Bolton bulk trash pickup

Bulk Waste Disposal Tips: flat fees by load size — $30 trunk load, $70 between trunk and ¾ pickup, $100 pickup load.

Verified 2026-10-15 · bolton-ma.gov

At a glance

LimitsBulk fee tiers; senior pay-as-you-throw bag program page available.
Not allowedHousehold hazardous waste → Devens collection (Town page link); Styrofoam/black plastic per accepted-items PDF.
CurbsideNot yet confirmed Checklist

Verified 2026-10-15 · bolton-ma.gov

Schedule

Curbside

Curbside checklist

City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.

Where

On-site drop-off with valid TS access/sticker per regulations.

Limits

Bulk fee tiers; senior pay-as-you-throw bag program page available.

Not allowed

Household hazardous waste → Devens collection (Town page link); Styrofoam/black plastic per accepted-items PDF.

Bags

Official orange/green TS bags for MSW.

Fees and fines

TS regulations; check-only bag sales.

Not yet confirmed: When, Brush.

Verified 2026-10-15 · bolton-ma.gov

Find your day

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Full details for Bolton: every rule, with sources
Trash
No municipal curbside program on official site (Transfer Station model). Bolton residents only drop household trash in 15-gal (green) or 33-gal (orange) Town bags at Transfer Station & Recycling Center, 95 Forbush Mill Road. Bag fees (effective 2/27/2025): $3.25/15-gal, $5.00/33-gal, sold in 5-packs; check only payable Town of Bolton (Trash Bag Fees page). Optional private curbside haulers (e.g. E.L. Harvey markets Bolton service on elharvey.com — not Town-operated; Town site doesn't publish curbside set-out rules).
Recycling
Mandatory separation at TS per Recycle Smart partnership pages; accepted items/fees on Transfer Station Accepted Items & Fees (mattress flyer linked). Hours per Recycle Smart listing: Wed 1–7 p.m., Fri 1–4 p.m., Sat 8 a.m.–3 p.m. (check on Town PDF).
Bulk pickup
Bulk Waste Disposal Tips: flat fees by load size — $30 trunk load, $70 between trunk and ¾ pickup, $100 pickup load (any partial tier pays full tier fee).
Curbside: when
Not yet confirmed
Curbside: where
On-site drop-off with valid TS access/sticker per regulations.
Curbside: limits
Bulk fee tiers; senior pay-as-you-throw bag program page available.
Curbside: brush
Not yet confirmed
Curbside: not allowed
household hazardous waste → Devens collection (Town page link); Styrofoam/black plastic per accepted-items PDF.
Curbside: bags
Official orange/green TS bags for MSW.
Curbside: fees and fines
TS regulations; check-only bag sales.
Holidays

TS closed outside posted hours; private hauler holidays N/A for Town TS.

Hauler
None (municipal TS); private haulers optional
Contacts
Public Works 978-779-6402 (Recycle Smart listing); Town Hall 663 Main St
Find your day
Bolton Transfer Station & Recycling Center
Sources
Trash and recycling: bolton-ma.gov
Bulk: bolton-ma.gov
Holidays: bolton-ma.gov
Curbside: bolton-ma.gov
Verified
2026-10-15

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