CURBCYCLE PICKUP · We’ll pick it up and recycle it for you.Book a pickup →
Book a pickup

Recycling in Waterville, ME

Waterville Public Works runs a yearly curbside Bulky Waste Pick-Up Week (May 18–22 in 2026) for furniture, mattresses, washers, dryers and scrap metal, and a fall household hazardous waste day with KVCOG. For tires, TVs, computers and other bulky waste the city points residents to Pine Tree Waste on Airport Road.

Kennebec County · How we check

What are you getting rid of?

Services for Waterville residents

Where this information comes from (31)

Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

  • Maine DEP: Electronics Recycling (opens in new tab) · Maine Department of Environmental Protection
    • It is illegal to throw away cathode ray tubes and LCD screens in Maine, so TVs must be recycled. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Under Maine's e-waste product stewardship program, manufacturers pay to recycle TVs, monitors, laptops, tablets, printers, game consoles and other screens of 4 inches or more. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Each municipality must make sure its residents have a collection site or event for covered electronic devices; some sites charge a small fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Households, K-12 schools, and businesses and 501(c)(3) nonprofits with 100 or fewer employees can use the program. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Users must bring their e-waste to a collection site or event. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Cell phones and accessories are not covered by the program, though sites often take accessories. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 §1610: Electronic waste (opens in new tab) · Maine Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes
    • Covered entities under the e-waste law are Maine households, small 501(c)(3) nonprofits, and primary and secondary schools. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Maine DEP: What can I recycle, and where? (opens in new tab) · Maine Department of Environmental Protection
    • DEP says Maine has a free paint recycling program. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Return your old car battery to the store where you buy the new one to get $10 back or credit. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • PaintCare: Maine (opens in new tab) · PaintCare Inc.
    • PaintCare drop-off sites across Maine take leftover paint from households, businesses, agencies and others. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • PaintCare takes house paint, primers, stains, sealers and clear coatings such as shellac and varnish. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Maine DEP: Paint Stewardship Program (opens in new tab) · Maine Department of Environmental Protection
    • The program is funded by a fee on paint sold in Maine; residents of other states should not bring paint into Maine. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Empty, leaking, contaminated or hardened paint is not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Call the drop-off site first, especially a store, and bring paint during open hours. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Maine DEP: Battery Recycling (opens in new tab) · Maine Department of Environmental Protection
    • Call2Recycle runs a free rechargeable-battery recycling program with sites at many transfer stations and some hardware stores. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • It takes all rechargeable battery types, cell phones and small sealed lead-acid batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Households may use Call2Recycle free of charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Businesses may not put rechargeable batteries in the trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • There is no free recycling program for single-use (alkaline) batteries in Maine; small quantities may legally go in household trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 §1604: Lead-acid batteries (opens in new tab) · Maine Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes
    • Stores selling lead-acid batteries must accept used ones, at least as many as the new batteries bought. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • City of Waterville: Bulky Waste Pickup Week (opens in new tab) · City of Waterville
    • The 2026 Bulky Waste Pick-Up Week was May 18–22, for Waterville residents only (no contractors). Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Each household may set out up to 10 items; a 32-gallon can of loose material counts as one. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Accepted: white goods such as ovens, washers and dryers; furniture and mattresses; cardboard; scrap metal. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Not accepted: freon items like refrigerators, tires, TVs, monitors, printers, paint and others. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Items had to be at the curb by 7 a.m. on the Monday of the week. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • City of Waterville: Potential Solutions for Miscellaneous Disposal (PDF) (opens in new tab) · City of Waterville
    • The city lists Pine Tree Waste, Airport Road, Waterville, for tires, computers, monitors, printers, TVs, batteries, small electronics, scrap metal and furniture. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Hours listed: Mon–Fri 7 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Sat 8 a.m.–noon; a pricing schedule applies. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Kennebec Valley Council of Governments and Waterville Public Works hold a household hazardous waste drop-off day, usually the 2nd Saturday in October, with pre-registration in September. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • City of Waterville: Residential Garbage & Recycling Guidelines (PDF) (opens in new tab) · City of Waterville
    • Waterville's guide says to contact a private hauler or Pine Tree Waste for construction debris, tires, computers, TVs and microwaves. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Homes eligible for city garbage pickup also get single-stream curbside recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Clean cardboard and pizza boxes (food removed) go in curbside recycling. 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 information