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Melrose dump and City Yard: hours, sticker and fees

The entrance to a small municipal public works recycling yard in a Massachusetts city with a pickup truck carrying a mattress

Hours and the sticker

The City Yard is open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. from April through December. The city lists no separate December hours.

Since July 1, 2026 each vehicle needs a free City Yard sticker. Register at the Administration Office at the yard, open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with proof of residency such as a license, utility bill or excise tax bill, and the vehicle registration. You can also apply online. The city says the sticker is meant to stop misuse by non-residents and businesses. Place it on the front windshield, lower left or left of the mirror.

What is free and what costs money

Free: yard waste, textiles, books, rechargeable batteries, mercury-containing items, dried latex paint, string lights and eyeglasses. Fees are paid in the exact cash amount or by check to the City of Melrose: TVs, laptops and monitors $20, computer towers, printers and stereos $5, tires $4 for car and light truck, fire extinguishers $20, and propane tanks $8 to $50 by size.

Mattresses and box springs are $40, only on Saturdays from April to December, and must be paid for on a weekday beforehand. The yard does not take hazardous waste, and the 2026 Melrose collection day (October 17) has passed.

What the yard will not do

Furniture, couches, hot tubs and construction debris are not on the yard's lists that we found. Furniture goes through Casella at the curb, booked and paid per item, and the city does not collect large house cleanouts.

Metal goods are picked up curbside on Tuesdays for $30 each instead. If you have no vehicle or no sticker, or you need furniture, a hot tub or a cleanout taken, JUNKRUN comes to the address with a flat price and a $159 minimum, so you skip the trip.

The City Yard week at a glance

  1. Monday

    Open 7:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Free items and fee items.

  2. Tuesday

    Open 7:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. The DPW also does curbside metal and appliance pickup, $30 per item.

  3. Wednesday and Friday

    Drop-off closed. The Administration Office is open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

  4. Thursday

    Open 7:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

  5. Saturday (April to December)

    Open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mattresses are taken only on Saturdays, prepaid on a weekday.

Local resources in Melrose

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

Quick answers

Is there a dump in Melrose?

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Not a transfer station for household junk. The City Yard at 72 Tremont St is the drop-off for residents with a sticker, with a list of free and fee items.

Can I use the Melrose City Yard without a sticker?

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No. Since July 1, 2026 a free sticker is required for each vehicle, with proof of residency and the registration.

Does the City Yard take furniture?

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Furniture is not on its lists. Use Casella bulky pickup, booked and paid per item, or a private pickup.

Sources

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

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