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Book before you bring it out.
Your items can still be inside when you book. Follow the readiness instructions in your confirmation.
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Choose a clear outdoor spot.
You arrange any carrying out of your home or down interior stairs. Keep entrances, sidewalks and shared access clear. We handle loading and haul-away from outside.
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Add a photo and clear location notes. Contact us before booking if a gate, building rule or restricted access window needs an arrangement.
At a house: outside, accessible and easy to identify.At an apartment: an approved outdoor spot with shared access clear.
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City collection Furniture is collected by appointment rather than left at the curb, and rugs have their own rule: cut them into three foot lengths, bundle them, and set the bundle out on the collection day with a town sticker. A rug bundle carries the town's published 2 dollar sticker, while a furniture pickup is quoted by E.L. Harvey and no rate is printed, so confirm the collection day, the accepted piece and any charge on 800-321-3002 before setting the item out.
City collection The loads the carts cannot take, including appliances, doors, water heaters and tires, leave through the scheduled bulky collection with E.L. Harvey, and the town caps curb tires at four a year with no more than one a week. The town publishes the tire limits but no rate for a scheduled bulky pickup, because the hauler quotes each load, so confirm the item, the collection day and the charge on 800-321-3002 before the piece goes out.
The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
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The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Holliston runs its own cart service and then hands the awkward loads to two partners. Garbage goes out weekly in a town-issued 35-gallon cart and recyclables in a 65-gallon cart, both at the curb by 6:30 a.m. on the collection day, and a holiday slides the rest of that week by one day. The first cart of trash needs no sticker, but every additional bag needs a town sticker, which is why the extra-bag habit matters more here than the pickup itself. Furniture, appliances, doors, water heaters and tires are not left at the curb: they are scheduled with E.L. Harvey, and Massachusetts requires mattresses and box springs to be recycled, so the retailer take-back or the hauler is the route. The Marshall Street Recycling Center is the drop-off half of the system, open on Saturdays with a decal, and it takes the yard waste, cardboard, scrap metal and electronics that the carts will not, with a town sticker on each electronic item. Textiles go to the donation bins at the Center and on Washington Street instead.
Furniture is collected by appointment rather than left at the curb, and rugs have their own rule: cut them into three foot lengths, bundle them, and set the bundle out on the collection day with a town sticker.
City cost & eligibility
A rug bundle carries the town's published 2 dollar sticker, while a furniture pickup is quoted by E.L. Harvey and no rate is printed, so confirm the collection day, the accepted piece and any charge on 800-321-3002 before setting the item out.
When & how
Call E.L. Harvey on 800-321-3002 to arrange the furniture collection, or put a bundled rug at the curb on the regular collection day with a sticker attached.
Get it ready
Cut rugs into three foot lengths and bundle them, keep each furniture piece whole enough for the crew to lift, and keep the pile clear of the carts and the driveway.
The loads the carts cannot take, including appliances, doors, water heaters and tires, leave through the scheduled bulky collection with E.L. Harvey, and the town caps curb tires at four a year with no more than one a week.
City cost & eligibility
The town publishes the tire limits but no rate for a scheduled bulky pickup, because the hauler quotes each load, so confirm the item, the collection day and the charge on 800-321-3002 before the piece goes out.
When & how
Call E.L. Harvey on 800-321-3002 to schedule the pickup; tires without rims may go to the curb four times a year, one per week at most.
Get it ready
Keep the item off the curb until the pickup is arranged, keep tires off the rims, and keep household chemicals and hazardous material out of the load because those are refused at the curbside and handled on the hazardous waste day instead.
Electronics go to the Marshall Street Recycling Center rather than the carts, and the town prices them per item: televisions, computer monitors, exercise equipment and lawnmowers each need a town sticker.
City cost & eligibility
$20 per electronic item dropped at the Marshall Street Recycling Center with a town sticker. Holliston residents with a recycling center car decal or a one day pass, with the sticker bought at Town Hall or one of the listed stores before the trip.
When & how
Take the device to the Marshall Street Recycling Center on a Saturday between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., with the decal and the sticker in place, or use the Sunday opening when the town announces one for the winter.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data before handover, keep the set whole and dry, and keep electronics out of both carts, because the center is the route the town publishes for them.
Yard waste goes to the Marshall Street Recycling Center with the rest of the accepted material, and the town also runs curbside food scrap and yard waste collection with Black Earth.
City cost & eligibility
The town publishes the yard waste and food scrap routes but no rate for either, and the recycling center requires a decal or a one day pass, so confirm the terms with the Department of Public Works or the committee before the first load.
When & how
Drop yard waste at the Marshall Street Recycling Center on a Saturday between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., or join the Black Earth curbside food scrap and yard waste collection that the town and the community farm run together.
Get it ready
Keep yard waste separate from household trash and recycling, and keep it out of the trash cart, because the center lists it among the accepted drop-off material rather than the curb service.
Cardboard is accepted at the Marshall Street Recycling Center alongside the other drop-off material, and the town's curbside recycling cart takes the paper and cardboard the Recycle Smart MA program accepts.
City cost & eligibility
The town publishes no separate rate for cardboard, because the drop-off sits inside the recycling center's decal or one day pass and the cart service is the household's weekly collection, so confirm the decal terms at Town Hall before the first trip.
When & how
Flatten the cardboard and use the weekly recycling cart, or take it to the Marshall Street Recycling Center on a Saturday between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Get it ready
Flatten and dry the cardboard, keep it out of the trash cart, and follow the Recycle Smart MA list the town points residents to when a material is unclear.
Put the town-issued carts at the curb by 6:30 a.m. on your collection day, facing the street with the handles and wheels away from it, the trash cart on the left and the recycling cart on the right as you face the street, and at least three feet between them. When a collection day falls on one of the town's listed holidays, that day and the rest of the week slide by one day, so a Friday route runs on Saturday.
Stickers, the cart weight limit and the 65 and over allowance
Each trash cart carries a forty pound limit and the first standard cart each week needs no sticker. Every additional bag needs a town sticker bought before collection, and residents 65 and over can collect up to six free stickers a year at Town Hall with proof of residence and ownership of the pickup address. Cart problems that are not about the hauler are handled by the Select Board office, and a missed route is a call to the hauler.
Use a permitted, accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the move out of your home, keep shared access clear and follow your confirmation’s readiness instructions. Check with your building about access or staging limits before booking.
Town of Holliston Department of Public Works with E.L. Harvey and Black Earth
Use the town cart service and the sticker rule
A household on a town collection street with a trash cart, a recycling cart and more bags than the first cart holds.
Cost & conditions
$2 per additional bag of trash left out beyond the first standard cart, paid as a town sticker bought before collection. Holliston households with the town-issued carts, with a forty pound limit per trash cart and up to six free stickers a year for residents 65 and over at Town Hall with proof of residence.
Arrange it
Put the carts out by 6:30 a.m. on the collection day facing the street with three feet between them, and put the sticker on each extra bag before it goes out.
The first cart each week is free of stickers, and anything beyond a cart or that will not fit the town's cart program, such as furniture, appliances and tires, has to be scheduled rather than left at the curb.
Town of Holliston Department of Public Works with E.L. Harvey and Black Earth
Schedule the bulky load with E.L. Harvey
A household with furniture, an appliance, a door, a water heater, a mattress or tires that the carts will not take.
Cost & conditions
The town publishes the route and the tire limits but no rate, because the hauler quotes each scheduled load, so confirm the item and the charge on 800-321-3002 before the collection.
Arrange it
Call E.L. Harvey on 800-321-3002, describe the item, and put it out on the day the hauler gives you. Tires without rims can also go to the curb four times a year, one per week at most.
Mattresses and box springs cannot simply be thrown away, because Massachusetts requires them to be recycled, so the retailer take-back or the scheduled hauler collection is the route. Household hazardous waste is not part of this load.
Town of Holliston Department of Public Works with E.L. Harvey and Black Earth
Drop material at the Marshall Street Recycling Center
A household with yard waste, cardboard, textiles, scrap metal, electronics, mattresses, carpets, exercise equipment or a lawnmower to drop off on a Saturday.
Cost & conditions
$20 per electronic item such as a television, computer monitor, exercise machine or lawnmower dropped at the Marshall Street Recycling Center with a town sticker. Holliston residents with a recycling center car decal obtained at the Town Hall Treasurer's Office, which requires a driver's licence and a registration with a Holliston address, or a one day pass with proof of residence.
Arrange it
Get the decal or the one day pass first, buy the stickers for any electronic item at Town Hall or one of the listed stores, and drive to the center on a Saturday between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., or on the Sunday opening when the town announces one for the winter.
Household recycling, household trash, hazardous waste, batteries and appliances are prohibited at the center, so those keep to the carts, the scheduled haul or the hazardous waste day. Textiles go to the donation bins at the center and on Washington Street rather than into the accepted pile.
Prices, timing and the details that matter at your address.
How much does pickup cost?+
Choose your items to see the exact price. A standard sofa is $79 first and $29 additional. The highest first-item price applies once; every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Review any applicable sales tax and the final total before payment.
Can I book a pickup for today?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Choose from the dates shown at checkout. Your booking is for a pickup day, and we text you when your hauler is on the way.
Do my items need to be outside when I book?+
You can book while your items are still inside. Arrange any indoor carrying and have everything outside and accessible according to your confirmation. We load and haul it away from there. Contact us before booking if your property has restricted access.
Will Holliston take a couch at the curb?+
Not on the routine cart route. Furniture is collected by appointment through E.L. Harvey on 800-321-3002, and rugs are the one soft item the curb takes when they are cut into three foot lengths, bundled and marked with a town sticker.Official guidance
How do I get rid of an appliance or old tires in Holliston?+
Both are scheduled, not left out. Call E.L. Harvey on 800-321-3002 for the appliance, the door or the water heater, and for tires as well, because the curb only takes four tires a year without rims, with no more than one in a week.Official guidance
Where do televisions and computer monitors go in Holliston?+
To the Marshall Street Recycling Center, which takes televisions, computer monitors, electronic waste, exercise equipment and lawnmowers with a town sticker on each item. A car decal or one day pass is required, and the center is open Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.Official guidance
How does Holliston handle yard waste and food scraps?+
Trees and yard waste are accepted at the Marshall Street Recycling Center on its Saturday schedule, and the town and the Holliston Community Farm also run a curbside food scrap and yard waste collection with Black Earth, so a household can choose the drop-off or the curbside program.Official guidance
What goes in the Holliston carts and when?+
Garbage goes in the town-issued 35-gallon cart with the lid closed and a forty pound limit, and recyclables go in the 65-gallon cart, both at the curb by 6:30 a.m. on the collection day facing the street with three feet between them. A holiday moves that day and the rest of the week one day later.Official guidance
Does Holliston charge for trash collection?+
The first standard cart each week needs no sticker, and every additional bag needs the town sticker bought before collection. Residents 65 and over can collect up to six free stickers a year at Town Hall with proof of residence and ownership of the address, and a scheduled bulky load is quoted separately by the hauler.Official guidance
Where do Holliston televisions and monitors go?+
To the Marshall Street Recycling Center with a town sticker on each item, and the same applies to computer monitors, exercise equipment and lawnmowers. A car decal or a one day pass is required, and the center is open on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.Official guidance
How are mattresses handled in Holliston?+
Massachusetts requires mattresses and box springs to be recycled, so the easiest route is the retailer take-back when a new mattress is delivered, and otherwise the collection is arranged with E.L. Harvey on 800-321-3002. The recycling center also lists mattresses among the material it accepts.Official guidance
