Available Sites

Trash & Recycle

Trash

Devens does not provide municipal curbside trash pickup. Trash haulers are independently contracted by a neighborhood homeowners association or a Devens business.

Alpine Property Management
12 Damonmill Square, Concord, MA 01742
978-371-9090

Composting at Home

It's easy to compost in Devens! DPW offers rodent-resistant, low-cost home composting bins for $25 and kitchen buckets for $5. To purchase, please call DPW at 978-772-1864 or email Melissa Finlay directly at mfinlay@massdevelopment.com.

For educational composting information provided by MassDEP, visit Home Composting & Green Landscaping.

Recycling

Devens Department of Public Works & Recreation (DPW) manages a recycling center drop-off location for Devens residents, businesses, and employees that allows for the safe and timely disposal of a wide variety of items:

Devens Recycling Center

99 Buena Vista Street, Devens
978-772-1864

Hours of Operation

Monday through Friday
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Devens Recycling Information & Fee Schedule

Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Site

Open to residents and prequalified businesses in Devens. A list of acceptable materials can be found here. Let Devens HHW know if you have a financial hardship to pay your HHW disposal fees. Funding may be available to assist. Por favor, informe a Devens HHW si tiene dificultades económicas para pagar las tarifas de eliminación de sus HHW. Es posible que haya fondos donados disponibles.

Devens HHW
9 Cook Street, Devens
978-501-3943

Hours of Operation

First Wednesday and following Saturday of every month
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

The Devens Eco-Efficiency Center

The Eco-Efficiency Center provides educational forums, technical assistance, networking venues, and partnership opportunities to help businesses and organizations protect natural, material, human, and capital resources. The nonprofit has been helping industrial, commercial, and service entities improve the sustainability of their operations since 2008.

Devens Eco-Efficiency Center
33 Andrews Parkway, Devens
978-772-8831 ext. 3304

The Great Exchange

This award-winning program prevents the waste of unneeded items and provides saving opportunities for small businesses, municipalities, and nonprofits by providing access to a wide variety of new and like-new supplies, furniture, and fixtures at two locations in Devens.

The Great Exchange
33 Andrews Parkway, Devens and 100 Sherman Avenue, Devens
978-772-8831 ext. 3304

Yard Waste

DPW picks up grass clippings, leaves, and tree limbs from residential areas every Monday from April through November. In the event of a Monday holiday, curbside pickup will take place on Tuesday.

  • Yard waste must be placed at the curb, in front of the house.
  • Leaves and grass clippings must be packaged in biodegradable paper bags with no trash or sand.
  • Branches and limbs should be cut into lengths of not more than four feet and bundled together.
  • Christmas trees will be picked up the first two Mondays in January.

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