Trash / Solid Waste Pick-Up

Curbside Pick-Up: As of July 1, 2022, the Town has contracted with Boston Carting Services, LLC. for curbside collection. To speak with a representative, please call 617-541-4009.

Missed Pick-Ups: Please call Boston Carting Services, LLC at 617-541-4009.

Additional Trash Cart Requests: Each household is limited to one trash cart and one recycling cart. Please use overflow bags for excess household trash. 

Schedule: Trash pick-up follows a weekly schedule. Please refer to the annual trash and recycling calendar on the Trash and Recycling Information page for details.

Rules:

• Trash must be placed out before 7:00 AM on your trash day.  Trash or recycling may not be placed out prior to 5:00 PM on the previous night.
• The trash and recycling carts should be placed on the curb or sidewalk at least 2' apart with the lid facing the street.
• Trash or extra barrels outside of the cart and not in official overflow bags or not scheduled for bulky item/white good collection will not be picked up.
• The trash or recycling truck will not pick up carts if there is a vehicle or anything blocking the carts or if the carts are too far from the street.
• Computer monitors and TVs cannot be placed out with the trash.  (Computers and TV monitors may be dropped off for a fee on scheduled collection days/events (see Recycling info for more details).
• MassDEP Regulation 310 CMR 19.017 Prohibits the Disposal, or Transfer for Disposal, of the Following Materials:
  • Asphalt, Brick or Concrete, Metal Containers, Cathode Ray Tubes, Recyclable Paper, Glass Containers, Single Polymer Plastic Containers, Lead Batteries, White Goods, Leaf and Yard Waste, Whole Tires(for disposal/transfer only), Wood and Metal.
• Construction debris is NOT household trash. Please call a private hauler for pick up.
• If you move out, you are responsible for removing excess amounts of trash.
• Hazardous waste is not picked up curbside. There is a collection run by the Board of Health in October. Please check the Town Calendar for upcoming dates. 

Regulations for Trash