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Newton Resource Recovery Center Household Hazardous Waste Collection

115 Rumford Avenue, Auburndale, MA 02466

Call ahead. Hours, fees, residency rules, appointments and accepted materials change. Check the official page or call before you go. Never mix chemicals, and keep products in their original containers. Open the official source page.

Type
Collection event
Address
115 Rumford Avenue, Auburndale, MA 02466 (map pin at street level)
County
Middlesex County
Dates
Scheduled household hazardous waste collection events at the Resource Recovery Center. Appointments are required, and drop-offs are not accepted outside the designated collection times.
Hours
Household hazardous waste is accepted only at designated collection times by appointment. The Resource Recovery Center itself is at 115 Rumford Avenue in Auburndale.
Accepted
Paint; Household chemicals & cleaners; Pesticides & garden chemicals; Other household hazardous waste
The city page describes household hazardous waste such as pesticides, cleaners, paints and other chemicals from around the home, garage, shed and workbench, including fuels, gasoline, kerosene, engine degreaser, brake fluid, pool chemicals, oil-based paints, wood preservatives, paint strippers and thinners, solvents and varnishes. Oil-based paints and stains are accepted only during household hazardous waste events.
Not accepted
Latex paint; Alkaline batteries made since 1994; Smoke detectors
Limits
No more than 5 gallons of a single material and no more than 12 gallons total.
Appointment
Required Schedule online from the city’s household-hazardous-waste page or call Customer Service at 617-796-1000.
Who can use it
Newton residents only. Proof of residency is required. Commercial vehicles are not allowed; use a personal vehicle.
ID / proof
Proof of residency
Fees
The household-hazardous-waste page does not list a resident participation fee for the scheduled collection events.
Phone
617-796-1000
Notes
The Resource Recovery Center address is printed on the city’s recycle-at-the-center page. Latex-paint drying instructions and the Clean Harbors and Veolia pointers on the page were not copied as separate locator data.

Source: City of Newton Department of Public Works

Last checked: — Summarized on 2026-11-09 from a web search restricted to the official government domain of the source page; the page itself could not be opened from the build environment (host not on the network allowlist), so it was not read directly or field-checked.

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