Pittsfield launches new trash collection system

PITTSFIELD, Mass. ( NEWS10 ) — The city of Pittsfield has announced a new trash collection system beginning in the early fall. An automated side-load truck will pick up residential curbside trash and recycling.

Homes with four or fewer units will get one recycling cart and one trash cart per household. The recycling cart will be delivered sometime between mid-September and early October and the trash cart will be delivered from mid-October to early November. A schedule for when these dropoffs will happen can be found online.

The city will be holding several community meetings to give an overview of the new system at the following dates and times:

• Wednesday, August 21 at 9:30 a.m. at the Ralph J. Froio Senior Center, 330 North Street
• Monday, September 9 at 6:00 p.m. at Morningside Community School, Cafeteria, 100 Burbank Street
• Thursday, September 12 at 6:00 p.m. at Reid Middle School, Auditorium, 950 North Street
• Monday, September 16 at 6:00 p.m. at Berkshire Athenaeum, Auditorium, 1 Wendell Ave

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