Harvard Transfer Station

Name: Harvard Transfer Station
Item: Harvard Transfer Station

47 Depot Road, Harvard, MA 01451, USA

https://www.harvard-ma.gov/357/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/DocumentCenter/View/2575/Accepted-Items-April-2026-PDF?bidId=.

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), Hot/Cold Paper Beverage Cups. Yes, we accept pizza boxes

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.

Recycle Smart

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Harvard Transfer Station

Harvard Transfer Station

Harvard Transfer Station

Harvard Transfer Station

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