SAUGUS — The Town of Saugus Solid Waste/Recycling Department announced that the Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (C.H.a.R.M.)
will open for the season on Saturday, April 19, and resume normal operational hours on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The C.H.a.R.M Center is located at 515 Main St., Saugus, behind the Saugus Department of Public Works. Residents are welcome to use the C.H.a.R.M. Center for their recycling needs. Saugus was the first municipality in Massachusetts to open a C.H.a.R.M. Center.
The C.H.a.R.M. Center accepts the following items at no cost to residents:
- Bottles and cans
- Paper and cardboard
- Scrap metal
- Clothes, shoes and other textiles
- Fluorescent lightbulbs and batteries (button and rechargeable)
Residents are also permitted the free disposal of three TVs or computers/CRT monitors per household each year at the C.H.a.R.M. Center. Residents can obtain new stickers for this year free of charge when visiting the C.H.a.R.M. Center. By purchasing a $25 sticker that is valid for the entirety of the season, residents will be permitted to dispose of yard waste and brush at the C.H.a.R.M. Center. The $25 sticker also covers the cost to dispose of hard/rigid plastics at the facility.
The C.H.a.R.M. Center accepts CHECKS ONLY, no cash or cards. Please note that the C.H.a.R.M. Center does not accept any household trash or construction materials and debris. The Town of Saugus reserves the right to refuse any material if quantity or quality is questionable.
Go to saugus-ma.gov/solid-waste-recycling-department and click on “Recycling Guide” for a comprehensive list of items that are accepted or not accepted at the C.H.a.R.M. Center, in addition to guidelines for how to prepare different items for disposal at the facility.
The C.H.a.R.M. Center will remain open on Wednesdays and Saturdays through the season, when the center will close for the winter.
Please contact Solid Waste/Recycling Coordinator Scott A. Brazis at 781-231-4036 with any questions.
