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City collection Furniture is an unwanted household item, which is the first category on the bulk day accepted list, so a couch or a sofa can be brought to a scheduled bulky waste item drop-off day for nothing. A resident who wants the piece collected at the curb instead books a fee-based bulky item pickup with the Department of Public Works. No charge. Free for a Lynn resident who brings the piece to a scheduled bulky waste item drop-off day at 247 Commercial Street between 8 a.m. and noon and shows a driver's licence or state identification. U-Haul trucks and commercial vehicles are prohibited, and a curbside collection booked with the Department of Public Works is a separate chargeable service.
City collection Lynn requires an appointment for a mattress or box spring, booked through Tough Stuff Recycling, and the city publishes three prices for the same item depending on how it moves: a per pickup curbside rate through the contractor, a lower drop-off rate at the contractor's own site, and a third rate for dropping the unit at the Department of Public Works. $65 per mattress for a curbside pickup booked through Tough Stuff Recycling, with a $25 drop-off rate at Tough Stuff Recycling on Authority Drive in Fitchburg and a $35 drop-off rate at the Department of Public Works. A Lynn household booking an appointment for a mattress or box spring. The curbside service requires the appointment, the Department of Public Works drop-off is for Lynn residents with identification, and the drop-off schedule runs Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
City collection The city describes white goods as major household electrical appliances and names freezers, refrigerators, washers, dryers, dishwashers, water heaters, air conditioners and microwaves in the recycling programme it runs with Turner Inc. White goods are also on the accepted list for the bulky waste item drop-off days. The white goods page describes the recycling partnership and the bulky item day page lists white goods among the accepted items, which are free for a Lynn resident on a scheduled drop-off day, but no per appliance rate or pickup booking route is published, so confirm the arrangement and any charge with the Department of Public Works at (781) 477-7099 or (781) 268-8000.
City collection Trash is collected once a week and recycling every other week, with the schedule keyed to the lid colour on the recycling cart: a green lid is collected in the green weeks and a blue lid in the blue weeks. Capitol Waste started the Lynn route on July 1 and the city bills the collection directly rather than through the hauler. The city publishes the fiscal 2026 billing structure rather than a per household rate, so confirm the current solid waste collection charge with the Department of Public Works on (781) 268-8000 or the hauler hotline on 855-533-3400. The city states that a resident 69 or older is entitled to a yearly abatement of $40, split into two $20 instalments across the two bills, and that a past due balance carries a $30 demand fee.
The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
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The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Lynn contracts its collection and bills for it: trash goes out once a week and recycling every other week, Capitol Waste took over the route on July 1, and the city bills the fiscal year in two cycles with a senior abatement and a demand fee for a late balance. Only the official cart or an official overflow bag is collected, so extra trash has its own published bag. The city does not collect bulky items or mattresses as part of that base fee. Furniture and white goods are free at the scheduled bulky waste item drop-off days at 247 Commercial Street on published Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon, and a resident who wants a curbside bulky pickup instead pays a fee that the city does not list. Mattresses are a separate appointment booked through Tough Stuff Recycling, with three different published prices depending on whether the unit is picked up at the curb or dropped at Tough Stuff or at the Public Works yard. Televisions, computer monitors and propane tanks are priced at the Public Works counter, household chemicals go to paid collection days run by Clean Harbors, and construction waste is left to a private hauler from the city's own referral list.
Trash is collected once a week and recycling every other week, with the schedule keyed to the lid colour on the recycling cart: a green lid is collected in the green weeks and a blue lid in the blue weeks. Capitol Waste started the Lynn route on July 1 and the city bills the collection directly rather than through the hauler.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes the fiscal 2026 billing structure rather than a per household rate, so confirm the current solid waste collection charge with the Department of Public Works on (781) 268-8000 or the hauler hotline on 855-533-3400. The city states that a resident 69 or older is entitled to a yearly abatement of $40, split into two $20 instalments across the two bills, and that a past due balance carries a $30 demand fee.
When & how
Put the carts at the curb by 7 a.m. on the collection day with the lids completely closed. Recycling runs on the every other week cycle shown on the disposal calendar, and yard waste is collected by a separate truck on the trash day during the weeks the calendar marks for yard waste.
Get it ready
Bag the trash, because the city states that bagging is a city ordinance requirement as well as a way to keep the cart clean. Extra trash goes only in an official 33 gallon overflow bag, and trash left in a personally owned can or loose at the curb is not collected. Put shredded paper in the trash rather than the recycling cart, keep dirt out of yard waste bags and cans, and keep each full can or bag at or under the published weight limit.
The Department of Public Works hosts bulk waste item drop-off days through the year, and the city states that bulk waste disposal is free only on those days. They run at 247 Commercial Street from 8 a.m. to noon, and the 2026 dates are marked on the collection and disposal calendar.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free for a Lynn resident who brings the material to a scheduled bulk waste item drop-off day at 247 Commercial Street between 8 a.m. and noon, with a driver's licence or state identification. The days are open to Lynn residents only, U-Haul trucks and commercial vehicles are prohibited, and vehicles have to enter through Circle Avenue behind the car wash and Garelick Farms. A curbside bulk pickup on any other day is a fee-based service instead.
When & how
The 2026 drop-off days are January 10, April 18, May 9, June 13, July 11, August 8, September 19, October 10 and November 7, all from 8 a.m. to noon. Bring a driver's licence or state identification, because the days are open to Lynn residents only.
Get it ready
Sort the load before arrival, because paint, mattresses, hazardous materials, building contractors' construction materials, propane tanks and televisions are all refused at these days even though unwanted household items, fluorescent lightbulbs, white goods, metal items and rigid plastic items are accepted. Leave a U-Haul or a commercial vehicle at home and enter through Circle Avenue.
The city also collects bulky items at the curb, but not as part of the base collection fee. The FAQ states that bulky item and mattress collection were left out of the base fee and that a resident who wants to avoid the fee can use a bulky item day instead, which means a curbside bulky pickup is a booked, chargeable service.
City cost & eligibility
The city states that bulky item collection is not included in the base fee but does not publish the curbside rate, so confirm the charge and the pickup date with the Department of Public Works at (781) 477-7099 or (781) 268-8000 before anything goes to the curb.
When & how
Book the pickup with the Department of Public Works rather than setting the item out on an ordinary collection day, and put it out only for the date the department gives you.
Get it ready
Describe the item when the pickup is booked, keep it clear of the carts so the collection crew can reach it, and remember that paint, mattresses, hazardous materials, construction material, propane tanks and televisions are refused at the free bulky item days and follow their own routes.
Furniture is an unwanted household item, which is the first category on the bulk day accepted list, so a couch or a sofa can be brought to a scheduled bulky waste item drop-off day for nothing. A resident who wants the piece collected at the curb instead books a fee-based bulky item pickup with the Department of Public Works.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free for a Lynn resident who brings the piece to a scheduled bulky waste item drop-off day at 247 Commercial Street between 8 a.m. and noon and shows a driver's licence or state identification. U-Haul trucks and commercial vehicles are prohibited, and a curbside collection booked with the Department of Public Works is a separate chargeable service.
When & how
Take the piece to one of the published Saturdays at 247 Commercial Street, or book a curbside pickup with the Department of Public Works for a date the department gives you.
Get it ready
Keep the piece whole and liftable, and leave paint, hazardous material, construction material, propane tanks, televisions and mattresses out of the load, because every one of those is refused at the bulky item days. Enter the site through Circle Avenue with a passenger vehicle.
Lynn requires an appointment for a mattress or box spring, booked through Tough Stuff Recycling, and the city publishes three prices for the same item depending on how it moves: a per pickup curbside rate through the contractor, a lower drop-off rate at the contractor's own site, and a third rate for dropping the unit at the Department of Public Works.
City cost & eligibility
$65 per mattress for a curbside pickup booked through Tough Stuff Recycling, with a $25 drop-off rate at Tough Stuff Recycling on Authority Drive in Fitchburg and a $35 drop-off rate at the Department of Public Works. A Lynn household booking an appointment for a mattress or box spring. The curbside service requires the appointment, the Department of Public Works drop-off is for Lynn residents with identification, and the drop-off schedule runs Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
When & how
Book the appointment with Tough Stuff Recycling for a curbside pickup, or bring the unit to the Department of Public Works during the weekday drop-off window. Mattresses are no longer accepted at the bulky item days and the city states that all mattresses must be recycled under the Massachusetts DEP rule.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress dry and clean for recycling, and keep it off the street rather than at the curb outside an appointment, because the city requires the appointment and refused mattresses at the bulky item days from November 1, 2022.
The city describes white goods as major household electrical appliances and names freezers, refrigerators, washers, dryers, dishwashers, water heaters, air conditioners and microwaves in the recycling programme it runs with Turner Inc. White goods are also on the accepted list for the bulky waste item drop-off days.
City cost & eligibility
The white goods page describes the recycling partnership and the bulky item day page lists white goods among the accepted items, which are free for a Lynn resident on a scheduled drop-off day, but no per appliance rate or pickup booking route is published, so confirm the arrangement and any charge with the Department of Public Works at (781) 477-7099 or (781) 268-8000.
When & how
Bring the appliance to a scheduled bulky waste item drop-off day at 247 Commercial Street from 8 a.m. to noon, and confirm the recycling partnership route with the Department of Public Works if a household needs the unit collected rather than dropped off.
Get it ready
Empty the unit and keep it off the street. The city states that large appliances including refrigerators, freezers, washer dryers, dishwashers, stoves, water heaters, air conditioners and dehumidifiers are banned from disposal in Massachusetts, and that placing an air conditioner or another large appliance on a Lynn curb or city street is an illegal disposal that Inspectional Services can penalize with a large fine.
Televisions and computer monitors are refused at the bulky item days and are taken instead at the Department of Public Works drop-off counter on Commercial Street, where the city publishes a per unit charge that applies year round. Propane tanks are priced at the same counter.
City cost & eligibility
$25 per television or computer monitor dropped off at the Department of Public Works, with propane tanks priced at $5 each at the same counter. The city prints the drop-off rates as of 2020, so confirm the current figure at the counter. A Lynn resident dropping the unit at the Department of Public Works, 250 Commercial Street, with a driver's licence as identification. Drop-offs are accepted Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
When & how
Take the television or monitor to 250 Commercial Street during the weekday window. Do not bring it to a bulky waste item drop-off day, because televisions are on the refused list there.
Get it ready
Keep the screen intact and hand it over at the counter rather than leaving it at the curb or beside a bin, and keep the unit out of the household trash, because a screen is not part of the curbside collection.
Computers, laptops, printers and small electronics are not on any Lynn drop-off list that has been published, and both the hazardous waste page and the drop-off page place computers and televisions among the materials that are not accepted at a household hazardous waste collection day. Screens have their own priced route at the Public Works counter.
City cost & eligibility
No city page publishes a computer, laptop, printer or small electronics drop-off or a rate for them, so confirm the route with the Department of Public Works at (781) 477-7099 or (781) 268-8000 before the item is set out. A television or computer monitor is priced separately at the Public Works counter.
When & how
Call the Department of Public Works first, because no weekday counter route is published for computers and the household hazardous waste days refuse them.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data before the device leaves the house, keep electronics out of the curbside carts and out of a bulky day load, and keep them out of a household hazardous waste load, because the city lists computers and televisions as unacceptable at those collections.
Construction material is not a city service in Lynn. The construction waste page states that the Covanta transfer station no longer accepts wood or construction debris and that state waste ban items and hazardous waste are not acceptable, the bulky item day page refuses building contractors' construction materials, and the drop-off page repeats the no building contractors, no construction waste rule.
City cost & eligibility
No municipal rate exists because the city does not collect construction or demolition material. The construction waste page publishes a referral table of local wood and construction waste resources instead, so the cost is set by the private hauler or receiving site the household chooses.
When & how
Arrange the container or the receiving site before the work starts, because the material is refused at the bulky item days, at the hazardous waste days and at the transfer station.
Get it ready
Keep concrete, asphalt, brick, block, tile, shingles, wood and mixed demolition debris out of the carts, out of a bulky day load and out of a household hazardous waste load. Contractors and trades are expected to remove the waste they generate, and the city's referral list is the starting point for the material.
The city hosts household hazardous waste collection days with Clean Harbors Environmental Services and states that payment is required. The accepted list runs across the workbench, the garage, the yard and the house, and the refused list covers latex paint, construction and demolition waste, commercial waste, ammunition, fire extinguishers, medicines and syringes, asbestos, propane tanks, batteries and computers and televisions.
City cost & eligibility
From $43 for for a load up to 3 pounds or gallons at a household hazardous waste collection day, with $55 for up to 10 pounds or gallons and $85 for 11 to 25 pounds or gallons, paid by cash or check. A Lynn resident bringing household hazardous material to a collection day. Payment is required, checks are made payable to Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., and the collections are operated by that company on (781) 380-7177. The city states that the amounts are charged by weight or volume tier.
When & how
The hazardous waste page does not publish the collection dates; it directs residents to the annual disposal calendar, so check the calendar or call the Department of Public Works before loading the car.
Get it ready
Leave the material in its original containers, tighten the caps and lids, sort and pack oil paint, pesticides and household cleaners separately, pack the containers upright in sturdy boxes, drive straight to the site, never mix chemicals and do not smoke while handling the material. Keep latex paint, construction material, propane tanks, batteries, computers and televisions out of the load, because every one of those is refused.
Exercise equipment is not named on the bulky day accepted list, the refused list, or the priced drop-off list. The closest published category is the unwanted household items line on the bulky day accepted list, so a treadmill or weight machine is confirmed with the Department of Public Works before it is moved.
City cost & eligibility
No exercise equipment entry or rate is published, so confirm whether the machine is accepted at a bulky waste item drop-off day or as a fee-based curbside bulky pickup with the Department of Public Works at (781) 477-7099 or (781) 268-8000 before it is loaded.
When & how
Call the Department of Public Works first, then take the machine to a bulky waste item drop-off day or book a curbside pickup if the department confirms that route.
Get it ready
Take the machine down as far as it comes apart so it can be lifted, keep loose weights with the frame so nothing is loose in a load, and keep any console or screen separate, because a screen has its own priced route at the Public Works counter.
No retained Lynn page names a tire drop-off, a tire collection day or a tire fee. Tires appear neither on the bulky day accepted list nor on the refused list, and the household hazardous waste refused list covers batteries rather than tires, so the route is confirmed with the Department of Public Works.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no tire route and no tire rate, so confirm whether tires are accepted at a bulky waste item drop-off day, at the Commercial Street drop-off counter or through another arrangement with the Department of Public Works at (781) 477-7099 or (781) 268-8000.
When & how
Call the Department of Public Works before setting a tire out, because no published day or counter route exists for them.
Get it ready
Keep tires out of the carts and out of a household hazardous waste load, and ask the department when the call is made whether rims have to be removed and whether there is a limit per household.
Put the carts at the curb by 7 a.m. with the lids closed, bag the trash because the city treats bagging as an ordinance requirement, and put extra trash only in an official overflow bag. Recycling runs every other week on the cycle that matches the lid colour, yard waste rides its own truck on the marked weeks, and shredded paper belongs in the trash rather than the recycling cart.
Bring the load to 247 Commercial Street on a published Saturday between 8 a.m. and noon, with a driver's licence or state identification, in a passenger vehicle, entering through Circle Avenue behind the car wash and Garelick Farms. Unwanted household items, white goods, metal items, rigid plastic items and fluorescent lightbulbs are accepted, while paint, mattresses, hazardous materials, construction material, propane tanks and televisions are refused.
Televisions, computer monitors and propane tanks are dropped at 250 Commercial Street during the weekday window, and the city charges for them. Mattress recycling is also available at that address for a published rate, which is one of three prices the city posts for the same mattress. Drop-offs are for Lynn residents only and a driver's licence is required.
Keep oil based paints, stains, thinners, solvents, fuels, motor oil, antifreeze, pesticides, pool chemicals, photo chemicals and fluorescent bulbs for a household hazardous waste collection day, and never pour them down a drain or put them in the trash. Payment is required in three weight or volume tiers, in cash or by check made out to the operator, and latex paint, propane tanks, batteries, computers and televisions are refused at those days.
Use a permitted, accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the move out of your home, keep shared access clear and follow your confirmation’s readiness instructions. Check with your building about access or staging limits before booking.
City of Lynn Department of Public Works with Capitol Waste collection, Tough Stuff Recycling for mattresses and Clean Harbors Environmental Services for household hazardous waste
Use a bulk waste item drop-off day
A Lynn household with a couch, a table, white goods, metal items, rigid plastic items or fluorescent bulbs that it can carry to the site.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free for a Lynn resident on a scheduled drop-off day at 247 Commercial Street between 8 a.m. and noon, with a driver's licence or state identification. The days are for Lynn residents only, U-Haul trucks and commercial vehicles are prohibited, and vehicles enter through Circle Avenue.
Arrange it
Check the collection and disposal calendar for the next Saturday, load a passenger vehicle, and bring the sorted load to 247 Commercial Street between 8 a.m. and noon.
Paint, mattresses, hazardous materials, building contractors' construction materials, propane tanks and televisions are refused, so those items follow the appointment, counter or hazardous waste route instead. Bulk waste disposal is free only on these days and not on any other drop-off date or curbside pickup.
City of Lynn Department of Public Works with Capitol Waste collection, Tough Stuff Recycling for mattresses and Clean Harbors Environmental Services for household hazardous waste
Book a fee-based curbside bulky item pickup
A Lynn household that would rather have a bulky item collected at the curb than carry it to a drop-off day.
Cost & conditions
The city states that bulky item and mattress collection are not included in the base fee and does not publish the curbside rate, so confirm the charge and the pickup date with the Department of Public Works at (781) 477-7099 or (781) 268-8000.
Arrange it
Call the Department of Public Works to book the pickup, then put the item out only for the date the department gives you.
The service is chargeable and separate from the base collection fee, and a mattress cannot go out this way because mattress collection requires an appointment with Tough Stuff Recycling instead.
City of Lynn Department of Public Works with Capitol Waste collection, Tough Stuff Recycling for mattresses and Clean Harbors Environmental Services for household hazardous waste
Book the mattress appointment and choose a drop-off if you prefer
A Lynn household with a mattress or box spring to recycle.
Cost & conditions
$65 per mattress for a curbside pickup booked through Tough Stuff Recycling, with a $25 drop-off rate at Tough Stuff Recycling on Authority Drive in Fitchburg and a $35 drop-off rate at the Department of Public Works. A Lynn household booking the appointment. The Department of Public Works drop-off is for Lynn residents with identification and runs Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Arrange it
Book the curbside appointment through Tough Stuff Recycling, or bring the unit to the Department of Public Works during the weekday drop-off window.
The appointment is required, mattresses have not been accepted at the bulky item days since November 1, 2022, and the city states that all mattresses must be recycled under the Massachusetts DEP rule.
City of Lynn Department of Public Works with Capitol Waste collection, Tough Stuff Recycling for mattresses and Clean Harbors Environmental Services for household hazardous waste
Drop a television or monitor at the Public Works counter
A Lynn household with a television, a CRT monitor or a propane tank to hand over.
Cost & conditions
$25 per television or computer monitor dropped off at the Department of Public Works, with propane tanks priced at $5 each at the same counter. The city prints the rates as of 2020, so confirm the current figure at the counter. A Lynn resident dropping the unit at 250 Commercial Street with a driver's licence as identification, Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Arrange it
Drive the unit to 250 Commercial Street during the weekday window and pay at the counter.
The counter prices each unit, television and monitor are refused at the bulky item days, and no published counter route exists for computers, laptops or printers, so those are confirmed by phone first.
City of Lynn Department of Public Works with Capitol Waste collection, Tough Stuff Recycling for mattresses and Clean Harbors Environmental Services for household hazardous waste
Use a household hazardous waste collection day
A Lynn household with oil based paint, stain, thinner, solvent, fuel, motor oil, antifreeze, pesticides, pool chemicals, photo chemicals or fluorescent bulbs.
Cost & conditions
From $43 for for a load up to 3 pounds or gallons, with $55 for up to 10 pounds or gallons and $85 for 11 to 25 pounds or gallons, paid by cash or check. A Lynn resident bringing household hazardous material to a collection day operated by Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. on (781) 380-7177, with checks made payable to that company.
Arrange it
Check the annual disposal calendar for the next collection date, leave the material in its original labelled containers, pack them upright in boxes and drive directly to the site.
Payment is required, latex paint, construction and demolition waste, commercial waste, propane tanks, batteries, computers and televisions are refused, and fluorescent bulbs have a separate year-round drop-off at the Public Works counter.
A Lynn household or contractor with wood, concrete, asphalt, brick, block, tile, shingles or mixed demolition debris.
Cost & conditions
No municipal rate exists because the city does not take the material. Each business on the city's referral list sets its own price, so confirm the load, the access and the charge with the hauler or receiving site before the work starts.
Arrange it
Contact one of the local resources the city lists, which include a wood and general construction waste bag service, a building materials reuse centre, general construction recyclers and asphalt, brick, concrete, gravel and sand outlets, several of which are in Lynn, Gloucester, Ipswich, Boston, Saugus and Somerville.
The transfer station no longer accepts wood or construction debris and the Commercial Street drop-off takes no construction waste, so the material cannot go through the city at all, and the state waste ban items and hazardous waste are refused by the receiving businesses as well.
City of Lynn Department of Public Works with Capitol Waste collection, Tough Stuff Recycling for mattresses and Clean Harbors Environmental Services for household hazardous waste
Buy official overflow bags for extra trash
A Lynn household with more trash than the official cart holds in a given week.
Cost & conditions
$3 per overflow bag for extra trash, which the city sells only in packets of five for $15. Available to a Lynn household at the Department of Public Works on Commercial Street and at the local stores the city lists. Only these bags are approved for extra trash, and trash in any other container or loose at the curb is not collected.
Arrange it
Buy the bags at the Department of Public Works or one of the listed stores, fill them, and put them out with the cart on the collection day.
The bags are the only approved extra trash container, they hold 33 gallons, and a household that needs permanent extra capacity has to arrange an additional cart with the Department of Public Works instead.
Public Works yard and counter for priced drop-offs, mattress recycling and fluorescent bulbs
City of Lynn Department of Public Works
250 Commercial Street, Lynn, MA
Televisions, computer monitors and propane tanks at the priced counter, mattresses for recycling at a published per mattress rate, fluorescent light bulbs year round, and mattress and box spring drop-offs through the appointment programme.
Drop-offs are for Lynn residents only and a driver's licence is required as identification. The counter is a hand-over and payment point rather than a general dump: paint, hazardous materials, building contractors' construction materials and construction waste are refused, and a household with a computer, laptop or printer rather than a screen has to confirm the route by phone first.
Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for the priced counter, the fluorescent bulbs and the mattress drop-off.
From $5 per propane tank at the counter, with $25 per television or computer monitor and $35 per mattress dropped off. The city prints the television, monitor and propane tank rates as of 2020, so confirm the current figures at the counter. A Lynn resident with a driver's licence as identification. Each priced category is charged by the unit, and the mattress drop-off rate is one of the three prices the city publishes for the same mattress.
Bulk waste item drop-off day site at the transfer station
Covanta transfer station bulk waste item drop-off day site
247 Commercial Street, Lynn, MA
Unwanted household items, fluorescent lightbulbs, white goods, metal items and rigid plastic items on the published Saturday drop-off days, and plastic caps and lids collected alongside the days at 250 Commercial Street in partnership with Plastic Recycled.
Open only on the scheduled days, to Lynn residents only, with a driver's licence or state identification. Paint, mattresses, hazardous materials, building contractors' construction materials, propane tanks and televisions are refused, U-Haul trucks and commercial vehicles are prohibited, and vehicles have to enter through Circle Avenue behind the car wash and Garelick Farms.
The published 2026 Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon: January 10, April 18, May 9, June 13, July 11, August 8, September 19, October 10 and November 7.
No charge. Free for a Lynn resident on a scheduled bulk waste item drop-off day. The city states that bulk waste disposal is free only on those days and is not free for any other drop-off date or curbside pickup, which is why a curbside bulky item collection is a separate chargeable service.
Prices, timing and the details that matter at your address.
How much does pickup cost?+
Choose your items to see the exact price. A standard sofa is $79 first and $29 additional. The highest first-item price applies once; every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Review any applicable sales tax and the final total before payment.
Can I book a pickup for today?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Choose from the dates shown at checkout. Your booking is for a pickup day, and we text you when your hauler is on the way.
Do my items need to be outside when I book?+
You can book while your items are still inside. Arrange any indoor carrying and have everything outside and accessible according to your confirmation. We load and haul it away from there. Contact us before booking if your property has restricted access.
When are the Lynn bulky waste drop-off days?+
On the Saturdays the city marks on its collection and disposal calendar, at 247 Commercial Street from 8 a.m. to noon. The 2026 dates are January 10, April 18, May 9, June 13, July 11, August 8, September 19, October 10 and November 7. The days are for Lynn residents only and a driver's licence or state identification is required, U-Haul trucks and commercial vehicles are prohibited, and vehicles enter through Circle Avenue.Official guidance
What can I bring to a Lynn bulky item day?+
Unwanted household items, fluorescent lightbulbs, white goods, metal items and rigid plastic items are on the accepted list. Paint, mattresses, hazardous materials, building contractors' construction materials, propane tanks and televisions are refused, so a mattress goes through the separate recycling appointment, a television goes to the Public Works drop-off counter and chemicals wait for a household hazardous waste collection day.Official guidance
How do I get rid of a couch in Lynn?+
Bring it to a bulky waste item drop-off day at 247 Commercial Street from 8 a.m. to noon, which is free for Lynn residents with a driver's licence or state identification. The 2026 dates run from January 10 through November 7 and are marked on the city's disposal calendar. If you want the couch collected at the curb instead, book a bulky item pickup with the Department of Public Works, which the city states is a fee-based service outside the base collection charge.Official guidance
How do I get rid of a mattress in Lynn?+
Book an appointment. The city requires an appointment for a mattress or box spring and routes it through Tough Stuff Recycling, which publishes a per pickup curbside rate. A resident can also drop the unit at the Department of Public Works on weekdays for a different published rate, or take it to Tough Stuff Recycling in Fitchburg for a third rate. Mattresses have not been accepted at the bulky item days since November 1, 2022 and the city states that all mattresses must be recycled under the Massachusetts DEP rule.Official guidance
Where do refrigerators and air conditioners go in Lynn?+
To a bulky waste item drop-off day at 247 Commercial Street, where white goods are on the accepted list, or through the white goods recycling programme the city runs with Turner Inc. Never leave the unit on the curb: the city states that large appliances are banned from disposal in Massachusetts and that placing an air conditioner or another large appliance on a Lynn curb or city street is an illegal disposal that Inspectional Services can penalize with a large fine. Confirm the collection arrangement with the Department of Public Works.Official guidance
Where do old televisions go in Lynn?+
To the Department of Public Works at 250 Commercial Street, where the city prices a television or a computer monitor per unit, with a separate price for a propane tank at the same counter. Drop-offs run Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., for Lynn residents with a driver's licence. Televisions are refused at the bulky waste item days, so the drop-off counter is the route.Official guidance
What does Lynn charge for bulky items and mattresses?+
Bulk waste item disposal is free for a Lynn resident on the published Saturday drop-off days at 247 Commercial Street, and the city states plainly that bulky item and mattress collection were left out of the base collection fee, so a curbside pickup booked with the Department of Public Works is a chargeable service with an amount that is confirmed on the call. A mattress has three published prices depending on how it moves: the curbside appointment through Tough Stuff Recycling, a drop-off at Tough Stuff in Fitchburg, and a drop-off at the Department of Public Works. All of those amounts appear in the charge details on this page.Official guidance
What will Lynn not take in the curbside carts or at a bulky item day?+
Paint, mattresses, hazardous materials, building contractors' construction materials, propane tanks and televisions are refused at the bulky waste item drop-off days. Large appliances are banned from disposal in Massachusetts and the city states that leaving one on a Lynn curb or city street is an illegal disposal, so a white good goes to a bulky item day or through the recycling partnership instead. Extra trash has to be in an official overflow bag, because trash in any other container is not collected.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Lynn and who bills for it?+
The city contracts the route and bills for it directly. Capitol Waste started service in the City of Lynn on July 1 and answers questions on a Lynn hotline, the city bills the solid waste collection in two cycles for the fiscal year, and the Department of Public Works handles service questions and the abatement forms. The city states that a resident 69 or older is entitled to a yearly abatement of 40 dollars split across the two bills, and that a past due balance carries an added demand fee.Official guidance
Where do Lynn residents take paint, chemicals and fluorescent bulbs?+
Oil based paints, stains, varnishes, thinners, solvents, fuels, motor oil, antifreeze, pesticides, pool chemicals, photo chemicals and fluorescent bulbs go to a household hazardous waste collection day operated by Clean Harbors Environmental Services, where payment is required by weight or volume tier in cash or by check. Latex paint, construction and demolition waste, propane tanks, batteries, computers and televisions are refused there, and fluorescent bulbs also have a year-round drop-off at the Department of Public Works counter on Commercial Street.Official guidance
