Brookline, MA Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)

Materials Currently Banned from Disposal or Transfer for Disposal in Massachusetts: Asphalt pavement, brick and concrete; Cathode ray tubes; Clean gypsum wallboard; Commercial food material (lower threshold effective November 1, 2022); Ferrous and non-ferrous metals; Glass, metal, and plastic containers (bottles, cans, jars, jugs and tubs); Lead acid batteries; Leaves and yard waste; Mattresses (effective November 1, 2022); Recyclable paper, cardboard and paperboard; Textiles (effective November 1, 2022); Treated and untreated wood and wood waste (banned from landfills only); White goods (large appliances); Whole tires (banned from landfills only; shredded tires acceptable). [...] November 1, 2022 - MassDEP is expanding its waste disposal bans by: Lowering the threshold on commercial organic/food waste to facilities generating more than one-half ton of these materials per week; and Adding mattresses and textiles to the list of materials banned from disposal or transport for disposal in Massachusetts. [...] The MassDEP waste disposal bans can be found in Section 19.017 of the agency's Solid Waste Management Facility Regulations at 310 CMR 19.000.