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.
Large items are governed by the statewide MassDEP disposal ban, not the county. Under 310 CMR 19.017, mattresses and box springs of every size, including foam and boxed models, plus textiles, whole tires, white goods (large appliances), and cathode ray tube TVs and monitors are banned from trash and must be recycled or reused. The ban took effect for mattresses and textiles on November 1, 2022. For collection, Plymouth requires residents to schedule bulk pickup in advance and caps it at 2 items per stop; larger loads go to the Beaver Dam Road transfer station. Brockton and the other towns handle bulky waste through appointment programs or transfer stations.
Putting a banned mattress, appliance, or TV in the trash violates the state waste ban. Haulers reject the load, and MassDEP can penalize disposal of restricted material through the facility that accepts it.
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