Watertown recycling drop-off

Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for Watertown Recycle Center.

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.

Facility: Watertown Recycle Center Address: 76 Stanley Ave, Watertown, MA Phone: 617-972-6420

Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-12

Who can use it

Watertown residents only. ID required. No businesses. The official Recycle Center page says access is one way into the Recycle Center, so you have to enter through Green River Way. Dumping outside operational hours is prohibited.

Hours

Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., all year round, as printed on the official Recycle Center page.

Sticker or permit

Required: No (see notes)

Price:

Where to buy:

Notes: No entrance sticker is described. Official access is Watertown residents only, with ID required.

Per-item fees

Item	Fee
TVs and computer monitors	The official Solid Waste and Recycling page says TVs and monitors can be dropped off at the Recycle Center for free. The same official page also describes a paid Thursday curbside collection through Republic Services at (781) 289-0500 or (844) 737-8254.

Hazardous waste

Mercury and fluorescent bulbs are collected at the Recycle Center, per the official Recycle Center page. The official FAQ also lists rechargeable, lithium, button-cell, and nickel-cadmium batteries for Recycle Center drop-off, and says alkaline batteries (AAA, AA, C, D, 9-volt) may go in regular trash. Construction debris is not accepted at the Recycle Center. For oil-based paint, stains, or other household hazardous materials, the official FAQ points to Minuteman Regional Household Hazardous Products Facility events in Lexington; register for a hazardous-waste event rather than treating this site as a full HHW depot.

Holiday closures

No dated Recycle Center holiday list appears on the fetched official Recycle Center or FAQ pages. The official Solid Waste and Recycling page says a holiday postpones trash and recycling collection by one day and lists 2026 curbside holidays, including Thanksgiving Day, November 26, and Christmas Day, December 25. That official list was not applied as Recycle Center closures. Confirm with Public Works at (617) 972-6420 before a holiday week.

Holiday schedule last verified 2026-11-12 from official sources .

Other notes

Facts from the official City of Watertown Recycle Center page, Solid Waste and Recycling page, and Solid Waste and Recycling Guide (FAQs), fetched November 12, 2026. No official ZIP is printed on the 76 Stanley Ave address line. DPW is separately listed at 124 Orchard Street, Watertown, MA 02472-1816, Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Official typo on the Recycle Center page: "comingled recyclables." Official typo on the FAQ cardboard line: "show boxes." Official typo on the FAQ fluorescent-bulb line: "brough."
The official Recycle Center page also lists cardboard, textiles, metal, yard waste, electronics, and hard plastic (tyke toys, kiddie pools, outdoor resin furniture). The Recycle Center is a community compost drop-off during normal hours: no bags of any kind may be used, food scraps must be emptied directly into the collection totes, and no yard waste is allowed in the compost bin. Official FAQ: no plastic bags and no Styrofoam at the Recycle Center. Gas grills (tank removed) and treadmills may go to the mixed-metals dumpster. Lawn mowers and snow blowers may be brought after all fluids are removed, with caps left off.
(617) 972-6420 is the Public Works / Solid Waste Supervisor number. Official email recycle@watertown-ma.gov.

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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.