Facility details
- Address
- 131 Linden St
Waltham, MA 02452 - Phone
- (781) 647-4754
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- city.waltham.ma.us
- 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
- Tech Recycling Solutions Recycling same site · Waltham, MA
- Techcycle Solutions Recycling 0.7 mi · Waltham, MA
- Newton Resource Recovery Center MRF 1.9 mi · Newton, MA
- Weston Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.3 mi · Weston, MA
- Michlin Demolition Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.5 mi · Cambridge, MA
- Lexsort Compost Bin Recycling 3.9 mi · Lexington, MA
- Global Business Solutions Recycling 4.3 mi · Lexington, MA
- Weston Brush Dump & Compost Si Landfill 4.7 mi · Weston, MA
- Harvard Recycling & Surplus Center Recycling 4.8 mi · Allston, MA
- Hanscom Afb Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.0 mi · Lexington, MA
Nearest landfill: Weston Brush Dump & Compost Si, Weston — 4.7 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Alc Carriers LLC1.4 mi · Waltham, MA · 1 driver
- Middie Back Inc2.0 mi · Newtonville, MA · 1 driver
- Welliz Contractor Inc2.2 mi · Newton, MA · 5 drivers
- DRF Disposal Services2.3 mi · Watertow, MA · 1 driver
- Ed Junk Removal Inc2.3 mi · Watertown, MA · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Waltham, Newtonville, West Newton, Watertown, Belmont, Newton, Auburndale, Arlington, Waban, Newton Lower Falls, Brighton, Lexington.
County context
One of 51 recycling centers in Middlesex County, MA.
194 waste haulers in Middlesex County, MA.
ZIP 02452 at a glance
- Population
- 15,808 (1,601 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 32
- Households
- Median income $118,431 · 57% earn six figures
- Housing
- 51% owner-occupied · median home value $811,618 · median rent $2,322
- Workforce
- 62% labor-force participation · 3.7% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Massachusetts solid-waste agency: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)