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A guide to Mass. towns' recycling programs

Questions about your town's recycling program? Here's a list of most of our area's towns.

Acton: https://www.acton-ma.gov/149/Transfer-Station-Recycling-Center
Abington: https://www.abingtonma.gov/taxonomy/term/149
Amesbury: https://www.amesburyma.gov/recycling-waste-and-compost/pages/recycling
Andover: https://andoverma.gov/304/Recycling-Solid-Waste 
Arlington: https://www.arlingtonma.gov/departments/public-works-/recycling-trash-composting/recycling-center
Ashburnham: http://www.ashburnham-ma.gov/transfer-station
Ashland: https://www.ashlandmass.com/165/Rubbish-Recycling
Attleboro: https://www.cityofattleboro.us/221/Recycling-Rubbish
Auburn: https://www.auburnguide.com/194/Solid-Waste-Recycling-Information
Barnstable: https://townofbarnstable.us/departments/solidwaste/
Bellingham: https://www.bellinghamma.org/department-public-works/pages/curbside-pickup-solid-waste-recyclables
Billerica: https://www.town.billerica.ma.us/193/Trash-Recycling
Boston:  https://www.boston.gov/departments/public-works/recycling-boston
Bourne: https://www.townofbourne.com/recycling-committee/pages/recycling-in-bourne
Braintree: https://braintreema.gov/196/Recycling-Trash
Brewster: https://www.brewster-ma.gov/recycling-center
Bridgewater: https://www.bridgewaterma.org/176/Solid-Waste-Transfer-Station
Brockton: https://brockton.ma.us/city-departments/public-works/trash-recycling/
Brookline: https://www.brooklinema.gov/1261/Single-Stream-Recycling
Burlington: http://www.burlington.org/new_departments/trash_and_recycle.php
Cambridge: https://www.cambridgema.gov/Services/CurbsideCollections
Canton: https://www.town.canton.ma.us/206/Recycling
Carver: https://www.carverma.gov/board-health/pages/trash-and-recycling
Chatham: https://www.chathamrecycles.org/rc.shtml
Chelmsford: https://www.townofchelmsford.us/200/Recycling-Solid-Waste
Chelsea: https://www.chelseama.gov/public-works/pages/trash-recycling-waste-collection
Cohasset: https://www.cohassetma.org/267/Recycling-Transfer-Facility
concord: https://concordma.gov/482/Trash-Recycling
Dennis: https://www.town.dennis.ma.us/department-public-works/solid-waste-recycling-division
Danvers: https://www.danversma.gov/how-do-i-recycle/
Duxbury: https://www.town.duxbury.ma.us/recycling
Everett: http://www.cityofeverett.com/626/Recycling
Falmouth: http://www.falmouthmass.us/173/Recycle-Information
Foxboro: http://www.myyp.com/guide/Foxboro,MA/Recycling-Guide
Framingham: https://www.framinghamma.gov/201/Curbside-Recycling
Franklin: https://www.franklinma.gov/recycling-solid-waste/pages/recycling-center
Fitchburg: http://www.ci.fitchburg.ma.us/222/Rubbish-Recycling
Gardner: https://www.gardner-ma.gov/545/Trash-Recycling
Gloucester: http://gloucester-ma.gov/index.aspx?NID=308
Haverhill: https://www.cityofhaverhill.com/departments/health_and_inspections/recycling_information/index.php
Hanover: https://www.hanover-ma.gov/department-of-public-works/pages/transfer-station
Harwich: http://www.harwichhighway.com/Departments/DisposalArea/RecyclingInformation/tabid/74/Default.aspx
Hingham: https://www.hingham-ma.gov/236/Recycling
Hudson: http://www.hudsonhealthdept.org/solid-waste
Kingston: https://www.kingstonmass.org/?SEC=CD0FE01F-8FD0-4F5C-BCA6-0B62A22C2C8E
Lawrence: https://www.cityoflawrence.com/157/Recycling-Program
Lexington: https://concordma.gov/482/Trash-Recycling
Lowell: https://www.lowellma.gov/195/Solid-Waste-Recycling
Lunenburg: https://www.lunenburgma.gov/departments/public-works/recycling-trash-program
Lynn: http://www.lynnma.gov/departments/trashrecycle.shtml
Lynnfield: https://www.town.lynnfield.ma.us/home/news/2019-lynnfield-trash-recycling-pick-schedule-info 
Malden: https://www.cityofmalden.org/238/Trash-Recycling
Manchester, NH: https://www.manchesternh.gov/Departments/Highway/Trash-and-Recycling
Mansfield: https://www.mansfieldma.com/436/Public-Works---Trash-and-Recycling
Marlboro: https://www.marlborough-ma.gov/rubbishrecycling
Marshfield: https://www.marshfield-ma.gov/public-works-solid-waste
Mashpee: https://www.mashpeema.gov/transfer-station/pages/recycling
Medfield: https://www.town.medfield.net/189/Medfield-Transfer-Station
Medford: http://www.medfordma.org/departments/recycling/
Methuen: https://www.cityofmethuen.net/recycling/pages/single-stream-recycling
Middleboro: https://www.middleborough.com/150/Rubbish-Recycling
Millbury: https://www.millbury-ma.org/transfer-station-recycling-center/pages/recycling-information
Nashua, NH: https://www.nashuanh.gov/435/Recycling
Needham: https://www.needhamma.gov/262/Recycling-Transfer-Station
Newburyport: https://www.cityofnewburyport.com/recycling-energy-resiliency-sustainability/pages/curbside-recycling-and-trash-collection
Newton:
http://www.newtonma.gov/gov/dpw/recycling/recycle_at_the_curb/default.asp
Norton: https://www.nortonma.org/conservation-commission/files/norton-reuse-and-recycling-guide-2018
Norwood: http://www.norwoodma.gov/document_center/recycling.php
Peabody: https://recyclesmartma.org/
Pembroke: https://www.pembroke-ma.gov/trash-recycling
Plymouth: https://www.plymouth-ma.gov/sites/plymouthma/files/uploads/manomet_recyle_info_2.pdf
Provincetown: https://www.provincetown-ma.gov/472/Recycling
Quincy: https://www.quincyma.gov/govt/depts/pwd/waste_n_recycle/recycle.htm
Randolph: https://www.randolph-ma.gov/health-department/pages/trash-recycling
Raynham: https://www.town.raynham.ma.us/transfer-station
Revere: https://www.revere.org/departments/public-works/recycling
Sandwich: https://sandwichmass.org/405/Recycling
Scituate: https://www.scituatema.gov/transfer-station
Somerville: https://www.somervillema.gov/departments/dpw-Sanitation/somerville-trash-recycling-information
Shrewsbury: https://shrewsburyma.gov/830/Solid-Waste-Recycling-FAQ
Stoughton: https://www.stoughton.org/department-public-works/pages/recycle-info
Sturbridge: https://www.sturbridge.gov/recycling-center
Sutton: https://www.suttonma.org/transfer-station
Taunton: https://www.taunton-ma.gov/recyclewellesley: https://www.wellesleyma.gov/694/Recycling
Uxbridge: https://www.northbridgemass.org/recycling-center
Waltham: https://www.city.waltham.ma.us/recycling-department
​​​​​​​Walpole: https://www.walpole-ma.gov/solid-waste-recycling
Wareham: https://www.wareham.ma.us/recycling-department
Wellfleet: https://www.wellfleet-ma.gov/transfer-station-recycling-center 
Westborough: https://www.town.westborough.ma.us/board-health/pages/recycling-trash-disposal
Westford: https://westfordma.gov/408/Recycling-Commission
Westminster: https://www.westminster-ma.gov/solid-waste-drop-center
Weymouth: https://www.weymouth.ma.us/trashrecycling/pages/recycling-guidelines
Woburn: https://www.woburnma.gov/government/health/trash-and-recycling/
Worcester: http://www.worcesterma.gov/trash-recycling/recycling
Wrentham: http://wrentham.ma.us/trash-recycling
Yarmouth: https://www.yarmouth.ma.us/136/Waste-Management