City of New Bedford Official Website - Department of Public Facilities Recycling Overview

Solid Waste and Recycling Division

Lawrence Worden, Commissioner

Alberto Simoes, Clerk of the Works

The City of New Bedford provides residents and businesses with a wide variety of programs and services to help them manage their unwanted waste.

These programs are as follows:

Shawmut Avenue Transfer Station
1103 Shawmut Avenue
New Bedford, MA 02746
(508) 991-6156
(508) 961-3133 Fax

Hours:
Monday – Friday - 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Saturday - 8:00 am-2:00 pm (recycling only)

Need a blue bin?
...click here for request form
Have a question about recycling? Call (508) 979-1493.
Have a computer monitor, television, appliance, or scrap metal? Call ABC Disposal for an appointment at
(508) 999-2619.
Not sure of your trash and recycling collection day? Click here.

Office Paper, Junk Mail and Plastics 1-7 (except styrofoam) now accepted in blue bins
.....click here for more information

Aerosol Containers Now Accepted at the Shawmut Avenue Transfer Station
....click here for more information

New Bedford Is Recycling More!
How to Handle the Overflow
....click here for more information