Middleborough trash & recycling schedule
At a glance
| Trash | Weekly rubbish; every other week recycling same weekday (A/B — street PDF). Verified 2026-10-15 · middleboroughma.gov |
|---|---|
| Curbside | By 7:00 a.m. scheduled day. Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · middleboroughma.gov |
| Recycling | 96-gallon town cart; clean, dry acceptable items only (paper, paperboard, cans, glass, rigid plastic, flattened cardboard ≤4'×4'). Verified 2026-10-15 · middleboroughma.gov |
| Bulk | Not curbside — appliances, furniture, carpet, tires, etc. Bulk page Verified 2026-10-15 · middleboroughma.gov |
| Hauler | Town of Middleborough Public Works Sanitation. |
| Contacts | Public Works 508-946-2480 / 508-946-2481 / [email protected]; 65 Sachem St. Verified 2026-10-15 · middleboroughma.gov |
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
By 7:00 a.m. scheduled day.
Where
Curbside automated carts; private-way barrels marked with house number/street.
Limits
Lid must close; overflow to landfill in town bags; carts remain town property.
Not allowed
Long list on PDF (construction, appliances at curb, fluorescent tubes, loose trash, yard waste in trash, etc.).
Bags
Bagged rubbish inside cart; don't include loose trash in cart per town Rubbish page note.
Not yet confirmed: Fees and fines.
Verified 2026-10-15 · middleboroughma.gov
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Verified 2026-10-15 · middleboroughma.gov
Holidays
If holiday during week, pickup one day later (curbside info PDF).
Verified 2026-10-15 · middleboroughma.gov
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Full details for Middleborough: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- Town cart program for property owners with ≤3 residential units paying quarterly Public Works fee (sign-up 508-946-2481). Weekly rubbish; every other week recycling same weekday (A/B — street PDF). Curbside by 7:00 a.m. Only bagged rubbish inside town rolling covered cart with lid closed — overflow carts rejected. Overflow must use town bags and go to Landfill, 207 Plympton St (15-gal 5-pack $13; 30-gal 5-pack $26 at listed retailers + Public Works).
- Recycling
- 96-gallon town cart; clean, dry acceptable items only (paper, paperboard, cans, glass, rigid plastic, flattened cardboard ≤4'×4'). No loose trash in cart. Private-way / bag-only participants: covered ≤55-gal barrels with address, town bags for rubbish.
- Bulk pickup
- Not curbside — appliances, furniture, carpet, tires, etc. To landfill (fees/restrictions); many banned from sanitation division list (needles, construction debris, paint, metals, yard waste in trash, etc.).
- Curbside: when
- By 7:00 a.m. scheduled day.
- Curbside: where
- Curbside automated carts; private-way barrels marked with house number/street.
- Curbside: limits
- Lid must close; overflow to landfill in town bags; carts remain town property.
- Curbside: brush
- Leaves/grass/brush not in trash cart — landfill accepts some yard waste (verify fees/hours).
- Curbside: not allowed
- Long list on PDF (construction, appliances at curb, fluorescent tubes, loose trash, yard waste in trash, etc.).
- Curbside: bags
- Bagged rubbish inside cart; don't include loose trash in cart per town Rubbish page note.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Not yet confirmed
- Holidays
If holiday during week, pickup one day later (curbside info PDF).
- Hauler
- Town of Middleborough Public Works Sanitation
- Contacts
- Public Works 508-946-2480 / 508-946-2481 / [email protected]; 65 Sachem St
- Find your day
- Collection Day by Street (A/B week)
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: middleboroughma.gov
Bulk: middleboroughma.gov
Holidays: middleboroughma.gov
Curbside: middleboroughma.gov - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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