Rockland trash & recycling schedule
Trash is picked up weekly; your day depends on your ZIP.
At a glance
| Trash | Town automated curbside weekly for enrolled residential units. Verified 2026-10-15 · rockland-ma.gov |
|---|---|
| Curbside | By 7:00 a.m. collection day; remove totes same day. Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · rockland-ma.gov |
| Recycling | Mandatory single-stream in 96-gallon green-lid cart; no plastic bags; all materials inside tote. Verified 2026-10-15 · rockland-ma.gov |
| Bulk | Not in automated curbside (furniture, mattresses, TVs, white goods, C&D, tires, etc.). Bulk page Verified 2026-10-15 · rockland-ma.gov |
| Hauler | All State Waste (Town contract from 2024-07-01). |
| Contacts | Board of Health 781-871-1874 ext. 1005; [email protected]; RRC 781-812-5231; 242 Union Street. Verified 2026-10-15 · rockland-ma.gov |
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
By 7:00 a.m. collection day; remove totes same day.
Where
3 ft spacing; clear of poles, mailboxes, vehicles, hoops.
Limits
Yard waste not curbside — Beech St RRC (branches <4 in diameter, paper bags/loose barrels; no plastic bags in leaf pile since 2019).
Not allowed
Automated exclusion list: TVs, monitors, white goods, furniture, mattresses, tires, scrap metal, construction debris, household hazardous waste, motor oil, car batteries, fluorescent bulbs, etc.
Bags
Trash bagged in blue cart; recyclables loose in green cart.
Verified 2026-10-15 · rockland-ma.gov
Add curbside reminder to Google CalendarFind your pickup day
Verified 2026-10-15 · rockland-ma.gov
Holidays
Use Town Trash App / Rockland news for holiday delays; no single 2026 holidays.* PDF on BOH rules — check app alerts.
Verified 2026-10-15 · rockland-ma.gov
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Full details for Rockland: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- Town automated curbside weekly for enrolled residential units. 64-gallon blue-lid cart; bagged trash only; lid closed, no overflow. Set out by 7:00 a.m.; totes ≥3 ft apart, accessible to automated arm; remove by end of collection day. Quarterly fee $98/unit (64-gal trash + 96-gal recycle totes). Extra trash cart $72/quarter ($216/fiscal year prepaid). Opt-out → private hauler via Board of Health form. All State Waste hauler since July 1, 2024 (weekly recycling — no A/B week). Town Trash App (Recollect) for schedule/reminders.
- Recycling
- Mandatory single-stream in 96-gallon green-lid cart; no plastic bags; all materials inside tote. Weekly with trash (2024 BOH announcement). One additional recycling tote free on request. Extra recycling free drop-off at Beech Street RRC when cart full.
- Bulk pickup
- Not in automated curbside (furniture, mattresses, TVs, white goods, C&D, tires, etc.). Bring to Rockland Recycling Center, 1000 Beech St (fees apply) — Mon/Thu/Fri/Sat 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m., Sun 8:30–11:30 a.m. RRC access: registration at BOH; $10 residents on Town trash / $20 private service (2026 voucher info on RRC page).
- Curbside: when
- By 7:00 a.m. collection day; remove totes same day.
- Curbside: where
- 3 ft spacing; clear of poles, mailboxes, vehicles, hoops.
- Curbside: limits
- One free extra recycle cart; extra trash cart $216/year. Yard waste not curbside — Beech St RRC (branches <4 in diameter, paper bags/loose barrels; no plastic bags in leaf pile since 2019).
- Curbside: brush
- Curbside yard waste not provided; RRC yard waste free drop-off rules above.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Automated exclusion list: TVs, monitors, white goods, furniture, mattresses, tires, scrap metal, construction debris, household hazardous waste, motor oil, car batteries, fluorescent bulbs, etc.
- Curbside: bags
- Trash bagged in blue cart; recyclables loose in green cart.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- BOH rules enforcement; contact 781-871-1874 / [email protected].
- Holidays
Use Town Trash App / Rockland news for holiday delays; no single 2026 holidays.* PDF on BOH rules — check app alerts. Rules PDF predates weekly recycling change.
- Hauler
- All State Waste (Town contract from 2024-07-01)
- Contacts
- Board of Health 781-871-1874 ext. 1005; [email protected]; RRC 781-812-5231; 242 Union Street
- Find your day
- Town of Rockland Trash App (Recollect) + schedule print from Recycling Center page
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: rockland-ma.gov
Bulk: rockland-ma.gov
Holidays: rockland-ma.gov
Curbside: rockland-ma.gov - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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