Zero Waste Day Drop-Off, Central Public Works Facility
Boston’s household hazardous waste drop-off in Roxbury, open only on the city’s posted Zero Waste Day Saturdays.
The Zero Waste Day Drop-Off, Central Public Works Facility, is where Boston Public Works takes household hazardous waste, electronics, tires and papers to shred. It is free for Boston residents who bring a photo ID, utility bill or lease. There are no regular hours: it opens from 8:30 a.m. to noon only on the Saturdays the city posts on its Zero Waste Day calendar. Alkaline batteries are refused.
Serves: Boston trash pickup and drop-off rules.
About this site
The Central Public Works Facility at 400 Frontage Road hosted two of the city’s four 2026 Zero Waste Days, May 16 and September 26; the other two were at the West Roxbury Public Works yard, 315 Gardner Street. The city posts the next season’s dates on its Zero Waste Days page. A pink-sticker textile drop box also stands at 400 Frontage Road.
- Type
- Household hazardous waste site
- State
- Massachusetts
- City
- Boston
- Address
- 400 Frontage Road, Roxbury, MA 02118
- Hours
- 8:30 a.m. to noon, only on the Saturdays the city posts on its Zero Waste Day calendar
- Who can use it
- Boston residents with a photo ID, utility bill or lease; no business waste
- Fees
- Free
- Takes
- Oil-based paint, pesticides, pool chemicals and other chemicals, aerosols, motor oil, gasoline, lithium-ion, rechargeable, lithium primary, button and car batteries, electronics including microwaves, fluorescent bulbs and mercury items, up to 8 car or bike tires per person, fire extinguishers, propane tanks, textiles and up to 10 boxes of papers to shred; paint, motor oil, gasoline and chemicals up to 20 gallons in labeled containers of 5 gallons or less
- Does not take
- Asbestos, explosives, radioactive material, medical waste, construction debris, alkaline batteries and commercial or industrial waste
- Run by
- City of Boston Public Works Department
- Phone
- 617-635-4500
- Official website
- boston.gov
- Primary source
- boston.gov
- Last verified
Questions
What are the Zero Waste Day Drop-Off, Central Public Works Facility hours?
Who can use Zero Waste Day Drop-Off, Central Public Works Facility?
Does the Zero Waste Day drop-off take alkaline batteries?
Sources
- City of Boston Public Works Department: Zero Waste Day Drop-Off
- City of Boston Public Works Department: Zero Waste Days
- City of Boston Public Works Department: 2026 Leaf and Yard Waste Schedule, with the Zero Waste drop-off dates (PDF)
- City of Boston Public Works Department: Clothing and Textile Recovery
Sources and corrections
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