Ashland bulk trash pickup
Bulk: Schedule with Waste Management (WM) (call center 7:30 a.m.–4:50 p.m. Weekdays excl. Holidays).
Verified 2026-10-15 · ashlandmass.com
At a glance
| Brush | Fall 2026 yard waste (leaves/grass only): Mondays Oct 5–Nov 23, curbside by 7:00 a.m. in paper bags or barrels marked “YARD WASTE” — no branches/stumps/brush/plastic bags. |
|---|---|
| Limits | Pay-as-you-throw bag sizes/weights: large bags ~35 lb rated (~50 lb OSHA max per FAQ); base fee + bag purchases. |
| Not allowed | Non-pay-as-you-throw bags; construction debris; household hazardous waste (annual collection day + regional consortium towns with Public Works permission slip); electronics/paint/motor oil via monthly Public Works drop-offs. |
| Curbside | Bags at curb by 7:00 a.m. collection day; remove same day (Waste Management (WM)). Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · wm.com |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Bags at curb by 7:00 a.m. collection day; remove same day (Waste Management (WM)).
Where
Bags against curb, ≥3 ft from obstacles (Waste Management (WM)); keep ≥3 ft clearance for trucks.
Limits
Pay-as-you-throw bag sizes/weights: large bags ~35 lb rated (~50 lb OSHA max per FAQ); base fee + bag purchases.
Not allowed
Non-pay-as-you-throw bags; construction debris; household hazardous waste (annual collection day + regional consortium towns with Public Works permission slip); electronics/paint/motor oil via monthly Public Works drop-offs.
Bags
Town orange pay-as-you-throw bags only for curbside trash.
Verified 2026-10-15 · wm.com
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Full details for Ashland: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- Town Pay-As-You-Throw program with Waste Management. Official orange Town bags only (14-gal roll $9.10/5; 33-gal roll $15.55/5 effective July 1, 2024). Annual program base fee $235/household (seniors $125.58 with approved abatement). Trash week Tue–Fri by street; Monday holidays don't shift the Tue–Fri schedule (city page). Set bagged trash at curb by 7:00 a.m. (Waste Management (WM) Ashland page). Missed pickup: Town 508-532-7943.
- Recycling
- Weekly loose single-stream in bins/barrels — don't bag recyclables (since July 2016 plant rules). Corrugated cardboard at curbside. Same Waste Management (WM) collection week as trash (address street list on rubbish page).
- Bulk pickup
- Schedule with Waste Management (WM) 800-972-4545 (call center 7:30 a.m.–4:50 p.m. Weekdays excl. Holidays). White goods/bulky at no extra cost per Town FAQ (check item with WM when scheduling). Mattresses/box springs: enrolled residents drop at Public Works 20 Ponderosa Rd. 1st Saturday monthly 9 a.m.–noon (July event moves to 2nd Sat when July 4 falls on 1st Sat).
- Curbside: when
- Bags at curb by 7:00 a.m. collection day; remove same day (Waste Management (WM)).
- Curbside: where
- Bags against curb, ≥3 ft from obstacles (Waste Management (WM)); keep ≥3 ft clearance for trucks.
- Curbside: limits
- pay-as-you-throw bag sizes/weights: large bags ~35 lb rated (~50 lb OSHA max per FAQ); base fee + bag purchases.
- Curbside: brush
- Fall 2026 yard waste (leaves/grass only): Mondays Oct 5–Nov 23, curbside by 7:00 a.m. in paper bags or barrels marked “YARD WASTE” — no branches/stumps/brush/plastic bags.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Non-pay-as-you-throw bags; construction debris; household hazardous waste (annual collection day + regional consortium towns with Public Works permission slip); electronics/paint/motor oil via monthly Public Works drop-offs.
- Curbside: bags
- Town orange pay-as-you-throw bags only for curbside trash.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Not listed on main rubbish page; illegal dumping at Public Works events subject to cameras/fines (calendar notice).
- Holidays
Trash Tue–Fri unaffected by Monday holidays; weather delays posted on ashlandmass.com. Waste Management (WM) Monday-holiday note on wm.com location page.
- Hauler
- Waste Management (Town contract)
- Contacts
- Public Works **508-881-0120** / [email protected]; missed pickup **508-532-7943**; Waste Management (WM) bulk **800-972-4545**
- Find your day
- Ashland rubbish page — trash day street list + pay-as-you-throw FAQ
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: ashlandmass.com
Bulk: ashlandmass.com
Holidays: ashlandmass.com
Curbside: wm.com - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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