Burlington bulk trash pickup
Republic schedule bulk/white goods/appliances/TVs/large metal (fees per calendar guide).
Verified 2026-10-15 · burlington.org
At a glance
| Brush | Yard waste weeks spring/fall + last week Jun; paper leaf bags or open barrels marked “Yard Waste”; tied bundles ≤30 in wide ×3 ft long; ≤50 lb bags/bundles/barrels. |
|---|---|
| Limits | 1 optional extra trash cart ($150/yr); overflow bags as above; Republic bulk fees. |
| Not allowed | Toilets/sinks/tubs; C&D per guide; banned items in calendar. |
| Curbside | Yard waste: by 7:00 a.m. Monday of designated yard week; trash/recycle timing in 2026–2027 calendar (typically curbside morning of collection day — check calendar). Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · burlington.org |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Yard waste: by 7:00 a.m. Monday of designated yard week; trash/recycle timing in 2026–2027 calendar (typically curbside morning of collection day — check calendar).
Where
Curbside automated; overflow bags beside trash cart.
Limits
1 optional extra trash cart ($150/yr); overflow bags as above; Republic bulk fees.
Not allowed
Toilets/sinks/tubs; C&D per guide; banned items in calendar.
Bags
Trash in Town cart; overflow in official orange bags.
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Full details for Burlington: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- Weekly automated curbside (Republic Services). Town-issued toters; 65-gal blue trash cart standard. Day/zone in 2026–2027 Trash and Recycle Calendar (July 2026–June 2027). Missed if out on time: report Burlington Public Works 781-270-1670 by noon next business day.
- Recycling
- Weekly single-stream same day. Orange overflow bags: 5 for $10 (Market Basket, Wegmans, Shaw’s, Tax Office) — place next to 65-gal trash cart. Additional trash cart $150/year (application + check to Public Works, billed June for July–June). Toters remain Town property; owner maintains/cleans.
- Bulk pickup
- Republic 800-442-9006 schedule bulk/white goods/appliances/TVs/large metal (fees per calendar guide). Mattresses/box springs: UTEC program ~$40/item (MassDEP ban). Toilets, sinks, tubs prohibited in Burlington pickup. Textiles: BBBS free home pickup (508-466-4590).
- Curbside: when
- Yard waste: by 7:00 a.m. Monday of designated yard week; trash/recycle timing in 2026–2027 calendar (typically curbside morning of collection day — check calendar).
- Curbside: where
- Curbside automated; overflow bags beside trash cart.
- Curbside: limits
- 1 optional extra trash cart ($150/yr); overflow bags as above; Republic bulk fees.
- Curbside: brush
- Yard waste weeks spring/fall + last week Jun–Sep; paper leaf bags or open barrels marked “Yard Waste”; branches ≤4 in diameter, tied bundles ≤30 in wide ×3 ft long; ≤50 lb bags/bundles/barrels; no dirt/sod/rocks/treated wood.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Toilets/sinks/tubs; C&D per guide; banned items in calendar.
- Curbside: bags
- Trash in Town cart; overflow in official orange bags.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Not on Trash
- Holidays
Holiday → collection delayed one day; Town page states delayed collection may run through Friday for that week — see calendar holiday list.
- Hauler
- Republic Services
- Contacts
- Public Works 781-270-1670 / [email protected]; Republic 800-442-9006; 25 Center St
- Find your day
- Burlington trash/recycling calendars and zone schedule
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: burlington.org
Bulk: burlington.org
Holidays: burlington.org
Curbside: burlington.org - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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