Local Drop Off Recycling Information

Oak Bluffs Recycling Center is located at 16 Pennsylvania Avenue

The Local Drop Off & Recycling Center is open on Monday through Saturday, 7:00 AM to 2:45 PM.

In accordance with Executive Order #55, the Governor of Massachusetts issued the following mask requirements:

  • All persons MUST wear a face covering whenever in public

Food waste drop off is available at the recycling center. Free counter top bins for any Oak Bluffs resident. ALL food waste must be emptied out into food waste totes. Do not place ANY bags in food waste totes. 

Food waste drop off is FREE until further notice!

Free disposal of florescent bulbs is also available - please see attendant!

What can you recycle?

Acceptable Materials

  • Aluminum cans (empty and washed clean)
  • Cardboard (flatten with all packing tape removed)
  • Clean box board (shoes boxes, cereal boxes)
  • Envelopes
  • Glass bottles and jars (no caps or lids, empty & washed clean)
  • Glossy inserts
  • Junk mail
  • Magazines
  • Newspaper
  • Office paper (white and colored)
  • Plastic bottles number 1 to number 7 (no caps or lids)
  • Food cans (empty and washed clean)

Newspaper, magazines, & paper MUST be separated from ALL cardboard.

Unacceptable Materials

  • Batteries
  • Cell phones
  • Ceramics
  • Computers
  • Pizza boxes
  • Books with bindings
  • Waxed boxes
  • Shredded paper
  • Glassware (Pyrex, light bulbs, plate/window glass)
  • Plastic bags of any kind
  • Printer cartridges (toner or inkjet)
  • Styrofoam or packaging materials
  • Clothing or linens
  • Tanglers (hoses, wires, chains, & electronics)

For more information on recycling in Massachusetts, visit https://recyclesmartma.org/