Massachusetts
Compost drop-off
Beverly compost drop-off
Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for Standley Street Yard Waste Compost Site.
Not a household-trash drop-off. This page covers only the specifically listed recycling, compost, hazardous or specialty materials. Check the accepted materials before loading your vehicle.
Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-12
Who can use it
Beverly residents. The official Composting page says no sticker is needed, only proof of Beverly residency. The site only accepts yard waste, brush, and branches up to 2 inches in diameter. No food. Plastic bags of any kind are unacceptable, per Massachusetts DEP guidelines cited on the official page. The official Solid Waste and Recycling page also notes a cardboard-only recycling dumpster at the compost site for Beverly residents during the compost site's operating hours, with all cardboard broken down.
Hours
- Peak-season hours, three days per week: Monday, Thursday, and Saturday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- The official Composting page dates those peak-season hours March 21 through December 23, unless heavy snow. The official 2026 Holiday and Leaf Pickup Schedule, date-coded COB 06/30/2026, says peak-season hours run through December 19, unless early heavy snow. Both official end dates are shown here. Off-season or winter hours will be posted in December / see the website for the winter schedule. Confirm with Engineering at (978) 605-2355 before a late-December visit.
Sticker or permit
Required: No (see notes)
Price:
Where to buy:
Notes: No sticker is needed, only proof of Beverly residency, per the official Composting page.
Per-item fees
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Hazardous waste
The site accepts yard waste, brush, and branches up to 2 inches in diameter, plus a cardboard-only recycling dumpster during operating hours as printed on the official Solid Waste and Recycling page. No food. Hazardous material is not described as accepted here. The official 2026 annual Household Hazardous Waste collection was held on Saturday, April 25, 2026, and has already passed. The official Solid Waste page points to a reciprocal HHW program and the Health Department at (978) 921-8591.
Holiday closures
No dated compost-site holiday list appears on the fetched official Composting page. The official 2026 Holiday and Leaf Pickup Schedule describes holidays as a one-day curbside trash delay and was not applied as compost-site closures. Confirm with Engineering at (978) 605-2355 before a holiday week.
Holiday schedule last verified 2026-11-12 from official sources .
Other notes
- Facts from the official City of Beverly Composting page, Solid Waste and Recycling page, and 2026 Holiday and Leaf Pickup Schedule, fetched November 12, 2026.
- The official 2026 calendar also says Christmas trees may be brought to the Standley Street Yard Waste Compost Site during winter hours. Official curbside Christmas-tree pickup is the week of January 4, 2027.
- (978) 605-2355 is the Engineering Department number on the official Composting and calendar pages. (978) 605-2369 is also listed on the official Solid Waste and Recycling page for trash and recycling questions.
Nearby Massachusetts towns
Sources
Every fee and hour above was taken from these official pages or PDFs on 2026-11-12. If something conflicts, trust the town.
- City of Beverly Composting (official Standley Street address, peak-season hours through December 23, and accepted yard-waste rules)
- City of Beverly Solid Waste and Recycling (official three-day compost hours and cardboard dumpster note)
- City of Beverly 2026 Holiday and Leaf Pickup Schedule (official 16 Standley Street address and peak-season hours through December 19; curbside holiday delays not applied as compost-site closures)