Description
Join us for the sixth pop-up recycling event on Wednesday, August 26 from 4-7:30 p.m. at 80 Haskell Street (in the parking area between Rindge Baseball Field and Bergin Park, see shaded area in photo).
Residents are invited to drop-off the following accepted items:
- Batteries
- Books
- Electronics & printer cartridges (i.e. small appliances, computers, cell phones, string lights, and other small electronics with a cord)
- Fluorescent bulbs & other mercury items (thermometers, thermostats)
- Plastic bags/film. See here for which types are accepted
- Scrap metal (no sealed containers, no large appliances)
- Curbside recyclables & bulky rigid plastics (laundry baskets, pails)
Accepted items are the same as those accepted at the DPW Recycle Center on Hampshire St. If you’re unsure if an item will be accepted, please use the "Get Rid of it Right" tool.
Email DPW (recycle@cambridgema.gov) if you plan to bring more than 50 items or 25 pounds of material, or if you have any questions.
Future pop-up locations and dates will be announced on the City’s
Recycle Center webpage or by subscribing to the
monthly newsletter for Recycling.
By making collection easier and more accessible, DPW hopes to safely manage items prohibited in the trash (i.e. fluorescent bulbs, mercury-containing products and lithium-ion batteries) and keep more materials out of landfills. This project is funded through
Participatory Budgeting after residents voted to fund the 3-year pilot program in 2025.