Welcome to the Public Works Department

These items are composted and will not be picked up with your regular rubbish.

The City offers free curbside leaf collection on several Mondays in the fall and spring. Please check our main page and social media for dates for these collections. 

Bagged grass clippings or bagged leaves may also be dropped off at Public Works during regular hours (Monday to Friday, 7:00AM to 4:00PM), free of charge, 5 bag limit per visit. They may also be dropped of at the Hatch Hill Solid Waste Disposal Facility, Tuesday to Saturday, 8:00AM to 4:00PM, free of charge.

Per Maine DEP, there is no special program for LED bulbs, and they are not part of the UW recycling program, i.e., you can just handle them as regular trash.

A new State of Maine recycling paint program began in this area in the Fall of 2015. Some of the highlights:

Up to 5 gallons of paint can be recycled at any one time (if you have more, please contact the store to see if they can accept larger quantities). 

Types of paint accepted:

• Interior & exterior architectural paints: latex, acrylic, water-based, alkyd, oil-based & enamel (including textured coating)
• Deck coatings & floor paints
• Primers, Stains, Sealers, Undercoats
• Shellacs, lacquers, varnishes, urethanes
• Go to http://www.paintcare.org/ for more information on products accepted and NOT ACCEPTED.
• Cost: there is no cost for recycling (drop-off) of the paint; however there is now what is called a Paint Stewardship Assessment fee that is charged when you purchase paint - the State of Maine Paint Care program has a fee structure that is the same as the fee structure approved & used in California, Connecticut, Oregon, Minnesota, Rhode Island & Vermont. This fee helps alleviate the cost of recycling the used paint. If you have more questions on this Paint Stewardship Assessment - please go to the State of Maine website: www.maine.gov/dep/sustainability/productstewardship/rev_PaintCare_Maine_plan.pdf. 
• $.35 for pints & quarts
• $.75 for 1 gallon cans
• $1.60 for 5 gallon buckets
• These fees went into effect Oct 1, 2015.
•     Locations accepting paint for recycling: Currently in Augusta there are (3) locations: 
• Hatch Hill Landfill - Hatch Hill Road
• Aubuchon Hardware- Bangor Street
• Sherwin-Williams - Western Avenue
• click here for other facilities in Maine

Please select your street to find out which day is your rubbish collection day. 

NOTE: make sure you are selecting the correct address as some streets having the same address may not have not have the same collection (i.e. South Belfast Avenue). Rubbish must be curbside by 7:00 a.m. for collection in secure trash bags or trash bags in cans. Limit weight of 40 lbs.

If you do not find your street listed, please contact our office (626-2435) and let us know if your street is not listed so we may add it. 

There are three options:

Items can be brought to the Hatch Hill Solid Waste Disposal Facility. A residential Pass or Permit is required and a fee is assessed based on the material you have and how much it weighs. 

Hire a company that does hauling and debris removal to haul the items to Hatch Hill. 

Spring Bulky Waste Clean Up - Multiple dates in May. Preregistration required.

There are 2 single-sort recycling drop off areas:

Public Works - 55 North Street

Monday to Friday 7:00AM - 4:00PM - closed weekends & all legal holidays AUGUSTA RESIDENTS ONLY, no business and/or commercial use. FREE.

Hatch Hill Landfill - 112 Hatch Hill Rd

Currently Monday to Friday 8:00AM - 4:00PM

Augusta Residents and Contracting Community Members, mimimal fee may be applied.

Regular household rubbish - the things you would normally throw in your household rubbish containers. No bulky items or construction/demolition waste. No Universal waste (TV’s, computer monitors, fluorescent bulbs, rechargeable batteries and other items containing mercury). No household hazardous wastes or liquid wastes. Unacceptable items that are hidden in a garbage container will not be picked up.

• Items may be placed at the curb after 4:00PM the day before your collection day but must be at the curb by 7:00aM on your scheduled pick-up day. Containers need to be removed from the curbside by 9:00 p.m. the day of collection.
• Rubbish needs to be in whole plastic bags that are tied with a minimum of four (4) cubic feet capacity. Plastic bags may be placed at the curb or in metal or plastic garbage cans. The city is not responsible for damage or lost metal or plastic containers or for loose rubbish that falls out of torn plastic bags. Weight limit for a container or bag is 30 pounds.

Service is provided to single family residences and multi-family apartments of 4 units or less. Curbside collection provides rubbish collection on a weekly basis. A Fall Leaf Collection, free of charge, is offered on several Mondays in the fall. Residents can also take rubbish and recycling to Hatch Hill and pay the posted fee. 

YOUR COLLECTION DAY CHANGES ONLY IF THE HOLIDAY IS ACTUALLY ON YOUR COLLECTION DAY. 

For example - Thanksgiving is on a Thursday, if your collection day is Thursday, then your rubbish would be picked up the following Monday.   Friday’s rubbish would be picked up on FRIDAY, as the City does not recognize the day after Thanksgiving as a holiday.  This information is also the City Website and CTV-7. Remember, if the holiday does not fall on your collection day, put out your rubbish at the curb by 7:00AM on your normal collection day. 

Residents may pick up two buckets of winter sand from the sand box located at Public Works, limit two buckets per day. Bucket size must be 5-gallons or less. You must provide your own buckets. This is for residents ONLY, not business or commercial use. The sand box is located to the left after the recycling area and close to the office. Please come into the office and ask permission. Winter sand is available late November to mid-April.

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