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How to get rid of an air conditioner or dehumidifier in Massachusetts

Large appliances (white goods) are banned from disposal or transfer for disposal in Massachusetts. Air conditioners and dehumidifiers with refrigerant are usually handled as Freon appliances at the town transfer station, often with a per-unit fee.

Facts checked against Mass.gov and town sources on 2026-11-05.

Statewide white-goods ban

  • MassDEP lists white goods (large appliances) among materials banned from disposal or transfer for disposal in Massachusetts.
  • Towns and recyclers commonly charge for Freon-bearing units (air conditioners, dehumidifiers, refrigerators, freezers) separately from non-Freon scrap metal.
  • Do not put a Freon appliance in ordinary household trash headed for landfill or combustion. Use the town transfer station or a recycler that accepts white goods.

Source: MassDEP Waste Disposal Bans.

Town pages with Freon / AC fees

  • Amherst - Large appliances (washer/dryer; Freon units): $20 washer/dryer class; $40 refrigerators/freezers/dehumidifiers/ACs (doors/contents removed from full-size units)
  • Barnstable - Freon appliance (doors removed from fridges/freezers): $15
  • Brewster - Large appliances / white goods including refrigerators, air conditioners, dehumidifiers: $20 each
  • Chatham - AC, dehumidifier, or refrigerator: $15 each (with or without sticker)
  • Dartmouth - Freon appliance: $10 (doors removed); Non-Freon appliance / scrap metal: Free in scrap metal
  • Dennis - Dehumidifier, microwave, or air conditioner: $5 each
  • Eastham - Refrigerants (A/C, fridge, dehumidifier, etc.): $20 each
  • Framingham - Metal items and white goods (non-freon): No charge; Freon-containing items (refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner, dehumidifier): $15 each
  • Greenfield - Freon appliances (fridge, freezer, AC, dehumidifier): $20 / $30 (doors removed from fridges/freezers)
  • Harwich - Couch, refrigerator, TV, air conditioner, or truck tire: $15 each
  • Hingham - Freon units (commercial permit schedule): $25 each
  • Kingston - Air conditioner: $20 each; Dehumidifier: $15 each
  • Middleborough - Air conditioner (household window unit): $25 each; Air conditioner (commercial / outdoor unit): $55 each
  • Needham - Air conditioner or freon-bearing appliance: $15 each
  • Northampton - Freon items (AC, refrigerator, freezer): $30 (doors removed prior)
  • Orleans - Refrigerator (residential; freon): $20 each; Dehumidifier (freon): $20 each; Window air conditioner (freon): $15 each
  • Sandwich - Freon appliance: $20
  • Taunton - Freon devices (AC, fridge, etc.): $30
  • Wellesley - Residential-grade appliance (refrigerator, dishwasher, stove, microwave, washer, dryer, air conditioner, dehumidifier): $20 each (cash or check to Town of Wellesley)

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