Statewide Ban on Curbside Mattress Collection
The state has implemented a waste ban on curbside collection of mattresses and box springs starting on November 1, 2022 and they will no longer be collected at the curb with a bulk item label.  For additional information, click here

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 judgment and keep in mind the drivers have approximately 1,000 stops each day.

• 2022-2023 Recycling Collection Calendar / Trash & Recycling Information
• 2022-2023 Trash and Recycling Collection Holiday Schedule
• Street Listing with Recycle Weeks & Trash Pick-Up Days

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

Town’s Pay as You Throw (PAYT)

The curbside collection service is available to all residents.  To participate in the program, you must purchase designated Northborough trash bags (green) which are sold at many local stores (see below).  Northborough trash bags are $15 per package, 5 large bags or 10 small.  Those utilizing the town program are also entitled to free curbside recycling.

• 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

• 2022-2023 Recycling Collection Calendar / Trash & Recycling Information
• 2022-2023 Trash and Recycling Collection Holiday Schedule
• Street Listing with Recycle Weeks & Trash Pick-Up Days