Recycling Guide
Wakefield accepts the following single stream materials in its curbside program.
Remember, items placed in your container should be loose, clean, and dry.
Never bag your recyclables!
Do
Paper
Plastic
Wakefield accepts these items made from the following plastic resin codes:
Don't forget you're in a "bottle bill" state and you can return empty beverage containers to be recycled and receive a refund.
Metal
Glass
Don't forget you're in a "bottle bill" state and you can return empty beverage containers to be recycled and receive a refund.
Drop-Off
Cardboard
Please breakdown your cardboard so that it is flat.
Scrap Metal
bulky ferrous materials
Textiles
Yard Waste Grass and Leaves
Grass clippings and leaves only.
Yard Waste Brush
Brush only. Cut any limbs in 4 foot segments.
Don't
Top Contaminants
Paper
- paper towels
- tissues
- metallic paper
Plastic
- styrofoam
- plastic cutlery
- bubblewrap
- flower pots
Glass
- glassware / Pyrex
- window glass
- lightbulbs
Metal
- hangers
- propane tanks
Don't Know?
Under construction. Please be patient while your town finishes customizing our handy lookup tool.
Residents of Massachusetts can use the Recyclopedia in the mean time.