Trash & Recycling Information

Trash is picked up each week, recycling is collected every other week.
Click on the street list to determine which day your trash is picked up and which week (A or B) your recycling will be collected.

Please make sure items are at the curb by 7am and use good judgement and keep in mind the drivers have approximately 1,000 stops each day.

Regional Recycling Center in Shrewsbury
The Dumpster Divers Regional Recycling Center
3-A Industrial Dr. (off Rt. 9) Shrewsbury, MA

• Open on the 1st and 3rd Saturday each month 8am - 12pm
• Electronics, appliances, scrap metal, furniture - for a complete list of items, click here
• Pay cash, credit or debit for the items dropped off
• Please be prepared to unload your own vehicle
• For additional info please visit www.thedumpsterdivers.com/recycling/

Free Metal and Appliance Recycling Marlborough
Veron Company Marlborough
112 Forest St. Marlborough
For additional info please visit: www.theveroncompany 

Plastic Bag Notice

• Recyclables should be placed loose in a container - not in plastic bags
• Please do not discard plastic bags/film in your recycle bin, for more information, click here

Upcoming Events

• Drive Through Re-Use and Recycling - Saturday 9/25 10am-1pm Westborough H.S.
• Household Hazardous Waste Day Oct. 23, 2021

The Town’s Pay as You Throw (PAYT) curbside collection service remains in full operation 

• Bulk Item Labels:  Residents may purchase a $10 bulk item label to dispose of large burnable items, such as a couch or mattress.  Please refer to the Trash & Recycling Calendar/Information Sheet for additional information.  Rocky’s Ace Hardware, 261 West Main Street, and Helen’s Variety Store, 292 Main Street, are the only retailers currently selling the bulk item labels.  
• Home Delivery of PAYT Bags - Please note both Wegmans in Northborough www.wegmans.com and Roche Bros. in Westborough www.rochebros.com  will deliver the Town of Northborough trash bags with your grocery order placed online. 
• Town of Northborough PAYT trash bags are also sold at:

Hannaford’s, Route 20, Marlborough
Helen’s Variety, 292 Main Street
Richdale Convenience, 5 West Main Street
Honey Farms 369 West Main Street
Roche Bros., Bay State Commons, Westborough
Rocky’s, Ace Hardware, 261 West Main Street
Stop & Shop, 32 Lyman Street, Westborough
Wegman’s, 9102 Shops Way

• 2021-2022 Recycling Collection Calendar / Trash & Recycling Information
• 2021-2022 Trash and Recycling Collection Holiday Schedule
• Street Listing with Recycle Weeks & Trash Pick-Up Days