Curbside Trash & Recycling

Residential Curbside Trash & Recycling Collection serves most houses, condominiums, and apartment buildings with fewer than five units by a weekly curbside service which is financed by town property taxes. Per the Town's contract for collection services (6/1/22-6/30/27), Section 4.11 Maximum Number of Receptacles and Trash Volume: Each residence "shall be allowed to utilize no more than two 32-gal barrels or one 64-gal cart for each collection..." Weight of individual trash receptacles shall not exceed 50 pounds. Trucks will collect between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.

When a scheduled collection day falls on a holiday, that day's collection and all remaining collections for the week will be delayed one day. 


The current Town of Falmouth observed holidays are as follows:

New Year's Day
Martin Luther King Jr Day
Presidents Day
Patriots Day
Memorial Day
Juneteenth
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus & Indigenous People's Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas

When one of these holidays falls on a normal pick-up day, regular collection will take place the following day and this will continue for the rest of the week, including Saturday. Sign up for email/text alerts & notifications regarding delayed trash pickup or other information in our NotifyMe Center.

When to Recycle

Your recycling day will be the same as your trash collection day, but every other week on either Red or Blue week schedule. Recycling cart put-out instructions: https://www.falmouthma.gov/1328/Recycling-Carts

Curbside Trash and Recycling Schedule (see image below)

  1. FALMOUTH 2025-2026 Recycling Calendar
  2. RED - BLUE Street Listing

Want to get news about upcoming recycling events, holiday reminders, and other info about your curbside service? Sign up for FalmouthAlerts. To start receiving alerts from the Town, text ‘falmouthmaalert’ to 67283 or visit https://www.smart911.com/smart911/ref/reg.action?pa=falmouthma 

FALMOUTH 2025-2026 Recycling Guide

Nauset Disposal is Falmouth's Municipal Curbside Collection Contractor

Residents wishing to report a missed curbside trash or recycling pick-up are encouraged to call Nauset Disposal's customer service center at 508-591-0948. Reports may also be emailed to falmouth@nausetdisposal.com.

Please visit Nauset Disposal's web page for Falmouth residents for information specific to our municipal curbside program at https://nausetdisposal.com/republic-falmouth/ 

MANDATORY RECYCLING IN FALMOUTH

As of April 14, 2023, the Town of Falmouth has Mandatory Recycling Regulations requiring all residents, guests, businesses, and institutions to recycle typical "curbside-accepted" materials as well as recyclable materials listed on Mass DEP’s Waste Ban list.

Please see the Mandatory Recycling Regulations page for information.