Watertown bulk trash pickup
Republic scheduled pickup (fees vary by item): furniture Wed (or); white goods & TVs Thu.
Verified 2026-10-15 · watertown-ma.gov
At a glance
| Brush | Yard waste on trash day per 2026 calendar (April weeks, periodic May–Aug, weekly Sep–2nd week Dec). By 7:00 a.m. |
|---|---|
| Limits | One trash tote/household. Totes 64 gal trash / 96 gal recycle when purchased. |
| Not allowed | Plastic bags/film, black plastic, small items, bottle caps alone, Styrofoam (except event collection), hard plastics (Recycle Center), bagged recycling. |
| Curbside | By 7:00 a.m. collection day; after 7:00 p.m. night before encouraged. Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · watertown-ma.gov |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
By 7:00 a.m. collection day; after 7:00 p.m. night before encouraged.
Where
Middle of driveway opening; ≥3 ft from cars, other bins, poles, etc. Inaccessible bins skipped until next week.
Limits
One trash tote/household. Totes 64 gal trash / 96 gal recycle when purchased.
Not allowed
Plastic bags/film, black plastic, small items, bottle caps alone, Styrofoam (except event collection), hard plastics (Recycle Center), bagged recycling.
Bags
Bag trash in black tote. Don't bag recycling.
Verified 2026-10-15 · watertown-ma.gov
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Full details for Watertown: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- City curbside via Republic Services. One 64-gallon black trash tote per household (weekly). Bag trash; lid fully closed. Set out by 7:00 a.m. collection day (encouraged after 7:00 p.m. night before). Day + recycling A/B week: MapGeo property lookup / 2026 calendar PDF. Overflow waste: private disposal (no extra trash at curb). Replacement tote $76 (Public Works or online).
- Recycling
- Green 96-gallon tote, every other week (A or B) same weekday as trash. Recyclables loose — no bags. Contamination: 2nd recycle tote ($90) may be removed without refund if tagged twice. Drop excess at 76 Stanley Ave Recycle Center (T/F/Sat 9–4, ID required).
- Bulk pickup
- Republic scheduled pickup (fees vary by item): furniture Wed (781-289-0500 or 844-737-8254); white goods & TVs Thu (844-737-8254). TVs/monitors free drop-off at Recycle Center. City doesn't collect toilets/sinks/cabinets/tubs as construction debris curbside.
- Curbside: when
- By 7:00 a.m. collection day; after 7:00 p.m. night before encouraged.
- Curbside: where
- Middle of driveway opening; ≥3 ft from cars, other bins, poles, etc. Inaccessible bins skipped until next week.
- Curbside: limits
- One trash tote/household. Totes 64 gal trash / 96 gal recycle when purchased.
- Curbside: brush
- Yard waste on trash day per 2026 calendar (April weeks, periodic May–Aug, weekly Sep–2nd week Dec). Paper bags or loose in barrel — no plastic, no dirt/rocks. Brush bundled ≤3 ft, ≤3 in diameter. By 7:00 a.m.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Plastic bags/film, black plastic, small items, bottle caps alone, Styrofoam (except event collection), hard plastics (Recycle Center), bagged recycling.
- Curbside: bags
- Bag trash in black tote. Don't bag recycling.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Dollar fines Ask the city or your hauler.
- 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
- Labor 2026 (2026-09-07): shift not yet confirmed
- Indigenous Peoples 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
Each listed holiday postpones trash & recycling one day (2026 list on solid-waste page: New Year's 1/1, Martin Luther King Jr. Day 1/19, Presidents 2/16, Patriots 4/20, Memorial 5/25, Juneteenth 6/19, Labor 9/7, Indigenous Peoples 10/12, Veterans 11/11, Thanksgiving 11/26, Christmas 12/25).
- Hauler
- Republic Services (City contract)
- Contacts
- Public Works **617-972-6420** / [email protected]; Matthew Bacon ext. 13135; Recycle Center 76 Stanley Ave
- Find your day
- MapGeo address lookup + 2026 Trash and Recycling Collection Calendar (PDF)
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: watertown-ma.gov
Bulk: watertown-ma.gov
Holidays: watertown-ma.gov
Curbside: watertown-ma.gov - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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