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Municipalities with Department Approved Recycling Program (DARP) Status
 
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DARP status exempts municipal solid waste loads from comprehensive inspections for "waste ban" materials at solid waste transfer and disposal facilities:

  • Paper
  • Glass, metal & plastic containers
  • Leaves & yard waste 

Waste loads from DARP communities are inspected for the presence of white goods, lead-acid batteries, cathode ray tubes (CRTs), and whole tires.

Massachusetts Municipalities with Darp Status for Fiscal Years 2007-2008, as of December 2006:

A - ACUSHNET, AGAWAM, AMESBURY, ANDOVER, AQUINNAH, ARLINGTON, ASHBY, ASHFIELD, ATTLEBORO, AVON

B - BARRE, BECKET, BELCHERTOWN, BELLINGHAM, BELMONT, BERKLEY, BEVERLY, BLACKSTONE, BOLTON, BOURNE, BOXBOROUGH, BOXFORD, BRAINTREE, BROCKTON, BROOKFIELD, BROOKLINE, BURLINGTON

C - CAMBRIDGE, CANTON, CARLISLE, CHESHIRE, CHILMARK, COHASSET, CONCORD

D - DANVERS, DARTMOUTH, DENNIS, DIGHTON, DOUGLAS, DOVER, DRACUT, DUXBURY

E - EAST BRIDGEWATER, EAST BROOKFIELD, EASTHAM, EDGARTOWN, ESSEX, EVERETT

F - FAIRHAVEN, FALMOUTH, FLORIDA, FOXBOROUGH, FRAMINGHAM, FRANKLIN

G - GARDNER, GRANBY, GRANVILLE, GREENFIELD, GROTON

H - HALIFAX, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HANOVER, HARWICH, HATFIELD, HAWLEY, HINGHAM, HINSDALE, HOLLISTON, HOPEDALE

I - IPSWICH

L - LAKEVILLE, LEVERETT, LEXINGTON, LINCOLN, LITTLETON, LUDLOW UNENBURG, LYNNFIELD

M - MANCHESTER, MANSFIELD, MARBLEHEAD, MARLBOROUGH, MARSHFIELD, MASHPEE, MATTAPOISETT, MAYNARD, MEDFIELD, MEDFORD, MEDWAY, MELROSE, MENDON, MERRIMAC, METHUEN, MIDDLETON, MILFORD, MILLIS, MILLVILLE, MILTON, MONSON

N - NAHANT, NATICK, NEEDHAM, NEWBURYPORT, NEWTON, NORFOLK, NORTH ADAMS, NORTH ANDOVER, NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, NORTH BROOKFIELD, NORTH READING, NORTHBOROUGH, NORWELL

O - ORANGE

P - PEABODY, PEPPERELL, PERU, PLAINVILLE, PLYMOUTH, PROVINCETOWN

Q - QUINCY

R - RAYNHAM, READING, ROCKLAND, ROCKPORT, ROYALSTON, RUSSELL

S - SANDWICH, SAUGUS, SAVOY, SCITUATE, SEEKONK, SHARON, SHERBORN, SOMERSET, SOMERVILLE, SOUTHAMPTON, SOUTHBOROUGH, SOUTHWICK, SPENCER, SPRINGFIELD, STERLING, STOCKBRIDGE, STONEHAM, STOUGHTON, SUDBURY, SUTTON, SWAMPSCOTT

T - TAUNTON, TISBURY, TOPSFIELD, TRURO

U - UPTON

W- WAKEFIELD, WALES, WALPOLE, WALTHAM, WAYLAND, WELLESLEY, WELLFLEET, WEST TISBURY, WESTFORD, WESTON, WESTPORT, WESTWOOD, WEYMOUTH, WILLIAMSBURG, WILLIAMSTOWN, WILMINGTON, WINCHENDON, WINCHESTER, WINDSOR, WINTHROP, WOBURN, WORCESTER, WRENTHAM

Y - YARMOUTH

Questions? Contact Stefan Malner at 617-348-4004 or stefan.malner@state.ma.us.

 

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