Weymouth Opens Registration For Fall Hazardous Waste Collections

Weymouth has opened registration for six fall Household Hazardous Waste collections, giving residents a way to safely dispose of paints, chemicals and pesticides that cannot go out with regular trash this season.

TOWN HALL

The town announced this weekend that sign-ups are now open for six Household Hazardous Waste collection dates this fall, run through the Department of Public Works. The program lets residents drop off paints, solvents, pesticides and other chemicals that cannot be placed in curbside trash or recycling. Registration details and drop-off dates are posted on the town's website.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS

"Iconic MA Ice Cream Shop Expands + 2 Pizza Shops Among Best In U.S.: Food Week": a well-known Massachusetts ice cream chain is adding locations and two Massachusetts pizza shops picked up national best-of recognition this week, per Weymouth Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/weymouth/s/kog10/iconic-ma-ice-cream-shop-expands-2-pizza-shops-among-best-in-u-s-food-week).

COMING UP

Weymouth Public Schools' first days of the new year fall within the coming week: staff report Sept. 1, with no school for students on Sept. 2 for staff development. Grades 1-6 and grade 9 begin Sept. 3 on an early-release schedule, alongside Kindergarten Orientation that same day, followed by a full day of school Sept. 4 for kindergarten, grades 7-8 and grades 10-12.

Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.