Service update: 
Due to the snowstorm, the regularly scheduled trash and recycling pickup on Friday, February 27 will be delayed by a full week and will happen on Friday, March 6. Click here for our FAQ document for more details.

Spring event notice: Secure Document Shredding and Drug Take-Back, click here for details.

Resource Recovery Center Hours:

November 1- March 31 (Winter hours)

Monday – Friday: 7am – 2:30pm
Saturday: 9am – 1pm
Closed Sundays, holidays, and occasionally due to heavy rain/snow.

The Center will be closed Monday, April 20, in observance of the Patriots' Day holiday.

Click on the Recycle Right Newton tool below or download the app to know what to recycle and where and to receive reminders about your curbside collection schedule.

News & Updates

Our early spring newsletter is in the works!-- sign-up here to make sure you don't miss future issues. Past issues are here -- it's an easy way to find out about collection events, services and more. You can also find us on Facebook and Instagram.

Newton's SMM guide to recycling, trash, and composting, published in 2025, provides a quick overview of our services. Let us know what you think of it!

Recycling

• At the curb: Our educational materials including the Recycle Right flyer (now available in simplified Chinese, Russian, Spanish, and Portuguese).
• Drop-off: Visit our Recycle at the Resource Recovery Center page to see the 25+ types of materials you can drop off for recycling, donation, or composting.
• MA Recycle Smart program has a great recycling lookup tool and a curbside recycling guide available in 9 languages.  
• MA Beyond the Bin search tool to find local recycling outlets for difficult to recycle items.

Textiles (clothes/linens)
Clean, dry textiles, in any condition, can be donated. Newton partners with Helpsy for textile donation to offer clothing/textile drop-off locations and curbside collection service.

Yard Waste & Christmas trees
Newton residents may drop off yard waste and Christmas trees at Newton's Resource Recovery Center all year long.

Read the new Recommendations to Rethink Curbside Collection Services Report.

Did you know that smaller, easier to manage 35-gallon carts are available to residents upon request? Please contact customer service at 617-796-1000 to swap your larger carts for smaller ones. *Note that the option to swap for a smaller cart applies to both trash and recycling or only trash. There cannot be a smaller recycling cart with a larger trash cart. 

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