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.
Food waste drop off is available at the recycling center. Free counter top bins for any Oak Bluffs resident. Bring up to 5-gallons of compost for $2.00.
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/