Marblehead Transfer Station: Hours, Sticker, Fees 2026

Hours, gate times and closures

The Transfer Station is open Monday to Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:25 p.m., closed noon to 1 p.m. The fee notice gives the gate times: it opens at 7:30, closes at 11:55, reopens at 1 p.m. and closes at 3:25, and the scale office closes ten minutes earlier.

It is closed on New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Patriots' Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas, plus the days before New Year's and Christmas. Still to come this year: Veterans Day (Nov 11), Thanksgiving week (Nov 26 and 27), Dec 24 and 25, and Dec 31.

The facility sticker

The 2026 primary permit is $100, additional household permits $40. Vehicles must be registered to the same household address, and a facility sticker expires December 31, 2026. Veterans get one free sticker with proof of service.

Sales are online only, by credit card, and you cannot buy one at the Treasurer's Office or at the Transfer Station. The Health Department at 7 Widger Road has a computer and scanner for walk-ins, Monday to Friday 9 to 11 a.m. and Monday to Thursday 2 to 4 p.m. The sticker also covers resident parking at Devereux Beach. The 2027 sale dates were not posted as of November 6.

What it costs at the gate

The posted notice lists flat fees: a stickered mattress or box spring $40, an appliance without Freon $25, a fridge, freezer or air conditioner $35 with the doors removed, and a CRT or TV $35. Car tires are $15, truck tires $25, a rim $10 and a porcelain fixture $10. Furniture, attic and cellar clean-outs are weighed at the tipping rate, card or check only.

The Board of Health voted in April to change several of these; the notice posted online was unchanged when we checked, so call (781) 631-4751 to confirm what the scale office charges today.

Compost, textiles and the Swap Shed

Residents with a facility sticker can get free compost in the yard waste area Bring your own tools and containers. Clothing goes in the CMRK donation containers, and the Swap Shed is run by volunteers.

The town explains that materials brought to Woodfin Terrace are temporarily stored there until they are transferred to licensed locations, so it is not a place to sort through. The Transfer Station does not take roofing shingles, fill, bricks, rocks or cement. For those, or for furniture you cannot carry, JUNKRUN loads from the house: ¼ trailer $209, ½ $319, full $519.

Before you drive to Woodfin Terrace

Facility sticker on the car, bought online and mailed. It expires Dec 31, 2026.
Card or checkbook. The notice allows credit, debit or check only for weigh-and-pay.
Plan around the noon to 1 p.m. break and the 3:25 p.m. close.
Fridge and freezer doors removed. Wood cut to 4 feet or less.
No shingles, dirt, bricks, rocks or cement.
Sort clothing for the CMRK containers, not the cart.
Call (781) 631-4751 if the item is a weekday furniture load, or if the April fee changes matter to your total.

Local resources in Marblehead

Donation, reuse and recycling options near the pickup. We are not affiliated with these; confirm hours and what they accept before you go.

Transfer station
Marblehead Transfer Station
Accepts: Trash, recycling, yard waste, mattresses, appliances, TVs and weigh-and-pay furniture for residents with a valid facility sticker
Open Monday to Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 3:25 p.m., closed noon to 1 p.m. Pay by card or check; fees are on the Tipping and Fees Notice. In Marblehead itself.
5 Woodfin Terrace, Marblehead, MA 01945
(781) 631-4751
Reuse
Marblehead Swap Shed
Accepts: Usable household items, free to take; not clothing, TVs, monitors, hazardous materials, large appliances or large furniture
Volunteer-run, inside the Transfer Station. Saturdays 9 to 11:30 a.m. May to October; first Saturday of the month November to April. In Marblehead itself.
5 Woodfin Terrace, Marblehead, MA 01945
(781) 631-4751
Textiles
Clothing and item donation containers (CMRK)
Accepts: Clothing for reuse, dropped at the Transfer Station with a facility sticker
The state textile ban means clean clothing, bedding and towels cannot go in the cart. In Marblehead itself.
5 Woodfin Terrace, Marblehead, MA 01945
Town
Marblehead Health Department
Accepts: Facility stickers, curbside cart questions, missed pickups, household hazardous waste days and home sharps drop-off
Runs the 2026 sticker computer for walk-ins Monday to Friday 9 to 11 a.m. and Monday to Thursday 2 to 4 p.m. In Marblehead itself.
Mary Alley Municipal Building, 7 Widger Road, Marblehead, MA 01945
Website for Marblehead Health Department (781) 631-0212

Quick answers

What time does the Marblehead Transfer Station open?

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Monday to Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 3:25 p.m., closed noon to 1 p.m. The front gate shuts at 11:55 and reopens at 1.

Can non-residents use the Marblehead dump?

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The town's notice says the Transfer Station is open to residents with a valid calendar-year facility sticker, so a non-resident without one is not admitted for ordinary drop-off.

Where do I buy a Transfer Station sticker?

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Online only, with a credit card, from the Resident Facility Sticker page on marbleheadma.gov. They are not sold at the Treasurer's Office or at the Transfer Station.

Is the Transfer Station open on Sundays?

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No. It is open Monday to Saturday only.

Sources

Rules, fees and hours change, so confirm with Marblehead before you go.