Recycling in Needham, MA
Needham residents take trash and large items to the Recycling and Transfer Station with a free RTS sticker, paying per item: $25 per mattress or box spring, $20 per TV or monitor, $15 per sofa or Freon appliance, $7.50 per car tire. Cardboard is recycled there at no charge.
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Services for Needham residents
- Needham Recycling and Transfer Station (RTS)Needham
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Checked October 26, 2026
- Town of Needham DPW: Bags, Stickers, Bins & Fees (opens in new tab) · Town of Needham DPW, Recycling & Solid Waste Division
- Residents need an up-to-date RTS sticker (free for residents) on the windshield to enter the Recycling and Transfer Station. Checked October 26, 2026.
- RTS large item fees (check or credit card, from October 1, 2025): Freon appliance $15, upholstered chair $10, sofa $15, sleep sofa $20. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Residential drop-off of a mattress or box spring costs $25 each. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Televisions and computer monitors cost $20 each; car tires $7.50 and truck tires $21. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Town of Needham DPW: What We Take (RTS) (opens in new tab) · Town of Needham DPW, Recycling & Solid Waste Division
- Corrugated cardboard boxes are recycled at no charge at the RTS; flatten them, no waxed cardboard. Checked October 26, 2026.
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