Wakefield holiday trash and recycling schedule, 2026-27
Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's pickup, Christmas tree dates, and holiday waste rules. Checked November 9, 2026. Confirm with the town before you set anything out.
Holiday pickup delays
Trash and recycling: Town DPW curbside (hauler not named). Weekly trash; recycling on alternating red/blue weeks. DPW 781-246-6301 ext 4120. Source
Thanksgiving week
Thu Nov 26, 2026Thu Nov 26 is marked 'refuse/recycling collection delayed one day' on the 2026 calendar. Thursday route is collected Fri Nov 27. Town Hall closes noon Nov 25 but trash runs as usual. Source
Christmas week
Fri Dec 25, 2026Fri Dec 25 is marked 'refuse/recycling collection delayed one day' on the 2026 calendar. Town Hall closed Dec 24; trash collected as usual that day. Source
Last year: Thu Dec 25, 2025: no collection that day; collection delayed a day following the holiday (town calendar entry).
New Year's week
Fri Jan 1, 2027The 2027 calendar is not posted. Town policy (Dec 2025 town calendar notice): on holiday weeks collection is delayed a day following the holiday. Not a confirmed 2027 date. Source
Christmas tree pickup, January 2027
No January 2027 tree dates are posted. Last year the town ran curbside tree pickup for about two weeks on recycling day. Call DPW at 781-246-6301 ext 4120 to confirm. Source
Last year: Per the town's Dec 29, 2025 notice: curbside live-tree collection Mon Jan 12 through Sat Jan 24, 2026 on your recycling day; remove lights, ornaments and stand; trees wrapped in plastic not collected. (Notice page not reachable on 11-09; seen via search.)
Want it gone sooner? We pick up trees in Wakefield, $40 and up.
Holiday waste rules in Wakefield
Cardboard boxes
Nahant St site has a corrugated-cardboard container; no permit needed when the site is open. Only corrugated board. Source
No Wakefield guidance found for: wrapping paper, foil and bows, styrofoam, old string lights, batteries and electronics, cooking oil and grease, live wreaths and garland. Call the DPW.
Bulky items, swap shop and transfer station
Nahant St yard site (permit $25 for yard waste; cardboard and scrap metal bins need no permit) is open Wed 7:30-2:30 through Nov 25, plus Sat Nov 14 & 28 and Sun Nov 8 & 22 (8:30-4), Bonus Day Fri Nov 27 (7:30-2:30), Dec 5 weather permitting. Closed Nov 11. White-goods/TV collection weeks are marked on the calendar (stickers at Town Hall). Source
Holiday closures
- Wed Nov 11 Nahant St closed
- Fri Nov 27 Town Hall closed
- Thu Dec 24 Town Hall closed
Wakefield holiday trash
2026-27Hauler: Town DPW curbside (hauler not named)
- Thanksgiving week (Thu Nov 26, 2026)
Thu Nov 26 is marked 'refuse/recycling collection delayed one day' on the 2026 calendar. Thursday route is collected Fri Nov 27. Town Hall closes noon Nov 25 but trash runs as usual. - Christmas week (Fri Dec 25, 2026)
Fri Dec 25 is marked 'refuse/recycling collection delayed one day' on the 2026 calendar. Town Hall closed Dec 24; trash collected as usual that day. - New Year's week (Fri Jan 1, 2027)
The 2027 calendar is not posted. Town policy (Dec 2025 town calendar notice): on holiday weeks collection is delayed a day following the holiday. Not a confirmed 2027 date. - Christmas trees
Dates not posted yet (check back).
Checked November 9, 2026. Confirm with Wakefield DPW. Too much to put out? JunkRun, insured, text a photo for a price: (617) 545-0382. junkrun.co/holiday-trash-schedule/wakefield
After the holidays: a pile too big for the curb?
Too much for the Wakefield curb or a dump run? JunkRun is insured. We carry it out from inside, load it and haul it away. Flat prices, $159 minimum:
- Pile of boxes, wrapping and packaging (about a quarter trailer)$209
- Half a trailer: garage or basement shelf cleanout$319
- Old couch, carried out from any floor$139
- Mattress, recycling included$89–$129
- Christmas tree at the curb or by the door$40
- Tree carried out from inside (up to 8 ft)$55
Not sure what it comes to? Send a photo and we'll give you a price.
(617) 545-0382