Services are restricted to residents of New Bedford only.
Monday to Friday 7am to 3:30pm, Saturday 8am to 2pm
www.newbedford-ma.gov(508) 979-1493
1103 Shawmut Ave
New Bedford, MA 02746
Proof of residency is required. Please call or visit website for more information.
| Material | Residential | Business | Note |
| #1 Plastic Beverage Bottles | dropoff |
none |
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| #1 Plastic Non-Beverage Bottles | dropoff |
none |
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| #1 Rigid Plastics | dropoff |
none |
Must be no larger than 2' by 3' and be clean with no residue of any type. |
| #2 Plastic Bottles | dropoff |
none |
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| #2 Plastic Jugs - Clear | dropoff |
none |
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| #2 Plastic Jugs - Colored | dropoff |
none |
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| #2 Rigid Plastics | dropoff |
none |
Must be no larger than 2' by 3' and be clean with no residue of any type. |
| #3 Plastic Bottles | dropoff |
none |
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| #3 Rigid Plastics | dropoff |
none |
Must be no larger than 2' by 3' and be clean with no residue of any type. |
| #4 Plastic Bottles | dropoff |
none |
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| #4 Rigid Plastics | dropoff |
none |
Must be no larger than 2' by 3' and be clean with no residue of any type. |
| #5 Plastic Bottles | dropoff |
none |
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| #5 Rigid Plastics | dropoff |
none |
Must be no larger than 2' by 3' and be clean with no residue of any type. |
| #6 Plastic Bottles | dropoff |
none |
This site does not accept expanded polystyrene. |
| #6 Rigid Plastics | dropoff |
none |
Must be no larger than 2' by 3' and be clean with no residue of any type. This site does not accept expanded polystyrene. |
| #7 Plastic Bottles | dropoff |
none |
|
| #7 Rigid Plastics | dropoff |
none |
Must be no larger than 2' by 3' and be clean with no residue of any type. |
| Aerosol Cans - Empty | dropoff |
none |
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| Alkaline Batteries | dropoff |
none |
|
| Aluminum Beverage Cans | dropoff |
none |
Please rinse cans clean. |
| Aluminum Food Cans | dropoff |
none |
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| Antifreeze | dropoff |
none |
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| Booklets | dropoff |
none |
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| Branches | dropoff |
none |
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| Brown Glass Beverage Containers | dropoff |
none |
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| Brown Glass Containers | dropoff |
none |
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| Brush | dropoff |
none |
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| Button Cell Batteries | dropoff |
none |
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| Car Batteries | dropoff |
none |
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| Cardstock | dropoff |
none |
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| Catalogs | dropoff |
none |
Please add catalogs to your stack of mixed paper to be recycled. |
| Cell Phone Accessories | dropoff |
none |
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| Cell Phones | dropoff |
none |
|
| CFLs | dropoff |
none |
|
| Christmas Trees | dropoff |
none |
Christmas Trees are accepted for free after the holiday and through the first (2) weeks of January. Please remove all decorations, tinsel, metal, tree stand, tree bag, and any other foreign materials before recycling. |
| Clear Glass Beverage Containers | dropoff |
none |
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| Clear Glass Containers | dropoff |
none |
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| Clothing | dropoff |
none |
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| Corrugated Cardboard | dropoff |
none |
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| CRT Computer Monitors | dropoff |
none |
Computer monitor collection is not available on Saturday. |
| CRT Televisions | dropoff |
none |
TV collection is not available on Saturday. |
| Dishwashers | dropoff |
none |
White goods collection is not available on Saturday. |
| Ferrous Metals | dropoff |
none |
Ferrous metal collection is not available on Saturday. |
| Fluorescent Tubes | dropoff |
none |
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| Gift Boxes | dropoff |
none |
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| Grass Clippings | dropoff |
none |
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| Green Glass Beverage Containers | dropoff |
none |
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| Green Glass Containers | dropoff |
none |
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| Greeting Cards | dropoff |
none |
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| Household Furniture | dropoff |
none |
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| Inkjet Cartridges | dropoff |
none |
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| Items Containing Mercury | dropoff |
none |
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| Latex Paint | dropoff |
none |
This site accepts usable, surplus paint. |
| LCD Computer Monitors | dropoff |
none |
Computer monitor collection is not available on Saturday. |
| LCD Televisions | dropoff |
none |
TV collection is not available on Saturday. |
| Leaves | dropoff |
none |
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| Lithium-ion Batteries | dropoff |
none |
|
| Magazines | dropoff |
none |
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| Mattresses | dropoff |
none |
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| Mercury Thermostats | dropoff |
none |
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| Metal Clothes Hangers | dropoff |
none |
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| Mixed Paper | dropoff |
none |
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| Motor Oil | dropoff |
none |
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| Newspaper | dropoff |
none |
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| Nickel-cadmium Batteries | dropoff |
none |
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| Nonferrous Metals | dropoff |
none |
Nonferrous metal collection is not available on Saturday. |
| Office Paper | dropoff |
none |
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| Oil Filters | dropoff |
none |
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| Oil-Based Paint | dropoff |
none |
This site accepts usable, surplus paint. |
| Paper Bags | dropoff |
none |
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| Paperboard | dropoff |
none |
Please flatten paperboard. |
| Phone Books | dropoff |
none |
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| Propane Tanks | dropoff |
none |
Propane tank collection is not available on Saturday. |
| Scrap Metal | dropoff |
none |
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| Steel Cans | dropoff |
none |
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| Toner Cartridges | dropoff |
none |
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| Weeds | dropoff |
none |
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| Yard Waste | dropoff |
none |
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