Trash, Recycling and Leaf Pickup by Street in Methuen

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Holiday weeks

The city's rule: whenever a scheduled collection day falls on a holiday, that day's collection and all remaining collections for the week are delayed one day. The dates shown for your street already count it.

Date	What changes
Wednesday, November 11	Veterans Day
Thursday, November 26	Thanksgiving
Friday, December 25	Christmas Day

What goes in what

Trash

How to put it out

Trash goes in the 64-gallon trash cart, lid closed. The truck is automated and only takes what is inside the cart.
Extra trash only in the city's overflow bags — $10 for a pack of five at City Hall, Nevins Memorial Library, the Senior Activity Center, the Transfer Station, and stores including Market Basket.

Not in here

Clothing, shoes and other textiles — banned from the trash in Massachusetts; use a donation box
Mattresses — book a paid curbside pickup with E.L. Harvey, or take one back to a retailer
Couches and other furniture — not collected with regular trash

Recycling

Every other week, on your trash day, in your street's week (A or B). Goes in: rinsed plastic bottles, jugs and containers; rinsed cans; newspaper; flattened cardboard; office paper and junk mail; rinsed glass.

How to put it out

Use the 95-gallon cart with the blue lid, loose — not bagged.
Rinse containers and flatten cardboard.

Not in here

Plastic bags
Coat hangers
Food scraps
Clothing and textiles

Leaves, yard waste and brush

On your recycling day only, from April 6 to November 28, 2026, weather permitting. Brush and branches are picked up by the Friday of your recycling week.

How to put it out

Leaves and yard waste in paper bags, or in barrels marked YARD WASTE.
Brush tied in bundles no more than 4 feet long, branches no more than 4 inches across.

Not in here

Plastic bags
Brush in any kind of bag

The recycling yard

Methuen Transfer Station

Phone: 978-983-8892
Address: 50 Huntington Avenue, Methuen, MA 01844
Hours: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 7:00 a.m.–1:45 p.m. · Wed 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. · Sat 8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. · Closed Sunday

Furniture and other bulky items go here with a city sticker, or by paid curbside pickup. Leaves, yard waste and brush can be dropped off here too.

Trash, Recycling and Leaf Pickup by Street in Methuen

About these tools

Holiday weeks

What goes in what

Trash

Recycling

Leaves, yard waste and brush

When to put it out

The recycling yard

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