Facility details
- Address
- 45 Independence Dr
Ayer, MA 01434 - Phone
- (978) 772-6500
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- devensrecycling.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Middlesex County
- EPA Region
- 1
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
About this facility
A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.
Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities
- Cardboard and mixed paper
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Scrap metal
- Electronics (at some sites)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Devens Recycling Center Recycling 0.2 mi · Devens, MA
- The Ayer Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.8 mi · Ayer, MA
- Harvard Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.8 mi · Harvard, MA
- FBS Tire Recycling, Inc. Tires 2.9 mi · Ayer, MA
- Liberty Tire Reyclers Recycling 3.1 mi · Littleton, MA
- Littleton Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.7 mi · Littleton, MA
- Roof Top Recycling Recycling 5.3 mi · Boxborough, MA
- Boxborough Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.4 mi · Boxborough, MA
- Nationwide Auto Recycling Recycling 5.7 mi · Lancaster MA, MA
- Boxborough Transfer Station Transfer Station 6.4 mi · Boxborough, MA
Nearest landfill: RCI Hudson/Stow LF, Hudson — 10.3 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Roberto Brothers Disposal1.7 mi · Ayer, MA · 1 driver
- R M Ratta Corporation1.7 mi · Ayer, MA · 17 drivers
- Ecer Inc3.1 mi · Shirley, MA · 3 drivers
- Shady Pine Disposal3.1 mi · Shirley, MA · 1 driver
- Mitrano Removal Service LLC3.1 mi · Shirley, MA · 10 drivers
Area served
Serves Devens, Ayer, Shirley, Harvard, Groton, Littleton, Boxborough, Lancaster, Lunenburg, Bolton, Westford, Pepperell.
County context
One of 51 recycling centers in Middlesex County, MA.
194 waste haulers in Middlesex County, MA.
ZIP 01434 at a glance
- Population
- 1,564 (93 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 51
- Households
- Median income $162,143 · 61% earn six figures
- Housing
- 67% owner-occupied · median home value $599,140 · median rent $1,183
- Workforce
- 22% labor-force participation · 1.8% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Massachusetts solid-waste agency: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)