NOT Accepted Materials

Our Collection facility does NOT ACCEPT the items below. Learn more about these, including their hazards and alternatives for disposal.

The Collection Center will NOT ACCEPT:

  • Ammunition
  • Asbestos
  • Reactive Chemicals (i.e. cyanides, water reactives)
  • Waste from Large Quantity or Small Quantity MA Commercial Generators (click here if this is you)
  • Commercial Hazardous Wastes from outside of MA (click here if this is you)
  • Medical Wastes/Sharps
  • Unidentified Compressed Gas Cylinders
  • Appliances/White Goods
  • Explosives/Shock Sensitive Materials
  • Radioactive Materials

Click on any material below to learn more about disposal options

A pile of scrap wood
NOT ACCEPTED -
Treated & Lead Paint Wood
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Home first aid kit
NOT ACCEPTED -
Home Medical Waste
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Asbestos
NOT ACCEPTED -
Asbestos
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Old appliances containing CFCs
NOT ACCEPTED -
Appliances with CFCs
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A hand holds a flare
NOT ACCEPTED -
Ammunition and Flares
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