Plainville Curbside Collection

Curbside Collection Program

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To receive trash and recyclable materials collection, Plainville residents either subscribe to the municipal collection program or contract with a private hauler. The town does not have a drop-off location for trash or recyclable materials. 

 Information on private haulers may be searched online or see a list of haulers licensed in the Town of Plainville.

Plainville's municipal collection program is a fully user-fee-funded "Pay-as-you-throw" program. There are no tax dollars used to support the program. Subscribers to the program pay only for the services they receive. Residents save money and protect our environment by recycling and reducing the amount of trash that they throw away.

To subscribe to the municipal collection program, you can pay online or visit the Board of Health at 190 South Street Plainville, MA (Cash or Check payments only at Board of Health) See our Annual Collection Fee page for requirements and fees. 

Missed Pick-Ups

If you have properly prepared your trash and recyclables for collection and your material was not picked up. Please call the hauler directly, EL. Harvey and Sons at 1-800-321-3002 to report the missed stop.

Please refer to the following pages to assure that your material was prepared properly before calling.

Collection Carts 

Each paying household will be provided a 35-gallon sized trash cart and a 64-gallon sized recycling cart. The cart will be delivered to your home. No containers other than those provided by the town will be serviced with the automated collection arm. Trash that can fit into the town provided 35-gallon cart, with the lid closed, WILL NOT require a trash sticker. The cost for disposal is included in the annual fee. All trash must be bagged. All acceptable recyclables that fit into the town provided 64-gallon sized recycling cart will be serviced with the automated collection arm. No containers other than those provided by the town will be collected. If the cart contains unacceptable recycling, it will be rejected.

Mattresses & Box Springs 

Massachusetts has banned mattresses, box springs and textiles from landfills, transfer stations and waste-to-energy facilities. 

Visit our Mattress & Box Springs page to learn how to recycle these. 

Trash Sticker Outlets

Stickers for overflow bags and "Special Waste" accepted at the Recycling Center are available from Town Hall, Board of Health office and the following Retail outlets in town. There is no additional disposal fee for recyclable materials collected curbside.

  • Cumberland Farms - 139 South Street
  • Hilltop Stop - 56 Washington Street
  • Mobil Mart - 11 Taunton Street (corner of Routes 152 and 106)
  • Stop and Shop - Taunton Street
  • Town Hall, Board of Health - 190 South Street (cash only) Trash Stickers are no longer available through the mail.

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