Frequently Asked Questions

Recyclables are picked up by the town every other week on the same day as your trash. 

Find details: https://www.natickma.gov/893/Recycling-Center

If you are unsure of your recycling schedule call 508-647-6562 or 508-647-6550. Recycling calendars are mailed out each year and additional ones can be picked up at the Department of Public Works.

Items such as glass bottles or jars, tin, steel, aluminum, plastic containers, and milk and juice cartons can be put out for pickup and must be placed in a recycling bin.

Items such as newspaper, magazines, books, paper bags, envelopes, and office paper can be put out for pickup but must be placed in a paper bag next to the bin.

Corrugated cardboard can also be picked up but it must be flattened and broken down to 2 feet x 2 feet.

No pizza boxes, plastic bags or soiled paper will be picked up.

Occasionally residents’ trash or recycling is overlooked and we miss picking it up. If this situation occurs for you, simply call the Department of Public Works as soon as you notice at 508-647-6550, and we will send someone back out as soon as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.

The Recycling Center is open Thursday and Friday from 8:00AM - 12:00PM and Saturday and Sunday from 8:00AM - 3:30PM. 

It is located on West Street next to the high school football field.

Recycling totes can be purchased by visiting: https://unipaygold.unibank.com/Default.aspx?customerid=432 (Click on "DPW and Recycling Totes") 

• Purchased totes will be delivered free of charge.
• All curbside collection eligible residents were issued their first 96 gallon recycling tote at no cost when curbside recycling began.
• We have two options of size for recycling totes.
  • 64 Gallon Recycling Tote ($73.00)
  • 96 Gallon Recycling Tote ($85.00)

If you need an additional recycling tote, you can purchase one at the link above.

Residents moving into newly constructed homes should call 508-647-6562 to arrange delivery of their first tote.

Notes:

• Recycling totes are no longer stored at the DPW, so pickup is no longer an option
• Color is not a choice, it's determined by address
• Prices and size options have changed (in recent years)

Your trash is picked up at curbside once each week; the collection day depends on where you live. 

Find details: https://www.natickma.gov/902/Trash-Recycling-Collection

If you don’t know which day, call 508-647-6562 or 508-647-6550.

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All trash needs to be placed at curbside by 7:00AM on the pickup day, as the trucks will not return for any trash that was not already out. Please be careful if you put trash out the night before, animals may tear open bags or get into trash barrels during the night, and collectors can not pick up trash that is not in a specially-marked trash bags.

These bags are available at several local retailers. Unaccepted material will be left at curbside.