Lawrence, MA Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Major appliance disposal fee
- $25.00 per unit
- CRT/electronics disposal fee
- $10.00 per unit
- Full computer system fee
- $20.00 flat rate
- Bulky item placement
- Assemble next to refuse containers in yard
- Fee timing
- Payable in advance of pickup
Summary
Bulky items like old furniture, mattresses and appliances have to be assembled next to the regular refuse containers, not scattered around the yard, under Lawrence's bulky-rubbish rule. Disposing of major appliances costs $25.00 per unit and cathode ray tube electronics cost $10.00 per unit, with a flat $20.00 fee for a full computer system.
8.08.050 - Bulky rubbish. Bulky rubbish such as discarded furniture, floor coverings, mattresses, bedsprings, stoves, storage tanks and similar articles shall be assembled in an easily accessible and convenient place in the yard and adjacent to the storage area of the refuse containers.
8.08.260 - Trash disposal fee for certain cathode ray tube goods and bulky goods. A.The fee of $25.00 per unit shall be charged for the disposal of the following bulk goods: Refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, stoves, and hot water tanks by the City of Lawrence. The fee shall be payable in advance.B.The fee of $10.00 per unit shall be charged for the disposal of the following cathode ray tube goods (CRTs): Televisions, computer monitors, computer mainframes, computer mice, and computer keypads, by the City of Lawrence. The fee shall be payable in advance. The simultaneous disposal of an entire computer system consisting of a monitor, mainframe, keyboard, and mouse, or any combination thereof, shall be charged a fixed fee of $20.00.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 8).
Full Breakdown
050 tells residents where to stage large discarded items for pickup: 'bulky rubbish such as discarded furniture, floor coverings, mattresses, bedsprings, stoves, storage tanks and similar articles' has to be assembled in an easily accessible, convenient yard location, adjacent to where the regular refuse containers are stored, rather than left at the curb early or piled elsewhere on the property. 260, adopted by an ordinance dated December 19, 2006, layers a specific fee on top of that placement rule for two categories of bulky waste. 00 per unit, payable to the City of Lawrence in advance of disposal. 00 rather than stacking four separate per-unit fees. 050.
Violations & Fines
There's no separate fine written into 8.08.050 or 8.08.260; the consequence for skipping the fee is that the city won't take the item, since both the $25.00 appliance fee and the $10.00 CRT fee are stated as payable in advance of disposal, not billed afterward.
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