Recycling Resources
This is a partial list compiled by your Team at An Organized Life. Information provided by each individual donation resource,
and is subject to change. Please review each resource website for the latest hours, acceptable items and restrictions.
An Organized Life is not responsible for any donation resources’ business practices, procedures
or changes in what is accepted or how goods are processed.
The State of Massachusetts offers a complete list of donation + recycling resources.
Recyclopedia is a tool where you can enter the name of an item and get suggestions for how and where to recycle it.
Batteries
Various locations throughout the area
at Staples, Home Depot and Ace Hardware stores.
Arlington, Watertown, Waltham, Brighton, Cambridge, Somerville, Boston, Chestnut Hill and more.
- Check each individual location for accepted items:
- Rechargeable batteries
- Cell Phones
- Single-use batteries
3 Services:
Technotrash Can – a full service
Pack-IT Service – a self-service
Large Load Recycling – special programs. Call to discuss.
- Batteries: ONLY Rechargeable batteries and chargers
- Single-use (a rarity!)
- Rechargable
Cosmetic & Personal Care Waste
Recycling bins for cosmetic and personal care waste at:
Sephora
Ulta
Credo Beauty
Locations include Dedham, Natick Boston and Chestnut Hill. See their location search for a full list.
- Plastic bottles + jars smaller than a than a fist
- Plastic + aluminum squeezable tubes
- Pouches
- Ceramic + porcelain containers
- Colored glass bottles + jars
- Caps + closures
- Pumps + dispensers
- Droppers + applicators
- Compacts + palettes
- Lipstick / lip gloss tubes + applicators
- Mascara tubes + wands
- Plastic pencil components for eye/lip liner + brow pencils
- Toothpaste tubes + dental floss containers
- Silicone containers
- Supplement bottles
Electronics & Tech
In-Store and Mail-In recycling options for electronics and media
They also have a trade-in program for certain products
- Full List is available by clicking on each icon
- TV and Video items
- Computers and tablets
- Cell phones and radios
- Appliances
- Ink and toner cartridges
- Home and audio equipment
- Music and movies
- Video games and gadgets
- Cameras and camcorders
- Car audio, navigation and video components
3 Services:
Technotrash Can – a full service
Pack-IT Service – a self-service
Large Load Recycling – special programs – call to discuss.
- Review the Full List here
- Disk Media: CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray, LaserDisc, floppy discs, etc…
- Tapes: Videotape, audiotape, VHS-all types, audio cassette tapes, etc…
- Cases: plastic CD / DVD cases, plastic video / audio tape cases
- Computer Drives: Hard drives, zip, jaz, floppy, CD-ROM, DVD drives, flash, thumb and jump drives, SD and flash memory cards.
- Communication Devices: Cell phones, pagers, PDAs and their chargers, cradles, and headset accessories.
- Batteries: ONLY Rechargeable batteries and chargers
- Small Electronics: Laptops, DVD players, MP3 players, iPods, iPads, tablets, e-readers, VCRs, DVRs, GPS units, computer speakers, video game consoles and cartridges, gaming controllers, digital cameras, etc
- Ink: Inkjet and toner cartridges (all cartridges must be in a sealed bag)
- Black and white film and microfilm/fiche (BW only, no color)
- Misc: UPS units, AC chargers, keyboards, mice, modems, routers, headphones, cables, cords, adaptors, surge protectors and chips.
- Review the full list of items
- Tech: adapters, battery backups, cable/satellite receivers, calculators, charger, CD/DVD/Blu-ray players, computers, Apple products, computer peripherals, smart home devices, digital cameras, headphones, hard & flash drives, gaming consoles & controllers, GPS, label makers, laminators, cell phones, mp3 players, printers & scanners, modems & routers, audio equipment, webcams, cables, tablets, etc.
- Printer Cartridges: Ink and toner cartridges & drum units
- Batteries: Single-use and rechargable
- Misc: cell phone, tablet and eReader cases, smart watch bands
- Printer cartridges
- Small electronics: mobile phones, small electronic devices, media devices
Fabric & Textile Recycling
Textile recycling in drop-off bins throughout the area outside of each school in the Massachusetts school districts listed
- Clothing
- Footwear
- Accessories
- Linens
H&M Garment Collecting Program
206 Legacy Place, Dedham, 02026
1245 Worcester St, Natick, 01760
100 Newbury St, Boston, 02116
- Clothing or textiles in any condition
Drop off at Patagonia stores:
Harvard Square, Cambridge
Newbury Street, Boston
- Patagonia clothing in good condition
- See program details site for exclusions
Mail-In Bag for purchase
- Clothing or textiles in any condition
- The Take Back Bag is the simplest way to recycle unwanted clothing and textiles. Fill it up, send it back, and we’ll divert it from landfills and make sure everything finds a new home. Plus, you’ll earn $30 TrashieCash™ for each bag, which you can redeem for deals at your favorite brands.
1191 Washington Street (rear)
West Newton, MA 02465
Reservations are required prior to the drop off
- Items that cannot be used are picked up each week and brought to Newton’s recycle center along with cardboard and fabric.
Printer Cartridges
- Full List is available by clicking on each icon
- Ink and toner cartridges
3 Services:
Technotrash Can – a full service
Pack-IT Service – a self-service
Large Load Recycling – special programs – call to discuss.
- Review the Full List here
- Ink: Inkjet and toner cartridges (all cartridges must be in a sealed bag)
- Review the full list of items
- Printer Cartridges: Ink and toner cartridges & drum units
- Printer cartridges
Various Items
- Review the full list of items
- School Supplies: backpacks & lunch bags, binders & zipper binders, crayons & colored pencils, glue sticks & bottles (empty), pencils & pencil pouches, pens, markers & highlighters, rulers & drafting tools
- Misc: Bags & luggage, smart watch bands, SodaStream® CO2 cylinders
- Plastic bags and plastic film / wrap
- Car Seats *only during car seat trade-in events
1191 Washington Street (rear)
West Newton, MA 02465
Reservations are required prior to the drop off
- Items that cannot be used are picked up each week and brought to Newton’s recycle center along with cardboard and fabric.
