4 rules for unincorporated Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Verified from official government sources
Plymouth County runs no trash collection. Each community handles its own: Brockton offers municipal curbside, while Plymouth, Marshfield, Scituate, Duxbury, and Wareham rely on private haulers a town board of health licenses under MGL c.111 §31.
Set-out times come from each town, not the county. Plymouth requires trash and recycling curbside by 7:00 AM on the collection day, and carts must be pulled back promptly afterward. Brockton and the towns set their own hours by hauler route.
Mattresses, box springs, and textiles cannot go in the trash anywhere in Plymouth County under the MassDEP waste ban at 310 CMR 19.017, effective November 1, 2022. Whole tires, white goods, and TVs are banned too. Plymouth limits bulk curbside pickup to 2 items by appointment.
310 CMR 19.017
No person shall dispose, transfer for disposal, or contract for disposal or transport of the restricted material, except in accordance with the restriction established in 310 CMR 19.017(3): Table.
Recyclables are banned from the trash across Plymouth County by the MassDEP waste ban at 310 CMR 19.017. Glass, metal, and plastic containers, paper, cardboard, and leaf and yard waste must be separated and diverted, not landfilled or burned.
310 CMR 19.017
No person shall dispose, transfer for disposal, or contract for disposal or transport of the restricted material, except in accordance with the restriction established in 310 CMR 19.017(3): Table.
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