof container.
- Non-Acceptable Items: PCB’s, mercury wastes, explosives, biological/medical waste, pressurized gas cylinders, commercially or industrially generated
OTHER ACCEPTABLE ITEMS
- Tires will be accepted at $7.00 per car tire and $12.00 per truck tire. Tires with rims - $7.00. No tires larger than 24” will be accepted
- Propane tanks – All tanks including 1 lb. - $3.00 each (sorry – no tanks over 60 lbs.)
- Car Batteries – No charge
SHREDDING
E.L. Harvey & Sons will be providing complimentary document shredding to all Upton Residents. Bring your unwanted files, papers, old documents, and confidential documents and they will shred them for you. Residents have the option to watch their documents being shredded.
All other items such as electronics, metals, and bulk trash may be disposed of through the town’s curbside collection. Please contact EL Harvey at 1-800-321-3002 for more information regarding prices and days of collection.
Contact the Board of Health at 508-529-6813 or dtiernan@uptonma.gov with questions.