The 2025 Spring Yard Waste curbside collections will be held on Mondays beginning on 4/7/2025 and will end on 6/9/2025 (with the exception of Marathon Monday, 4/21/2025 and Memorial Day, 5/26/2025).

Yard waste brown paper leaf bags or barrels should be left at curbside by 7am on the designated pick-up days. Yard waste in plastic bags will not be accepted. No brush, branches or stumps.

If you have followed the correct procedures and still have not had your yard waste picked up, please contact DPW at 508-532-7943.

Special Note: Please refrain from illegally dumping.  The Town provides a bulky item pick up service through Waste Management. The number to call to schedule a bulk item pick up is 1-800-972-4545, one free pick up a month is allowed.  

Spring Yard Waste Collection

The 2025 Spring Yard Waste curbside collections will be held on Mondays beginning on 4/7/2025 and will end on 6/9/2025 (with the exception of Marathon Monday, 4/21/2025 and Memorial Day, 5/26/2025).

Yard waste brown paper leaf bags or barrels should be left at curbside by 7am on the designated pick-up days. Yard waste in plastic bags will not be accepted. No brush, branches or stumps.

If you have followed the correct procedures and still have not had your yard waste picked up, please contact DPW at 508-532-7943.

Special Note: Please refrain from illegally dumping.  The Town provides a bulky item pick up service through Waste Management. The number to call to schedule a bulk item pick up is 1-800-972-4545, one free pick up a month is allowed.  

Electronic Collection

The electronics recycling drop-off at the DPW will run on the following schedule for 2023:

Saturday, 4/5/2025, 9 am – 12 noon

Saturday, 6/7/2025, 9 am – 12 noon

Saturday, 8/2/2025, 9 am – 12 noon

Saturday, 10/4/2025, 9 am – 12 noon

The following fees will be assessed at electronics drop-off:

• TVs & computer monitors (up to 20” screen, measured diagonally): $10.00 each

• DVD/CD players; printers; CPUs; receivers; misc. household electronics: $10.00 each

• TVs & computer monitors (over 20” screen, measured diagonally): $20.00 each

• Window A/C units, dehumidifiers & microwaves: $20.00 each

• Refrigerators (small dorm size): $25.00 each

• Refrigerators (full size): $45.00 each

As always, our monthly recycle program for used motor-oil, oil based paints, fluorescent light bulbs, contained mercury, Ni-Cad batteries (found in cell phones, cordless phones and camcorders) and rechargeable batteries will continue to be held on the 1st Saturday of each month at the DPW yard located at 20 Ponderosa Road (behind the salt shed) 9 am – 12 noon.

Please refrain from illegally dumping any waste at the facility during non-collection days. The DPW yard is located in a heavily wooded watershed area right next door to the Ashland Animal Shelter and any items that are left while the facility is unattended by staff is subject to ingestion by area wildlife and spillage having obvious negative effects on the environment which only defeats the purpose of the collection facility.

Hazardous Waste

Ashland’s Annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day Ashland

DPW - 20 Ponderosa Road, Ashland, MA

Saturday, May 10, 2025 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

Acceptable Hazardous Waste:

Engine degreaser

Weed killers

Aerosol cans

Spot removers

Furniture polish

Driveway sealant

Epoxy resin

Radiator cleaners

Furnace cement

Roof cement

Caulking

No-Pest strips

Car wax

Fiberglass resins

Lighter fluid

Drain cleaners

Oven cleaners

Engine/Radiator flushers

Metal polish

Arts & crafts supplies

Transmission fluid

Photo chemicals

Floor cleaners

Chemistry sets

Dry cleaning solvents

Carburetor cleaner

Pesticides

Rust preventatives

Wood preservatives (except Penta)

Herbicides

Wood strippers

Oil based paint/Varnish/Stain

Insect sprays

Turpentine/Paint thinners

Solvents/Degreasers

Brake fluid

Sealants/Glues

Antifreeze

Rodent killers

Pool chemicals

Muriatic acid

Creosote

Batteries (auto & household)

Moth balls

Bleach

Ammonia

Cesspool cleaners

Motor oil

Mercury products

Oil filters

Gasoline/Kerosene

NO LATEX PAINT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Latex paint is not hazardous. Dry out paint with Quick-Dry, kitty litter or shredded newspapers and dispose of with your curbside rubbish. Be sure to leave the lids off of the cans.

Trident Environmental Group, Inc. reserves the right to refuse any waste deemed unsafe to handle or unsuitable for the collection. Such waste includes:

• Large quantities of unknown materials

• Radioactive waste (including smoke detectors)

• Explosives (gun powder, flares, ammunition & fireworks)

• Asbestos

• Unsuitable waste

• Pressurized fire extinguishers

• Compressed gas cylinders

• Tires

• Commercial & Industrial waste

• Prescription medications, syringes, Infectious and Biological wastes

• Substances regulated by the Drug Enforcement Agency

• PCBs

*Please be sure to:

• Remain in your car

• Have your driver’s license ready for proof of Ashland residency

• Pack waste in boxes (in their original tightly sealed containers, if possible)

• NOT SMOKE!

• Not to mix chemicals

Drive directly to site with hazardous waste