Hazardous Waste Disposal in Massachusetts

13 locations in 13 cities.

Household hazardous waste sites for paint, chemicals, pesticides, motor oil, and other items you cannot put in the trash. Hours, fees, and accepted items change, so confirm with the facility before you go.

Hazardous Waste Disposal by city

Brockton Recycle Depot

300 Oak Hill Way

508-580-7827

Monday to Saturday 8:30 am to 3:00 pm

The city-run Recycle Depot at 300 Oak Hill Way, across from UPS, takes recyclables plus hard-to-manage items like tires, car batteries, propane tanks and latex paint. It is open to Brockton residents only and sells recycle carts for $55.

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Brookline Household Hazardous Recycling Drop-Off Center

815 Newton St.

(617) 879-4908

Tue 7:30 AM-12:30 PM (May-Oct)

Brookline's household hazardous recycling drop-off center operates at 815 Newton St on Tuesdays from May through October, 7:30 AM to 12:30 PM. The site can close during bad weather. Call 617-879-4908 to confirm a given Tuesday.

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Chelsea City Yard

380 Beacham Street

Mon-Fri 8:00 AM-2:00 PM; Sat 8:00 AM-12:00 PM (yard waste); used motor oil 1st Sat Apr-Oct 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Chelsea's City Yard at 380 Beacham Street accepts yard waste in paper bags on weekdays and Saturday mornings. Used motor oil is collected there on the first Saturday of every month from April through October. Special collections held at the yard are announced by the city.

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Devens Regional Household Hazardous Products Collection Center

9 Cook St (REAR)

978-501-3943

First Wednesday and following Saturday of each month, March to December, 9 am to 1 pm

Household hazardous products from 16 member towns, including Ayer, Harvard, Lancaster, Littleton, Shirley, and Townsend, go to this collection site at the rear of 9 Cook Street, at the corner of Cook Street and Antietam Road. It opens 20 days a year, on the first Wednesday and following Saturday of each month from March to December, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and closes in rain or snow. Customers pay by cash or check, then remain in their vehicles. Waste must sit visible and packed in a single layer. Pre-qualified small businesses register in advance and stay under the state very small quantity generator limit. Paint, solvents, pesticides, motor oil, antifreeze, car batteries, electronics, fluorescent bulbs, and freon appliances are accepted for a fee. Alkaline batteries, propane tanks, ammunition, fireworks, and prescription medicine are refused.

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Lawrence DPW Yard Hazardous Waste Drop-Off

1 Auburn Street

978-620-3311

2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, 8:00AM to 12:00PM, May to October

The city's DPW Operations Facility on Auburn Street hosts hazardous waste drop-off on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays from May to October. Residents show proof of residency and pay by debit or credit card.

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LKQ - Leominster

1525 Central St

(800) 343-6122

Mon-Fri 8:00 AM-5:00 PM, Sat-Sun Closed

LKQ operates a salvage yard location in Leominster, Massachusetts selling recycled, aftermarket and remanufactured auto parts. Inventory includes used engines, transmissions, body parts, radiators, wheels and tires. The location is part of LKQ Corporation's nationwide recycled parts network.

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Crapo Hill Landfill (Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District)

300 Samuel Barnet Blvd.

(508) 979-1493

Scale house Mon-Fri 7:30 AM-3:00 PM; Sat 8:00 AM-11:00 AM

Crapo Hill Landfill is a lined municipal landfill owned and operated by the Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District, a public entity New Bedford and Dartmouth formed in 1979. The landfill opened in 1995 and hosts a landfill gas-to-energy plant. New Bedford and Dartmouth residents also pick up free compost there. Twice a year, in spring and fall, the landfill hosts a household hazardous waste drop-off day for New Bedford, Dartmouth, and Freetown residents. A time slot and proof of residency are required, loads top out at 25 gallons or 50 pounds, and businesses, schools, and contractors are excluded. Acids, oil-based paint, solvents, pesticides, and gasoline are accepted. Batteries, electronics, motor oil, latex paint, and tires are refused.

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Newton Resource Recovery Center

115 Rumford Ave

(617) 796-1000

Mon-Sat 7:00 AM-2:30 PM (fall hours, Sep 28-Oct 31); closed Sundays and holidays

Newton's Resource Recovery Center sits at 115 Rumford Ave in Auburndale and serves Newton residents only, including homes without curbside service. It takes single stream recycling, large appliances, electronics, mattresses, and scrap metal, and hosts a seasonal latex paint exchange and a November 14, 2026 shredding and drug take-back day. Newton businesses can drop off only cardboard and single stream recycling.

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Revere DPW Yard

319 Charger Street

Last Sat of each month 7:00 AM-12:00 PM

Revere residents bring furniture, appliances, mattresses, tires, and overflow trash to the DPW Yard at 319 Charger Street on the last Saturday of each month. Batteries, fluorescent bulbs, mercury thermometers and thermostats, and waste oil go in at no charge. Appliances cost $30 each, mattresses $75, and tires without rims $5.

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Somerville DPW Yard

1 Franey Rd

(617) 666-3311

Mon-Fri 8:30 AM-12:00 PM and 1:00 PM-3:30 PM; household hazardous waste drop-off 2nd Sat of the month, Apr-Nov, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM

The Somerville DPW Yard at 1 Franey Rd takes resident electronics on weekdays and holds a household hazardous waste drop-off on the second Saturday of each month from April through November. The hazardous waste events take motor oil, aerosol paint, cleaning chemicals, and rechargeable batteries. Proof of residency, such as a driver's license or utility bill, is required for electronics, and contractors are turned away.

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Springfield DPW Hazardous Waste Collection Depot

70 Tapley Street

(413) 736-3111

Department hours Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.; collection by appointment

Springfield holds six household hazardous waste days a year at the DPW yard on Tapley Street. Appointments are free for Springfield residents and run through the DPW at 736-3111.

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Veolia Household Hazardous Products Collection Center (Sutton)

83 Gilmore Drive

1-866-769-1621

Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, all year except holidays

Veolia's Sutton collection center on Gilmore Drive accepts household hazardous products from households in any Massachusetts municipality. It runs on a pay-as-you-throw basis, charges by credit card only and no longer takes cash.

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Veolia Household Hazardous Products Collection Center (Westfield)

190 East Main (Route 20) Street

1-866-769-1621

Mondays and Wednesdays 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM; Saturdays 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM; all year except holidays

The Westfield Veolia center on East Main Street (Route 20) takes household hazardous products from any Massachusetts municipality and certain adjoining states. It adds a Saturday morning window to its two weekday days.

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