Trash & Recycling

Tyngsborough has a contract with Republic Service to collect residential trash once a week on Monday. Recycling is collected every other week on Monday. For information on your pick-up, refer to the Tyngsborough Recycling Calendar  or contact the Board of Health at 978-649-2300, ext. 118.

Holidays

• No collection on holidays.
• When a holiday occurs, the collection will be a day delayed, and pick up will be on Tuesday.
• Please refer to the  Recycling Calendar  to see if the holiday falls on a Monday.

Please Follow These Rules

Trash Collection

• Place red trash cart curbside by 6:30 am.
• Cart must be fully accessible for pick up, at least 3 feet from obstructions such as a mailbox, recycle cart, or vehicle.
• Keep the cart clear of overhead wires and low-hanging branches.
• The lid must be fully closed with nothing hanging out.
• Overflow waste must be bagged, with an approved sticker and placed next to the cart.
• Bulky items are picked up separately.
• Certain items are banned from the trash by Mass state law.

Recycling Collection

• Place the blue recycling cart curbside by 6:30 am on your collection day.
• Keep the recycling cart at least 4 feet from the trash cart.
• Remove packing materials, liners, and plastic wrappings from cardboard boxes.
• Do not bag recyclables.
• To find out how and where to donate or recycle items that can't go in your home recycling bin and are too good to trash, please visit Beyond the Bin.
• For recycling guide, please click here.

Items Prohibited from Trash

Materials Currently Banned from Disposal or Transfer for Disposal in Massachusetts

Visit Beyond the Bin to find out how and where to donate or recycle items that can't go in for your home recycling bin and are too good to trash. for disposal options.