Belmont Holiday Recycling Schedule

BELMONT, MA — The holiday season is wrapping up and that means there's plenty of cleaning to get done. Between taking down decorations and throwing away gift wrap, it's hard to keep a schedule of when to recycle what.

Patch has you covered with Belmont's holiday recycling schedule.

The town is hosting cardboard drop-off events from the end of December through January. Events will be held on Dec. 28 and Jan. 4 and 25.

Christmas tree recycling starts in January from the 6th to the 17th. Belmont warns residents to recycle their trees at the proper time or else they'll be forced to hold onto them and recycle them privately. The trees are composted and will be diverted from the Waste to Energy plant.

For a quick list of what to put or not put in your recycling cart (lid must be closed):

• No ribbon or bows
• No plastic packaging or plastic toys
• No plastic bags, wrap or film
• No batteries
• No Christmas lights
• No clothes
• No food
• No diapers

Items acceptable for curbside recycling cart:

• Plastic for curbside recycling cart
• Plastic bottles, jars, jugs, tubs-clean, nothing over 5 gallons
• Metal for curbside recycling cart -ONLY Food and beverage metal cans, tin foil and tin foil containers
• Glass for curbside recycling cart- bottles and jars – there is no market so you can also put in trash at this time if there’s no room in your cart
• Cardboard, flattened and free of plastic coverings
• Paper for curbside recycling cart
• Wrapping paper and holiday cards- can’t have foil or glitter