Attleboro Trash Schedule 2023 (Holidays, Recycling, Bulk Pickup, Maps)
Attleboro is a city near Natick, Newton, Medford, Brockton, Maynard, Somerville, Mattapoisett, Watertown and Walpole in the state of Massachusetts, in the United States. Like other cities in the country, Attleboro offers its residents a trash collection program through which the citizens can get rid of their daily household trash, recyclables, hazardous waste and bulky items.
Following are the details about the Attleboro trash schedule.
Attleboro Trash Pickup Schedule
Trash collection takes place once every week in Attleboro. However, the collection days vary from street to street.
The curbside collection starts at 7 am on your pickup day, so you have to place the carts at the curbside before this time.
To know your trash pickup day, check out this pdf and look for your street name under any day designated for curbside collection at your address.
You can also find your Attleboro garbage collection schedule from this map:
Attleboro Holiday Trash Schedule
Here is the complete holiday trash schedule for the city of Attleboro.
- New Year’s Day – January 2, 2023 – No change in trash and recycling pickup schedule.
- Martin Luther King Day – January 16, 2023 – No change in trash and recycling pickup schedule.
- Presidents Day – February 20, 2023 – No change in trash and recycling pickup schedule.
- Patriots Day – April 17, 2023 – No change in trash and recycling pickup schedule.
- Memorial Day – May 29, 2023 – No change in trash and recycling pickup schedule.
- Juneteenth – June 19, 2023 – No change in trash and recycling pickup schedule.
- Independence Day – July 4, 2023 – No collection takes place. The schedule is shifted to the next day till the end of the week.
- Labor Day – September 4, 2023 – No collection takes place. The schedule is shifted to the next day till the end of the week.
- Columbus Day – October 9, 2023 – No change in trash and recycling pickup schedule.
- Veterans Day – November 11, 2023 – No change in trash and recycling pickup schedule.
- Thanksgiving Day – November 23, 2023 – No collection takes place. The schedule is shifted to the next day till the end of the week.
- Christmas Day – December 25, 2023 – No collection takes place. The schedule is shifted to the next day till the end of the week.
- New Year’s Day – January 1, 2024 – No collection takes place. The schedule is shifted to the next day till the end of the week.
- Memorial Day – May 27, 2024 – No collection takes place. The schedule is shifted to the next day till the end of the week.
Attleboro Recycling Schedule
Curbside recycling collection takes place once every week in Attleboro, on the same days as the garbage collection days.
You can check out your collection day from here: https://www.cityofattleboro.us/DocumentCenter/View/438/Trash-Days-By-Areas-PDF?bidId=
Recyclables include newspaper, office paper and magazines, plastic bottles, envelopes and wrapping paper, construction paper, junk mail, books and paper bags, catalogs, glass jars and bottles, food cans etc.
Attleboro Bulk Pickup Schedule
Bulky waste items are those which are very heavy and large and hence cannot be placed inside regular trash cans. These items include furniture, carpets and rugs etc.
Bulk waste pickup does not have any specific schedule. Instead, the residents have to schedule an appointment by calling the Waste Management in order to get bulky items picked up.
Call at (800) 972-4545 to schedule a bulk collection, and call (508) 822-1579 to schedule pick up for metal and electronic items. The fee for each bulk item is $29.
Attleboro Yard Waste Collection
Yard waste collection from the curbside takes place during some weeks of the year in Attleboro.
The collection will take place on the same days as the curbside refuse collection days during the following weeks.
- November 6-10, 2023
- December 4-8, 2023
- April 8-12, 2024
- May 6-10, 2024
Yard waste includes tree branches, leaves, grass, brushes and other vegetative materials. Dirt, rocks and sand, cement and concrete, wood to which glue is added, recyclable items, animal waste and dead animals should not be added to yard waste.
Attleboro Hazardous Waste Disposal
Household hazardous waste is collected on special days, known as the Household Hazardous Waste Day.
The collection event will take place on August 26th, 2023 at Recycling Center, 29 Pond Street North, near the Compost Center. For more information, have a look here.
Hazardous items are the ones which can catch fire easily or which contain toxic chemicals dangerous for human health. Some of the examples are batteries and cells, glues and adhesives, furniture polish, swimming pool chemicals, brake fluid, photographic chemicals, medications, shoe polish, paints, pesticides and insecticides, fertilizers, varnishes etc.
City of Attleboro Trash Guidelines
Following are some trash guidelines for the Attleboro residents:
- Do not overfill the carts. This may result in the trash being thrown on the streets which will litter your area.
- Trash carts must be placed having a minimum of three feet distance with each other.
- Throwing garbage on the streets and roads is not allowed and should not be practiced by the citizens.
- Wash and dry the containers on a regular basis to ensure proper cleanliness.
- In case of any query or if you need any information regarding the Attleboro trash schedule, call 508-223-2222 Ext. 3245 or 3253.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Recap – Attleboro Trash Schedule
Garbage and recycling collection in Attleboro takes place on a regular basis, however, the schedule changes a little during the weeks of some public holidays like New Year’s Day, Christmas Day, Thanksgiving Day and some other city holidays.
Bulk pickup takes place by appointment only. For more information, call 508-223-2222 Ext. 3245 or 3253.
See What To Do If You Miss Trash Day in Attleboro.
