• Health care and disease control
• enforcement of housing codes
• hazardous waste disposal/landfill monitoring
• Title V enforcement
• nuisance investigation
• food service establishments (enforcement of State Sanitary Code)
• safety and sanitation of pools and beaches.

Current Members

Joseph Howlett II, Chairman
Jacqueline Esielionis
Donald E. “Butch” Farrar, Jr.

Board of Health meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month at 7:30pm unless posted otherwise. Please call ahead to be put on the agenda.

ITEMS ACCEPTABLE FOR RECYCLING AT RECYCLING CENTER

In addition to newspaper, cardboard, tin cans and plastics Shirley residents may bring the following items to the Recycling Center on Leominster Road.  The center is open Saturdays from 9:00 – 3:00 pm.

$5.00 (per unit)                             $10.00 (per unit)                     $25.00 (per unit)

Computers                                        Air Conditioners                        Refrigerators

Fax Machines                                     Televisions over 20 in. &            Freezers

Televisions                                         consoles

Monitors

Scanners                                             Tires

Microwaves                                        Car tires – ($2.00 per tire)

Dehumidifiers                                     Car tires with rims ($10.00 per tire)

Printers                                              Truck tires ($25.00 per tire)

Keyboards & Mice

VCR/DVD Players

Main Frames

Also, Leaves and grass clippings (not brush) are accepted.

*Arrangements for fee-based collections of residents' old applicances and bulky furniture may be made by calling G. W. Shaw at 1-800-352-5230

SHARPS (SYRINGES) COLLECTION PROGRAM

The Nashoba Associated Boards of Health, in conjunction with the Shirley Board of Health, has established the following program for disposal of sharps (syringes).

Sharps containers are available at the Board of Health office for $5.00 each (check made payable to Nashoba Associated Boards of Health)

Once the container is full it can be brought to the Nashoba Associated Boards of Health building in Ayer, 30 Central Ave., or the Nashoba Nursing Service in Shirley, 2 Shaker Road., Suite D225, Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. 
When dropping off the full container, a new container may be purchased.

Sharps can only be accepted in approved containers; persons who bring loose sharps or sharps in unapproved containers (i.e., detergent bottle or coffee can) will need to purchase the appropriate container for disposal and place the sharps in that container before they can be accepted.