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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

2020 Municipal Solid Waste & Recycling Survey Responses (XLSX 180.99 KB)

2019 Municipal Solid Waste & Recycling Survey Responses (XLSX 195.47 KB)

2018 Municipal Solid Waste & Recycling Survey Responses (XLSX 174.85 KB)

2017 Municipal Solid Waste & Recycling Survey Responses (XLS 573 KB)

2016 Municipal Solid Waste & Recycling Survey Responses (XLS 402.5 KB)

2015 Municipal Solid Waste & Recycling Survey Responses (XLS 384 KB)

2014 Municipal Solid Waste & Recycling Survey Responses (XLS 366.5 KB)

2013 Municipal Solid Waste & Recycling Survey Responses (XLS 426 KB)

2012 Municipal Solid Waste & Recycling Survey Responses (XLS 399.5 KB)

2011 Municipal Solid Waste & Recycling Survey Responses (XLS 397 KB)

2010 Municipal Solid Waste & Recycling Survey Responses (XLS 237.5 KB)

2009 Municipal Solid Waste & Recycling Survey Responses (XLS 200 KB)

Municipal Tonnages & Recycling Rates

Maps: How Much Trash Did We Throw Out? (2011-2020) (PDF 11.28 MB)
Massachusetts Municipal Residential Recycling Rates, 1997-2008 (PDF 227.52 KB)
How MassDEP Calculated Residential Recycling Rates (PDF 22.58 KB)
2008 Municipal Tonnage & Recycling Rate Summary (PDF 93.11 KB)
2007 Municipal Tonnage & Recycling Rate Summary (PDF 88.8 KB)
2006 Municipal Tonnage & Recycling Rate Summary (PDF 80.45 KB)
2005 Municipal Tonnage & Recycling Rate Summary (PDF 64.74 KB)
2004 Municipal Tonnage & Recycling Rate Summary (PDF 73.91 KB)
2003 Municipal Tonnage & Recycling Rate Summary (PDF 71.95 KB)

Statewide Recycling Participation Surveys

Overview: MassDEP 2015 Statewide Recycling Participation Survey (PDF 1.8 MB)
MassDEP 2015 Statewide Recycling Participation Survey Results (PDF 1.59 MB)

Contact

Online

MassDEP Regional Offices Find Your Region 
Central Region: Jim McQuade, 508-767-2759 james.mcquade@mass.gov 
Northeast Region: Mark Fairbrother, 978-694-3298 mark.fairbrother@mass.gov 
Southeast Region: Mark Dakers, 508-946-2847 mark.dakers@state.ma.us 
Western Region: Dan Hall, 413-755-2212 daniel.hall@mass.gov 
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