Massachusetts
Recycling drop-off
Peabody recycling drop-off
Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for Peabody Recycling Center (Public Services Facility).
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
Peabody residents, including condo and apartment residents, may bring recycling to the Public Services Facility, per the official Public Services page. The official Recycling Center flyer requires proof of residency, for example a driver's license. Regular household trash, construction material, and hazardous material are not accepted at this facility.
Hours
- Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- The official 2026 Resident Dump Days flyer also says the Recycling Center at 50 Farm Avenue is open on the same Saturdays as Residents Day from 7:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Remaining official 2026 Residents Day Saturdays include November 21, 2026. Those Saturday hours are only printed for the same Saturdays as Residents Day, not as a regular weekly Saturday schedule.
Sticker or permit
Required: No (see notes)
Price: White Goods Sticker $20.00 for each item that requires one, including each mattress or box spring.
Where to buy: Official flyer: stickers may be purchased at the Public Services Facility, the City Hall Clerk's Office, any Library, and online at peabody-ma.gov under the Payment Center. If purchased online, the sticker is mailed to you.
Notes: A White Goods Sticker is required for mattresses and box springs (drop-off only; no curbside pickup) and for the official flyer list of appliances and similar items. Proof of residency is required to use the Recycling Center. The official Public Services page also lists separate Department business hours of Monday through Thursday 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Fridays 7:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., which differ from the Recycling Center hours.
Per-item fees
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| White-goods and similar items on the official flyer list (air conditioner, CRTs and computer monitors, clothes dryer or washer, central AC units and compressors, dehumidifier, dishwasher, gas grills with no propane, hot water heater, lawnmower, metal filing cabinets and desks, over-the-stove microwave, refrigerator, radiators, snowblower, kitchen stove or oven, television, trash compactor, wood-burning stove) | White Goods Sticker $20.00 per item. Drop-off at the Recycling Center, or pickup by the City's trash contractor scheduled at (781) 289-0500. |
| Mattress or box spring | White Goods Sticker $20.00 required for each item. Drop-off only; no curbside pickup. |
Hazardous waste
Hazardous material is not accepted at the Recycling Center, per the official flyer. The flyer does list motor oil, propane tanks, fluorescent lights and bulbs, and vehicle batteries among accepted recyclables.
Holiday closures
The official 2026 Trash and Recycling Holiday Schedule says: All City Buildings will be closed, and trash/recycling collection will be delayed one day for the remainder of the week, on the dated 2026 holidays listed below. The Recycling Center is at the Public Services Facility. Upcoming official 2026 dates still ahead as of November 12, 2026: Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26, 2026, and Christmas Day, Friday, December 25, 2026. Already-passed official 2026 dates on the same list include New Years Day Thursday January 1 (official wording omits the apostrophe), Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday January 19, President's Day Monday February 16, Patriot's Day Monday April 20, Memorial Day Monday May 25, Juneteenth Friday June 19, Independence Day Saturday July 4 (NO DELAY for collection), Labor Day Monday September 7, Columbus Day Monday October 12, and Veterans Day Wednesday November 11. That official 2026 list does not include January 1, 2027. Official typo on the calendar page: "JANAURY." Confirm with Public Services at (978) 536-0600 before a holiday week.
Holiday schedule last verified 2026-11-12 from official sources . Source: City of Peabody 2026 Trash and Recycling Holiday Schedule (official city-building closures and dated 2026 holidays, including Thanksgiving November 26 and Christmas December 25) .
Other notes
- Facts from the official City of Peabody Public Services page, the official Recycling Center flyer, the official 2026 Trash and Recycling Holiday Schedule, and the official 2026 Resident Dump Days flyer, fetched November 12, 2026.
- Accepted recyclables on the official flyer also include metal food cans, glass bottles and jars, catalogues and phonebooks, paper, cardboard, paperboard, plastic containers, books, newspapers and magazines, and metal. Official typo on the yard-waste line: "ect." Clothing may go in a Salvation Army donation bin at the site.
- Official 2026 Resident Dump Days are a separate voucher program at Republic Services Transfer Station, 300 Forest Street, Peabody, MA 01960, not a year-round public dump, and were not published as a second facility page. The official flyer still prints a 1,500-pound household limit for the fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, which had already ended as of November 12, 2026; confirm the current limit with Public Services. Official typo on that flyer: "RESTICTIONS." Remaining official 2026 Residents Day Saturday is November 21, 2026.
- ZIP 01960 is the official ZIP on the Recycling Center flyer.
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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 Peabody Public Services (official recycling drop-off sentence for 50 Farm Avenue, including condo and apartment residents)
- City of Peabody Recycling Center flyer (official address, hours, accepted items, and White Goods Sticker rules)
- City of Peabody 2026 Trash and Recycling Holiday Schedule (official city-building closures and dated 2026 holidays)
- City of Peabody 2026 Resident Dump Days flyer (official Saturday Recycling Center hours on Residents Day Saturdays)