Cities / MA / Boston / Plastic Bags Special handling required How to Dispose of Plastic Bags in Boston, MA Plastic bags are not accepted in Boston curbside recycling. Return clean film to grocery/store take-back bins or dispose with trash.
Status Special handling required
Curbside Drop-off / special
Fee note Not recycling — store take-back
Pathway Retail plastic-bag take-back
Verified 2026-08-10
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Boston Public Works special collection / Zero Waste events Municipal special collection & Zero Waste Day HHW events · 1 City Hall Square, Boston, MA 02201 Hours: By appointment / event schedule via boston.gov & 311 Phone: 617-635-4500 Shown on map Central DPW Facility — Zero Waste Day Drop-Off Municipal Zero Waste Day event site (HHW / e-waste / tires) · 400 Frontage Road, Lower Roxbury, Boston, MA 02118 (event entrance at 200 Frontage Road) Hours: Scheduled Zero Waste Days Sat 8:30–12:00 (confirm dates on boston.gov) Phone: 617-635-4500 Tap to show on map West Roxbury DPW — Zero Waste Day Drop-Off Municipal Zero Waste Day event site (HHW / e-waste / tires) · 315 Gardner Street, West Roxbury, MA 02132 Hours: Scheduled Zero Waste Days Sat 8:30–12:00 (confirm dates on boston.gov) Phone: 617-635-4500 Tap to show on map Boston Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off — Public Works Yard Municipal / county hard drop-off · 400 Frontage Road, Boston, MA 02118 Hours: Scheduled Zero Waste Days — confirm boston.gov Phone: 617-635-4500 Tap to show on map City of Boston Zero Waste Drop-Off — Egleston Municipal HHW / e-waste / bulky · 30 Amory Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 Hours: Sat 8:00–14:00 (seasonal) Phone: 617-635-4500 Tap to show on map Local specifics Curbside pickup No / special call or drop-off required Average tipping fee Not recycling — store take-back Hazardous rating Low Nearest facility type Retail plastic-bag take-back Rule source level city Last verified 2026-08-10
Common questions Recycling carts? No — bags tangle sorting equipment.
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