Holyoke DPW Recycling Center (bulk waste drop-off)
63 Canal Street, Holyoke, MA 01040
We link to where each detail came from. Hours, fees and rules can change, so check with the place before you make the trip.
Plan your visit
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What it accepts
Items we’ve recorded so far. The operator accepts other materials too; see its own list for everything else.
Mattresses
AcceptedCost unknownFees aren’t recorded. Don’t assume drop-off is free.
- Bring your Holyoke Refuse Disposal Card (7 recycling-center visits per year); enter from North East Street.
Box springs
AcceptedCost unknownFees aren’t recorded. Don’t assume drop-off is free.
- Bring your Holyoke Refuse Disposal Card (7 recycling-center visits per year); enter from North East Street.
Couches
AcceptedCost unknownFees aren’t recorded. Don’t assume drop-off is free.
- Bring your Holyoke Refuse Disposal Card (7 recycling-center visits per year); enter from North East Street.
Furniture
Accepted with conditionsCost unknownFees aren’t recorded. Don’t assume drop-off is free.
- Bring your Holyoke Refuse Disposal Card (7 recycling-center visits per year); enter from North East Street.
- The furniture station lists mattresses, box springs, sofas and stuffed chairs.
Washers and dryers
AcceptedCost unknownFees aren’t recorded. Don’t assume drop-off is free.
- Bring your Holyoke Refuse Disposal Card (7 recycling-center visits per year); enter from North East Street.
Refrigerators and freezers
AcceptedCost unknownFees aren’t recorded. Don’t assume drop-off is free.
- Bring your Holyoke Refuse Disposal Card (7 recycling-center visits per year); enter from North East Street.
- Limit: One refrigerator or freezer per year.
Televisions
AcceptedCost unknownFees aren’t recorded. Don’t assume drop-off is free.
- Bring your Holyoke Refuse Disposal Card (7 recycling-center visits per year); enter from North East Street.
- Limit: One TV per year.
Computers
AcceptedCost unknownFees aren’t recorded. Don’t assume drop-off is free.
- Bring your Holyoke Refuse Disposal Card (7 recycling-center visits per year); enter from North East Street.
- Limit: One computer (monitor, keyboard, mouse, printer and PC) per year.
Other electronics
AcceptedCost unknownFees aren’t recorded. Don’t assume drop-off is free.
- Bring your Holyoke Refuse Disposal Card (7 recycling-center visits per year); enter from North East Street.
Tires
AcceptedCost unknownFees aren’t recorded. Don’t assume drop-off is free.
- Bring your Holyoke Refuse Disposal Card (7 recycling-center visits per year); enter from North East Street.
- Limit: Eight tires per year.
Paint
Accepted with conditionsCost unknownFees aren’t recorded. Don’t assume drop-off is free.
- Bring your Holyoke Refuse Disposal Card (7 recycling-center visits per year); enter from North East Street.
- Latex paint only.
Cardboard
AcceptedCost unknownFees aren’t recorded. Don’t assume drop-off is free.
- Bring your Holyoke Refuse Disposal Card (7 recycling-center visits per year); enter from North East Street.
Scrap metal
AcceptedCost unknownFees aren’t recorded. Don’t assume drop-off is free.
- Bring your Holyoke Refuse Disposal Card (7 recycling-center visits per year); enter from North East Street.
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- City of Holyoke DPW Recycling Center guide (PDF) (opens in new tab) · City of Holyoke Department of Public Works
- The Holyoke DPW Recycling Center is at the Department of Public Works, 63 Canal Street, Holyoke, MA 01040. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The first station takes all scrap metal of any kind. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The appliance station takes washers, dryers and stoves; refrigerators, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, humidifiers and freezers are limited to one each per year. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Electronics, radios and stereos are taken; only one TV and one computer (monitor, keyboard, mouse, printer and PC) per year. Checked October 26, 2026.
- All tires are accepted, even on rims, limit eight per year. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Cardboard and recyclables have marked receptacles; cardboard boxes must be broken down. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Only latex paint is accepted at the paint station; restricted chemicals go to the household hazardous waste day. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The furniture station takes mattresses and box springs, sofas and stuffed chairs. Checked October 26, 2026.
- City of Holyoke: Bulk Waste & Yard Waste Facilities (opens in new tab) · City of Holyoke Department of Public Works
- Bulk waste drop-off is at DPW headquarters, 63 Canal Street, entered from North East Street, Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. (closed 12–12:30). Checked October 26, 2026.
- Residents must bring their Refuse Disposal Card. Checked October 26, 2026.
- City of Holyoke: Bulk Waste Permit (Refuse Disposal Card) (opens in new tab) · City of Holyoke Department of Public Works
- The Refuse Disposal Permit is for homeowners or tenants of single- to four-unit Holyoke properties that receive city refuse pickup. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Permit holders get seven visits a year to the recycling center; the first homeowner card is free and a tenant card costs $10. Checked October 26, 2026.
“Checked” means we read the official page on that date. Things can change, so call before you go.
How we check our informationListing this place doesn’t mean we partner with it.