Owls Head Bulk Waste Disposal Facility
Address:  224 Ash Point Drive
Owl Head, Maine 04854
(Behind the tennis courts)

Hours:   Wednesdays & Saturdays 8:00 am to 4:00 pm - Closed Noon

Owls Head maintains it’s own Stump Dump which is available to the residents of the town. Users of the stump dump must have a stump dump authorization sticker attached to the window of their vehicle, these free stickers can be picked up at the Town Office.

MATERIALS ALLOWED IN THE DUMPSTER

Asphalt Shingles & Tarpaper, Sheetrock, Vinyl Siding, Cardboard, Limited Amounts of Earthen Materials, Uncleaned Wood, Limited Numbers of Small Stumps, Household Furniture, Rugs, Mattresses, Television Sets, Porcelain and Fiberglass Plumbing Fixtures.

MATERIALS ALLOWED IN THE BURN PILE

Clean Wood (no paint), Trees and Logs cut not longer than 8 feet with limbs removed, Brush, and Un-Bagged Leaves and Grass.

[No other items shall be burned by State Law]

MATERIALS NOT PERMITTED IN THE FACILITY

Metals of any kind, Smaller Plastic Items, Tires, Batteries, Paper, Garbage, Trash, Paint or Paint Cans, Oil, or any other Toxic Material.

Universal waste items such as Thermometers, Thermostats, Light Bulbs/Tubes, TVs and CRT Monitors.

All these items except batteries & oil go to the solid waste facility in Thomaston. batteries and oil may be recycled. There are also several places in Owls Head who use drain oil for heating, and most scrap metal dealers will buy lead acid batteries.

CHARGES FOR MATERIALS DEPOSITED IN THE DUMPSTER

UP TO 3 CUBIC YARDS $ 5.00

3 UP TO 7 CUBIC YARDS $15.00

7 UP TO 12 CUBIC YARDS $100.00

OVER 12 CUBIC YARDS $175.00

(These charges may be accessed on a per load or a per day basis.)

Example:

Five 3 yard loads into the dumpster per day will be charged $175.00, not $25.00 for the five combined loads. Four full sized pickup truck loads in one day will be charged as 7 to 12 yards of material. There is no charge for burnable materials, however, we are physically limited to the amount of materials deposited per burn cycle.

Changes are necessary in order to make this facility at least partially support itself. Users should also be aware that every item deposited in this facility, or any other place that it does not belong must be cleaned up with your tax dollars, and that illegal dumping, at this facility or on lands of another, is a Class E crime punishable by stiff fines and jail sentences.

Additional information found here.