Frequently Asked Questions

As of July 1, 2025, Casella Waste Management will be handling curbside trash and recycling collection for Dracut. Casella is a regional leader in the waste and recycling industry with over 50 years of experience.

Just a quick refresher to help you sort your waste properly:

• Blue Bin is for Trash: For regular household garbage.
• Green Bin is for Recycling: For paper, cardboard, glass, metal cans, and plastics.

Trash will be picked up every week and recycle will be every other week as per the last contract. Some streets follow the (A) week schedule on the recycle calendar and some streets follow the (B) Week Schedule. We have the list of streets online for (A) and (B) weeks.

Please review the Trash & Recycling Schedule to find out if your street is assigned to "A-Week" or "B-Week".

Both trash and recycling collections occur on the same day. Trash is collected weekly, while recycling is picked up every other week.

To make it easier for you, we've prepared a Recycling Calendar (PDF) so you can easily determine when your recycling should be collected. 

The Recycling Calendar (PDF) indicates your recycling week and identifies any anticipated delays in pickup caused by holidays. 
The Trash & Recycling Schedule helps you determine which collection schedule your street falls under.

Each Dracut household will be billed $95 per quarter for Fiscal Year 2026 to help cover the rising costs of curbside trash and recycling collection. Like many communities, Dracut has seen service costs increase in recent years, and this fee allows the town to continue providing dependable, town-wide waste services. The bills look similar to the new tax bill format.

This is a flat fee, meaning all residential units are charged the same amount regardless of household size or the amount of trash generated. This approach keeps billing consistent and service equitable across the board.

Trash and recycling invoices will be issued quarterly. Bills will be sent on August 1st, November 1st, February 1st, and May 1st. Each bill is due 30 days after the issue date.

Paying your trash bill is quick and convenient—choose the method that works best for you:

• In person: Prefer to stop by? You’re welcome to make your payment at the Tax Collector’s Office, located inside Dracut Town Hall. 
• Online: For a fast and secure option, pay from the comfort of your home through City Hall Systems.

As with many services across the country, the cost of trash collection and recycling has continued to rise. To keep up with these growing expenses and maintain quality service for residents, the Town of Dracut has implemented this quarterly fee. It helps ensure that the town can continue to provide consistent and dependable waste services to every household.

If the bill is not paid, it will begin to accrue 14% interest per year, and the amount owed will be added as a lien on your property. This lien will appear on future real estate tax bills until the balance is paid.

If your household no longer needs municipal curbside trash collection, please contact the Dracut Board of Health to review your options.

Residents who wish to use a different, approved trash service provider (other than Casella) must coordinate that directly with the Board of Health.

Some residents may be eligible for an exemption. If you qualify for a Real Estate Tax Exemption under Clause 17D or 41C—typically based on age and income—you may also be exempt from the trash fee.. To learn more, please contact the Dracut Assessors’ Office.

Official Overflow bags for Dracut can be purchased exclusively for disposing of trash outside the regular trash container. Packs of five bags are available for $20 at several locations: Hannaford (Service Desk), Kenwood Hardware (Broadway Road), Dracut Hardware (Lakeview Avenue, across from CVS), and the Town Clerk's Office in Town Hall.

If you need an additional cart, the annual rates are:

• Extra Trash Cart: $165 per year
• Extra Recycling Cart: $135 per year

These charges are billed annually and apply per additional cart requested.

To request an extra cart or for more information about your service, please contact Casella:

• 📞 (603) 898-3680
• 📧 onlineservicerequest@casella.com

Casella’s repair team will be sent out once a week to repair carts. You will need to call (603) 898-3680 or onlineservicerequest@casella.com for a repair/replacement to schedule it.

Trash and/or recycle carts need to be placed curbside by 7am on your collection day. As of July 1, 2025 contact the collection vendor at (603) 898-3680 or onlineservicerequest@casella.com if your trash or recycling cart collection were missed. 

As in the past, residents must pre-schedule with the vendor for the bulk item collection. There is no charge for bulk items and they will be collected town wide on only one day each week (e.g. Fridays). Contact the vendor at (603) 898-3680 or onlineservicerequest@casella.com.

White Goods (e.g. appliances) and CRT’s (e.g. televisions, computer monitors), have a special fee to pay for collection and disposal costs. Contact the vendor at (603) 898-3680 or onlineservicerequest@casella.com for collection and payment related information.

The disposal fees for White Goods and CRTs are as follows:

• Year 1 (Effective July 1, 2025): $45
• Year 2 (Effective July 1, 2026): $47
• Year 3 (Effective July 1, 2027): $50
• Year 4 (Effective July 1, 2028): $52
• Year 5 (Effective July 1, 2029): $55

These fees are charged per item.

White Goods include large household appliances such as:

• Refrigerators
• Freezers
• Washing machines
• Dryers
• Stoves
• Dishwashers
• Air conditioners

CRTs (Cathode Ray Tube items) typically refer to older electronics with bulky screens, such as:

• CRT televisions
• CRT computer monitors

To schedule a pickup or ask questions about accepted items, please contact Casella:

• 📞 (603) 898-3680
• 📧 onlineservicerequest@casella.com

Residents, collection and disposal companies and the Town are all required to follow the state waste bans established by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. Like in other towns, our curbside program is designed to collect household trash and recyclables so waste ban items like construction, building and hazardous waste materials will not be picked up.

These hard to manage items are banned from trash disposal and are only discarded occasionally. Contact the vendor at (603) 898-3680 or onlineservicerequest@casella.com for collection and payment related information.

Massachusetts banned mattresses and box springs from being disposed of as trash in 2022 and since then, the Town has been fortunate to be partnering with United Teen Equality Center (UTEC), a local non-profit organization, with recycling these items. UTEC provides a curbside service and can be contacted at (978) 856-3902.

Yes, they will continue servicing the slotted containers that take large, flattened cardboard.

The Town of Dracut has multiple textile recycling locations, you can drop off your items at:

• 2166 Lakeview Ave (Dillon McAnespie Park)
• 1285 Mammoth Road (Carrick Field)
• 95 Leavitt Street (Cemetery Garage Parking Lot)
• 833 Hildreth Street (DPW Complex)
• 62 Arlington Street (Lower Parking Lot of Town Hall)
• Bellevue Ave, Campbell School (Lower Parking Lot)

You can also schedule a pick up with the Big Brother Big Sister Foundation or you can call them at 508-466-4590, please review their list of acceptable/non-acceptable items before scheduling.

Thank you for your assistance with meeting our mandated requirements!

Yes. The yard waste drop-off related service and availability of finished compost at the DPW will continue.

An additional resource that may help you find ways to dispose of challenging items is the MassDEP’s Beyond the Bin Recycling Directory.