Household hazardous waste in Natick, MA
How the 2026 event worked
The Board of Health ran its fortieth annual collection Saturday, May 2nd, 2026, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, at the Natick Dept. of Public Works, 75 West St.. Natick residents only, $10.00 per car, limited to 300 cars. Tickets were not sold on site, and cars without one were turned away. Sales closed April 30. Tickets were sold at the Health Department, Town Hall, 13 East Central Street, 2nd floor, or by mailed check.
Expect the same pattern next spring: a Saturday morning, a car cap and an advance sale. The Board of Health, 508-647-6460, can tell you when the 2027 date is set.
What the event took and what it didn't
The accepted list covers the products people actually have: drain cleaners, oven cleaners, pesticides, herbicides, gasoline, stains, paint thinner, antifreeze, solvents, pool chemicals, and unusable oil-based paint.
Not accepted: batteries, latex paint, motor oil, propane tanks, gas cylinders, medicine, needles, ammunition and explosives.
Several of those have a year-round home. The Recycling Center takes latex and oil paint (up to 5 gallons per visit, April to October), motor oil and batteries; the Police Station lobby kiosk at 20 East Central Street takes unused medication around the clock, and a Town Hall kiosk takes used needles in approved containers. Propane tanks can go out on the bulky pickup.
If you missed it
The Board of Health lists a reciprocal agreement under which Natick residents may attend partner towns' events, with ID and sometimes registration. The town's page names Wayland and Needham among the partners and links the schedule. For large quantities, it points to private firms: Clean Harbors, 781-380-7121, and New England Disposal Technologies, 866-769-1621.
JUNKRUN does not take hazardous waste. We do take what surrounds it: shelving, old workbenches, and the furniture and boxes that got buried in the garage, at $209 for a quarter trailer and a $159 minimum. Separate the chemicals first, keep them in original containers, and take them to the event or the Recycling Center.
Where Natick hazardous items go
| Item | Where | When |
|---|---|---|
| Latex and oil-based paint | Recycling Center paint shed (5 gal per visit) | April-October, Thu-Sun |
| Stains and thinners | Hazardous waste day | Annual; 2026 was May 2 |
| Pesticides, solvents, pool chemicals | Hazardous waste day | Annual; $10 per car in 2026 |
| Motor oil, car batteries | Recycling Center | Thu-Sun |
| Unused medication | Police Station lobby kiosk, 20 East Central St | Daily, 24 hours |
| Used needles and sharps | Town Hall kiosk, 2nd floor, approved containers only | Town Hall hours |
| Propane tank | Monday bulky pickup | Book by Thu 3 p.m. |
Local resources in Natick
Donation, reuse and recycling options near the pickup. We are not affiliated with these; confirm hours and what they accept before you go.
- Hazardous waste
Natick Board of Health (hazardous waste day and sharps kiosks)
The 2026 day was May 2; the next date is not posted yet. In Natick itself.
Town Hall, 13 East Central Street, 2nd Floor, Natick, MA 01760 - Transfer station
Natick Recycling Center
Open to all Natick residents Thu-Fri 8 a.m.-noon and Sat-Sun 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; closed Monday through Wednesday. In Natick itself.
Route 27 and West Street, Natick, MA 01760 - Hazardous waste
Clean Harbors (Braintree)
Accepts: Large quantities of paint, stains and thinners that the Natick paint shed does not take.
The town page lists Saturday 8 a.m.-noon and a charge of $2.50 per pound. About 19 miles from Natick (straight line), in Braintree.
1 Hill Avenue, Braintree, MA 02184
Quick answers
When is Natick's hazardous waste day?
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2026 was Saturday, May 2, 9 a.m. to noon. The next date isn't posted yet; call the Board of Health at 508-647-6460.
How much does it cost?
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$10 per car in 2026, tickets bought in advance, limited to 300 cars, Natick residents only.
Can I bring latex paint to hazardous waste day?
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No, latex paint wasn't accepted. The Recycling Center paint shed takes latex and oil-based paint, up to 5 gallons per visit, April to October.
Where do I dispose of old medication?
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The kiosk in the Natick Police Station lobby, 20 East Central Street, takes it every day around the clock.
Sources
Rules, fees and hours change, so confirm with Natick before you go.
- Natick Board of Health: Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day notice: “Saturday, May 2nd, 2026” · accessed November 6, 2026
- Natick Board of Health: Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day notice: “$10.00 per car, limited to 300 cars” · accessed November 6, 2026
- Town of Natick: Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day (accepted items): “ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED AT THIS EVENT” · accessed November 6, 2026
- Town of Natick: Medication disposal information: “Natick Police Station at 20 East Central Street” · accessed November 6, 2026
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