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City collection Furniture goes out with the bulky allowance, and the division states that curbside pickup of furniture is collected without calling ahead. No furniture fee is published, so confirm whether the piece fits the two item weekly allowance and whether anything is charged by calling the Waste and Recycling Division at (617) 376-1957.
City collection A mattress no longer goes out on the regular trash day: the city routes the pickup through South Shore Recycle, which books the collection around vehicle and staff availability. Neither city page publishes a mattress fee, so confirm the charge and the next available date with South Shore Recycle at (617) 837-1299 or with the Waste and Recycling Division at (617) 376-1957.
City collection Stoves, refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, dehumidifiers and water heaters are collected curbside by appointment, while the DPW Yard takes appliances except refrigerators and dishwashers. No appliance rate is published, so confirm the appointment number and any charge with the city. The disposal guide says to call (617) 376-7556 by 3 p.m. one full business day before the regular trash day and asks for 2 full business days for a refrigerator, while the recycling page routes scheduling to Capitol Waste Services at (855) 533-3400 at least two full business days ahead.
City collection The city provides weekly curbside trash and recycling for one- to eight-family dwellings and condominiums through Capitol Waste Services, with collection Monday through Friday. No residential collection rate is published on the city pages, and the service is part of the city programme, so confirm the current terms with the Waste and Recycling Division at (617) 376-1957.
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?
Quincy runs its own waste and recycling division, and weekly curbside trash and recycling is provided for one- to eight-family dwellings and condominiums through Capitol Waste Services. Bulky material has its own allowance of two items a week, with sofas, chairs, recliners and lawn furniture named, and appliances, televisions, monitors and computer equipment are collected curbside when the resident calls ahead. Mattresses moved to a separate booked service through South Shore Recycle and are no longer taken on the regular trash day. Everything the curb will not take goes to the residents-only DPW Yard at 55 Sea Street, which takes yard waste, single stream recycling, scrap metal, appliances, electronics, books and mercury items but is not a landfill and refuses household trash, wood, tires, paints and construction debris. Household hazardous material waits for one of the city's two yearly drop-off days, and construction and demolition debris has to go to a private hauler or one of the two named stations outside the city.
The city provides weekly curbside trash and recycling for one- to eight-family dwellings and condominiums through Capitol Waste Services, with collection Monday through Friday.
City cost & eligibility
No residential collection rate is published on the city pages, and the service is part of the city programme, so confirm the current terms with the Waste and Recycling Division at (617) 376-1957.
When & how
Weekly on the collection day for the address, with everything ready by 7:00 AM. Nothing may be placed out more than one day before the collection, and empty containers have to be removed within one day of pickup.
Get it ready
Keep recyclables in the single stream container and household trash in the trash container, with the ideal container size at 32 gallons. Collectors are not required to lift anything over 50 lbs, so split a heavier load. When a holiday falls in the week, that day and every remaining collection day that week shift by one day.
Two bulky items may go out each week, and the city names sofas, chairs, recliners and lawn furniture as the kind of piece the curbside crew will take.
City cost & eligibility
The city pages publish no bulky item fee, so confirm the allowance and any charge with the Waste and Recycling Division at (617) 376-1957 before setting a piece out.
When & how
Two bulky items per week on the regular collection day. Carpet goes out only when it is cut into 3 foot lengths, rolled and tied, with no more than 5 rolls at a time.
Get it ready
Keep each piece within the two item allowance and under the 50 lb lift limit the collectors work to. Small amounts of wood are allowed when they are bundled and tied, only 1 to 3 inches in diameter and under 3 feet long, in a barrel weighing under 50 lbs. Anything the crew will not take has to go to the DPW Yard or a private hauler.
Furniture goes out with the bulky allowance, and the division states that curbside pickup of furniture is collected without calling ahead.
City cost & eligibility
No furniture fee is published, so confirm whether the piece fits the two item weekly allowance and whether anything is charged by calling the Waste and Recycling Division at (617) 376-1957.
When & how
Put the piece out on the regular collection day as one of the two bulky items for that week, with nothing out more than one day before collection.
Get it ready
Keep the piece off the sidewalk and within the crew's 50 lb lift limit, and take cushions and loose parts off so the frame can be handled. A piece that is still usable can also go to one of the charities the city lists, such as Viet Nam Veterans on (800) 775-8387 or the Salvation Army on (617) 542-5420.
A mattress no longer goes out on the regular trash day: the city routes the pickup through South Shore Recycle, which books the collection around vehicle and staff availability.
City cost & eligibility
Neither city page publishes a mattress fee, so confirm the charge and the next available date with South Shore Recycle at (617) 837-1299 or with the Waste and Recycling Division at (617) 376-1957.
When & how
Call South Shore Recycle at (617) 837-1299, or book the pickup online, and set the mattress out only for the appointment the service gives you. The collection depends on vehicle and staff availability rather than the regular trash day.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress dry, out of the regular trash and off the sidewalk until the booked day, and wrap or bag it if the weather is wet. A mattress is not part of the two item weekly bulky allowance, so it has to be booked rather than put out with furniture.
Stoves, refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, dehumidifiers and water heaters are collected curbside by appointment, while the DPW Yard takes appliances except refrigerators and dishwashers.
City cost & eligibility
No appliance rate is published, so confirm the appointment number and any charge with the city. The disposal guide says to call (617) 376-7556 by 3 p.m. one full business day before the regular trash day and asks for 2 full business days for a refrigerator, while the recycling page routes scheduling to Capitol Waste Services at (855) 533-3400 at least two full business days ahead.
When & how
Call ahead to book the collection on the regular trash day, then put the unit out with the trash. A unit can also be taken to the DPW Yard during its published hours, or donated to Viet Nam Veterans on (800) 775-8387.
Get it ready
Empty the unit and keep the doors closed and secured for handling, and leave the refrigerant work to the receiving operation. Refrigerators are the exception to the yard rule: they are collected curbside by appointment, and the city states plainly that they are not accepted at the DPW Yard, which also refuses dishwashers.
Televisions, monitors, computers, keyboards and printers are collected curbside by appointment, and all household electronics are also taken at the DPW Yard, where only 2 televisions per household per year are allowed.
City cost & eligibility
No electronics fee is published, so confirm the appointment and any charge with the city. The disposal guide gives (617) 376-7556 for a call by 3 p.m. at least 2 full business days before the regular trash day for a screen, and the recycling page routes scheduling to Capitol Waste Services at (855) 533-3400.
When & how
Book the curbside collection and put the device out on the regular trash day, or take it to the DPW Yard at 55 Sea Street during its published hours. The yard takes only 2 televisions per household per year.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data from computers, drives and phones before they leave the house, and keep devices out of the single stream recycling container. Needles and sharps never go in a device or a cart: the recycling page routes them to the Clean Harbors Sharps Management programme on (855) 633-9783, and household hazardous material waits for one of the city's two hazard days.
The city sites refuse construction debris, contractors are responsible for their own material, and a homeowner doing the work has to hire a private hauler or use one of the two named stations.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no construction rate. Champion City Recovery and Stoughton Recycling Technologies both say to call for pricing and scheduling, and a private hauler sets its own price, so confirm the charge and the accepted load before the material moves.
When & how
Arrange the haul or the drop-off separately from the curbside service, because the DPW Yard is not a landfill and refuses construction debris, wood and painted material.
Get it ready
Keep wood, construction debris, tires, oil and gasoline, latex and oil paint and any chemicals out of the DPW Yard load, because those are on its refusal list. Separate clean material for a station that takes it and call ahead, because the Braintree Transfer Station will not take construction and demolition debris from residents under the state rule.
The city disposal guide names exercise equipment among the large metal items that may be taken to the DPW Yard, which accepts all scrap metal.
City cost & eligibility
No rate is published for a metal item at the DPW Yard, so confirm the load and any charge with the division at (617) 376-1957 before the trip.
When & how
Take the machine to the DPW Yard behind 55 Sea Street during its published hours, Monday through Friday 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM and Saturday 7:30 AM to 2:30 PM in the 2026 season window.
Get it ready
Bring the machine down as far as it will come apart and keep the loose weights with it. A valid Massachusetts driver's licence is required at the yard, and vehicles with commercial plates are not allowed without prior written approval from the Commissioner's Office, which is not open on Saturdays.
Single stream recycling has run since 2008, it is collected on the regular trash day, and the DPW Yard takes single stream material, metal and electronics from residents.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no drop-off fee, so confirm the accepted material and any charge with the division at (617) 376-1957 or on (617) 376-1953 for a recycling sticker.
When & how
Curbside single stream recycling runs on the regular trash day, and the DPW Yard drop-off is open Monday through Friday 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM and Saturday 7:30 AM to 2:30 PM within the 2026 season window that ends December 5, 2026.
Get it ready
Keep plastic bags, food waste, ropes, hoses, chains and cable, household hazardous material and needles out of the recycling container, because the city lists those as its top contaminants. Free single stream stickers come from the City Hall information desk at 1305 Hancock St., the DPW at 55 Sea Street, or the Kennedy Center at 440 East Squantum Street. Yard waste is accepted at the DPW Yard by residents only, with no commercial landscapers.
Trash and recycling must be ready by 7:00 AM on the collection day, nothing may be placed out more than one day before the collection, and empty containers have to be removed within one day of pickup. Keep the container near 32 gallons, because the collectors are not required to lift anything over 50 lbs, and remember that a holiday in the week pushes that day and every remaining collection day that week back by one day.
Two bulky items a week, with carpet and wood rules of their own
Two bulky items may go out each week, and the city names sofas, chairs, recliners and lawn furniture. Carpet has to be cut into 3 foot lengths, rolled and tied, with no more than 5 rolls at a time, and wood goes out only when it is bundled and tied, kept to 1 to 3 inches in diameter and under 3 feet long, placed in a barrel and kept under 50 lbs.
The DPW Yard behind 55 Sea Street is for Quincy residents only and opens Monday through Friday 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM and Saturday 7:30 AM to 2:30 PM within the 2026 season window that ends December 5, 2026. It accepts yard waste, single stream recycling, textiles, electronics, scrap metal, appliances, books, CDs, DVDs and mercury items, but it is not a landfill and refuses household trash, wood, tires, oil and gasoline, latex and oil paint, chemicals and construction debris. A valid Massachusetts driver's licence is required, and commercial plates are barred without prior written approval from the Commissioner's Office.
The city holds a household hazardous waste drop-off day twice a year at the DPW Yard, and the next scheduled date is still to be announced. The event is for Quincy residents only with a Massachusetts driver's licence showing a Quincy address, material stays in its original container with caps tightened, and chemicals are never mixed. Accepted material includes oil-based paint, fuels, poisons, pool chemicals, solvents, mercury items and Ni-Cad and lithium batteries, which are also taken year round at the yard. Tires, latex paint, asbestos, ammunition, prescription medicines and syringes are refused.
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 Quincy Department of Public Works, Waste and Recycling Division
Use the weekly bulky item allowance
A household with a sofa, chair, recliner, lawn furniture, carpet or a small amount of wood to put out with the regular collection.
Cost & conditions
The city publishes no bulky item fee, so confirm the allowance and any charge with the Waste and Recycling Division at (617) 376-1957.
Arrange it
Put up to two bulky items out on the regular collection day, with nothing placed out more than one day before the collection, and follow the carpet and wood preparation rules.
The allowance is two items a week, the crew works to a 50 lb lift limit, and anything the crew will not take has to go to the DPW Yard or a private hauler.
City of Quincy Department of Public Works, Waste and Recycling Division
Book an appliance, television or computer pickup
A household with a stove, refrigerator, washer, dryer, dehumidifier, water heater, television, monitor, computer or printer to leave on the regular trash day.
Cost & conditions
No fee is published and the city pages give different booking numbers and lead times, so confirm the appointment and any charge on (617) 376-7556 or with Capitol Waste Services on (855) 533-3400.
Arrange it
Call ahead, then put the item out with the regular trash on the day the booking covers. The disposal guide asks for a call by 3 p.m. one full business day before for most appliances and 2 full business days for a refrigerator or a screen.
Refrigerators and dishwashers are not accepted at the DPW Yard, and the yard takes only 2 televisions per household per year, so a second screen has to go through the curbside booking.
City of Quincy Department of Public Works, Waste and Recycling Division
Take the load to the DPW Yard
A Quincy household with yard waste, single stream recycling, scrap metal, an appliance, electronics, books or mercury items.
Cost & conditions
The city publishes no drop-off fee, so confirm the accepted material and any charge with the division at (617) 376-1957.
Arrange it
Drive to the yard behind 55 Sea Street, entering from the Sea Street parking lot next to the Police Station, during the Monday through Friday 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM or Saturday 7:30 AM to 2:30 PM window.
The yard is for Quincy residents, a valid Massachusetts driver's licence is required, commercial plates need prior written approval, and it refuses household trash, wood, tires, paints, chemicals and construction debris.
Send a project load to a station that takes construction material
A household or contractor with construction and demolition debris, wood or fencing that the city sites refuse.
Cost & conditions
Both stations say to call for pricing and scheduling, and a private hauler sets its own price, so confirm the accepted load and the charge before the material moves.
Arrange it
Call Champion City Recovery at 138 Wilder St. in Brockton on (508) 941-6700 or Stoughton Recycling Technologies at 100 Page Blvd. in Stoughton on (781) 341-9920, or hire a private waste hauler for the load.
The DPW Yard refuses construction debris and the Braintree Transfer Station will not take construction and demolition debris from residents under the state rule, so a private route is required.
Self haul in Quincy means the DPW Yard at 55 Sea Street, which is for Quincy residents only. It opens Monday through Friday 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM and Saturday 7:30 AM to 2:30 PM inside the published 2026 season window from April 4, 2026 through December 5, 2026, and it takes yard waste, single stream recycling, textiles, electronics, all scrap metal, appliances other than refrigerators and dishwashers, books, CDs, DVDs and mercury items such as thermometers, thermostats, rechargeable batteries and fluorescent bulbs. A valid Massachusetts driver's licence is required, commercial plates need prior written approval from the Commissioner's Office, and the yard refuses household trash, wood, tires, oil and gasoline, latex and oil paint, chemicals and construction debris. Construction and demolition debris therefore has to go to a private hauler or to one of the two stations the city names, Champion City Recovery at 138 Wilder St. in Brockton on (508) 941-6700 or Stoughton Recycling Technologies at 100 Page Blvd. in Stoughton on (781) 341-9920, both with a call for pricing and scheduling. Hazardous material that the yard will not take waits for one of the city's two yearly household hazardous waste drop-off days at the yard, which are for Quincy residents only, with oil based paint, fuels, pool chemicals, solvents and mercury items accepted and tires, latex paint, asbestos and prescription medicines refused; the same items can also be discussed with Clean Harbors on (781) 380-7100. DPW Yard drop-off hours, accepted items and refusalsHow can I get rid of, the item by item disposal guideHousehold hazardous waste drop-off day, accepted and refused materialWaste and recycling division services, contacts and the mattress booking route
Residents-only city drop-off for recyclables, metal, appliances and yard waste
Quincy DPW Yard
55 Sea Street, Quincy, MA 02169
Yard waste, single stream recycling, textiles, electronics, all scrap metal, appliances such as washers, dryers, water heaters, stoves and air conditioners, books, CDs, DVDs and mercury containing items such as thermometers, thermostats, rechargeable batteries and fluorescent bulbs.
Quincy residents only, with a valid Massachusetts driver's licence required and commercial plates barred without prior written approval from the Commissioner's Office, which is not open on Saturdays. The yard is not a landfill and refuses household trash, wood, tires, oil and gasoline, latex and oil paint, chemicals and construction debris, and the appliance line excludes refrigerators and dishwashers.
Monday through Friday 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM and Saturday 7:30 AM to 2:30 PM, in the published 2026 season window from April 4, 2026 through December 5, 2026. Phone (617) 376-1957.
The city publishes no drop-off fee, so confirm the accepted material and any charge with the Waste and Recycling Division at (617) 376-1957.
Private station for construction and demolition debris
Champion City Recovery
138 Wilder St., Brockton, MA
Construction and demolition debris including wood, as one of the two local stations the city names for project material.
The city page says to call for pricing and scheduling rather than publishing a rate or an item list, so confirm the accepted material before the load leaves the project.
Not published on the city page; call (508) 941-6700 for scheduling.
No rate is published, so call (508) 941-6700 for pricing and scheduling before delivering a load.
Private station for construction and demolition debris
Stoughton Recycling Technologies
100 Page Blvd., Stoughton, MA
Construction and demolition debris including wood, as one of the two local stations the city names for project material.
The city page says to call for pricing and scheduling rather than publishing a rate or an item list, so confirm the accepted material before the load leaves the project.
Not published on the city page; call (781) 341-9920 for scheduling.
No rate is published, so call (781) 341-9920 for pricing and scheduling before delivering a load.
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.
How many bulky items can go out in Quincy?+
Two bulky items per week, and the city names sofas, chairs, recliners and lawn furniture among the pieces that may be disposed of curbside. Carpet has its own rule: cut it into 3 foot lengths, roll and tie it, and put out no more than 5 rolls at a time. Wood goes out only when it is bundled, tied and kept to 1 to 3 inches in diameter and under 3 feet long in a barrel under 50 lbs.Official guidance
How do I get rid of a mattress in Quincy?+
Book it rather than putting it out with the trash. The city routes mattress pickup through South Shore Recycle on (617) 837-1299, or through the online booking on the city page, and states that mattresses are no longer picked up on the regular trash day and that the appointment depends on vehicle and staff availability. No mattress fee is published, so ask for the charge when you book.Official guidance
How do I schedule an appliance pickup in Quincy?+
Call ahead and put the appliance out on your regular trash day. The city disposal guide gives (617) 376-7556 and asks for a call by 3 p.m. one full business day before the collection, with 2 full business days for a refrigerator, while the recycling page gives Capitol Waste Services at (855) 533-3400 and asks for two full business days. Appliances can also be taken to the DPW Yard except refrigerators and dishwashers.Official guidance
Where do televisions and electronics go in Quincy?+
Both routes are published. Call (617) 376-7556 by 3 p.m. at least 2 full business days before your regular trash day and put a television, monitor, computer, keyboard or printer out on that day, or take it to the DPW Yard at 55 Sea Street, where all home, entertainment and business electronics are accepted but only 2 televisions per household per year are taken. Wipe personal data before handover.Official guidance
Who runs waste collection in Quincy?+
The city's Department of Public Works runs it through the Waste and Recycling Division, and Capitol Waste Services collects weekly curbside trash and recycling for one- to eight-family dwellings and condominiums, Monday through Friday. The division office is at 55 Sea Street on (617) 376-1957, and missed collections are reported to Capitol Waste Services at (855) 533-3400. Buildings with more than eight units are outside the city programme.Official guidance
What can go out as a bulky item in Quincy?+
Two bulky items a week, with sofas, chairs, recliners and lawn furniture named by the city, and furniture is collected without calling ahead. Carpet has to be cut into 3 foot lengths, rolled and tied, with no more than 5 rolls at a time, and wood goes out only when it is bundled and tied, kept to 1 to 3 inches in diameter and under 3 feet long, in a barrel under 50 lbs.Official guidance
What does the Quincy DPW Yard take?+
Yard waste, single stream recycling, textiles, electronics, all scrap metal, appliances other than refrigerators and dishwashers, books, CDs, DVDs and mercury items such as thermometers, thermostats and fluorescent bulbs. It opens Monday through Friday 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM and Saturday 7:30 AM to 2:30 PM during the 2026 season window, it is for Quincy residents with a valid Massachusetts driver's licence, and it refuses household trash, wood, tires, paints, chemicals and construction debris.Official guidance
