Harvard Transfer Station

Name: Harvard Transfer Station
Item: Harvard Transfer Station

47 Depot Road, Harvard, MA 01451, USA

https://www.harvard-ma.gov/transfer-station

(978) 456-4130

A sticker (fee) is required to access the Harvard Transfer Station. Residency is not required.

Please call or check the website in advance for a full list of fees (punch cards), acceptable items, and restrictions.
https://www.harvard-ma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif676/f/uploads/accepted_items_012624.pdf.pdf

Swap Shop (open year-round with Transfer Station schedule): Free give/take of reusable, good quality items. Books, exercise/sports equipment, furniture, housewares, medical equipment, and toys in good condition.

Rotary Club of Ayer, Shirley, Harvard, and Devens accepts specific medical equipment. For more information: https://www.ayerrotary.com/sitepage/crutches

Recycling Accepted
Plastic: Bottles, Jugs, Jars, and Tubs (empty and rinse)
Metal: Food and Beverage Cans, Aluminum Foil (empty and rinse)
Glass: Bottles and Jars (empty and rinse)
Paper and Cardboard: Mixed Paper, Newspaper, Magazines, Boxes (empty and flatten), Pizza Boxes (remove food/wax paper)

When dropping off textiles (clothes, towels, bedding, plush toys, purses, shoes, etc), please be sure items are clean and dry and placed in a plastic bag.

Household Hazardous Waste (HHW): Harvard residents have access to Devens Regional Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center. From March to December, Devens HHW is open the first Wednesday & following Saturday from 9am-1pm, March to December. (Except for holidays & weather permitting)

Paper Shredding: A paper shredding event is often sponsored by Rollstone Bank & Trust or Main Street Bank in the spring. Townsend’s Earth Day event also provides free paper shredding.

Styrofoam Collection: Occasionally Harvard hosts a styrofoam collection in late spring.

Book/CDs/DVDs/Jigsaw Puzzles: The Friends of the Harvard Public Library accept donations for their annual Book/CDs/DVDs/Jigsaw Puzzles sale in spring.

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Harvard Transfer Station

Harvard Transfer Station

Harvard Transfer Station

Harvard Transfer Station

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