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Auburn, MA Transfer
Hard hats and safety vests are required here. If you do not have they can be purchased on site.
Address:
15 Hardscrabble Rd, Auburn, MA 01501
Hours of Operation
Mon: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tue: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wed: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thu: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Fri: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Phone(s)
(508) 721-2700
Overview
Accepted Waste and Materials
Before visiting your local Casella Recycling Facility in Auburn, please review the list of acceptable and non-acceptable materials below. Knowing what can and cannot be dropped off helps ensure safe handling and efficient processing for everyone.
Bulky Items
- Bookshelf
- Box spring/Mattress
- Chair
- Christmas tree (artificial)
- Christmas tree (natural)
- Crib
- Desk (metal)
- Desk (wooden)
- Filing cabinet
- Furniture
- Microwave
- Patio umbrella
- Pressure washer
- Toilet
- Treadmill
Clothing & Textiles
- Clothes
- Shoes (paired)
Electronics
- Alkaline Batteries
- Answering Machine
- Camera
- Cell phone
- Cell phone battery
- Circuit board
- Computer peripherals
- Copier
- Desktop computer
- DVD player
- Electronic
- E-reader
- Fax machine
- Hearing aids
- Laptop
- MP3 player
- Printer
- Projector
- Scanner
- Speaker
- Tablet
- Telephone
- Television
- Tuner
- Turntable
- Typewriter
- VCR player
- Video game console
Glass
- Aquarium
- Mirror
Hazardous
- Aerosol can (full or partially full)
- Fluorescent bulb (CFLs)
- Fluorescent tube
- HID bulbs
- Mercury device
Metal
- Aerosol can (empty & punctured)
Other
- Air Pillows
- Animal Carcass
- Animal Waste & Bedding
- Aseptic Carton
- Bagged Trash
- Blister packaging
- Bowling ball
- Bubble wrap
- Cds, dvds, game disks
- Ceramics & drinking glasses
- Children's pool (blow up)
- Chip bag
- Christmas decorations
- Christmas lights
- Cigarettes, cigarette butts, cigars & ashes
- Coffee maker
- Compostable bags
- Copier toner / printer cartridges
- Cosmetics
- Cotton ball
- Cotton swab
- Crayons
- Cup (styrofoam)
- Cupcake liner
- Cutlery (compostable plastic)
- Diaper
- Disposable furnace filter
- Disposable mop sheet
- Dryer lint
- Dryer sheet
- Envelope (padded)
- Eyeglasses
- Facial tissues
- Feminine hygiene products
- Floss
- Gable top carton
- Garden hose
- Halogen
- Hangers (wood)
- Hypodermic needles/sharps
- Irons
- Juice box
- Juice or drinking pouch
- Latex gloves
- Light bulb (not CFL)
- Makeup sponge
- Marbles
- Packing peanuts
- Paddle
- Pager
- Pillsbury crescent rolls tin
- Plant markers & tags
- Popsicle sticks & toothpicks
- Pottery
- Radio
- Receipts
- Receiver
- Ribbons & bows
- Sanitizing wipe
- Sawdust
- Shower curtains
- Single-serve coffee pod & disk
- Single-serve pouch
- Skis
- Smoke detectors
- Soup box
- Sticky notes
- String & twine
- Styrofoam
- Styrofoam egg carton
- Styrofoam packaging nuts
- Toaster
- Toothpaste
- Video tape
- Water bed liner
- Water filter
- Windshield wipers
- Wine cork (plastic)
- Wood ashes (cold)
- Wrapper
- Wrapping paper (foil)
- Zip ties
Paper
- Cardboard can
- Coffee cup tray
- Cup (paper)
- Hard cover book
- Paper ice cream carton
- Paper napkins
- Paper plate
- Paper towels
- Parchment paper
- Pizza box (greasy)
Plastic
- Children's outdoor toys (plastic)
- Children's pool (plastic)
- Cutlery (plastic)
- Hangers (plastic)
- Plastic bag
- Plastic baggies
- Plastic cup lid
- Plastic liner
- Plastic plate
- Plastic soda bottle rings
- Plastic straw
- Plastic wrap
- Shrink wrap
Bulky Items
- Bookshelf
- Box spring/Mattress
- Chair
- Christmas tree (artificial)
- Christmas tree (natural)
- Crib
- Desk (metal)
- Desk (wooden)
- Filing cabinet
- Furniture
- Microwave
- Patio umbrella
- Pressure washer
- Toilet
- Treadmill
Clothing & Textiles
- Clothes
- Shoes (paired)
Electronics
- Alkaline Batteries
- Answering Machine
- Camera
- Cell phone
- Cell phone battery
- Circuit board
- Computer peripherals
- Copier
- Desktop computer
- DVD player
- Electronic
- E-reader
- Fax machine
- Hearing aids
- Laptop
- MP3 player
- Printer
- Projector
- Scanner
- Speaker
- Tablet
- Telephone
- Television
- Tuner
- Turntable
- Typewriter
- VCR player
- Video game console
Glass
- Aquarium
- Mirror
Hazardous
- Aerosol can (full or partially full)
- Fluorescent bulb (CFLs)
- Fluorescent tube
- HID bulbs
- Mercury device
Metal
- Aerosol can (empty & punctured)
Other
- Air Pillows
- Animal Carcass
- Animal Waste & Bedding
- Aseptic Carton
- Bagged Trash
- Blister packaging
- Bowling ball
- Bubble wrap
- Cds, dvds, game disks
- Ceramics & drinking glasses
- Children's pool (blow up)
- Chip bag
- Christmas decorations
- Christmas lights
- Cigarettes, cigarette butts, cigars & ashes
- Coffee maker
- Compostable bags
- Copier toner / printer cartridges
- Cosmetics
- Cotton ball
- Cotton swab
- Crayons
- Cup (styrofoam)
- Cupcake liner
- Cutlery (compostable plastic)
- Diaper
- Disposable furnace filter
- Disposable mop sheet
- Dryer lint
- Dryer sheet
- Envelope (padded)
- Eyeglasses
- Facial tissues
- Feminine hygiene products
- Floss
- Gable top carton
- Garden hose
- Halogen
- Hangers (wood)
- Hypodermic needles/sharps
- Irons
- Juice box
- Juice or drinking pouch
- Latex gloves
- Light bulb (not CFL)
- Makeup sponge
- Marbles
- Packing peanuts
- Paddle
- Pager
- Pillsbury crescent rolls tin
- Plant markers & tags
- Popsicle sticks & toothpicks
- Pottery
- Radio
- Receipts
- Receiver
- Ribbons & bows
- Sanitizing wipe
- Sawdust
- Shower curtains
- Single-serve coffee pod & disk
- Single-serve pouch
- Skis
- Smoke detectors
- Soup box
- Sticky notes
- String & twine
- Styrofoam
- Styrofoam egg carton
- Styrofoam packaging nuts
- Toaster
- Toothpaste
- Video tape
- Water bed liner
- Water filter
- Windshield wipers
- Wine cork (plastic)
- Wood ashes (cold)
- Wrapper
- Wrapping paper (foil)
- Zip ties
Paper
- Cardboard can
- Coffee cup tray
- Cup (paper)
- Hard cover book
- Paper ice cream carton
- Paper napkins
- Paper plate
- Paper towels
- Parchment paper
- Pizza box (greasy)
Plastic
- Children's outdoor toys (plastic)
- Children's pool (plastic)
- Cutlery (plastic)
- Hangers (plastic)
- Plastic bag
- Plastic baggies
- Plastic cup lid
- Plastic liner
- Plastic plate
- Plastic soda bottle rings
- Plastic straw
- Plastic wrap
- Shrink wrap
Bulky Items
- AC unit with freon
- AC unit without freon
- Boiler
- Car tires with rims
- Car tires without rims
- Commercial freon-containing appliance
- Dehumidifier
- Dishwasher
- Dryer
- Freezer with freon
- Freezer without freon
- Gas grill without propane tank
- Hot water heater
- Humidifier
- Pool heater
- Push mower without gas
- Refrigerator with freon
- Refrigerator without freon
- Riding mower
- Snow blower without gas
- Stove
- Washer
Glass
- Broken glass
- Glass bottle
- Glass jar
- Liquor container
- Sliding glass door
- Window
- Wine bottle
Hazardous
- Acids
- Ammonia
- Ammunition
- Antifreeze
- Brake fluid
- Car batteries
- Cleaning products
- Darkroom chemicals
- Fire extinguishers
- Fireworks
- Gas/gasoline/oil mixtures
- Helium tank
- Home healthcare waste
- Kerosene
- Lead painted wood & chips
- Medications (prescription & over-the-counter)
- Metal halide bulbs
- Motor oil
- Oil filter
- Oxygen tank
- Paint - latex (full or partially full)
- Paint - oil (full or partially full)
- Pesticides, garden chemicals & fertilizers
- Petroleum caulk
- Pool chemicals
- Solvent (full or partially full)
- Thinners
- UV radiation tubes
- Varsol (full or partially full)
Metal
- Aluminum baking tray
- Aluminum foil
- Aluminum pie plate
- Bike
- Hangers (metal)
- Metal beverage can
- Metal food can
- Nuts & bolts
- Paint can (empty)
- Propane cylinders
- Propane tank
- Scrap Metal
Other
- Cooking oil
- Envelope (with plastic window)
- Grease
- Pots & pans
- Satellite dish
- Toilet paper roll
Paper
- Boxboard
- Catalogues
- Corrugated cardboard (clean)
- Envelope
- Greeting cards
- Junk mail
- Magazine
- Newspaper
- Paper
- Paper bags
- Paper egg carton
- Paper towel roll
- Phone book
- Pizza box (empty with no food residue)
- Shredded paper
- Soft cover book
- Wrapping paper (paper only)
Plastic
- Cup (plastic)
- Milk jug
- Plastic "clam shell" container
- Plastic 4
- Plastic bottle
- Plastic bottle cap
- Plastic detergent bottle
- Plastic egg carton
- Plastic sauce bottle
- Plastic single-serve food container
- Plastic soap bottle
- Plastic take-out container
- Plastic tubs & lids
- Plastic water bottle with cap
- Plastic water bottle without cap
Public Holidays2026
Please note that our Auburn Recycling Facility is closed on the following public holidays. Normal operating hours will resume the next business day.
- 1
January
New Year's Day
- 25
May
Memorial Day
- 4
July
Fourth of July
- 7
September
Labor Day
- 26
November
Thanksgiving
- 25
December
Christmas
Cities This Location Serves
Our Auburn Recycling Facility processes recyclables collected from the following communities as part of Casella’s regional recycling network.
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FAQs
What is a rubbish transfer station?
A rubbish transfer station is a local drop-off point where waste and recyclables are collected and transported to their next destination for processing or disposal.
Who can use Casella Transfer Station?
Most transfer stations are open to residential customers, though some also serve businesses. Contact your local Casella Transfer Station for eligibility.
What materials can I bring to a transfer station?
You can bring household trash, recyclables, bulky items, yard waste, and more. Please review our “Accepted Waste and Materials” list before visiting.
Is there a fee to drop off materials?
Fees vary by item and volume. Contact your local Casella Transfer Station for current rates and accepted payment methods.
How does Casella ensure responsible waste handling?
All materials collected at our transfer stations are managed in accordance with local, state, and federal environmental standards, with a focus on recycling and resource recovery.
