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Foxborough Trash Pickup

Monday, July 30, 2012

POLL: Foxborough’s New Trash Vendor Starts Aug. 1

Do you agree with the town’s decision to change trash pickup vendors?

The town’s change in trash pickup vendors, which takes effect on Wednesday, has generated a lot of questions and public discussion, most recently at last week’s Board of Selectmen meeting when Foxborough resident AJ Dooley of Dooley Disposal Services had one question for the town. “If a resident does not opt out of the trash with the town [but chooses a private vendor] and Russell Disposal picks up a Foxborough resident’s trash, are they then contractually obligated to pay Russell?” Dooley asked. Foxborough Town Manager Kevin Paicos said while he did not know if a resident was liable for both payments if he or she did not inform the town of his or her decision to opt out of the town vendor’s service, he suggested residents simply need to …

Jarlath Crowe

10:49 am on Monday, October 29, 2012

They picked up the orange bag at 8:35 by my house, but left the blue bin full of recyclables untouched. The wind is picking up, so will the Russell swing by and pick up the scattered plastic jugs all over the front lawn, as the Hurricane Sandy is picking up speed?   more ›

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