
The Central MA Regional Public Health Alliance (CMRPHA) is a coalition of municipalities (Grafton, Shrewsbury, West Boylston, and the City of Worcester) working cooperatively to create and sustain a viable, cost-effective, and labor-efficient regional public health district.
The Health Department is run by the Board of Health whose primary concerns are activities related to health and the environment:
- Food service sanitation
- Mercury Collection: thermometers and thermostats (only)
To learn how to dispose of light bulbs, CFL's, fluorescent tubes, or any other item, please visit Trash & Recycling or call 508-841-8591 for more information. The Trash & Recycling program is managed by the Department of Public Works (DPW).
- Sharps Collection: needles, lancets, EpiPens (Shrewsbury residents only)
- Polystyrene Ban
- Housing
- Nuisance
- Operation of the ash residue landfill
- Sewage disposal
- Smoking and exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)