Swansea trash & recycling schedule
Trash is picked up weekly; your day depends on your ZIP.
At a glance
| Trash | Weekly curbside Capitol Waste; by 7 a.m. (after 6 p.m. night before per Capitol flyer). Verified 2026-10-15 · swanseama.gov |
|---|---|
| Curbside | By 7:00 a.m. (Capitol: not before 6 p.m. prior evening). Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · cms8.revize.com |
| Recycling | Weekly single-stream in 65/96-gal town cart same day as trash; loose — no plastic bags/film. Verified 2026-10-15 · swanseama.gov |
| Bulk | Green tags $35 — one tagged bulk item/week with trash. Bulk page Verified 2026-10-15 · swanseama.gov |
| Hauler | Capitol Waste Services, Inc. (Town contract). |
| Contacts | Highway 508-678-5615; Capitol 855-533-3400. Verified 2026-10-15 · swanseama.gov |
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
By 7:00 a.m. (Capitol: not before 6 p.m. prior evening).
Where
Official bags in labeled barrels OK (≤65 gal, ≤50 lbs barrel); recyclables in town cart.
Limits
Yard waste 10 bags/week; C&D limited 1 bag/week noncommercial; yard season Apr 13–Dec 7, 2026 (Highway page).
Not allowed
Plastic bags in recycling; non-participant rules exclude town yard/recycle service.
Bags
Official Swansea bags for trash (≤30 lbs/bag).
Verified 2026-10-15 · cms8.revize.com
Add curbside reminder to Google CalendarFind your pickup day
Verified 2026-10-15 · swanseama.gov
Holidays
| Holiday | Date | Shift |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day 2026 | 2026-01-01 | — |
| Mlk 2026 | 2026-01-19 | — |
| Presidents 2026 | 2026-02-16 | — |
| Patriots 2026 | 2026-04-20 | — |
| Memorial 2026 | 2026-05-25 | — |
| Juneteenth 2026 | 2026-06-19 | — |
| Independence 2026 | 2026-07-04 | — |
| Labor 2026 | 2026-09-07 | — |
| Columbus 2026 | 2026-10-12 | — |
| Veterans 2026 | 2026-11-11 | — |
| Thanksgiving 2026 | 2026-11-26 | — |
| Christmas 2026 | 2026-12-25 | — |
12 holidays → +1 day that week.
Verified 2026-10-15 · swanseama.gov
Private junk pickup
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Full details for Swansea: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- Town pay-as-you-throw program (~95% participation): annual fee $230 + official bags (33-gal $3.50, 15-gal $2.00, sold in 7-packs at listed retailers). Weekly curbside Capitol Waste; by 7 a.m. (after 6 p.m. night before per Capitol flyer). Five route sections Mon–Fri. Non-participants use private hauler (no town recycling/yard waste).
- Recycling
- Weekly single-stream in 65/96-gal town cart same day as trash; loose — no plastic bags/film.
- Bulk pickup
- Green tags $35 — one tagged bulk item/week with trash. TVs/electronics/large appliances/scrap metal by appointment Capitol 855-533-3400. Mattresses: Wed drop Highway 101 Gardners Neck Rd ($35 recyclable / $50 non-recyclable from 7/15/2026); or GoGreenTeamJunk curbside $75 (508-361-0519).
- Curbside: when
- By 7:00 a.m. (Capitol: not before 6 p.m. prior evening).
- Curbside: where
- Official bags in labeled barrels OK (≤65 gal, ≤50 lbs barrel); recyclables in town cart.
- Curbside: limits
- Yard waste 10 bags/week; C&D limited 1 bag/week noncommercial; yard season Apr 13–Dec 7, 2026 (Highway page).
- Curbside: brush
- Loose in YARD WASTE barrels or paper bags; brush ≤3 in dia, ≤4 ft bundles <60 lbs.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Plastic bags in recycling; non-participant rules exclude town yard/recycle service.
- Curbside: bags
- Official Swansea bags for trash (≤30 lbs/bag).
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Program enforcement via Highway/Capitol — dollar fines.
- Holidays
- New Year's Day 2026 (2026-01-01): shift not yet confirmed
- Mlk 2026 (2026-01-19): shift not yet confirmed
- Presidents 2026 (2026-02-16): shift not yet confirmed
- Patriots 2026 (2026-04-20): shift not yet confirmed
- Memorial 2026 (2026-05-25): shift not yet confirmed
- Juneteenth 2026 (2026-06-19): shift not yet confirmed
- Independence 2026 (2026-07-04): shift not yet confirmed
- Labor 2026 (2026-09-07): shift not yet confirmed
- Columbus 2026 (2026-10-12): shift not yet confirmed
- Veterans 2026 (2026-11-11): shift not yet confirmed
- Thanksgiving 2026 (2026-11-26): shift not yet confirmed
- Christmas 2026 (2026-12-25): shift not yet confirmed
12 holidays → +1 day that week (New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents, Patriots, Memorial, Juneteenth, July 4, Labor, Columbus, Veterans, Thanksgiving, Christmas). Severe weather may delay 1 day.
- Hauler
- Capitol Waste Services, Inc. (Town contract)
- Contacts
- Highway 508-678-5615; Capitol 855-533-3400
- Find your day
- Capitol Solid Waste Flyer + town route section map
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: swanseama.gov
Bulk: swanseama.gov
Holidays: swanseama.gov
Curbside: cms8.revize.com - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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