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Recycling & Solid Waste Data for Massachusetts Cities & Towns

Information compiled by the Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP).
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Municipal Solid Waste & Recycling Data

Open XLSX file, 219.43 KB,  2025 Municipal Solid Waste & Recycling Survey Responses (English, XLSX 219.43 KB)

Open XLSX file, 207.69 KB,  2024 Municipal Solid Waste & Recycling Survey Responses (English, XLSX 207.69 KB)

Open XLSX file, 202.65 KB,  2023 Municipal Solid Waste & Recycling Survey Responses (English, XLSX 202.65 KB)

Open XLSX file, 202.4 KB,  2022 Municipal Solid Waste & Recycling Survey Responses (English, XLSX 202.4 KB)

Open XLSX file, 172.9 KB,  2021 Municipal Solid Waste & Recycling Survey Responses (English, XLSX 172.9 KB)

Municipal Tonnages & Recycling Rates

Open PDF file, 15.22 MB,  Maps: How Much Trash Did We Throw Out - Historical View 2011 - Present (English, PDF 15.22 MB)
Open PDF file, 227.52 KB,  Massachusetts Municipal Residential Recycling Rates, 1997-2008 (English, PDF 227.52 KB)
Open PDF file, 22.58 KB,  How MassDEP Calculated Residential Recycling Rates (English, PDF 22.58 KB)
Open PDF file, 93.11 KB,  2008 Municipal Tonnage & Recycling Rate Summary (English, PDF 93.11 KB)
Open PDF file, 88.8 KB,  2007 Municipal Tonnage & Recycling Rate Summary (English, PDF 88.8 KB)
Open PDF file, 80.45 KB,  2006 Municipal Tonnage & Recycling Rate Summary (English, PDF 80.45 KB)
Open PDF file, 64.74 KB,  2005 Municipal Tonnage & Recycling Rate Summary (English, PDF 64.74 KB)
Open PDF file, 73.91 KB,  2004 Municipal Tonnage & Recycling Rate Summary (English, PDF 73.91 KB)
Open PDF file, 71.95 KB,  2003 Municipal Tonnage & Recycling Rate Summary (English, PDF 71.95 KB)

Statewide Recycling Participation Surveys

Open PDF file, 1.8 MB,  Overview: MassDEP 2015 Statewide Recycling Participation Survey (English, PDF 1.8 MB)
Open PDF file, 1.59 MB,  MassDEP 2015 Statewide Recycling Participation Survey Results (English, PDF 1.59 MB)

Contact

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MassDEP Regional Offices Find Your Region
Central Region: Jim McQuade james.mcquade@mass.gov
Northeast Region: Mark Fairbrother mark.fairbrother@mass.gov
Southeast Region: Jennifer Wharff jennifer.wharff@mass.gov
Western Region: Daniel Hall daniel.hall@mass.gov

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