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If you live in an apartment, condo, or mixed use building, or are a landlord of one of these places, then here you can find some helpful information regarding trash and recycling.

Trash and Recycling

The Town of Arlington has a mandatory recycling program. If you’re living in an apartment building or a condominium complex, you may have a dumpster for trash and bins for recycling on your property. Learn more about what can go in the recycling and what goes in the trash here.

Reuse & Recycling

Reuse & Recycling Center is located at 33 Ryder Street.

Appointments are available to all residents during the week to drop off electronics, scrap metal and textiles to be recycled at our Reuse and Recycling Center. We also have monthly weekend recycling events, also by appointment only, for hard to recycle items. These include bulky rigid plastics, electronics, and rigid packing foam. Read more about what is accepted at these events and sign up here.

Bulky Item Collection

Examples include mattresses/box springs (one set), wood bed frames, furniture, microwaves, toilets, sinks, and area rugs and carpet (cut to 3’ wide, rolled, and tied). 

Please check with your building management for the policy at your address.

Appliances 

Please check with your building management for the policy at your address. Appliances are not allowed in a residential trash dumpster, per state law. Examples of appliances include air conditioners, refrigerators, ranges, water heaters, washers, and dryer.

Construction and Demolition Materials

These are never allowed in the residential trash dumpsters, per state law. Please contact a private company that manages waste for a fee.

Moving In? Out? - Swap Before You Shop

Swap Shed – just moved here?? Check out the Swap Shed, run by volunteers, before you shop! More about Town of Arlington’s Swap Shed here.

Looking to dispose of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)?

Arlington residents can visit the Minuteman Hazardous Waste Site in Lexington. They do ask that you bring proof of Arlington residency. If you don’t have an Arlington address on your license, you can bring a bill, or mail to your address -anything with your name and address on it. Check out upcoming Household Hazardous Waste Events and sign up here. 

Food Scrap Diversion

Do you live in a building and are interested in a participating in a curbside composting program? Contact JMiller@town.arlington.ma.us or call the Reuse & Recycling Center office at 781-316-3108.

Some benefits of residential food scrap diversion include:

• Fighting climate change 
• Less trash by weight & less smelly trash 
• Rodent control 

Mixed Use Building Owners

If you are an owner of a mixed use property, your residential and business tenants will dispose of their trash differently. Businesses may be eligible for our commercial orange bag program. More about trash and recycling for businesses here.

Unsure where/when to put out your trash and recycling? E-mail CMilan@town.arlington.ma.us or call the Reuse & Recycling Center office at 781-316-3108

This FAQ list is in development: 

When is our dumpster emptied?

Where do I put recycling?

What can I put in the dumpster?

What can I do with larger items?

What do we do with yard waste?