Cohasset bulk trash pickup
Large items / white ware → see attendant at RTF; fees per town fee schedules.
Verified 2026-10-15 · cohassetma.org
At a glance
| Brush | Brush accepted designated days only at RTF (Recyclable Items table); leaves/grass to compost pile — no branches in leaf pile. |
|---|---|
| Limits | Pay-as-you-throw bag system for trash volume; sticker annual. |
| Not allowed | Trash not in blue pay-as-you-throw bags; prohibited materials per RTF rules. |
| Curbside | Not yet confirmed Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · cohassetma.org |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
Where
Pre-sort recyclables/trash per RTF signage.
Limits
Pay-as-you-throw bag system for trash volume; sticker annual.
Not allowed
Trash not in blue pay-as-you-throw bags; prohibited materials per RTF rules.
Bags
Blue pay-as-you-throw for non-recyclable trash at RTF.
Brush
Brush accepted designated days only at RTF (Recyclable Items table); leaves/grass to compost pile — no branches in leaf pile.
Not yet confirmed: When.
Verified 2026-10-15 · cohassetma.org
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Verified 2026-10-15 · cohassetma.org
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Full details for Cohasset: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- No municipal curbside trash pickup. Residents use Recycling Transfer Facility (RTF), 81 Elm St area (see town site for current access post-2024 fire recovery). Trash only in official blue Pay-Per-Throw bags (plus valid town sticker April 1–March 31). RTF hours (listed page): Wed/Fri/Sat/Sun 7:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. (Mon/Tue/Thu closed). No asphalt/cement/gas at RTF.
- Recycling
- Drop-off at RTF — sorted streams per Recyclable Items page (newspaper/junk mail, cardboard, glass bottles, tin/aluminum, plastics #1–7, plastic bags separate bin, redeemables shed, textiles bins, scrap metal/white ware with attendant, etc.). Stickers + pay-as-you-throw bags required for trash portion of trip.
- Bulk pickup
- Large items / white ware → see attendant at RTF; fees per town fee schedules (not all dollar amounts on RTF landing page — purchase pay-as-you-throw bags at Public Works and retailers per FAQ).
- Curbside: when
- Not yet confirmed
- Curbside: where
- Pre-sort recyclables/trash per RTF signage.
- Curbside: limits
- pay-as-you-throw bag system for trash volume; sticker annual.
- Curbside: brush
- Brush accepted designated days only at RTF (Recyclable Items table); leaves/grass to compost pile — no branches in leaf pile.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Trash not in blue pay-as-you-throw bags; prohibited materials per RTF rules.
- Curbside: bags
- Blue pay-as-you-throw for non-recyclable trash at RTF.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Not on RTF
- Holidays
RTF closed holidays per town alerts; Oct 2024 fire — verify current operations on cohassetma.org before publish. No curbside holiday schedule.
- Hauler
- None (curbside); Town RTF
- Contacts
- RTF Operations [email protected]; Town Hall via cohassetma.org
- Find your day
- Cohasset RTF hours + Recyclable Items
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: cohassetma.org
Bulk: cohassetma.org
Holidays: cohassetma.org
Curbside: cohassetma.org - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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