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Trash & Recycling
TRANSFER STATION STICKERSStickers for the Transfer Station are $25 annually for Residents & Property Owners and may be obtained at the DPW office Mon.-Thurs. 8:00 am-1:00 pm. Proof of Residency or Ownership must be provided along with vehicle registration (ex: valid license, current bill, etc.). CASH OR CHECK ONLY! |
Town visitors may bring recyclables to the Transfer Station for free. Trash costs $2.00 to $4.00 per bag.
SWAP SHOP HOURS
8:00am - 12:00pm - Closed Sunday and Monday
Provincetown provides curbside residential trash and recycling pick-up to all single-family homes and to apartments and condominiums with eight or fewer units. According to the following schedule, the town picks up household trash, recyclables, newspaper, and cardboard. Please note that cardboard and newspapers will be picked up on the same day as trash and recycling.
Holiday Schedule for curbside pickup is as follows:
- Trash and recycling will be picked up on Memorial Day, Juneteenth, the 4th of July, Labor Day, and the day after Thanksgiving.
- Most other holidays will be picked up on the following work day of the observed holiday along with that day's route, except:
- Veterans Day on Friday, November 11, 2022 ~ Friday pickups will be collected on Thursday, November 10
Allerton St. | Duncan Lane |
Anthony St. | Hancock St. |
Atkins Lane | Harry Kemp Way |
Atkins Mayo Road | Howland St. |
Bangs St. | Kendall Lane |
Bradford St. 192-351 | Maple Court |
Commercial St. 463-968 | Mayflower Heights |
Conway St. | Oak Drive |
Cook St. | Snow St. |
Daggett Lane | Willow Drive |
Alden St. | Lovett’s Court |
Arch St. | Miller Hill Road |
Aunt Sukey’s Way | Nelson Avenue |
Bradford St. 139-190 | Old Colony Way |
Brewster St. | Pearl St. |
Cemetery Road | Priscilla Alden Road |
Center St. | Race Point Road |
Commercial St. 315-461 | Railroad Avenue |
Conwell St. | Standish Avenue |
Dyer St. | Standish St. |
Freeman St. | Stearns Avenue |
Heather’s Way | Tinys Way |
Johnson St. | Wareham Road |
Kiley Court | Washington Avenue |
Law St. | Youngs Court |
Atlantic Avenue | Jerome Smith Road |
Bradford St. 51-138 | Masonic Place |
Capt. Berties Way | Mozart Avenue |
Carver Court | Prince St. |
Carver St. | Ryder St. |
Central St. | Shank Painter Road |
Commercial St. 157-314 | Smalls Court |
Court St. | Stable Path |
Cudworth St. | Watson’s Court |
George’s Path | Webster Place |
Gosnold St. | Willow St. |
Holway Avenue | Winslow St. |
Winthrop St. |
Atwood Avenue | Fritz’s Way |
Bradford St. 2-49 | Mechanic St. |
Bradford St. Ext. | Montello St. |
Browne St. | Nickerson St. |
Carnes Avenue | Pleasant St. |
Carnes Lane | Point St. |
Commercial St. 1-155 | Race Road |
Conant St. | School St. |
Cottage St. | Soper St. |
Creek Road | Telegraph Hill Road |
Creek Hill Road | Tremont St. |
Franklin St. | West Vine St. |
Bayberry Avenue | Kimberly Lane |
Blueberry Avenue | Pilgrim Heights Road |
Holiday Schedule – Summer - Starting with Memorial Day and ending with Labor Day, trash will be picked up as scheduled regardless of it being a holiday.
Holiday Schedule – Winter - After Labor Day until just prior to Memorial Day, holidays will be observed. If your regular trash and recycling day falls on a holiday, your trash will be picked up on the following work day along with the regularly scheduled pick up.
RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING PICK-UP:
GLASS | |
Clear and frosted bottles/jars, any color, rinsed please. Metal rings and paper labels OK. | NO mirrors, window glass, lightbulbs, pyrex or ceramic items. |
CARDBOARD & CHIPBOARD | |
Corrugated, flattened to a size no larger than 3 feet by 3 feet - either in a large carton or tied with tape (no string, please). | NO waxed cardboard. |
NEWSPAPER & OTHER PAPER | |
If you can rip it, recycle it! Staples OK. Do not tie newspaper with string; put in paper bag or in bottom of recycle bin. | NO plastic bags except for shredded paper. |
PLASTIC | |
All beverage and liquid containers, rinsed please. Leave caps on. | NO plastic bags nor plastic that contained hazardous products. |
ALUMINUM & TIN CANS | |
Foil pie plates. Paper labels are acceptable, rinsed please. |
AT THE TRANSFER STATION:
All above items PLUS:
Rigid Plastic
Large plastic toys. No PVC
Yard Waste
Grass, leaves, small branches. - Compost available to take.
Scrap Metal
Fees may apply.
Wood
Not from construction. Fees may apply.
Mattresses & Box Springs
Fees apply.
Clothing/Fabrics
Clean and Bagged
Fluorescent and LED bulbs
DO NOT THROW IN TRASH. Take to shed at transfer station or return to hardware store.
Miscellaneous Items
Computers, TVs, tires, rechargeable and lithium batteries, mercury items and propane tanks. Fees may apply.
Styrofoam Peanuts
Bring to exchange shed across from swap shop - clean and bagged. Leave them or take them. Any other Styrofoam cannot be recycled.
Swap Shop
Household goods, toys, books, etc. No clothing or furniture at this time.
HAZARDOUS PRODUCT COLLECTION SCHEDULE
All collections are from 9:00 am to Noon
June - Wellfleet Transfer Station, 370 Coles Neck Road, Wellfleet, MA
August - Truro Recycling Center, 1 Truro Dump Road (off Route 6), Truro, MA
Oct. - Provincetown Transfer Station, 90 Race Point Road, Provincetown, MA
HAZARDOUS AND NON-HAZARDOUS PAINT PRODUCTS
See information on how to dispose of hazardous (PDF) and non-hazardous (PDF) paints, stains and wood finishes.
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Paul Roderick
Transfer Station Foreman
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Transfer Station
Physical Address
90 Race Point Road
Provincetown, MA 02657
Phone: 508-487-7076Fax: (508) 487-4675
HoursOctober - AprilTuesday - Saturday7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
May - OctoberMonday - Sunday7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Holidays7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.