Massachusetts guide
How to get rid of furniture or a couch in Massachusetts
Couches and most bulky furniture are local fee items at town transfer stations. They are not listed as their own category on the MassDEP waste-ban table the way white goods, mattresses, and CRTs are. Mattresses have a separate statewide disposal ban.
Facts checked against Mass.gov and town sources on 2026-11-05.
What is statewide vs local
- Mattresses and box springs: banned from disposal since November 1, 2022. See the mattress guide.
- White goods (large appliances): banned from disposal. See the appliances guide.
- Couches, chairs, and similar furniture: check your town's bulky / upholstered furniture fee.
Source for bans: MassDEP Waste Disposal Bans.
Town pages with furniture / bulky fees
- Amherst - Brush / clean wood / asphalt-brick-concrete / bulky furniture: $100 / $55 / $50 / $110 per ton with listed minimums on FY2026 sheet
- Barnstable - Couch / furniture: $25
- Bourne - Appliances including microwaves (without bulky sticker): $10 (RRC Policy PDF; confirm current bulky fees with ISWM); Flat screen monitors/TVs, computers (CPUs), CRTs, laptops, tablets (without bulky sticker): $20 (RRC Policy PDF; confirm current); Mattresses and box springs (without bulky sticker): $30 (RRC Policy PDF; confirm current); Auto/truck tires 20 in or less (without bulky sticker): $10; up to 4 tires per bulky sticker when stickers are issued; Auto/truck tires over 20 in (without bulky sticker): $60; 1 tire per bulky sticker when stickers are issued; Fluorescent bulbs (without bulky sticker): $4 each; one sticker covers a bundle of up to 8 when stickers are issued
- Brewster - Sofa, love seat, or upholstered chair: $20 each
- Chatham - Sofa or sofa bed: $30 each; Upholstered chair: $15 each
- Dennis - Upholstered chair, washer, dryer, refrigerator, freezer, stove, or water heater: $10 each; Loveseat, couch, or sofa: $15 each
- Eastham - Couch or stuffed chair (upholstered): $20 each; Wood items / furniture by weight: 40-80 lb $5; 81-120 lb $10; 121-160 lb $15; 161-200 lb $20; over 200 lb $0.135/lb
- Falmouth - Mattress, box spring, sofa, or upholstered furniture (mattress container items): $50 per item (fee table updated 01/05/2026); Other upholstered furniture on smashing pad: $35 per item
- Framingham - Soft goods / bulky items greater than 40 pounds: $12; Sleeper sofa or carpeting greater than 4 ft by 6 ft: $25
- Harwich - Couch, refrigerator, TV, air conditioner, or truck tire: $15 each; Stove, washer, dryer, water heater, microwave, or stuffed chair: $10 each
- Kingston - Large furniture: $30 each; Scrap metal / metal furniture / grills / lawn mowers / bicycles: Scrap metal container (no separate dollar fee listed on FY27 rates table)
- Middleborough - Stuffed sofa: $21 each; Sleep sofa or recliner: $25 each; Stuffed chair / ottoman: $7 each
- Needham - Sofa: $15 each; Sleep sofa: $20 each; Upholstered chair: $10 each; Small / medium / large bulky item: $5 / $10 / $15 (size by weight bands on DPW FAQ; loads over about 150 lb use scale)
- Northampton - Example bulky (couch / dresser / kitchen chair): $30 / $15 / $5 (volume/type; City may adjust)
- Orleans - Upholstered sofa: $25 each; Upholstered chair: $20 each
- Sandwich - Upholstered furniture: $20; Unupholstered furniture and throw rugs: $10 (no wall-to-wall carpet or padding)
- Worcester - Most bulk items (appliances, furniture, TVs, tires, metals, etc.): $5 each