Hazardous Waste

Items not accepted curbside include:

  • Any appliances
  • Asphalt pavement, brick and concrete
  • Batteries
  • Computer monitors
  • Drywall (gypsum wallboard)
  • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)
  • Empty propane tanks and gasoline/diesel containers
  • Engines
  • Fluorescent bulbs
  • Laptops
  • Propane tanks
  • Small electronics (anything with a cord)
  • Televisions
  • Thermometers (contain mercury)
  • Tires
  • Wood stoves
  • Wood waste - bring to HHW Day at Casella Oxford Transfer Station

You can bring these items to one of Casella's quarterly Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection days at 165 Barefoot Road, Southbridge (across from the landfill).

Household Hazard Waste Day

  • No pre-registration is necessary.
  • No food/sanitary or recycling waste will be accepted
  • No commercial waste will be accepted
  • No latex-based paints will be accepted

Proof of residency is required (for instance, driver's license or current utility bill).

In order to accommodate everyone, there is a 10-gallon limit per household for paint and chemical waste. See other recycling and disposal options for unusual items.

No Charge

  • Acids
  • Aerosols
  • Antifreeze
  • Batteries
  • Cleaning fluid
  • Degreasers
  • Dishwashers
  • Disinfectants
  • Drain cleaners
  • Dryers
  • Dry gas
  • Fluorescent light tubes
  • Herbicides
  • Household items
  • Insect repellants
  • Lacquers
  • Lubricants
  • Mercury-containing products (such as thermometers)
  • Mothballs
  • Motor oil
  • Oil-based paints
  • Paint removers
  • Paint thinners
  • Pesticides
  • Rat poisons
  • Turpentine
  • Varnish
  • Washing machines
  • Weed killers
  • Yard waste

Electronics (anything with a cord) are accepted for free with a few exceptions (read on for more).

Residential construction and demolition from small projects will be accepted, but not from commercial projects.

Charge

  • Small appliances with refrigerant: $20 each (refrigerators, dehumidifiers, air conditioners, and freezers)
  • TVs: $20
  • Computer monitors, including LCDs and laptops: $20
  • Propane tanks: $20
  • Automobile tires: $20
  • Truck tires: $20

Materials Not Accepted

  • Ammunition
  • Asbestos
  • Compressed gas cylinders
  • Explosives or shock-sensitive materials
  • Infectious wastes
  • Medicines
  • Pathological wastes
  • PBCs
  • Radioactive wastes