What can go where in Wakefield
Junk, furniture and mattresses. Checked October 29, 2026. Rules change, so confirm with the town before you set anything out.
Bulky items go out on your regular trash day with a $20 town sticker on each item. No advance scheduling is needed.
Fee: $20 sticker per item.
Mattresses and box springs must be recycled. The town uses HandUp: schedule a pickup online or by phone and set the unit out by 7 am for $60 each.
Fee: $60 per unit.
White goods (washers, dryers, refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers, freezers) are picked up curbside one week each month with a $20 sticker per item. Remove the doors first.
Fee: $20 sticker per item.
TVs and CRT monitors are picked up curbside one week each month for a $20 sticker per item. The town hazardous waste days do not take TVs or CRTs.
Fee: $20 sticker per TV/CRT.
Nahant Street Yard Waste Site ("the Pit"), Nahant Street, Wakefield, MA. Hours: Open April-December, weather permitting. Regular days and hours not posted online; Fri Nov 27 bonus day 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Call DPW 781-246-6301 ext 4120. Permit: $25 annual permit for yard waste; none for scrap metal or cardboard. Source
No verified donation spots listed for Wakefield yet. Habitat ReStore and Goodwill take good furniture; call first.
Wakefield and Reading co-host household hazardous waste days; the next Wakefield one is Saturday, October 31, 2026, 8:30 am to 12:30 pm at Wakefield High School. Latex paint, lithium batteries and TVs/CRTs are not accepted.
When Wakefield says no, we say yes
Flat prices, carry-out from any floor, disposal included: couch $139, mattress $89–$129 (recycling included), dresser $69–$179, appliance $79–$149. $159 minimum. Text a photo to (617) 545-0382 or book at junkrun.co.
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