BOARD OF HEALTH

John Alphin, Chairman

Bill Coyle, Title V Health Agent

Cindy Thompson, Office Manager

             Phone Number: 508-867-0201

Hours:    By appointment only, please leave message

Location: 215 North Main St.

Meetings: 3rd Wednesday of the month, 6 PM, at 215 North Main St.

Details to the Recycling Center can be found at the Recycling Center page.

The Recycling Center will be open to ALL North Brookfield Residents on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 from 7 AM - 2 PM for the disposal of storm related perishables.

North Brookfield Recycle Center Sticker and Yellow Bags are not required for this disposal. Please call or e-mail the Board of Health Office with any questions.

508-867-0201    health@northbrookfield.net
 

Hazardous Waste Collection Days

The town of North Brookfield will be hosting paint and hazardous waste collection days at the Brookfields Regional Paint Collection Facility on East Brookfield Road, North Brookfield. The entrance is next to Chase Precast, and the exit is the same as the North Brookfield Transfer/Recycling Facility.
 

This is free to all residents of the Brookfields and Spencer. Residents of the he Towns of New Braintree and Oakham are welcome to participate in this collection, but they must pay for disposal costs. For 5 gallons or less of ordinary household hazardous waste, the charge is $20. From 5 - 10 gallons, the charge is $40. For hazardous waste costing more than $4 per gallon for disposal, the chemist running the collection will decide the cost to be paid by the resident.

The following is a list of all types of hazardous wastes we will be collecting: drain cleaners, metal polish, photo chemicals, dry cleaning fluids, rust preventatives, wood strippers, paint thinner, sealants, gasoline, engine and radiator flushes, old chemistry sets, herbicides, brake fluid, pool chemicals, creosote fertilizer, moth balls, ammonia, oven cleaners, arts and crafts supplies, floor cleaners, radiator cleaners, wood preservatives, oil based paints, solvent degreasers, antifreeze, transmission fluid, pesticides, insect sprays, rodent killers, muriatic acid, kerosene, bleaches, cesspool cleaners, and mercury.

The following items will not be accepted: latex paint, compress gas cylinders, explosives or shock sensitive materials and ammunition, unknown materials, radioactive materials, infectious or biologically active materials, dioxin, tri-, tetra- andpentachiorophenols and their chlorophenoxy deritvative acids, esters, ethers, amine, and other salts.

Phone: Board of Health, (508) 867-0201

Phone: John Alphin, (508) 867-9491

Phone: Bill Coyle, (508) 892-9799

Recycling Center:

Recycling Center Stickers are $55.00. Fullsize ($15.00/10 bags)& half size bags ($8.00/10 bags) are available for purchase at the recycling center. Second stickers are available at no additional charge for a second vehicle from the same household with a paid receipt. Third (plus) stickers will be charged $5.00 for each sticker. Proof of residency is required for all stickers. Full-size bags may also be purchased at Hannafords, Bob's Deli & the Newsroom.