From hotels and restaurants that fill caster-mounted dumpsters serviced by packer trucks, to offices that generate a few bags of paper a day, we tailor commercial service to suit any business on Nantucket, large or small.
Waste separation & recycling
Nantucket's waste separation bylaw requires recyclables — glass, plastic and metal containers, cardboard, and other categories — to be kept out of the kitchen, office, and guest-room waste stream and deposited in designated areas at the landfill. To make compliance easy, most commercial customers are served by several specialized trucks: ordinary trash, cardboard, and recycling.
Scheduling
Our commercial rubbish trucks are on the road 7 days a week, 365 days a year. During peak season we service our busiest hotel and restaurant accounts twice a day — once in the morning and once late in the afternoon. Whether your business needs two pickups a day or one a week, we will build a schedule around you.
Miscellaneous debris
Items that are not typical trash or recyclables — mops, brooms, rubber mats, milk crates, wood or metal — should not go in the regular containers. Leave them in the open in your trash area where we can see them. Twice a week we run a dedicated truck for commercial miscellaneous debris, and the office can arrange a special pickup for large loads or anything that has to go right away.
The Town of Nantucket charges a tipping fee on virtually all miscellaneous items — some by the ton, others (a TV, a mattress) by the item. We will keep your trash area neat and clear; please make sure nothing left there is something you want to keep.
Hazardous waste
Hazardous waste cannot go to the Nantucket landfill or out with your regular pickup. Commercially generated hazardous waste is subject to disposal fees payable to the Town's contractor, Clean Harbors, and can only be dropped at the DPW facility on Madaket Road on four designated Saturdays each year. Call the office and we will do our best to help you get it handled properly. Dried-out latex paint cans with the lids off can go as metal.
Recycling and hazardous-waste details are in our Recycling & Disposal Guide.