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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