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Five Things You Need to Know Today: April 3

An essential get-me-going daily morning column from Hamilton-Wenham Patch.

Today is Tuesday, April 3. Here are five things you need to know: 1. Trash: One of our “things to know” will be the new trash program all week long. The new program affects almost every resident of the two towns and the program’s changes are going into place all week long. It started in Wenham on Monday and continues on Tuesday in Wenham before beginning on Wednesday in Hamilton - all on the regular collection day. Trash, recycling and organics collection will happen weekly in Wenham, while this week there will be just recycling and organics collection in Hamilton. Next week trash, organics and recycling will be collected in Hamilton. 2. Umpiring: The Hamilton-Wenham Little League is looking for umpires in its Minor Leagues for the …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: April 2

An essential get-me-going daily morning column from Hamilton-Wenham Patch.

Today is Monday, April 2. Here are five things you need to know: 1. Weather: Monday will be the start of what is looking like a full week of dry weather. There’s a slight chance of an early shower, but then clouds will eventually clear and the temperature will get to about 50 degrees. 2. Trash: The new trash program kicks off this week, starting in Wenham on Monday. Trash, recycling and organics collection will happen weekly in Wenham. The new program starts on Wednesday in Hamilton. 3. Patch Academy: Want to know more about how to use Patch? Come to the Peabody Institute Library of Danvers on Monday night at 7 p.m. for Patch Academy. Maybe you are a local business owner that wants to now how to claim your free business listing on Patch, …

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What You Can and Can't Put in the New Green Organics Bins

Town officials in Hamilton and Wenham explain the new curbside organics recycling program, which is one of the changes that is coming with the new trash, recycling and organics collection program that begins on April 2.

The following was submitted by Hamilton Town Manager Michael Lombardo, Wenham Town Administrator Jeff Chelgren and Sue Patrolia, sustainability coordinator for Hamilton and Wenham. It is part 3 of 3 in a series of articles in advance of the new trash, recycling and organics program, which begins on April 2. Starting the first week of April, residents of Hamilton and Wenham will be able to take advantage of the new trash and recycling services. Weekly curbside organic recycling is a “First in the Commonwealth” service now offered to Hamilton and Wenham residents as part of the new trash program. Waste removal is an expensive taxpayer-funded municipal program costing the towns about to $650,000 per year. The cost is split between the …

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Barbara Fanning

8:02 pm on Thursday, March 29, 2012

It is kind of ridiculous -I'm looking in my kitchen wastebasket -thinking "Oh No -there's styrofoam in there'. Worrying about getting busted by the trash police. Now I have to worry that I'm not going to be able to find the bags to buy. It seems like life is easier in Wenham..   more ›

What is Single Stream Recycling and How Does it Work with the New Trash Program?

Town officials in Hamilton and Wenham explain single stream recycling, which is one of the changes that is coming with the new trash, recycling and organics collection program that begins on April 2.

The following was submitted by Hamilton Town Manager Michael Lombardo, Wenham Town Administrator Jeff Chelgren and Sue Patrolia, sustainability coordinator for Hamilton and Wenham. It is part 2 of 3 in a series of articles in advance of the new trash, recycling and organics program, which begins on April 2. Starting the first week of April, residents of Hamilton and Wenham will be able to take advantage of new trash and recycling services. The change from every other week separated recycling to weekly single stream recycling is welcome because more items can be recycled, more often and they all go in the same bin or barrel. Every household will be receiving a new barrel for trash, specialized for automated collection, so the old one can be…

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Michelle Bailey

6:55 pm on Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Why isn't aseptic packaging listed? It was my understanding because these packages were lined with foil, they could not be recycled just as the foil drink pouches are not recyclable. The information provided needs to be consistent from website, to booklet, to articles. The booklet is a novelette, the website contains different info than the booklet, and then new information is provided here. …   more ›

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: March 19

An essential get-me-going daily morning column from Hamilton-Wenham Patch.

Today is Monday, March 19. Here are five things you need to know: 1. Cooler: We’ll be closer to normal with the temperatures on Monday, with the forecast calling for high temperatures close to 60 with a northeast wind keeping things cooler than Sunday. There’s a chance of some clouds and rain but the sun should also poke through. 2. Trash containers: Last week, the green organics collection bins were delivered to every home in Hamilton and Wenham in advance of the start of the new trash collection program on April 2. This week, it will be the new trash bins. Delivery of the new trash bins are scheduled to begin on Monday. 3. Wenham candidates: Do you want to be a candidate for publicly elected office in Wenham? Monday is the final day to “…

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Michelle Bailey

2:58 pm on Monday, March 19, 2012

Idlewood Park is a sliver of town owned land that contains the granite stairs that complete the popular walking loop of Lake Dr, Pleasant, Monument, Main St, and Arbor/Highland. Residents of Hamilton and Wenham would be adversely affected if it were sold to a private party. Please support the effort to keep Idlewood Park publicly owned and accessible.   more ›

Town Officials: Everyone Can Help Reduce Trash Costs with New Program

The first of three articles from town officials in Hamilton and Wenham outlining the new trash, recycling and organics pickup plan that will go into place beginning April 2.

The following was submitted by Hamilton Town Manager Michael Lombardo, Wenham Town Administrator Jeff Chelgren and Sue Patrolia, sustainability coordinator for Hamilton and Wenham.  Starting the first week of April, residents of Hamilton and Wenham will be able to take advantage of new trash and recycling services. Everyone will have free weekly pick up of single-stream recycling and organic recycling. The single-stream recycling program allows all recyclables to be combined, including plastic, tin, glass, paper and much more. All food waste with bones, coffee grounds, soiled paper towels and more can go into the green organic recycling bins provided by the towns. These two new recycling options enable residents to greatly reduce the …

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john

8:19 am on Thursday, March 15, 2012

Now that is funny.   more ›

New Organics Containers to be Delivered This Week

The new 13-gallon organics collection bins will be delivered to every household in Hamilton and Wenham this week.

The first of two new containers will be delivered to each home this week, three weeks before the start of the new trash and recycling program. Officials in Hamilton and Wenham both distributed notices last week, announcing the delivery of new 13 gallon organics collection bins and countertop bins. Wenham Town Administrator Jeff Chelgren made a Connect-CTY call to residents on Friday. “Within the kitchen collection container there will be flyers with additional information on the new organic waste program,” Chelgren said in his message. The information in the flyers can also be found online. Already, more than 500 homes in both towns were already participating in a first-in-the-state curbside composting program and had purchased one of the …

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Delivery Date Set for New Town-Issued Trash Barrels

The new trash plan is a month away from starting and town officials have set a delivery date for the new trash barrels that will go to every household.

Delivery of new trash barrels for each household in Hamilton and Wenham is now two weeks away. Hamilton town officials announced late last week that the new 35 gallon trash barrels will be delivered during the week of March 19. The new barrels are part of a new trash collection plan that is scheduled to begin on April 2 in Wenham and April 4 in Hamilton. The first week will be an “off” week in Hamilton, meaning there will be recycling and organics collection but there will be no solid waste collection that week unless trash is placed out in a blue bag. Collection in the new black bins will begin the week of April 9. Trash will be collected weekly in the new barrels in Wenham at no additional charge. Trash will be collected biweekly in …

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Michelle Bailey

3:07 pm on Saturday, April 21, 2012

@ Jim, there are two seats up for reelection in May. Only two people stepped forward to run including your current selectman chairperson. Too bad, not one person upset about this trash program agreed to put their energy toward running. When you're upset by "their Hubris" you have no one to blame but yourself.   more ›