Malden, Massachusetts City Seal

City of Malden
200 Pleasant Street
Malden, MA 02148
(781) 397-7000

Residential > Residential Trash Pick-up

Residential Trash Pick-up, Pay-As-You-Throw & Recycling

INFORMATION ABOUT PAY-AS-YOU-THROW PROGRAM, RECYCLING, YARD WASTE 
AND HAZARDOUS WASTE DAYS


PAY-AS-YOU-THROW
On October 6, 2008, the City of Malden instituted a Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT) Program for households up to six units.  All household trash must be disposed of in special City of Malden trash bags. The bags are sold at several local stores and establishments and are available in two sizes:  a box of 10 33-gallon bags for $20.00;  or a box of 10 15-gallon bags for $10.00.

WHERE CAN I BUY THE PAYT BAGS?

  • Stop and Shop, 99 Charles Street (at the Customer Service Desk), 690 Broadway (at the Customer Service Desk) and 540 Squire Road, Revere (Aisle 11).
  • Johnnie’s Foodmaster, 471 Salem Street, Medford, 880 Main Street, Melrose and 651 Squire Road, Revere.
  • Oak Grove Variety, 9A Grove Street.
  • N & B Market, 325 Highland Avenue.
  • Harvard Market, 229 Highland Avenue.
  • Robinson News, 1556 Eastern Avenue.
  • Highland Smoke Shop, 132 Highland Avenue.
  • Walgreens, 185 Centre Street and 215 Beach Street (at Customer Service Center).
  • L & M Convenience, 230 Ferry Street.
  • Dandea's Deli & Food Mart, 790 Main Street.
  • Everett Supply & True Value Hardware, 403 Main Street, Everett.
  • Madison Market, 260 Madison Street.
  • Lamson & Davis, 170 Commercial Street.
  • Kathmandu Convenience, 144 Highland Avenue.
  • In and Out Convenience Store, 457 Lebanon Street.
  • A.C. Market, 362 Ferry Street, Everett.
  • Malden DPW Yards, 356 Commercial Street.
  • Treasurer’s Office, Malden Government Center, 200 Pleasant Street.

Under the PAYT program, recyclables and yard waste will continue to be collected at no additional cost. (Recyclables are picked up weekly; yard waste pick-up is on a seasonal schedule--visit the City of Malden official website for more information).

Supported by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, the PAYT program encourages recycling--those who recycle more will pay less to dispose of their trash. Under the PAYT program, all Malden residents, not just homeowners, who use the City’s trash service, will be charged the same. Since the inception of the PAYT program, Malden's recycling tonnage has increased by 75%. 

Why PAYT in Malden and Who Must Participate? After much deliberation and knowing full well that additional fees or taxes of any sort are difficult to absorb, the City of Malden voted to institute the program in an effort to help balance the Fiscal Year 2009 municipal budget. The budget also calls for City employees to pay more for healthcare costs and for the use of the City’s “rainy day” funds to make the budget work.  The PAYT program affects persons living in housing of up to six units. Persons who live in residential complexes larger than six units are required to participate in Malden’s commercial PAYT program, which was implemented in 2000, or opt to have their trash picked up by a private vendor.

WHITE GOODS
(Curbside or Drop-off) These include refrigerators (remove doors), washers, dryers, air conditioners, dishwashers. Stickers cost $20 each and must be purchased in advance from the DPW, 356 Commercial Sreet, the City Clerk's Office, 200 Pleasant Street or the City Treasurer-Collector's Office, 200 Pleasant Street.

BULK ITEMS
The City collects one bulk item for free per property per week at the curb.

ELECTRONICS
TVs, computers, monitors. $5 per item fee. No curbside pickup. Must bring item to DPW, 356 Commercial Street, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The City will NOT collect:

  • auto parts or machinery;
  • hazardous materials;
  • demolition/construction debris;
  • dead domestic animals;
  • tree limbs, trunks or roots that are more than 4 in. in diameter.

For questions or concerns about PAYT, contact the PAYT hotline (781) 397-7125.

RECYCLE MORE, PAY LESS!
The PAYT Program encourages recycling. The City picks up recycling at the curb on a weekly basis.

 The City accepts all of the following items for recycling:

--Number 1-7 plastics
--Cardboard
--Glass
--Metal cans
--Newspaper
--Paper 

Recycle bins may be purchased from the Department of Public Works for $5 each. Damaged bins may be turned in for free replacement.

HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION DAYS
The following is a list of items designated "hazardous" under Department of Environmental Protection guidelines:

--Tires
--Automotive Batteries
--Nickel Cadium Batteries
--Any oil based product, including paint, gasoline, kerosene and motor oil
--Cathode Ray Tubes, including televisions and computer monitors
--VCRs and tape decks
--Florescent light bulbs

These items must be disposed of on a Hazardous Recycling Day conducted on a quarterly basis by the DPW. For additional information, call the Malden Department of Public Works (781) 397-7160.

SCHEDULE FOR  YARD WASTE PICK-UP THROUGH NOVEMBER 26, 2010
Continuing through Friday, November 26, 2010 the City of Malden will pick-up yard waste as follows: 

  • Weekly through the months of April and May. 
  • Every other week for the months of June, July, August and September (weeks of  June 7, June 21, July 5, July 19, August 2, August 16, August 30, September 13 and September 27).
  • Weekly for the months of October and November.  

Yard waste must be placed curbside in brown paper bags or in barrels marked “yard waste” and must be separated from regular rubbish.  Yard waste that will be accepted includes leaves, grass clippings and twigs.  No branches, logs or dirt will be picked up.

Malden residents can also bring yard waste to the DPW City Yards at 356 Commercial Street between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Saturday.  No plastic bags will be accepted.

 For more information, contact the Malden Department of Public Works (781) 397-7160.