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• Additional/Overflow Trash
  • list of stores that sell overflow bags
• Appliances/Electronics
• Bulky Waste
• FAQs (links to online Customer Service Center)

ADDITIONAL OR OVERFLOW TRASH

Providing 1 free cart per household is an equitable solution to trash collection. In several of surveys conducted in Newton, most recently in the pilot program, most residents could use the one 64-gallon cart for their trash needs.  The more you recycle, the less likely you will incur the need to resolve this problem.  Also you will need to break, cut, crush,  etc. to get material to fit into the cart. 

However, if a household disposes more than a 64-gallon cart worth of trash each week, there are two options:

• For occassional overflow trash, you can purchase 33-gallon orange “overflow” bags at stores.  These are the only acceptable bags for extra trash collection in Newton. Each bag is $2.25 and sold in sleeves of 5, for a total of $11.25. Click here to see listing of stores.

• For regular amount of overflow trash, you can purchase an extra cart for an annual fee.  An extra 35-gallon cart will be $150 annually and extra 64-gallon carts will be $200 annually. Payment of the annual fee must be current. Click here to order an addtional trash cart. (You can also pick up a form at Newton City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Ave, Newton MA 02459.)

APPLIANCES AND ELECTRONICS

Appliances and electronics (including TVs and computers) are collected curbside for recycling, click here to schedule a pick up.

You can also bring appliances to the Depot during open hours. Computers and Electronics are only accepted on special collection days, click here for more information.

If your item is still working, please consider donation! Visit our Recyclopedia for a listing of donation outlets.

BULKY WASTE

Large oversized items, such as couches, chairs, mattresses, tables, carpets (cut and rolled to lengths of 4 ft or less), wood (less than 4 ft long), etc., are considered bulky waste.

Christmas trees are not bulky waste. Click here for guidelines.

Cardboard is not bulky waste, click here for recycling guidelines or bring it to the Recycling Depot.

Please note extra trash and construction materials are not bulky waste. To handle extra trash, please see guidelines above for overflow trash. For information on construction materials, please see our guide here.

Limit of five (5) bulky items per week.

The collection of these items is still available to residents but is now by appointment only by scheduling an appointment by 3:30pm the business day BEFORE your collection day.  Click here to schedule a pick up.

Place the bulky item at curbside on your collection day.  It is collected by a separate truck. Place these items away from the cart so there is no interference with the cart collection. 

However, if these items are in good condition:

1. Sell the items at a yard sale

2. Go online to 2good2waste.com/Newton to list the items for giveaway or to another on-line service

3. Give the items to charity, please see our reuse and donation listings.