Frequently Asked Questions

Here's how to use the facility:

1. Drive to the facility and come into the office with your vehicle registration and fill out an application to purchase a permit ($40 for a residential permit, $65 for a commercial/landlord permit and $70.00 for a non-resident permit, no haulers). Permits expire on June 30^th of each year regardless of the purchase date.
2. Purchase Town of Orange trash bags for all of your household trash ($3.00 each).
3. When you get to your vehicle remove any old permits and attach your new permit ONLY to the lower left-hand corner of your windshield (opposite your inspection sticker) to be valid and to be allowed entry.
4. Drive to the parking lot located behind the building, stopping at the corner and waiting for an open parking spot if none are available. Once you can proceed, pull through to the forward most available spot.
5. Using the map included on this page, you can find where to go for whatever you may have to dispose of. If you have an item that has a required fee or any questions that you can’t find a sign to explain the proper disposal or recycling requirements, please ask an attendant to further assist you.

Review our price brochure (JPG) to see service fees. 

We accept and recycle at no cost:

• Eyeglasses (Lion's Club)
• Cell phones
• Rechargeable batteries
• Button batteries
• Auto batteries
• Clean used motor oil
• Clothes and shoes (Planet Aid and Salvation Army)
• Mercury containing items (thermometers, thermostats and switches)
• Leaves, grass and brush under 6" in diameter (No lawn or tree businesses accepted.)
• Spent Cooking Oil

For the safety of all, please dispose of your needles / sharps responsibly. Free containers for these items are available at the Orange Board of Health and at the Recycling Center / Transfer Station.

Please return filled containers to the Orange Board of Health located at:

62 Cheney Street
Orange, MA 01364

For more information, call 978-544-1107.

View a full list of disposal items/options from the Franklin County Solid Waste Management District.

Download and view a list of recyclables (JPG).