The Reading Post

Old Trash & Recycling Barrels - Monday trash route
2025-07-12
Do you have old recycling and trash carts to dispose of? The Town is pleased to offer special curbside collection events for residents in July and August. These special collections will run on five consecutive Saturdays, beginning on July 12 and running through August 9 as detailed below. Republic Services will pick up your old containers free of charge.
The dates for the special collection are below:

July 12 – Monday trash route
July 19 – Tuesday trash route
July 26 – Wednesday trash route
August 2 – Thursday trash route
August 9 – Friday trash route

Which day does my trash and recycling get picked up?
Old containers are also great to keep and use for storage, or use them to hold indoor recycling to transfer to your new outdoor bin.
If you have any questions, call the DPW office at 781-439-6930 or open a SeeClickFix request.
