Metal
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Bicycles and Tires
Recycle old frames and metal parts at the Recycling Center. Donate your old bike to Bikes Not Bombs, sell it on Craig's List or give it away on Freecycle.
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Scrap Metal
All types of scrap metal are accepted at the Recycling Center during open hours. If it's in good condition, please try donating it first. However, we take:
- Antennas
- Aluminum siding
- Bed frames
- Chain link fence (must be in rolls 2ft in diameter or less)
- Curtain rods
- Fans
- Grills (charcoal and gas, remove tank)
- Gutters
- Hangers
- Ladders
- Nuts, bolts, screws, nails hinges
- Railings
- Paint cans (empty, no lids, some dried residue OK)
- Patio furniture & lawn chairs
- Pipes &plumbing
- Pots & pans
- Screen doors (no glass)
- Shelves
- Sinks
- Silverware & cooking utensils
- Swing sets
- Trash cans
- Venetian blinds (metal only)
- Wheelbarrows
- Window sash weights
- Window screens
- NO batteries
- No motors (heavy machinery, cars & trucks)
- No propane or gas tanks
- No sealed containers (barrels, drums, pails, tanks...anything)
- No Trash (concrete, brick, wood, dirt, etc.)
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Dept of Public Works
147 Hampshire St
Cambridge
MA
02139
Phone:617.349.4800
TDD:617.349.4805
Email Us
Hours of Service
Monday: 8:30am-8pm
Tuesday-Thursday: 8:30am-5pm
Friday: 8:30am-12pm
Recycling Center Hours
Tuesday & Thursday: 4:00pm-7:30pm
Saturday: 9:00am-4:00pm
Ms. Randi Mail
Director of Recycling
617.349.4866
rmail@cambridgema.gov
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