Trash Collection

Trash is collected by the City on Tuesday if you live between Cedar Street and Highland Street or Wednesday if you live between Cedar Street and Elm Street.

Trash must be placed in approved city trash bags or recycling bins. You can purchase city trash bags at many grocery stores in Worcester, including Price Chopper at Highland Street and Park Avenue.

Please set recyclables and trash at the curb between 6:00 and 7:30 am on your scheduled trash / recycling day. Do not place trash out far in advance. Stray and wild animals will tear through the trash bags looking for food.

PAPER - place in paper bag only

• Newspaper / inserts
• Magazines / phone books, catalogues
• Junk mail, envelopes
• Office and mixed paper / brown bags
• Paperboard, such as cracker, cereal boxes
• Corrugated cardboard, cut to 3' x 3' or smaller and place under/beside recycling bin.

CONTAINERS - rinse clean and place inside of bin

• Glass bottles / jars
• Metal food cans, non-deposit and deposit cans, aluminum foil, pie tins*
• Plastic jugs, bottles and jars*
• Milk & juice cartons and drink boxes*
     *May flatten to save space
• Place light materials on bottom of bin

YELLOW TRASH BAGS - place items such as these in your yellow city trash bag

• Soiled Paper
• Gift wrap
• Plastic bags
• Egg cartons
• Styrofoam
• Hard covered books
• Plastic toys
• Small pieces of metal and wood
• Place pizza boxes under yellow bag
• Dishes
• Glasses
• Pyrex
• Broken glass (wrapped in newspaper)
Window / auto glass
• Flower pots
• Buckets
• Pails
• Empty paint & aerosol cans
• Motor oil containers

For more information call the Department of Public Works (508) 929-1300.