Donate Furniture, Clothing and More
Check out www.cambridgema.gov/theworks/departments/recycle/donaterecycle.html. This is an A-Z list of materials with information on where to donate unwanted items as electronics, furniture, building materials and much more! It’s a great resource to reduce your trash and control disposal costs.
Cardboard Boxes
Did you know:
- that making cardboard from recycled material takes 75% less energy than making it from trees?
- Since 1994, cardboard and paper have been banned from disposal in Massachusetts?
To recycle cardboard in Cambridge, you have 3 options:
- Flatten, cut to 3ft x 3ft, and secure under or between bins
- Flatten, fold, and place in a paper bag or recycling toter on wheels, OR
- Bring cardboard boxes to the Recycling Center during open hours.
Recycle More
Last fiscal year (Ju08-Jun09) Cambridge households recycled about 520 lbs and trashed about 1450 lbs. Overall, we recycled about 1/3 of our waste keeping nearly 13,000 tons from landfills and incinerators.
Please make a commitment to recycle more because at least half of your trash can be recycled! Also, keep an eye out in your mailbox for our recycling brochure toward the end of September!
Click on the materials below for recycling information.
Visit the Recycling Center
Did you know that the City has a Recycling Drop-off Center? We are located in the back right corner of the Public Works yard at 147 Hampshire Street. Open hours are Tuesdays & Thursdays from 4pm-7:30pm and Saturdays from 9am-4pm. We accept a range of materials including plastic bags, food waste, clothing, scrap metal, books, mercury items (fluorescent bulbs, thermometers), small electronics and more! Click here for more information.
Feel free to forward this update to your friends & family in Cambridge.
- Order a recycling bin (buildings with less than 6 units)
- Order a recycling toter (buildings with 6 units or more)
- Missed recycling? Please simply call DPW at 617-349-4800 by the 12 noon the day after collection, as email is not the best way to ensure action on time sensitive requests.
Ms. Randi Mail
Director of Recycling
Cambridge Dept of Public Works
147 Hampshire Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
www.cambridgema.gov/recycle
The Recycling Division’s mission is to encourage people to consume less, reuse and donate materials and recycle what cannot be eliminated or reused!
