Recycling in Hingham
Hingham’s Transfer Station would like to remind residents that recycling is mandatory and urge residents to maximize their recycling efforts for both economic, as well as, environmental benefits
Please separate and recycle all items noted, and dispose of all other items with your household rubbish.
Make sure you are recycling the right way.
Below is a Hingham recycling guide for all items to be recycled or disposed of properly.
Contact Information
HINGHAM TRANSFER STATION
1 Sam Ryder Rd. – Hingham
781-741-1430
OPEN:
Thursday – Sunday
7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
HAZARDOUS WASTE COORDINATOR
Department of Public Works
781-741-1430
HAZARDOUS PRODUCT DISPOSAL
SSRC
781-329-8318
SSRC BOARD MEMBERS
Randy Sylvester
DPW Superintendent
Steven Messinger
Transfer Station Supervisor
SSRC BOARD MEMBERS
Hingham Transfer Station
Transfer Station Regulations
Bulky, Construction Waste
Hingham Recycling Guide
If you don’t see an item here that you need to recycle, donate, dispose of properly, or for other recycling options, visit the following pages:
RECYCLING A-Z
RECYCLING HOW-TO
WASTE BAN REGULATIONS
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS MATERIAL ACCEPTED
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS MATERIAL NOT ACCEPTED
| MATERIAL | INCLUDES | INSTRUCTIONS |
| Batteries | Automotive Lawn Mower Rechargeable NiCad batteries | EXCLUDE: Alkaline batteries (Duracell, Energizer, non-rechargeable) – can be disposed of in household trash |
| Books | Hardcover Paperback Older books Text books Kids books Comic books DVDs VHS tapes CDs, audio books LPs/vinyl records Board games Puzzles Trading cards Cell phones | EXCLUDE: Encyclopedias Magazines (magazines must be recycled with the paper) |
| Brush & Logs | Brush Logs Wood chips | All wood cut to 2-3 foot lengths Brush and branches under 1″ diameter must be placed in brush pile Wood chips dumped in designated area EXCLUDE: Construction waste Stumps Logs over 10″ diameter |
| Bulky, Construction & Demo Waste | Non-compostable wood wastes of all types Construction/demolition materials. Large furniture, rugs, mattresses. | Thursday and Friday only with special Permit EXCLUDE: Metal Recyclable and hazardous waste items All rubble (i.e., tile, cement, granite, brick, stones etc.) |
| Bulky Rigid Plastics | Toys (no batteries, wood or wires) Playhouses and swimming pools Garbage cans/waste baskets, Recycling Bins Laundry baskets, Trays, Clothes Hangers & Organizers Dish drainers, Large water bottles (5-gallon or larger) Tote boxes and lids & Shelving Pet carriers & feeders Lawn furniture, landscape items (edging,etc.) Flower pots & trays (clean, no soil, plant material) Drums (food grade ONLY; NO chemical containers) Large buckets (larger than 5-gallon in size) Automotive parts (plastic bed liners, bumpers, grills and hubcaps) PVC and PET blister packaging | EXCLUDE: Polystyrene or Styrofoam plastics (marked PS #6) PVC pipe/tubing Vinyl fencing/siding Medical waste Motor oil containers Plastics containing or contaminated by chemicals or hazardous waste Film (shopping or grocery bags and stretch film) Pesticide/herbicide containers Garden hoses |
| Cans – Steel/Tinned | Food and beverage metal containers. Empty aerosol cans with non-hazardous contents (with plastic lid removed) | Wash out cans and flatten if possible EXCLUDE: Aluminum foil Paint cans Metal cookware Redeemable cans or plastic bottles Other aerosol containers |
| Clothes | All Clothing and Shoes | Put all clothing into a bag and place in collection bins |
| Construction, Demolition, Bulky Waste | Bring to 25 Bare Cove Park Drive 2nd Saturday of each month EXCLUDE: Recyclable materials Metal Hazardous Waste Rubble (Cement, granite, brick, etc) | |
| Corrugated Cardboard | Any size corrugated cardboard | Remove strapping, staples, tape and other non-cardboard material. Break down boxes flat and place in bin. EXCLUDE: Single layered cardboard such as cereal/cracker boxes, shoe boxes, and gift boxes. Waxed/sealed boxes such as frozen food, milk, or other such food boxes |
| Electronics | Computers, TVs | See attendant Fees apply |
| Furniture | Furniture, Mattresses | See attendant Fees apply |
| Fluorescent Tube Bulbs | All Types | Universal Waste Area |
| Glass Bottles | Glass of any color | Wash and rinse all containers. Labels are OK. EXCLUDE: Cookware Drinking glasses Plate glass Safety glass Mirror glass Automobile glass Light bulbs Ceramics Porcelain Contaminated glass and old bottles dug from the ground |
| Leaves and Grass | Grass Clippings Leaves | EXCLUDE: Trash Branches Brush Paper Garbage or other refuse Wood chips |
| Microwaves | Place in marked trailer on right | |
| Motor Oil and Anti-Freeze | Crankcase oil Fuel oil Gear oil Hydraulic oil Transmission oil Brake fluid Antifreeze Oil filters (drained) collected separately adjacent to the oil tank. | EXCLUDE: Gasoline Kerosene Paint thinners Oil paint Hazardous waste |
| Paper NOTE: Plastic windows, labels, paper clips and staples are OK | Newspaper and magazines (co-mingled). Sheet paper Notebooks Colored paper Wrapping paper Drawing paper. Single layered cardboard i.e. gift, cereal, food or shoe boxes. Shredded paper may be recycled if enclosed in clear plastic bags or paper bags. | Place in appropriate bins EXCLUDE: Foils Plastic bags Plastic of any type Waxed/sealed boxes from frozen food, milk, or other such food boxes No corrugated cardboard. Recycled in a separate are |
| Paints – Latex only | Latex Only | EXLCUDE: Paint with Mold or Mildew growth Skinning A Foul Odor Excessive Rust Solidification Curdling or evidence being frozen |
| Plastic Containers | All Plastic Items numbered 1 to 7 | Wash out plastic bottles and containers, remove caps, and place in bin EXCLUDE: Plastic bags Styrofoam |
| Propane Tanks | Place used propane tanks in the marked trailer by the Goodwill trailer. | |
| Redeemable Plastic Items | All plastic can or bottles with a deposit | Wash out containers EXCLUDE: Glass |
| Scrap Metal and White Ware | Metal Items Refrigerators Stoves, Etc. | See attendant EXCLUDE: Batteries Engines Exhaust systems Gas tanks Propane tanks Closed containers 55-gallon drums (closed-tops) Wood Cable wire Pressurized containers Furniture Tires |
| Tires | Car and Small Truck | Fees apply |
| TV and Computer Monitors | Computers Monitors Electronic Waste | Place materials in the appropriate labeled trailer on the right |
| Universal/Miscellaneous | Fluorescent tube bulbs (contain mercury vapor) Ballasts (contain mercury) CFLs – compact fluorescent light bulbs – the new energy efficient bulbs (contains mercury vapor) Mercury items (thermometers, thermostats, elemental mercury, and any other devices containing mercury). Medical waste – Massachusetts Department of Public Health Sharps Container Disposal | Please recycle each of the following in the labeled containers in the Universal Waste area |
Too Good for the Trash
| MATERIALS | INCLUDES | INSTRUCTIONS |
| Books | Hardcover Paperback Older books Text books Kids books Comic books DVDs VHS tapes CDs, audio books LPs/vinyl records Board games Puzzles Trading cards Cell phones | EXCLUDE: Encyclopedias Magazines (magazines must be recycled with the paper) |
| Textiles | Clothing, Shoes, Linen | Items should be in GOOD condition Drop off at Goodwill, Bay State Textile & Red Cross EXCLUDE: Mattresses Electronics |
| Redeemable Plastic Items | All plastic can or bottles with a deposit | Wash out containers Donated to help youth organizations EXCLUDE: Glass |