Recycling in Kingston
Kingston Recycling and Disposal Center
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 Kingston recycling guide for all items to be recycled or disposed of properly.
Contact Information
KINGSTON RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL
10 Cranberry Rd. – Kingston
781-585-0510
OPEN:
Monday
12:00 PM – 7:45 PM
Tuesday & Wednesday
8 AM – 3:45 PM
Saturday& Sunday
8 AM – 3:45 PM
Available to all residents with a transfer station sticker
HAZARDOUS WASTE COORDINATOR
Streets, Trees and Parks
781-585-0513
HAZARDOUS PRODUCT DISPOSAL
SSRC
781-329-8318
SSRC BOARD MEMBERS
Paul Basler
Superintendent, Streets, Trees & Parks
Eugene Wyatt
Recycling Committee Chairman
SSRC Secretary
Kingston 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 |
| Books | Books Undamaged CDs DVDs Tapes Records Sports cards Comic books | EXCLUDE: Encyclopedias non-commercials CDs, DVDs – recycle at Best Buy |
| Bulky Rigid Plastics | Crates Buckets Baskets Toys Lawn furniture, etc. | Remove non-plastic and non-rigid components EXCLUDE: Items with non-rigid or non plastic parts (i.e. no skis, hoses, electronics, etc) |
| Cans – Steel/Tinned | Beverage and food cans Aluminum trays Foil Empty aerosol cans | Wash out cans and flatten if possible EXCLUDE: Paint cans Large metal items (to scrap metal) Cookware Tableware |
| Carpet | Tied or taped carpet rolls up to 36″ wide | Place in construction debris container |
| Clothes | Clothing, Shoes, Linen | Items should be in GOOD condition Drop off at Bay State Textile & Red Cross Bins EXCLUDE: Mattresses Electronics |
| Cardboard | Corrugated cardboard boxboard (i.e cereal boxes) Brown paper bags Paper egg cartons | Flatten Remove non-cardboard material EXCLUDE: Waxy coatings Tape Strapping Staples Food Grease |
| Glass Bottles | Glass of any color | Wash and rinse all containers. Labels are OK. EXCLUDE: Cookware Plate glass Safety glass Mirror glass Automobile glass Light bulbs |
| Paper NOTE: Plastic windows, labels, paper clips and staples are OK | Brochures Cards Catalogs Magazines Colored paper Phone/paperback books Envelopes Newspaper and Inserts Office paper White paper bags Plastic windows, labels, paper clips and staples are OK | Remove non-paper material (wax paper, liners, ribbons, foil) 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 |
| Plastic Containers | Rigid plastic bottles Plastic tubs and lids Gable top cartons (milk, juice) | Wash out containers Keep caps on bottle Neck Rings OK EXCLUDE: Plastic bags Styrofoam |
| Redeemable Bottles and Cans | beverage containers with a 5¢ deposit (carbonated, beer) | Drop off at bottle shed EXCLUDE: Non redeemable containers |
| Scrap Metal and White Ware | Appliances Engines Exhaust systems Large metal items: Bikes, Grills, Windows, Etc. | Fees apply EXCLUDE: Batteries Oil Tanks Drums Propane tanks |
| 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 |
| Yard Waste | Leaves Grass clippings Garden waste Wood chips Brush Logs 2-3″ long less than 6″ thick | EXCLUDE: Branches over 6″ thick Stumps Vines Construction or any other waste |
Too Good for the Trash
| MATERIALS | INCLUDES | INSTRUCTIONS |
| Books and Media | Books CDs DVDs Tapes Records Sports cards Comic books | Big Hearted Books and Recycle That bins EXCLUDE: Encyclopedias Magazines Non-commercial CDs, DVDs |
| Textiles | Clothing, Shoes, Linen | Items should be in GOOD condition Drop off at Bay State Textile & Red Cross Bins EXCLUDE: Mattresses Electronics |
| Redeemable Plastic Items | All plastic can or bottles with a deposit | Wash out containers Donated to help youth organizations EXCLUDE: Glass |