Leominster bulk trash pickup
Contact the city for bulk pickup details.
Verified 2026-10-15 · leominster-ma.gov
At a glance
| Brush | Curbside yard waste 8 weeks spring + 8 weeks fall — no plastic bags (handbook); year-round free yard waste drop at AKS. |
|---|---|
| Limits | 64 gal trash/week in tote; overflow bags only for extra curbside volume. |
| Not allowed | Rubbish in blue tote; loose rubbish in green tote; non-recyclables in blue. |
| Curbside | Totes curbside before 7:00 a.m. collection day. Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · leominster-ma.gov |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Totes curbside before 7:00 a.m. collection day.
Where
Curbside totes; lids closed.
Limits
64 gal trash/week in tote; overflow bags only for extra curbside volume.
Not allowed
Rubbish in blue tote; loose rubbish in green tote; non-recyclables in blue.
Bags
Trash bagged and tied in green; recycling loose in blue.
Verified 2026-10-15 · leominster-ma.gov
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- Trash
- City Health Department / G.W. Shaw & Son (contractor). Eligible households (1–4 units) get 64-gal green wheeled tote (City-owned, stays with address). Weekly curbside; tote curbside before 7:00 a.m. collection day — contact Health Dept 978-962-3558 for street assignment. Limit 64 gal/week household waste in tied plastic bags inside green tote; lid closed. Extra: 1 bag/week free at AKS Transfer Station (15 Cobbler Dr, Fitchburg) or official Overflow Bags $4 each / roll of 5 $20 (Health Dept, City Hall 25 West St). Only tote contents + official overflow bags collected.
- Recycling
- 64-gal blue tote, single-stream weekly same schedule as trash. Rinse containers; paper, glass bottles, cardboard, metal cans, plastic together — no plastic bags. Lid must close; overloaded/improper totes not collected (no return until next week).
- Bulk pickup
- Contact the city for bulk pickup details.
- Curbside: when
- Totes curbside before 7:00 a.m. collection day.
- Curbside: where
- Curbside totes; lids closed.
- Curbside: limits
- 64 gal trash/week in tote; overflow bags only for extra curbside volume.
- Curbside: brush
- Curbside yard waste 8 weeks spring + 8 weeks fall — no plastic bags (handbook); year-round free yard waste drop at AKS.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Rubbish in blue tote; loose rubbish in green tote; non-recyclables in blue.
- Curbside: bags
- Trash bagged and tied in green; recycling loose in blue.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Specific set-out fines.
- Holidays
- New Year's Day 2026 (2026-01-01): shift not yet confirmed
- Memorial Day 2026 (2026-05-25): shift not yet confirmed
- Independence Day 2026 (2026-07-04): shift not yet confirmed
- Labor Day 2026 (2026-09-07): shift not yet confirmed
- Thanksgiving 2026 (2026-11-26): shift not yet confirmed
- Christmas 2026 (2026-12-25): shift not yet confirmed
Rubbish/recycling delayed when holiday falls weekday: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day (July 4), Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas — no collection that day; rest of week slides +1 day (e.g. Mon holiday → Tue–Sat routes). Sunday observed holidays → Monday delay pattern per Observed Holidays page.
- Hauler
- G.W. Shaw and Son, Inc. (City contract) / Leominster Health Department administration
- Contacts
- Health Dept **978-962-3558**; City Hall **978-534-7500**; contractor G.W. Shaw **800-649-7419** or **603-878-4108**
- Find your day
- Not yet confirmed
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: leominster-ma.gov
Bulk: leominster-ma.gov
Holidays: leominster-ma.gov
Curbside: leominster-ma.gov - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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