Drop-off Recycling for Duxbury

Available to all residents with Transfer Station sticker

Duxbury Recycling Transfer Station, Mayflower St., 781-934-0255

Open Wed-Sun 8-4

CONTACT INFORMATION

DuxburyTrash/Recycling Info:  Transfer station 781-934-0255

Hazardous Product Disposal    SSRC 781-329-8318

Mercury Information              See bottom of page for local collection info

Composting Info                   Low Cost Backyard compost bins available at Transfer Station

General Recycling Info          

The following items are banned by State regulation from disposal (310CMR 19.017)

and are

TOO GOOD TO TRASH

Paper, Cardboard Bottles and Cans all go in the same receptacle!

Material Preparation  Include Exclude
PAPER, CARDBOARD   Boxes  waxy coatings
  Brochures  
flatten, fold boxes Cardboard soiled pizza boxes
Cards drink cartons, cups
Catalogs, magazines egg cartons
remove non-paper liners Colored paper napkins, tissue
Envelopes paper plates
Mail plastic bags
Labels, windows, staples, paper clips are OK Newspaper, inserts  
Office paper  packing material
Paper bags food - soiled paper
  Phone, paperback books  
    Shredded paper in paper bags  
BOTTLES, CANS & CONTAINERS rinse clean Glass bottles & jars window glass
tableware, cookware
  remove caps/lids Beverage & food cans light bulbs
Aluminum trays, foil large metal items
labels, neck rings are OK Metal lids and caps paint, aerosol cans
Rigid plastic containers labeled #1-7 auto fluid containers
styrofoam
consolidate bags separately plastic bags
       
  SCRAP METAL, Remove glass panes, appliance doors, fluids Large metal items: bikes, grills, etc propane tanks (see below)
   APPLIANCES, Stoves, refrigerators, microwaves, etc.  
  mattresses, upholstery, tables, bureaus TVs/ computers (see below)
   BULKY see attendant Plumbing fixtures, construction/demolition - fees
       
YARD WASTE loose or in PAPER bags leaves, grass, twigs no plastic bags or anything else
brush less than 6” thick, 3’ long branches greater than 6” thick, 3’ long
       
BOOKS Hands Across The Water container hard cover books, textbooks, encyclopedias for education in developing countries
       
REUSABLE Labeled bins clothing, shoes, linens mattresses, electronics
Boutique household items in GOOD condition

TOO BAD TO TRASH: See RTS attendant about the following non-disposable items

Automotive straight motor oil car batteries car tires all other to HHP collection
  Electronics Computers/TVs Peripherals, stereos Phones, copiers  non-alkaline batteries
Mercury/ Hazardous  thermometers/ thermostats fluorescent tubes oil based paint    4 Saturdays Apr-Nov propane tanks

Mercury Thermometer Swaps

  • Mercury is a heavy toxic silver liquid also found in thermostats, barometers and blood pressure cuffs. 

  • Bring your mercury thermometers and other mercury items to Duxbury's HHP Collection or to the RTS during regular business hours and receive a free digital thermometer or $2 Dunkin Donuts coupon.

  • Quantities are limited, certain parameters apply. Sponsored by Covanta at SEMASS.