Cape Cod Trash

Bourne, MA transfer station guide

Bourne’s ISWM facility at 201 MacArthur Boulevard has separate operations with different hours: a Residential Recycling Center for resident stickers, a landfill and construction-debris transfer station, and a scale house for paying and out-of-town customers. This guide keeps them apart. Curbside trash and recycling are provided by the town, so residents do not have to bring ordinary household trash here.

Last checked against official town sources on November 8, 2026. Confirm anything important with the town.

  • Current hours

    Hours disputed

    Recycling center, off-season per the town webpage: Wed – Sat 7:00 am – 3:00 pm · Recycling center, off-season per the 2026 policy: Wed – Mon 7:00 am – 3:00 pm

    Published hours conflict. Call the facility to confirm.

    Call before you go: 508-759-0600

    Full schedule and seasonal changes

  • Without a pass

    Priced by weight (rate not published)

    Out-of-town residential customers: paid at the scale by weight

    Eligibility: Only Falmouth, Mashpee and Sandwich residents are named. The per-ton rate is not published; call the scale house (extension 4239). Bourne residents without a sticker: no procedure is published.

    Visitor details

  • Annual pass

    $30

    1st sticker · 2nd sticker $15

    Policy covers calendar year 2026. Expiry and grace dates are not stated.

    Pass details and eligibility

  • Location

    201 MacArthur Boulevard, Bourne, MA 02532

    Get directions (opens Google Maps)

  • Phone

    508-759-0600

    Extension 4238 for the recycling center, 4239 for the scale house, 4 for the ISWM office.

  • Buy a pass

    In person at the recycling center guard shack. No online sale found.

    Official ISWM page and 2026 sticker policy (official site outside CapeCodTrash.com)

    Opens an official town page. Not sold by CapeCodTrash.com.

Operating hours

Published hours conflict. Call the facility to confirm.

Call before you go: 508-759-0600

Hours as of November 8, 2026 (New York time). Operating hours only: sticker-office hours, pass-sale periods and pass validity are listed under “How to buy a pass”. We do not show an “open now” indicator because holiday closures and real-time status are not reliably known.

Published schedules conflict
DaysHours
Recycling center, off-season per the town webpageWed – Sat 7:00 am – 3:00 pm
Recycling center, off-season per the 2026 policyWed – Mon 7:00 am – 3:00 pm

All published schedules

This site has more than one operation with its own hours. The summary and weekly table above describe the Residential Recycling Center only; other facilities are listed below and are not combined.

Published for this date, unconfirmed Confirm with town

Recycling center, off-season per the town webpage — September 15, 2026 until Memorial Day weekend 2027

Facility: Residential Recycling Center

Dates published by the town: September 15, 2026 to May 28, 2027.

Wednesday – Saturday
7:00 am – 3:00 pm
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
Closed

The ISWM page states “Off-season schedule (September 15, 2026 until Memorial Day weekend 2027)”. The end date shown is the Friday before Memorial Day weekend 2027. The page also says out-of-town customers cannot be served after noon on Saturdays or at all on Sundays.

Holiday closures: Closed all legal holidays. The town’s March 13, 2026 notice lists the 2026 closures; no 2027 list was found.
  • April 20 (Patriots’ Day)
  • May 25 (Memorial Day)
  • June 19 (Juneteenth)
  • July 4 (Independence Day)
  • September 7 (Labor Day)
  • October 12 (Columbus / Indigenous Peoples’ Day)
  • November 11 (Veterans Day)
  • November 26 (Thanksgiving)
  • December 25 (Christmas)

Published but disputed: the town’s 2026 recycling center policy gives different off-season days. No notice was found explaining which governs.

Source: Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM) (official site outside CapeCodTrash.com); 2026 ISWM Facility Holiday Closures (posted March 13, 2026) (official site outside CapeCodTrash.com)

Published for this date, unconfirmed Confirm with town

Recycling center, off-season per the 2026 policy — Labor Day to Memorial Day, calendar year 2026 policy

Facility: Residential Recycling Center

Dates published by the town: September 8, 2026 to December 31, 2026.

Wednesday – Monday
7:00 am – 3:00 pm
Tuesday
Closed

The Select Board policy covers calendar year 2026 and says “Labor Day to Memorial Day: Wed. – Mon., 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Closed Tuesdays & Holidays”. The dates shown are the day after Labor Day 2026 to the end of the policy year; the town’s flyer also says the center is closed Tuesdays after Labor Day.

Holiday closures: Closed holidays; the March 13, 2026 notice lists the 2026 closures.
  • April 20 (Patriots’ Day)
  • May 25 (Memorial Day)
  • June 19 (Juneteenth)
  • July 4 (Independence Day)
  • September 7 (Labor Day)
  • October 12 (Columbus / Indigenous Peoples’ Day)
  • November 11 (Veterans Day)
  • November 26 (Thanksgiving)
  • December 25 (Christmas)

Published but disputed: the town webpage says Wednesday – Saturday and starts the off-season on September 15, not Labor Day.

Source: Select Board Recycling Center Policy, Calendar Year 2026 (PDF) (official site outside CapeCodTrash.com); 2026 ISWM Facility Holiday Closures (posted March 13, 2026) (official site outside CapeCodTrash.com)

Ended Sep 7, 2026 Verified from official source

Recycling center, summer per the 2026 policy — Memorial Day to Labor Day 2026

Facility: Residential Recycling Center

Dates published by the town: May 25, 2026 to September 7, 2026.

Every day
7:00 am – 3:00 pm

This dated schedule has ended. The town has not published the next one in the sources we checked, so do not assume it repeats.

The 2026 policy says “Memorial Day to Labor Day: 7 days a week, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., closed holidays; exact dates to be posted later”. The dates are Memorial Day and Labor Day 2026. Summer 2027 dates are not published.

Holiday closures: Closed holidays (see the 2026 list).
  • April 20 (Patriots’ Day)
  • May 25 (Memorial Day)
  • June 19 (Juneteenth)
  • July 4 (Independence Day)
  • September 7 (Labor Day)
  • October 12 (Columbus / Indigenous Peoples’ Day)
  • November 11 (Veterans Day)
  • November 26 (Thanksgiving)
  • December 25 (Christmas)

Source: Select Board Recycling Center Policy, Calendar Year 2026 (PDF) (official site outside CapeCodTrash.com); 2026 ISWM Facility Holiday Closures (posted March 13, 2026) (official site outside CapeCodTrash.com)

As posted by the town Confirm with town

Landfill and C&D transfer station

Facility: Landfill and C&D Transfer Station

Monday – Friday
7:00 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday
7:00 am – 12:00 pm
Sunday
Closed

Listed on the ISWM page with no season. The page adds “no brush, yard waste or ABC after 3 pm or Tuesday (off-season)”, which is punctuated ambiguously: it is unclear whether the Tuesday restriction applies only to those materials.

Holiday closures: Closed on all legal holidays; see the 2026 closure list under the recycling center schedules.

No cash is accepted at the landfill and C&D area.

Source: Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM) (official site outside CapeCodTrash.com); 2026 ISWM Facility Holiday Closures (posted March 13, 2026) (official site outside CapeCodTrash.com)

As posted by the town Verified from official source

Scale house access for out-of-town customers — Notice posted March 13, 2026

Facility: Scale house (out-of-town and paying customers)

Monday, Wednesday – Friday
7:00 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday
7:00 am – 12:00 pm
Sunday
Closed

From the March 13, 2026 out-of-town notice: Tuesdays are closed except between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Household trash is accepted 7 am – 3 pm following the scale hours, and C&D goes over the scale until 4 pm on weekdays and noon on Saturdays.

Holiday closures: Closed on all legal holidays.

The notice allows out-of-town household trash on Mondays, which the town webpage’s recycling center schedule (Wednesday – Saturday) would not; this is part of the unresolved schedule conflict.

Source: Out-of-Town Residential Access & Guidelines (posted March 13, 2026) (official site outside CapeCodTrash.com); Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM) (official site outside CapeCodTrash.com)

Bourne runs several operations at one address. This guide shows each one’s hours separately and does not merge them. The recycling center is the one most residents use with a sticker.

Hours last checked: November 8, 2026 against the official source (official site outside CapeCodTrash.com). A new official review of these hours is due; call the town to confirm before a long trip.

How to buy a pass

Confirm with town

Buy a sticker in person at the Residential Recycling Center guard shack, now at the northern end of the center where the entrance and exit are combined. No online sale was found.

Official ISWM page and 2026 sticker policy (official site outside CapeCodTrash.com)

These links leave CapeCodTrash.com and go to official town websites. We never take payment, and nothing is bought through us.

Recycling/Disposal Sticker, calendar year 2026 (Residential Recycling Center)
1st sticker$30
2nd sticker$15
Limit two stickers per property owner or residential household.
Seniors (60+): 1st / 2nd sticker$20 / $10
Replacement sticker$10
ValidThe policy covers calendar year 2026. Exact expiration and grace dates were not stated in what we read; 2026 stickers went on sale December 22, 2025.
At the gatePhysical sticker applied to the vehicle by department personnel. Stickers are Town property, and rule violations may mean losing the sticker.

The 2026 policy is a scanned image read visually. Bulky-item stickers are separate (see the item fees below).

Ways to buy

  • In person at the Residential Recycling Center guard shack, 201 MacArthur Boulevard (per the 2025 Town Report).
  • Payment is by Visa or Mastercard credit or debit card, or check. No cash.

In person

Residential Recycling Center guard shack, 201 MacArthur Boulevard, Bourne. Guard shack sticker-sales hours were not found. Recycling center hours are in the schedule section and are currently disputed.

ISWM office: 508-759-0600 ext. 4. The 2026 sticker policy lists Town Hall’s phone number, but we could not confirm that Town Hall sells stickers.

What you need

  • A current driver’s license and a current vehicle registration.
  • One of: a current property tax bill (the Assessor can email a copy; call Town Hall), a current lease, a current deed with stamps, or other current substantive proof of residence or ownership.
  • Raw landowners, JBCC residents and Massachusetts Maritime Academy students do not qualify.

When the pass starts working

Department personnel apply the sticker to the vehicle and remove all old stickers.

Steps

  1. Drive to the Residential Recycling Center and stop at the guard shack at the northern end of the center.
  2. Show your driver’s license, vehicle registration and proof of residence or ownership.
  3. Pay the sticker fee by Visa or Mastercard credit or debit card, or by check (no cash).
  4. Department personnel apply the sticker to your vehicle.

Assembled from the 2026 policy (documents, payment, personnel apply stickers) and the 2025 Town Report (guard shack is where stickers are bought). The town does not publish numbered steps.

Payment

Confirm with town
  • Stickers: credit or debit card (Mastercard or Visa only) or check. No cash.
  • Landfill and C&D area: no cash accepted.
  • Scale charges for out-of-town guests are paid at the scale; accepted methods were not stated.

Which cards or checks the scale accepts, and guard shack payment hours, are not published.

In-person sale at the recycling center guard shack is confirmed by the town’s 2025 Town Report. No online sticker purchase was found (the town’s “Trash & Recycling Sticker” link leads to the policy PDF), and Town Hall sales are not confirmed. Guard shack hours were not found.

Who is eligible

Verified from official source

Stickers are for Bourne residential property owners and renters with proof of residence. Out-of-town residents of Falmouth, Mashpee and Sandwich pay at the scale.

  • Stickers are issued only to Bourne residential property owners and renters with proof of residence. Raw landowners, JBCC residents and Massachusetts Maritime Academy students do not qualify.
  • Limit of two stickers per property owner or residential household.
  • Stickers are not applied to vehicles with dump bodies, trailers over 12 feet, beds over 8 feet, sidewalls higher than the cab, bodies larger than a standard passenger van, dealer plates or rental cars. Vehicles with business lettering have a guard shack referral rule.
  • A resident sticker is not commercial disposal authorization. Builders of speculative houses must use the scale and pay.
  • Hazardous wastes and business wastes are prohibited, and the town may track excessive loads or ask for a building permit.

A business-lettered vehicle has a special guard shack referral rule that the policy does not fully explain; ask before relying on it. Bourne also provides curbside trash and recycling through the DPW, which supplements this center.

Paying without a pass, and additional charges

Confirm with town

Residential customers from Falmouth, Mashpee and Sandwich are welcome as paying customers: they weigh in and out at the scale and pay by the weight of their material. The town has not published the per-ton rate, so no price is shown.

  • Charged by weight

    Out-of-town residential customers: paid at the scale by weight

    Priced by weight (rate not published)

    The town’s notice does not give a household-trash or construction-debris rate, a minimum charge, or accepted payment methods. Do not use the bulky-item prices as a tipping rate.

Limits and open questions

  • Out-of-town guests are treated as paying customers and must weigh in, follow staff routing, then weigh out and pay.
  • Small cars may not enter the landfill area and must use the Recycling Center.
  • The Recycling Center is set up mainly for Bourne residents with stickers; out-of-town guests use the scale. The main ISWM page also refers to other out-of-town residents, but no list beyond Falmouth, Mashpee and Sandwich was found.
  • The landfill and C&D area accept no cash.

Other charges: Campers, boats and RVs are paid for at the scale. Bulky-item charges are listed separately below.

Disposal fees by item

Verified from official source

From the 2026 policy. Each household receives four bulky-item stickers, good for 2026 only, which cover free disposal of the items below. Without a sticker these charges apply; prices may change. Refrigerators must have the door removed and food cleaned out. These are separate from the entry or per-bag charges above.

Bulky items (charge without a bulky-item sticker)
ItemFee
Appliances, including microwaves$10
Flat-screen monitors and TVs, CPUs, cathode ray tubes, laptops, tablets$20
Mattresses and box springs$30
Fluorescent bulbs (one sticker covers a bundle of up to 8)$4 each bulb
Auto or truck tires, 20 in. or less (up to 4 per sticker)$10
Auto or truck tires, over 20 in. (1 per sticker)$60
Non-auto equipment tiresMarket rate only; stickers cannot be used

Other
ItemFee
Compost bins$25
Campers, boats and RVsPaid at the scale (sticker holders only); rate not published
Household trash and construction debris at the scaleBy weight; rate not published

Accepted and prohibited materials

Accepted

Verified from official source
  • Residential Recycling Center, with a sticker: recyclables and scrap metal; e-waste (laptops, CPUs, tablets, phones); separated food waste; yard waste, brush and stumps; residential garbage and rubbish; bulky items, textiles and furniture; construction and demolition debris and shingles; propane tanks (20 lb and small cylinders).
  • Batteries (Ni-Cad, auto, marine, lithium), mercury-containing items (thermometers, thermostats, switches), PCB ballasts, and waste oil and antifreeze (5 gallons each; no gasoline) with oil filters.
  • Paint is accepted March 21 through October 3, 2026, with a limit of ten cans per day.
  • Dorothy’s Swap Shop takes items in good condition only (no mattresses, box springs, futons, fluorescent bulbs, car seats, TVs or monitors, paint or hazardous products, rubbish or clothing; use the textile containers).

Prohibited or restricted

Confirm with town

The policy and notices below are in force as read; the town’s expanded disposal guidance (not read directly) also lists fire extinguishers, which the policy’s ban on high-pressure cylinders may affect. Confirm before bringing one.

Prohibited or restricted materials
MaterialRule or fee
Commercial brush and yard wasteAcceptance suspended until further notice (notice posted May 4, 2026); residential use unaffected
Hazardous wastes and business wastesProhibited with resident access
High-pressure cylindersProhibited
Items covered by Massachusetts waste disposal bans (e.g. recyclable paper, containers, yard waste, tires, mattresses, textiles)Must be recycled, not put in trash
Marijuana and cannabis residualsMust go in the trash, not yard waste or brush
C&D and bulky itemsAcceptance can pause when containers cannot be replaced
Household hazardous wasteRegional collection days; the 2026 dates (April 18, June 20, August 22, October 17) have passed

Other facility rules

Verified from official source
  • No smoking. Abusive language toward employees is not tolerated. The site is under video surveillance, and picking through recyclables or scrap metal is prohibited.
  • Areas other than the Residential Recycling Center and department offices are off limits. Trailers may not be used for commercial dump runs.
  • Bourne provides curbside trash and recycling through the DPW for residences with four or fewer units per lot, so ordinary household trash does not have to be brought here. Eligible residences denied curbside service for road safety or access reasons can request a free recycling center sticker (curbside policy revised January 23, 2024).
  • Construction on the ISWM site has moved the offices and rerouted traffic; follow staff and signs on arrival.

Villages in Bourne

Buzzards Bay, Cataumet, Monument Beach, Pocasset, Sagamore, Sagamore Beach, Gray Gables, Bournedale, and Bourne Village are villages in the Town of Bourne, so this page’s rules apply across them. Eligibility depends on the town’s requirements, not the village name.

Village names per Barnstable County Registry of Deeds — Villages of Cape Cod (official site outside CapeCodTrash.com); Town of Bourne — About Bourne (official site outside CapeCodTrash.com).

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Official sources and verification

Official page: Town of Bourne transfer station information (official site outside CapeCodTrash.com)

Still to confirm

  • Which recycling center schedule governs: the town webpage (Wednesday – Saturday from September 15) or the 2026 policy (Wednesday – Monday from Labor Day). No hours are claimed as current.
  • Whether the recycling center is open Sunday and Monday this off-season, and whether out-of-town Monday household-trash access still applies.
  • Exact summer 2027 start and end dates, and any 2027 holiday closure calendar.
  • The public per-ton rates for household trash and construction debris, minimum charges, surcharges and accepted scale payment methods.
  • Whether a Bourne resident without a sticker can pay at the scale, and whether residents of other towns beyond Falmouth, Mashpee and Sandwich are eligible.
  • Guard shack sticker-sales hours, exact sticker expiration and grace dates, and any Town Hall or online sales option.
  • Whether commercial brush acceptance has resumed, and whether any C&D or bulky containers are currently unavailable.
Field-by-field verification
FieldStatusCheckedSource
AddressVerified from official sourceNovember 8, 2026Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM), Select Board Recycling Center Policy, Calendar Year 2026 (PDF)
PhoneVerified from official sourceNovember 8, 2026Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM), Select Board Recycling Center Policy, Calendar Year 2026 (PDF)
Hours: Recycling center, off-season per the town webpageConfirm with townNovember 8, 2026Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM), 2026 ISWM Facility Holiday Closures (posted March 13, 2026)
Hours: Recycling center, off-season per the 2026 policyConfirm with townNovember 8, 2026Select Board Recycling Center Policy, Calendar Year 2026 (PDF), 2026 ISWM Facility Holiday Closures (posted March 13, 2026)
Hours: Recycling center, summer per the 2026 policyVerified from official sourceNovember 8, 2026Select Board Recycling Center Policy, Calendar Year 2026 (PDF), 2026 ISWM Facility Holiday Closures (posted March 13, 2026)
Hours: Landfill and C&D transfer stationConfirm with townNovember 8, 2026Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM), 2026 ISWM Facility Holiday Closures (posted March 13, 2026)
Hours: Scale house access for out-of-town customersVerified from official sourceNovember 8, 2026Out-of-Town Residential Access & Guidelines (posted March 13, 2026), Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM)
Annual pass pricingVerified from official sourceNovember 8, 2026Select Board Recycling Center Policy, Calendar Year 2026 (PDF), 2026 Residential Recycling Center Stickers (posted January 20, 2026)
Paying without a passConfirm with townNovember 8, 2026Out-of-Town Residential Access & Guidelines (posted March 13, 2026), Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM), Select Board Recycling Center Policy, Calendar Year 2026 (PDF)
How to purchaseConfirm with townNovember 8, 20262025 Town Report, ISWM update (PDF, page 140), Select Board Recycling Center Policy, Calendar Year 2026 (PDF), 2026 Residential Recycling Center Stickers (posted January 20, 2026), Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM)
EligibilityVerified from official sourceNovember 8, 2026Select Board Recycling Center Policy, Calendar Year 2026 (PDF), Out-of-Town Residential Access & Guidelines (posted March 13, 2026)
Payment methodsConfirm with townNovember 8, 2026Select Board Recycling Center Policy, Calendar Year 2026 (PDF), Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM), Out-of-Town Residential Access & Guidelines (posted March 13, 2026)
Item feesVerified from official sourceNovember 8, 2026Select Board Recycling Center Policy, Calendar Year 2026 (PDF)
Accepted materialsVerified from official sourceNovember 8, 2026Select Board Recycling Center Policy, Calendar Year 2026 (PDF)
Prohibited materialsConfirm with townNovember 8, 2026Select Board Recycling Center Policy, Calendar Year 2026 (PDF), Commercial Brush & Yard Waste Acceptance Temporarily Suspended (posted May 4, 2026), Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM)
Other rulesVerified from official sourceNovember 8, 2026Select Board Recycling Center Policy, Calendar Year 2026 (PDF), Curbside Collection Policy (PDF), 2025 Town Report, ISWM update (PDF, page 140)

Sources

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