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A house, a condo or an apartment. Choose an accessible outdoor spot that works for your property. You arrange the move outside; we take it from there.
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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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Show us where to find it.
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.
Access needs an arrangement?
Check any building or shared-area rules. Contact us before booking if access is limited to particular hours.
City collection An item that will not fit a blue bag and weighs over twenty pounds needs a purchased bulky waste sticker and a booking with the hauler, and electronics and appliances are excluded from that route. $15 per bulky waste sticker covering one item, before the hauler's collection is booked. Shrewsbury residents in the pay-as-you-throw programme, with the sticker number supplied when the pickup is booked with Casella on 508-869-4077; electronics and appliances are excluded and mattresses cannot use this route at all.
City collection Electronics and appliances move through the hauler's white goods service at published rates, with retail and drop-off alternatives and a free take-back list at Staples. From $44.1 per item on the Casella white goods schedule for electronic waste such as televisions, monitors, computers, DVD players, printers and fax machines, and for non-freon appliances such as washers, dryers, dishwashers and treadmills, with $55.13 for a freon appliance such as a refrigerator, freezer, dehumidifier, air conditioner or water cooler. Shrewsbury residents calling Casella on 508-869-4077 to schedule a pickup on the bi-weekly Monday white goods route, with the rate paid by credit card when booking; Staples takes many devices back free of charge and the Dumpster Divers accept televisions, computers and appliances at their seasonal drop-off.
City collection An item that will not fit a blue bag and weighs over twenty pounds needs a purchased bulky waste sticker and a booking with the hauler, and electronics and appliances are excluded from that route. $15 per bulky waste sticker covering one item, before the hauler's collection is booked. Shrewsbury residents in the pay-as-you-throw programme, with the sticker number supplied when the pickup is booked with Casella on 508-869-4077; electronics and appliances are excluded and mattresses cannot use this route at all.
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.
Selected customer reviews. Counts checked September 2026.
The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Shrewsbury pays for rubbish by the bag. Households buy official blue pay-as-you-throw bags, set them at the kerb by 7 a.m. with the bag closed and under 20 pounds, and the contracted hauler Casella takes them on the weekly route. Recycling rides the same day and is mandatory under state law and the town by-law: mixed paper and cardboard in one stream and commingled glass, plastic and metal in the other, all of it inside the recycling cart, with every piece of cardboard limited to two feet by two feet and nothing set beside the cart collected. Yard waste is its own programme, with paper bags and tied branch bundles at the kerb or a drop-off at the Highway Garage on a handful of published 2026 dates. Anything heavier that will not fit a bag is a bulky item and needs a purchased sticker plus a booking with the hauler, except for mattresses and appliances, which have their own fee routes, and construction debris, which the town does not collect at all and refers to a private hauler.
An item that will not fit a blue bag and weighs over twenty pounds needs a purchased bulky waste sticker and a booking with the hauler, and electronics and appliances are excluded from that route.
City cost & eligibility
$15 per bulky waste sticker covering one item, before the hauler's collection is booked. Shrewsbury residents in the pay-as-you-throw programme, with the sticker number supplied when the pickup is booked with Casella on 508-869-4077; electronics and appliances are excluded and mattresses cannot use this route at all.
When & how
Buy a bulky waste sticker at a listed store or through the town service request portal, then call Casella on 508-869-4077 with the sticker number to book the pickup and set the item out on the collection day.
Get it ready
One item per sticker, nothing over the bag weight or size rules, and keep electronics, appliances and mattresses out of this route because they have their own arrangements. Recommended practice for rubbish bags in general is a lidded bin so animals cannot get in.
Electronics and appliances move through the hauler's white goods service at published rates, with retail and drop-off alternatives and a free take-back list at Staples.
City cost & eligibility
From $44.1 per item on the Casella white goods schedule for electronic waste such as televisions, monitors, computers, DVD players, printers and fax machines, and for non-freon appliances such as washers, dryers, dishwashers and treadmills, with $55.13 for a freon appliance such as a refrigerator, freezer, dehumidifier, air conditioner or water cooler. Shrewsbury residents calling Casella on 508-869-4077 to schedule a pickup on the bi-weekly Monday white goods route, with the rate paid by credit card when booking; Staples takes many devices back free of charge and the Dumpster Divers accept televisions, computers and appliances at their seasonal drop-off.
When & how
Call Casella on 508-869-4077 to book a white goods pickup for the bi-weekly Monday route, or take devices to Staples for its free take-back list, to Best Buy for items including televisions 32 inches and under, or to the Dumpster Divers drop-off at 715 Hartford Turnpike on the first and third Saturday of the month between April and November.
Get it ready
Count each item because the rate is charged per unit and splits between electronic waste, non-freon appliances and freon appliances, tape or bag loose batteries according to the town's battery guidance because rechargeable batteries must not go in the trash or recycling cart, and keep electronics out of the blue bag and the bulk sticker route.
Yard waste goes out in paper bags and tied bundles on the curbside collection or to the Highway Garage drop-off on the published dates.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Town of Shrewsbury residents using the curbside yard waste collection through Casella or the Highway Garage drop-off, with no separate fee published and proof of residency asked for at the drop-off.
When & how
Put yard waste in 30 gallon paper lawn and leaf bags at the kerb by 7:00 a.m. on the scheduled collection day, or take it to the Highway Garage at 211 South Street between 7:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on June 13, June 27, July 18, August 22 or December 5 in 2026, with the December date weather permitting.
Get it ready
Plastic bags are not allowed, so use paper lawn and leaf bags, and cut branches to no more than 3 inches in diameter and 4 foot lengths and tie them securely into bundles. Nothing may be left at the Highway Garage outside the published hours because the town treats that as illegal dumping.
Cardboard is part of the mandatory weekly single-stream recycling and has to be inside the recycling cart, cut to two feet by two feet or smaller.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Shrewsbury households on the town single-stream recycling collection, which is mandatory under state law and the town by-law; an additional 64 gallon recycling cart is available from the DPW for $75, payable by cash or cheque or online through the town payment platform.
When & how
Flatten the cardboard, cut every piece to 2 feet by 2 feet or smaller, and place it inside the recycling cart for the weekly collection, with the cart at the kerb by 7:00 a.m. on the collection day.
Get it ready
All recyclables have to be inside the recycling cart because anything set beside it is not collected, pizza boxes go in the cart, and the cart has to be compatible with the truck's automatic arm, with wheels and handle facing away from the street and the cart three feet from other objects. Bagged trash, textiles and tanglers, non-recyclable plastics, scrap metal and kitchen items are the contaminants the town names most often.
The town does not collect construction or building material debris, and it refers residents to a named private hauler for a fee.
City cost & eligibility
Shrewsbury does not include construction or building material debris in its rubbish or bulky programmes. The town's other disposal page names Zona Company at (508) 752-4226 as an individual who will pick up small rubbish and building material at a residence for a fee, so the load has to be arranged privately.
When & how
Do not put construction material in the blue pay-as-you-throw bag, the recycling cart or a bulky waste sticker load. Call the private hauler the town names, or another licensed hauler, to arrange the pickup and confirm the fee.
Get it ready
Keep building material separate from household rubbish and from the recycling cart, and keep any treated, painted or otherwise restricted material out of a load intended for a private hauler until the hauler confirms it can be taken.
Shrewsbury households pay for rubbish by the bag. Official blue pay-as-you-throw bags are sold at listed local retailers, priced as of July 13, 2026 at 1.44 for a small bag or 7.20 per roll of five and 2.92 for a large bag or 14.60 per roll of five. Bags should sit inside a lidded bin to keep animals out, must be able to close with nothing sticking out, may weigh no more than 20 pounds, and go to the kerb by 7:00 A.M. on the scheduled collection day. Items banned from landfill disposal by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection cannot go in the bag at all.
Single-stream recycling has run since July 1, 2024 and is collected weekly with the rubbish: mixed paper and cardboard in one stream and commingled glass, plastic and metal containers in the other. State law and the town by-law make recycling mandatory, all recyclables have to be inside the recycling cart, and anything set aside from the cart is not collected. Cardboard inside the cart must be 2 feet by 2 feet or smaller, and pizza boxes go in the cart. Carts are placed with wheels and handle facing away from the street and three feet from other objects, and they go out by 7:00 A.M., clear of snow and ice in winter. An additional 64 gallon cart costs 75 dollars from the DPW, and free recycling stickers are available to mark containers.
An item that will not fit a blue bag and weighs over 20 pounds, such as a sofa, desk, recliner, toilet or dresser, is a bulky item. It needs a 15 dollar bulky waste sticker, sold at listed stores or through the town service request portal, and a booking with Casella on 508-869-4077 using the sticker number, with one item collected per sticker. Electronics and appliances are excluded from that route and go through the hauler's white goods schedule instead, where electronic waste and non-freon appliances are charged one rate per item and freon appliances a higher rate, paid by credit card when the pickup is booked on the bi-weekly Monday route. Mattresses and box springs must be recycled and cannot use a bulk sticker: the town drop-off at 211 South Street is booked on 508-841-8591 at 55 per item payable by cash or cheque with the bedding kept dry, and the curbside alternatives are Casella at 77.18 or Green Team Junk Removal at 75 per item.
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 Shrewsbury Department of Public Works with Casella
Buy a bulky waste sticker and book a pickup
A Shrewsbury household with a sofa, desk, recliner, toilet, dresser or similar item over 20 pounds that will not fit a blue bag.
Cost & conditions
$15 per bulky waste sticker, covering one item, plus the hauler's collection arrangement. Shrewsbury residents in the pay-as-you-throw programme, with the sticker number required when booking the pickup with Casella on 508-869-4077; electronics, appliances and mattresses are excluded.
Arrange it
Buy the sticker at a listed store such as Price Chopper, Market Basket, Rocky's Ace Hardware or the Gulf and Mobil station, or through the town service request portal, then call Casella with the sticker number to book the collection.
One item per sticker, excluded categories cannot use it, and the sticker alone does not schedule the pickup because the hauler has to be called with the number first.
Town of Shrewsbury Department of Public Works with Casella
Recycle a mattress through the town or a haulier
A household with a mattress or box spring, which cannot use a bulky waste sticker.
Cost & conditions
From $55 per item for the town drop-off at 211 South Street by appointment, with $77.18 per item for a Casella curbside pickup and $75 per item through Green Team Junk Removal. Shrewsbury residents; the town drop-off is booked on 508-841-8591 and paid by cash or cheque only, and the curbside options are booked directly with the haulers.
Arrange it
Call 508-841-8591 or visit Town Hall on the second floor to book a drop-off appointment at 211 South Street, or call Casella on 508-869-4077 or Green Team Junk Removal on 508-244-0450 for a curbside pickup; the drop-off can also be paid and scheduled online through the town service request portal.
Mattresses cannot be scheduled with a bulk sticker and must be recycled rather than put out as rubbish, the town drop-off takes cash or cheque only and requires the bedding to be dry, and the two curbside haulers set their own higher per item prices.
Town of Shrewsbury Department of Public Works with Casella
Book the hauler's white goods pickup
A household with a television, monitor, computer, printer, fax machine, washer, dryer, dishwasher, treadmill, refrigerator, freezer, dehumidifier or air conditioner.
Cost & conditions
From $44.1 per item for electronic waste and for non-freon appliances such as washers, dryers, dishwashers and treadmills, with $55.13 per freon appliance such as a refrigerator, freezer, dehumidifier, air conditioner or water cooler. Shrewsbury residents booking with Casella on 508-869-4077, with the rate paid by credit card when the pickup is scheduled and collection on the bi-weekly Monday white goods route.
Arrange it
Call Casella on 508-869-4077, describe each item, pay by credit card, and set the items out for the bi-weekly Monday white goods collection.
Charged per item with a higher rate for freon appliances, a bi-weekly rather than weekly schedule, and the route is not part of the bulky waste sticker programme.
Town of Shrewsbury Department of Public Works with Casella
Take yard waste to the Highway Garage
A household with leaves, grass clippings or tied branch bundles that would rather drop them off than wait for curbside collection.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Shrewsbury residents using the Highway Garage drop-off at 211 South Street, with proof of residency to be shown and no fee published.
Arrange it
Go to 211 South Street, Shrewsbury, MA 01545 between 7:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on June 13, June 27, July 18, August 22 or December 5 in 2026, with the December date weather permitting.
Only those published dates and hours, with the December date weather dependent, nothing left on the property before or after the window because the town treats it as illegal dumping, and branches still needing to be 3 inches or less in diameter and cut to 4 foot lengths and tied.
A household with a computer, laptop, tablet, monitor, printer, small electronic device or a television 32 inches and under.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Staples takes back the listed office technology free of charge, while Best Buy charges its own fee for the items it accepts, so the free route applies to the Staples list.
Arrange it
Take office technology to Staples for the free take-back list, or ask Best Buy about items including televisions 32 inches and under on 508-486-9430.
Staples covers the listed office equipment and small devices rather than everything, Best Buy sets its own fees and takes televisions only up to 32 inches, and the town publishes the referral without managing either programme.
A household with small amounts of rubbish and building material debris from a project.
Cost & conditions
The town publishes the referral and states that pickup is for a fee, but it does not publish the amount, so the price comes from the named hauler on (508) 752-4226.
Arrange it
Call Zona Company on (508) 752-4226, describe the material and the volume, and confirm the fee and collection day, or arrange another licensed hauler.
This is a private arrangement rather than a town service, the town collects no construction or building material debris itself, and any restricted material still has to be confirmed with the hauler in advance.
Town drop-off for yard waste and branch bundles on published 2026 dates
Shrewsbury Highway Garage
211 South Street, Shrewsbury, MA 01545
Leaves and yard waste, and branch bundles cut to 4 foot lengths and tied with limbs no larger than 3 inches in diameter.
Residents should be prepared to show proof of residency, and nothing may be left at or anywhere on the property before or after the published hours because the town treats that as illegal dumping.
7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on June 13, June 27, July 18, August 22 and December 5 in 2026, with the December date weather permitting.
No charge. Shrewsbury residents using the published drop-off dates, with no fee published.
Seasonal Saturday drop-off for televisions, computers and appliances
The Dumpster Divers Recycling Center
715 Hartford Turnpike, Route 20, Shrewsbury, MA
Televisions, computers and appliances, both through pickup and at the drop-off centre.
The centre operates seasonally, opening on April 4 in 2026 for the season and closing for the winter, and it takes only their published categories, so call 508-925-5245 for the current fees and acceptance list.
First and third Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. to noon, April through November.
The town lists the centre and its address but states that pricing comes from the operator, so confirm the current fee on 508-925-5245 before delivering anything.
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.
How does a Shrewsbury sofa leave the house?+
Through the bulky waste programme. A sofa that will not fit a blue bag and weighs over 20 pounds needs a 15 dollar bulky waste sticker, bought at a listed shop or online through the town service request portal, and then a pickup booked with Casella on 508-869-4077 using the sticker number. One item is collected per sticker, and electronics, appliances and mattresses are not allowed on this route.Official guidance
Where do Shrewsbury televisions and appliances go?+
Casella collects white goods on a bi-weekly Monday route with published rates paid by credit card when the pickup is booked on 508-869-4077: electronic waste such as televisions, monitors, computers, printers and fax machines and non-freon appliances such as washers, dryers and dishwashers cost the same per item, while a freon appliance such as a refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner costs more. Staples takes back a long list of office technology free of charge, Best Buy accepts items including televisions 32 inches and under for its own fee, and the Dumpster Divers accept televisions, computers and appliances at their seasonal Saturday drop-off on Hartford Turnpike.Official guidance
How does Shrewsbury collect leaves and branches?+
Two ways. Curbside through Casella, where yard waste must go in 30 gallon paper lawn and leaf bags at the kerb by 7:00 a.m. on the scheduled day with plastic bags banned, and branches are collected when they are no more than 3 inches in diameter, cut into 4 foot lengths and tied into bundles. Or at the Highway Garage, 211 South Street, between 7:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on the published 2026 dates in June, July, August and December, with proof of residency and no drop-offs outside those hours.Official guidance
How does Shrewsbury collect cardboard?+
Cardboard goes in the single-stream recycling cart as part of the weekly collection, alongside mixed paper in one stream and glass, plastic and metal containers in the other. Every piece inside the cart has to be 2 feet by 2 feet or smaller, so larger boxes must be flattened and cut down, and pizza boxes are recyclable in the same cart. Nothing set beside the cart will be collected, because recycling is mandatory under state law and the town by-law and everything has to be inside the cart, and an additional 64 gallon recycling cart is available from the DPW for a published price payable by cash or cheque or online.Official guidance
Will Shrewsbury collect construction debris?+
No. Construction and building material debris is not part of the pay-as-you-throw rubbish programme, the recycling cart or the bulky waste sticker service. The town's other disposal page instead names Zona Company at (508) 752-4226 as an individual who will pick up small rubbish and building material at a residence for a fee, so a project load is arranged with a private hauler.Official guidance
Who collects Shrewsbury trash and recycling?+
Casella collects under the town contract, with customer service on 508-869-4077 Monday to Friday 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Saturday 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM, while the town's Solid Waste and Recycling Programme Manager Gosia Stolarska answers on 508-841-8591. Rubbish goes out in official blue pay-as-you-throw bags by 7:00 A.M. on the collection day with the bag closed and under 20 pounds, and single-stream recycling is collected the same day with mixed paper and cardboard in one stream and glass, plastic and metal containers in the other.Official guidance
How big can Shrewsbury cardboard be?+
Every piece of cardboard inside the recycling cart has to be 2 feet by 2 feet or smaller, so larger boxes have to be flattened and cut down, and pizza boxes are recyclable in the same cart. All recyclables must be inside the cart because anything set beside it is not collected, and recycling is mandatory under state law and the town by-law. An additional 64 gallon recycling cart costs 75 dollars from the DPW, payable by cash or cheque or online through the town's payment platform.Official guidance
What does a Shrewsbury bulky pickup cost?+
A bulky item over 20 pounds that will not fit a bag needs a 15 dollar bulky waste sticker covering one item, with the sticker number required when the pickup is booked with Casella on 508-869-4077. Mattresses and box springs cannot use a bulk sticker at all because they must be recycled, and they go either to the town drop-off at 211 South Street for 55 dollars per item, booked on 508-841-8591 and payable by cash or cheque with the bedding dry, or to a curbside pickup from Casella at 77.18 or Green Team Junk Removal at 75 per item.Official guidance
What does Shrewsbury charge for appliances and electronics?+
Casella collects white goods on a bi-weekly Monday route with rates paid by credit card when the pickup is booked on 508-869-4077. Electronic waste such as televisions, monitors, computers, DVD players, printers and fax machines and non-freon appliances such as washers, dryers, dishwashers and treadmills are charged at one rate per item, while freon appliances such as refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, air conditioners and water coolers cost more. Staples takes back a long list of office technology free of charge, Best Buy accepts items including televisions 32 inches and under for its own fee, and the Dumpster Divers take televisions, computers and appliances at their seasonal Saturday drop-off.Official guidance
