Services are restricted to residents of Winchester only.
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday 8am to 3pm,Thursday noon to 7pm and Saturday 8am to 4pm
www.winchester.us/(781) 721-7178
15 McKay Avenue
Winchester, MA 01890
Located off Swanton St. near the Sons of Italy entrance. Open to Winchester Residents Only
Transfer Station Permits:
Trash Haulers $300/yr plus fees,
Business/Commercial $190/yr plus fees
Residents $190/yr plus fees
Low Income $30/yr plus fees
| Material | Residential | Business | Note |
| #1 Plastic Beverage Bottles | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| #1 Plastic Non-Beverage Bottles | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| #1 Plastic Trays | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| #1 Rigid Plastics | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| #2 Plastic Bags | dropoff |
dropoff |
Grocery Bags in green/black containers near recycling area. |
| #2 Plastic Bottles | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| #2 Plastic Caps | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort attached to bottles |
| #2 Plastic Jugs - Clear | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| #2 Plastic Jugs - Colored | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| #2 Rigid Plastics | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| #3 Plastic Bottles | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| #3 Rigid Plastics | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| #4 Plastic Bottles | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| #4 Rigid Plastics | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| #5 Plastic Bottles | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| #5 Plastic Caps | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero Sort attached to bottles |
| #5 Rigid Plastics | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| #6 Plastic Bottles | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors no styrofoam |
| #7 Plastic Bottles | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| #7 Rigid Plastics | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| Acids | dropoff |
none |
Annual Hazardous Waste Day |
| Aerosol Cans - Empty | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| Air Conditioners | dropoff |
dropoff |
Freon Area $15 each |
| Aluminum Beverage Cans | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| Aluminum Foil | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| Aluminum Food Cans | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| Aluminum Lids | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| Aluminum Pie Plates | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| Aluminum Scrap | dropoff |
dropoff |
Bulk Metal Pile |
| Aluminum Trays | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| Antifreeze | dropoff |
none |
Annual Hazardous Waste Day |
| Barbeque Grills | dropoff |
dropoff |
Bulk Metal Pile |
| Bicycles | dropoff |
dropoff |
Swap Shop |
| Blu-Ray Players | dropoff |
dropoff |
Electronics Container |
| Blue Glass Beverage Containers | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactor |
| Brake Fluid | dropoff |
none |
Annual Hazardous Waste Day |
| Branches | dropoff |
dropoff |
Branch Pile, Businesses $175/ton |
| Brown Glass Beverage Containers | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| Brush | dropoff |
dropoff |
Brush/Branch Pile Businesses $175/ton |
| Button Cell Batteries | dropoff |
dropoff |
Universal Waste Container |
| Cables | dropoff |
dropoff |
Electronics Container |
| Car Batteries | dropoff |
dropoff |
Pallet in Tipping Building |
| Car Fluids | dropoff |
none |
Annual Hazardous Waste Day |
| Carpet | dropoff |
dropoff |
Tipping Building $10/roll or $102/ton |
| Carpet Padding | dropoff |
dropoff |
Tipping Building $10/roll or $102/ton |
| Cassette Players | dropoff |
dropoff |
Electronics Container |
| CD Players | dropoff |
dropoff |
Electronics Container |
| Cell Phone Accessories | dropoff |
dropoff |
Universal Waste Container |
| Cell Phones | dropoff |
dropoff |
Universal waste Container |
| Ceramic Tile | dropoff |
dropoff |
Tipping Building $200/ton |
| CFLs | dropoff |
dropoff |
Universal Waste Container |
| Christmas Trees | dropoff |
dropoff |
Branch/Brush Pile |
| Clear Glass Beverage Containers | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| Clothing | dropoff |
dropoff |
6 Clothing Containers |
| Computer Peripherals - External | dropoff |
dropoff |
Electronics Container |
| Computer Peripherals - Internal | dropoff |
dropoff |
Electronics Container |
| Construction Debris | dropoff |
dropoff |
Tipping Building $200/ton |
| Construction Materials | dropoff |
dropoff |
Tipping Building $200/ton |
| Cookware | dropoff |
dropoff |
Bulk Metal or Swap Shop |
| Copper | dropoff |
dropoff |
Bulk Metal Pile |
| Corrugated Cardboard | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| Crayons | dropoff |
dropoff |
Swap Shop |
| CRT Computer Monitors | dropoff |
dropoff |
Electronics Container $5-25 each |
| CRT Televisions | dropoff |
dropoff |
Electronics Container $5-25 each |
| Dehumidifiers | dropoff |
dropoff |
Freon Area $15 each |
| Desktop Computers | dropoff |
dropoff |
Electronics Container Screens $5-15 each |
| Digital Cameras | dropoff |
dropoff |
Electronics Container |
| Dishwashers | dropoff |
dropoff |
Bulk Metal Pile $10 each |
| Doors | dropoff |
dropoff |
Metal Doors in Bulk Metal Others in tipping building $200/ton |
| Drink Boxes | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Recycling |
| DVD Players | dropoff |
dropoff |
Electronics Container |
| Eyeglasses | dropoff |
dropoff |
Lions Club mailbox on recycling shed |
| Fabric | dropoff |
dropoff |
6 Clothing Containers |
| Ferrous Metals | dropoff |
dropoff |
Bulk Metal Pile Commercial $65/ton |
| Fire Extinguishers | dropoff |
dropoff |
Gas Bottle & Tank Container |
| Fluorescent Tubes | dropoff |
dropoff |
Universal Waste Container |
| Freezers | dropoff |
dropoff |
Freon Area $15 each |
| Game Consoles | dropoff |
dropoff |
Electronics Container or Swap Shop |
| Garden Tools | dropoff |
dropoff |
Bulk Metal or Swap Shop |
| Gas Cylinders | dropoff |
dropoff |
Propane Area 20lb tanks $5 each |
| Gas/Oil Mixture | dropoff |
dropoff |
Annual Hazardous Waste Day |
| Gasoline | dropoff |
dropoff |
Annual Hazardous Waste Day |
| Grass Clippings | dropoff |
dropoff |
Loose Yard Waste Pile Commercial $40/ton |
| Green Glass Beverage Containers | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| Hard Drives | dropoff |
dropoff |
Electronics Container |
| Hardcover Books | dropoff |
dropoff |
3 Drop-off Book Contaners or Zero-Sort Compactors |
| Hardware | dropoff |
dropoff |
Metal Pile or Swap Shop |
| Hay | dropoff |
dropoff |
Loose Yard Waste Pile Comercial $40/ton |
| Heaters | dropoff |
dropoff |
Bulk Metal Pile $10 each |
| Herbicides | dropoff |
none |
Annual Hazardous Waste Day |
| HHW | dropoff |
none |
Annual Hazardous Waste Day |
| Holiday Greens | dropoff |
dropoff |
Bagged Trash Belt or Tipping Building |
| Home Electronics | dropoff |
dropoff |
Electronics Container or Swap Shop |
| Household Furniture | dropoff |
dropoff |
Tipping Building or Swap Shop |
| Humidifiers | dropoff |
dropoff |
Tipping Building or Swap Shop |
| Hydraulic Fluid | dropoff |
none |
Annual Hazardous Waste Day |
| Items Containing Mercury | dropoff |
dropoff |
Universal Waste Container |
| Kerosene | dropoff |
none |
Annual Hazardous Waste Day |
| Lacquer | dropoff |
none |
Annual Hazardous Waste Day |
| Laptop Computers | dropoff |
dropoff |
Electronics Container $5 each |
| Latex Paint | dropoff |
dropoff |
Give to Tipping Building Attendant |
| Lawnmowers | dropoff |
dropoff |
Bulk Meatal Pile |
| LCD Computer Monitors | dropoff |
dropoff |
Electronics Container $5-15 each |
| LCD Televisions | dropoff |
dropoff |
Electronics Container $5-25 each |
| Lead-acid Batteries - Non-automotive | dropoff |
dropoff |
Universal Waste Shed |
| Leaves | dropoff |
dropoff |
Loose Yard Waste Pile Commercial $40/ton |
| Light Fixtures | dropoff |
dropoff |
Swap Shop or Metal Pile |
| Lighter Fluid | dropoff |
dropoff |
Annual Hazardous Waste Day |
| Lighting Ballasts | dropoff |
dropoff |
Universal Waste Container |
| Linens | dropoff |
dropoff |
6 Clothing Containers |
| Linoleum | dropoff |
dropoff |
Tipping Building $200/ton |
| Lithium Batteries | dropoff |
dropoff |
Bagged Trash Belt |
| Lithium-ion Batteries | dropoff |
dropoff |
Universal Waste Container |
| Lumber | dropoff |
dropoff |
Tipping Building cut to 30" and $200/ton |
| Magazines | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| Marine Batteries | dropoff |
dropoff |
Pallet in Tipping Building |
| Mattresses | dropoff |
dropoff |
Tipping Building $20 each |
| Medical Equipment - Handheld | dropoff |
dropoff |
Swap Shop or Metal Pile |
| Medical Equipment - Large | dropoff |
dropoff |
Bulk Metal Pile |
| Medical Sharps | dropoff |
dropoff |
Contact Board of Health |
| Medications | dropoff |
dropoff |
Kiosk inside Police Station |
| Mercury Thermostats | dropoff |
dropoff |
Universal Waste Container |
| Metal Clothes Hangers | dropoff |
dropoff |
Bulk Metal Pile |
| Metal Paint Cans | dropoff |
dropoff |
Tipping Building |
| Microwaves | dropoff |
dropoff |
Bulk Metal Pile |
| Milk and Juice Cartons | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| Mixed Paper | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Recycling |
| Motor Oil | dropoff |
none |
Return to Store or Annual Hazardous Waste Day |
| Motor Oil Containers | dropoff |
dropoff |
Bagged Trash Belt or Tipping Building |
| MP3 Players | dropoff |
dropoff |
Electronics Container |
| Musical Instruments - Metal | dropoff |
dropoff |
Swap Shop or Metal Pile |
| Musical Instruments - Non-metal | dropoff |
dropoff |
Swap Shop or Tipping Building |
| Nail Polish Removers | dropoff |
none |
Annual Hazardous Waste Day |
| Neon Lights | dropoff |
dropoff |
Universal Waste Container |
| Newspaper | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| Nickel-cadmium Batteries | dropoff |
dropoff |
Universal Waste Container |
| Nickel-metal Hydride Batteries | dropoff |
dropoff |
Universal Waste Container |
| Nickel-zinc Batteries | dropoff |
dropoff |
Universal Waste Container |
| Nonferrous Metals | dropoff |
dropoff |
Bulk Metal Pile |
| Office Furniture | dropoff |
dropoff |
Swap Shop, Bulk Metal Pile or Tipping Building |
| Office Machines | dropoff |
dropoff |
Swap Shop, Bulk Metal pile or Electronics Container |
| Oil Filters | dropoff |
dropoff |
Tipping Building |
| Oil-Based Paint | dropoff |
none |
Annual Hazardous Waste Day |
| Pagers | dropoff |
dropoff |
Universal Waste Container |
| Paint Strippers | dropoff |
none |
Annual Hazardous Waste Day |
| Paint Thinners | dropoff |
none |
Annual Hazardous Waste Day |
| Pallets | dropoff |
dropoff |
Tipping Building $102/ton |
| Paper Shredders | dropoff |
dropoff |
Bulk Metal Pile |
| Paperback Books | dropoff |
dropoff |
Swap Shop, Book Donation Containers or Zero-Sort Compactors |
| Pesticide Containers | dropoff |
dropoff |
Bagged Trash Belt or Tipping Building |
| Pesticides | dropoff |
none |
Annual Hazardous Waste Day |
| Phone Books | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| Photographic Chemicals | dropoff |
none |
Annual Hazardous Waste Day |
| Pipe | dropoff |
dropoff |
Metal Pile |
| Pizza Boxes | dropoff |
dropoff |
Empty Boxes Zero-Sort Compactors |
| Plastic Buckets | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| Plastic Furniture | dropoff |
dropoff |
Swap Shop or Tipping Building |
| Plastic Plant Materials | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| Plastic Playsets | dropoff |
dropoff |
When Clean at Swap Shop or Tipping Building |
| Pool Chemicals | dropoff |
none |
Annual Hazardous Waste Day |
| Power Steering Fluid | dropoff |
none |
Annual Hazardous Waste Day |
| Power Tools | dropoff |
dropoff |
Swap Shop or Metal Pile |
| Printers | dropoff |
dropoff |
Swap Shop or Electronics Container |
| Propane Tanks | dropoff |
dropoff |
Propane Tank Area 20lb tank $5 each |
| Radiators | dropoff |
dropoff |
Bulk Metal Pile |
| Receivers | dropoff |
dropoff |
Swap Shop or Electronics Container |
| Record Players | dropoff |
dropoff |
Swap Shop or Electronics Container |
| Refrigerators | dropoff |
dropoff |
Freon Area $15 each |
| Scanners | dropoff |
dropoff |
Swap Shop or Electronics Containers |
| Scrap Metal | dropoff |
dropoff |
Bulk Metal Pile Commercial rate $65/ton |
| Sealers | dropoff |
none |
Annual Hazardous Waste Day |
| Shingles | dropoff |
dropoff |
Wooden Only $200/ton |
| Shoes | dropoff |
dropoff |
Clothing Containers |
| Shredded Paper | dropoff |
dropoff |
Clear Bagged Zero-Sort Compactors |
| Small Appliances | dropoff |
dropoff |
Swap Shop or Metal Pile |
| Smoke Detectors | dropoff |
dropoff |
Remove Batteries place on Bagged Trash Belt |
| Soiled Paper | dropoff |
dropoff |
Bagged Trash Belt |
| Solvents | dropoff |
none |
Annual Hazardous Waste Day |
| Sporting Goods | dropoff |
dropoff |
Swap Shop or Bagged Trash Belt |
| Stainless Steel | dropoff |
dropoff |
Bulk Metal Pile |
| Steel Cans | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| Steel Lids | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| Stoves | dropoff |
dropoff |
Bulk Metal Pile $10 each |
| String Lights | dropoff |
dropoff |
Swap Shop or Bagged Trash Belt |
| Stumps | none |
none |
|
| Surfboards | dropoff |
dropoff |
Swap Shop or Tipping Building |
| Tablets | dropoff |
dropoff |
Electronics Container |
| Telephones | dropoff |
dropoff |
Electronics Container |
| Television Accessories | dropoff |
dropoff |
Electronics Container |
| Tile | dropoff |
dropoff |
Tipping Building $200/ton |
| Tires | dropoff |
dropoff |
Tire Container $5 each |
| Toasters | none |
dropoff |
Bulk Metal Pile |
| Tools | dropoff |
dropoff |
Swap Shop or Metal Pile |
| Toys | dropoff |
dropoff |
Swap Shop or Bagged Trash Belt |
| Transmission Fluid | dropoff |
dropoff |
Annual Hazardous Waste Day |
| Truck Tires | none |
none |
unless under 18" $5 each |
| Two-Way Radios | dropoff |
dropoff |
Swap Shop or Electronics Container |
| Typewriters | dropoff |
dropoff |
Swap Shop or Metal Pile |
| Vacuum Cleaners | dropoff |
dropoff |
Swap Shop, Metal Pile or Bagged Trash Belt |
| Varnish | dropoff |
dropoff |
Annual Hazardous Waste Day |
| VCRs | dropoff |
dropoff |
Swap Shop or Electronics Container |
| Video Game Peripherals | dropoff |
dropoff |
Swap Shop or Electronics Container |
| Video Tapes | dropoff |
dropoff |
Swap Shop or Book Containers |
| Vinyl Records | dropoff |
dropoff |
Swap Shop |
| Washer/Dryers | dropoff |
dropoff |
Bulk Metal Pile $10 each |
| Water Filters | dropoff |
dropoff |
Bagged Trash Belt |
| Waxed Cardboard | dropoff |
dropoff |
Zero-Sort Compactors |
| Weeds | dropoff |
dropoff |
Loose Yard Waste Pile. Invasive Weeds in the tipping building |
| Windows | dropoff |
dropoff |
Tipping Building $200/ton |
| Wood | dropoff |
dropoff |
Building Debris $200/ton |
| Wood Chips | dropoff |
dropoff |
Loose Yard Waste Pile Commercial Rate $40/ton |
| Wood Furnishings | dropoff |
dropoff |
Swap Shop or Tipping Building |
| Wood Stains | dropoff |
dropoff |
Annual Hazardoud Waste Day |
| Yard Waste | dropoff |
dropoff |
Yardwaste and Branch Piles Commercial Rates apply |
| Zinc-carbon Batteries | dropoff |
dropoff |
Bagged Trash Belt |
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