Casella Transfer Station Fully Operational for Residential Drop-off

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. The Casella Transfer Station located at 500 Hubbard Avenue will be available for full-service residential drop off for Pittsfield residents beginning on Wednesday, June 18. 
 
This full service includes drop-off for trash, recycling, bulky waste, electronics, mattresses and metal.
 
Pittsfield residents will be able to purchase a sticker to drop off trash and recycling. To access the transfer station, residents will need to purchase a resident sticker for $120. Residents who are over the age of 65 can purchase a residential sticker for $80 (please let attendant know your age at the time of purchase). Additional cars are $20 per car. All stickers are valid through December 31,
2025.
 
In addition, the following fees will be in place:
 
Bag Rate:
  • Extra fee of $3.00/each for 15 Gallon or smaller bag
  • Extra fee of $5.00/each for a 32 Gallon sized bag
  • Extra fee of $8.00/each for larger contractor bags
Recycling:
  • No Extra Charge with the resident sticker
Yard waste
  • Residential yard waste includes grass clippings, leaves, brush, tree branches and limbs (under 4ft in length).
  • If residents have purchased an annual resident pass for the transfer station, there is no additional charge to dispose of yard waste at the facility.
  • Residents without the annual pass can purchase a $20 punch card at Casella’s facility which is good for 20 bags of yard waste.
  • Casella will not be accepting trailers or commercial vehicles with brush and yard waste material as this service is not available to contractors and other commercial entities.
Bulky Items:
  • Extra fee of $10/each for small bulky items.
  • Extra fee of $20/each for medium bulky items.
  • Extra fee of $30/each for large bulky items.
Other Items:
  • Mattresses-$55/each
  • Tires-$17 off rim/$23 on rim (per tire)
  • Electronics
    • $45/each for large items such as TVs and monitors
    • $10/each for small items such as keyboards
  • Freon
    • $75/each large
    • $35/each small
  • Metal-no additional charge with transfer station pass
The hours of operation for the Transfer Station in Pittsfield are:
  • Wednesdays 12:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  • Thursdays 12:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
  • Saturdays 7:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Residents looking to purchase a transfer station residential sticker can do so by purchasing them directly at the Transfer Station. Credit, debit and cash will be accepted.
 
For more information, please contact Casella at (413) 749-6500.
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Dalton Considers Updating its Municipal Code

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — The town is considering updating its original 18-year municipal code to 2026 standards. 
 
During a recent Select Board meeting, General Code New England account manager Zach Dumont outlined the 18- to-24 month process. 
 
General Code New England is a division of the International Code Council, which writes all the statewide building codes across the United States. For the last 18 years, the organization has been the codifier for municipalities. 
 
"We work with communities to build, maintain, and update your local municipal code. That is your collection of bylaws, ordinances, regulations, and any other legislation you've ever adopted," Dumont said. 
 
Once the project is complete, the town would have a fully updated set of books and an improved eCode360 site, he said. 
 
"The way the process would work is we would put together a scope of work, a timeline, a price point, and everything that we would want to touch or do as a part of the code project," Dumont said. 
 
When a municipal code is built, it has a general lifespan of about 15 to 20 years, and although that is a long time, it goes by very quickly, he said. 
 
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