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

Chapter 9, 'Garbage and Refuse,' defines 'bulky waste' in Section 9-1 as rubbish that is difficult to handle at the landfill because of size or weight, specifically naming building demolition material longer than eight feet, car or truck bodies, and large tree stumps. The same section folds bulky waste into 'restricted wastes' alongside hazardous waste and any refuse that, because of its physical characteristics, causes 'undo hardship' to the disposal area's operation. Section 9-5 backs that up: hazardous waste cannot go into the city's solid waste disposal area, or anywhere else within city limits, unless the mayor, city council and board of health approve it by vote.

Getting onto the site at all requires a permit. Section 9-9 requires every city resident to obtain a vehicle solid waste disposal area permit from the office of the treasurer before dumping rubbish there, with a sticker affixed to the vehicle. Privately owned passenger vehicles, station wagons, pickup trucks, vans and utility trailers pay no permit fee; every other vehicle type pays $20.00 annually. Vehicles are weighed at the gate unless specifically exempted, and trucks without proper covers are turned away under Section 9-12. Section 9-10 bars nonresidents from using the disposal area unless the city and its waste contractor mutually agree otherwise, and Section 9-6 limits salvaging at the site to the city and its contractor only. Regular dumping hours are set by the city council under Section 9-8.