HOURS: TUES 10am-noon  THUR 2-4pm   1st and 3rd SAT 9am-Noon

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We will be open Thurs Dec 11 2-4pm.   Weather is looking manageable so we should be open as planned for the next week or so.   If predictions change, check here to see if we’ve posted anything about being closed.   Stay warm!  

Residents of Boylston, Holden, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, Sterling and West Boylston may use the Wachusett Watershed Regional Recycling Center during our public hours for drop off, pickup and ‘shopping’.   

CURRENT WINTER HOURS: Tues 10am-noon; Thurs 2-4pm and 1st and 3rd Saturday 9am to noon.If you’d like to check before packing to visit us, check here,  our Facebook page or call us at 978-464-2854 for messages if we’ve had to close.

PLANNED HOLIDAY CLOSINGS: 

Christmas: Closed to the public Thursday 12/25. No volunteer work day Christmas Eve, Wednesday 12/24 or Friday 12/26.

New Years 2026: No volunteer work day on Wednesday 12/31. Closed on Thursday 1/1/2026.

If you’d like to make a donation online to Wachusett Earthday please click here and click on the Donate button.  Your donation will help us to continue to improve the site, offer new options for recycling and better store and display items for reuse or transport them to other organizations.

Building drop off: You can drop off 2 boxes but they MUST close and MUST be 30 lbs or less.   We will reject those that don’t meet this criteria.  We simply can’t manage the literal ton of material dropped off on each open day if it’s not packed correctly.  Thank you for your help.

Welcome! We accept curbside recycling items, textiles and many hard to recycle items (some with a fee).  We also have tons of free items for reuse throughout the site.

Site Entry: Everyone must go through Check In.  We track participation for the towns.

We hold document shredding, latex paint and household hazardous waste collection events a few times per year for residents of our member towns.  Read on for more information, send us a message, give us a call, or check out our Facebook page.   DEP and State regulations prohibit us from accepting household trash/garbage, yard waste, creosote lumber, ammunition, explosives, flares, medications or sharps.

 

VOLUNTEER INFO

 

Yes! We need your help

As an almost completely all-volunteer operation, we rely on our volunteers to keep the site open. Please consider helping out, if only for one slot/week (or month). We are friendly, welcoming folks.

Click here for more volunteer info.

CONTACT INFO

  • Wachusett Earthday Inc.
    Wachusett Watershed Regional Recycling Center
    131 Raymond Huntington Highway
    West Boylston, MA 01583
  • 978-464-2854
  • contact@wachusettearthday.org
  • https://www.wachusettearthday.org

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