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Large Item Trash Pickup Guidelines

There will be a large trash pick-up on Bustins Island August 1 through August 19, 2024.
Items to be picked up should be placed next to the road in front of your cottage.
Please note the following:

  • No refrigerators
  • No batteries
  • No contractor debris
  • No hazardous materials, i.e. gas, paint, old cleaners, oil
  • Misc. Engines must be drained of oil and gas
  • Large items should be cut into 3 foot sections when technically feasible
  • Mattresses will be handled separately Contact SUPERINTENDENT@BIVC.NET
  • All broken glass must be in an open plastic container.
  • Cover items that absorb water or break down in the rain with a tarp (such as mattresses or
    cardboard boxes).


Each cottage is allowed 2 cubic yards (approximately 4 wheel barrows) of large trash. If you
want to discard more than that, you will be asked to pay an excess trash fee of $50 per
additional cubic yard to the Bustins Island Village Corporation.

Checks may be sent to
Bustins Island Village Corporation 240 US Route 1 Unit B1 #1011 Falmouth Maine 04105

Decisions whether or not to take any particular item will be at the discretion of the superintendent!