Appliances and bulky furniture in Massachusetts

White goods waste ban

• MassDEP lists white goods (large appliances) among materials currently banned from disposal or transfer for disposal in Massachusetts.
• Related bans that often show up on the same trip: cathode ray tubes, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, whole tires (landfills), leaves and yard waste, and mattresses (since November 1, 2022).
• Bring appliances to your town's transfer station or a recycler that accepts them. Many towns charge a per-unit fee, especially for Freon-bearing units.

Source: MassDEP Waste Disposal Bans.

Bulky furniture

Couches, mattresses aside, and similar furniture are not on the MassDEP waste-ban table as their own category the way white goods and mattresses are. Towns set bulky-item fees. Use the town page for the sofa or chair fee, and use the mattress guide when the item is a mattress or box spring.

Town pages with appliance fees

• Attleboro - Metal, electronics, large appliances: No charge if in trash program Propane tanks, cardboard, batteries (non-alkaline), fluorescent bulbs, clothing, books: No charge if in trash program
• Barnstable - Freon appliance (doors removed from fridges/freezers): $15 Bulk metal appliances / white goods: $10 Propane tank 20 lb: $5
• Bourne - White goods accepted. RRC Policy PDF listed $10 including microwaves without a bulky sticker; confirm current fee with ISWM.
• Brewster - Large appliances / white goods including refrigerators, air conditioners, dehumidifiers: $20 each.
• Carver - Use Wareham Transfer Station appliance fees on the Wareham town page.
• Chatham - AC/dehumidifier/refrigerator $15; white goods/microwave $15.
• Dartmouth - Freon appliance: $10 (doors removed) Non-Freon appliance / scrap metal: Free in scrap metal Propane tank 20 lb empty / with propane: $5 / $10
• Dennis - Washer, dryer, refrigerator, freezer, stove, or water heater: $10 each. Dehumidifier, microwave, or air conditioner: $5 each.
• Eastham - All appliances $20 each; refrigerants (A/C, fridge, dehumidifier, etc.) $20 each.
• Falmouth - Domestic white goods / refrigerators / AC: $20 per appliance Propane tank (40 lb max): $15
• Harwich - Refrigerator or air conditioner $15; stove/washer/dryer/water heater/microwave $10.
• Kingston - Air conditioners $20; refrigerators and freezers $20; dehumidifiers $15.
• Middleborough - Refrigerator/freezer $21; household window A/C $25; commercial/outdoor A/C $55; large humidifier $20.
• Needham - Air conditioner or freon-bearing appliance $15.
• Orleans - Refrigerator $20; window A/C $15; dehumidifier $20; stove/washer/dryer/dishwasher/microwave $10. Freon items marked on fee schedule.
• Sandwich - Freon appliance: $20 Empty propane tank (20 lb max): $10 White goods (stove, dishwasher, washer, dryer): $10
• Taunton - Freon devices (AC, fridge, etc.): $30 Propane tank: $10 White goods (washer/dryer): $20
• Worcester - Most bulk items (appliances, furniture, TVs, tires, metals, etc.): $5 each

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