Northborough trash & recycling schedule
Trash is picked up weekly; your day depends on your ZIP.
At a glance
| Trash | Trash only in designated green Northborough pay-as-you-throw bags — $20/pack of 5 large or $25/pack of 10 small… Verified 2026-10-15 · northboroughma.gov |
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| Curbside | Before 7:00 a.m. Collection day (calendar: not obligated for return trip if late). Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · northboroughma.gov |
| Recycling | Free biweekly curbside with pay-as-you-throw participation — A or B week per street list. Verified 2026-10-15 · northboroughma.gov |
| Bulk | $20 bulk item label for large burnable items (e.g., couch, wooden furniture) — sold at Rocky’s Ace 261 West Main and Helen’s Variety 292 Main. Bulk page Verified 2026-10-15 · northboroughma.gov |
| Hauler | E.L. Harvey & Sons (Town pay-as-you-throw contract). |
| Contacts | [email protected]; 508-504-8803; 63 Main Street. Verified 2026-10-15 · northboroughma.gov |
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Before 7:00 a.m. Collection day (calendar: not obligated for return trip if late).
Where
Curbside; tied green bags or bulk label on item.
Limits
Recycling participation requires pay-as-you-throw; bulk labels for qualifying burnable furniture only.
Not allowed
Mattresses/textiles in bulk stream; non-burnable C&D; recyclables in trash.
Bags
Green Town pay-as-you-throw bags (tied) or $20 bulk label on large items.
Verified 2026-10-15 · northboroughma.gov
Add curbside reminder to Google CalendarHolidays
2026–2027 calendar: no trash/recycling delay in October 2026 (Town page note). Other holiday delays per calendar PDF — check each week on 2026-2027 Trash & Recycling Calendar. Press 508-504-8803: #1 Harvey, #2 Town.
Verified 2026-10-15 · northboroughma.gov
Private junk pickup
Same-week haul for furniture or a cleanout in Northborough. Not affiliated with Town Rulebook or your city — you book directly.
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Full details for Northborough: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- Town Pay-As-You-Throw curbside via E.L. Harvey (contractor since July 1, 2024). Trash only in designated green Northborough pay-as-you-throw bags — $20/pack of 5 large or $25/pack of 10 small (Town trash-recycling page; calendar PDF may show older $15/5 large. Weekly trash pickup; day by street listing PDF. Set out by 7:00 a.m. Minimum one green bag out with recycling on recycling weeks (pay-as-you-throw required to receive recycling).
- Recycling
- Free biweekly curbside with pay-as-you-throw participation — A or B week per street list. Large cardboard: cut/folded, bundled/tied, beside bin. Leaves/grass/hedge trimmings: paper bags or barrels per calendar (burnable waste only — Wheelabrator-bound).
- Bulk pickup
- $20 bulk item label for large burnable items (e.g., couch, wooden furniture) — sold at Rocky’s Ace 261 West Main and Helen’s Variety 292 Main (calendar/information sheet). Mattresses/box springs/textiles no longer qualify for bulk curbside (state ban Nov 1, 2022) — Green Team Junk Removal 508-361-0519 or Dumpster Divers Shrewsbury 508-925-5245.
- Curbside: when
- Before 7:00 a.m. Collection day (calendar: not obligated for return trip if late).
- Curbside: where
- Curbside; tied green bags or bulk label on item.
- Curbside: limits
- Recycling participation requires pay-as-you-throw; bulk labels for qualifying burnable furniture only.
- Curbside: brush
- Yard waste rules on calendar — paper bags/barrels as specified; must be burnable.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Mattresses/textiles in bulk stream; non-burnable C&D; recyclables in trash.
- Curbside: bags
- Green Town pay-as-you-throw bags (tied) or $20 bulk label on large items.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Trash Collection Cancellation Policy on Town site — check for enforcement dollars.
- Holidays
2026–2027 calendar: no trash/recycling delay in October 2026 (Town page note). Other holiday delays per calendar PDF — check each week on 2026-2027 Trash & Recycling Calendar. Press 508-504-8803: #1 Harvey, #2 Town.
- Hauler
- E.L. Harvey & Sons (Town pay-as-you-throw contract)
- Contacts
- [email protected]; 508-504-8803; 63 Main Street
- Find your day
- Street listing + recycle week A/B
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: northboroughma.gov
Bulk: northboroughma.gov
Holidays: northboroughma.gov
Curbside: northboroughma.gov - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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