ADDITIONAL OR OVERFLOW TRASH Providing 1 free cart per household is an equitable solution to trash collection. In several of surveys conducted in Newton, most recently in the pilot program, most residents could use the one 64-gallon cart for their trash needs.  The more you recycle, the less likely you will incur the need to resolve this problem.  Also you will need to break, cut, crush,  etc. to get material to fit into the cart.  However, if a household disposes more than a 64-gallon cart worth of trash each week, there are two options: For occassional overflow trash, you can purchase 33-gallon orange “overflow” bags at stores.  These are the only acceptable bags for extra trash collection in Newton. Click here to see listing of stores. For regular amount of overflow trash, you can purchase an extra cart for an annual fee.  An extra 34 gallon cart will be $150 annually and extra 64 gallon carts will be $200 annually. Payment of the annual fee must be current. You can pick up a form at Newton City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Ave, Newton MA 02459.

BULKY WASTE Large oversized items, such as couches, chairs, mattresses, tables, carpets (cut and rolled to lengths of 4 ft or less), wood (less than 4 ft long), etc., are considered bulky waste. Christmas trees are not bulky waste. Click here for guidelines. Cardboard is not bulky waste, click here for recycling guidelines or bring it to the Recycling Depot. Please note extra trash and construction materials are not bulky waste. To handle these items, please see guidelines for overflow trash.<---- Please click here for information on appliances and electronics. Limit of five (5) bulky items per week. The collection of these items is still available to residents but is now by appointment only by calling DPW/Customer Service at 617.796.1000 by 3:30pm the business day BEFORE your collection day.  Place the bulky item at curbside on your collection day.  It is collected by a separate truck. Place these items away from the cart so there is no interference with the cart collection.  However, if these items are in good condition: 1. Sell the items at a yard sale 2. Go online to WasteNotNewton.com to list the items for giveaway or to another on-line service 3. Give the items to charity, please see our reuse and donation listings.

LEARN MORE Introduction How does it work? Automated Trash Single Stream Recycling Overflow or Bulky Items FAQs Background

Please contact DPW/Environmental Affairs at 617.796.1471 for more information.

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Stores participating in the sale of orange "overflow" bags:

Auburndale: Auburndale Market, 345 Auburn St.

Auburndale: Star Market/Shaw's, 2040 Commonwealth Ave.

Auburndale: Keyes Drugs, 2090 Commonwealth Ave.

Chestnut Hill: Star Market/Shaw's, 1 Boylston St.

Needham: Sudbury Farms, 1177 Highland Ave., 02494

Needham: Roche Bros., 377 Chestnut St, 02494

Newton Centre: Whole Foods, 916 Walnut St.

Newton Centre: Walgreen's, 1101 Beacon St.

Newton Centre: Walgreen's, 22-28 Langley Rd.

Newton Corner: Newton Corner Market, 447 Centre St.

Newton Highlands: National Lumber, 15 Needham St.

Newtonville: Swartz "True Value" Hardware, 353 Watertown St.

Newtonville: Star Market/Shaw's, 33 Austin St.

Newtonville: Tedeschi's, 612 Washington St.

Newtonville: Whole Foods, 747 Washington St.

Newton Upper Falls: Upper Falls Variety, 1195 Chestnut St.

Nonantum:Swartz "True Value" Hardware, 353 Watertown St.

Nonantum: Eaton Apothecary, 416 Watertown St.

Waban: Waban Market, 10 Windsor Rd.

Watertown: Stop and Shop, 171 Watertown St., 02472

Watertown: Stop and Shop, 700 Pleasant St., 02472

West Newton: CVS, 999 Watertown St.

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