Reduce Reuse Recycle in Swampscott

05/27/2026

Join us this weekend for our Electronic Recycling Event! We'll be here all weekend to help recycle old electronics and take the burden off your hands.

Join on Saturday, May 30th from 9am - 2pm, or Sunday, May 31st from 9am - 12pm to drop your things off! Scan the QR code to see a list of acceptable items, as well as recycling fees.

All funds from this event go directly into the school. We appreciate the support from our MCCPS Community!

05/26/2026

We can - and should - do better. Thankfully, most people who enjoy our beaches already do!

But when groups intentionally leave this amount of trash behind, it’s important to remind the public that littering is not only disrespectful to our community and environment, it is also a violation of Massachusetts law and can, and should, result in fines.

Town of Swampscott
Swampscott Recreation

05/25/2026

A couple of upcoming Trash & Recycling Dates:

♻ HOLIDAY SCHEDULE: Curbside trash & recycling pick-up is delayed by one day this week due to the Memorial Day holiday

♻ METAL RECYCLING AND STYROFOAM DROP-OFF: Saturday, May 30th (8AM to 12PM) at the DPW Lot on Paradise Road

♻ YARD WASTE CURBSIDE PICKUP: week of June 1st on your trash day

♻ HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION: for Swampscott/Marblehead residents on Saturday, June 13 from 9AM to 12PM at Marblehead Transfer Station.

Town of Swampscott

05/25/2026

The next Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day for Marblehead & Swampscott residents is scheduled for

🗓 Saturday, June 13
🕘 9AM to 12PM
📍Marblehead Transfer Station (use entrance on Green Street)

👉 Proof of residency required

Cost:
$40: up to 3 gallons or 6 lbs
$55: 3 to 10 gallons or 20 lbs
$90: 10 to 25 gallons r 50 lbs

Town of Swampscott

04/23/2026

Join us on Saturday, May 2nd for Earth Day!

Town of Swampscott
Big Blue Bargains
Swampscott Conservancy
Swampscott Rail Trail

Join us for the Fourth Annual Swampscott Earth Fest! ♻️🌎

Celebrate Earth Day with us on Saturday, May 2nd from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM on the Town Hall Lawn (rain location: Clarke School)!

This FREE family-friendly event is packed with great information, fun activities, and amazing freebies for adults and kids, including:
🌳 A FREE American Plum tree from the Tree Committee
🌱 FREE native seed packets from The New Yankee Garden
🐚 Meet intertidal creatures from the Northeastern Marine Science Center
🚲 Bring your bike and learn how to tune it up at the Bike Kitchen
🍽 Grab The Bagel and other delicious food vendors

Plus, enjoy kids’ activities and giveaways from Big Blue Bargains, Swampscott Conservancy, Friends of the Swampscott Rail Trail, Open Space, Solid Waste, Climate Action, and more!

Come celebrate sustainability, community, and spring with us we hope to see you there! 🌼

04/20/2026

Trash & Recycling PSA:

- curbside trash & recycling pick-up is delayed by one day due to today's holiday
- this week is the first curbside yard waste pick-up of the year. Bags should be out on the curb on your trash day.

See full calendar in post below.

Town of Swampscott

04/14/2026

Irene Braginskaya sewing for the Repair Café || Devosha Pearce From left to right, Emily Westhoven, Alix Smullin, Wayne Spritz and Helen Tieger, who helped run the Repair Café this Saturday || Devo…

03/25/2026

Yesterday, Swampscott officials attended MassRecycle's Annual Conference & Trade Show in Boxboro to connect with recycling professionals, representatives from municipalities, and vendors from across the state.

Representing Swampscott were Wayne Spritz, Chair of the Solid Waste Advisory Committee and Vice-Chair Emily Westhoven; Board of Health member Helen Tieger; and Mark Noonan, Assistant Engineer at DPW.

The conference offered important and valuable opportunities to network, ask questions, share ideas, and learn about the latest trends, developments, opportunities, and challenges in the recycling industry, and how they impact municipalities like ours.

Key topics discussed, among others, were operational excellence guidelines for municipalities, expanding access to recycling in multifamily housing, reuse and event recycling strategies, and an update on advancing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) initiatives in Massachusetts.

Town of Swampscott
MassRecycle
Recycle Smart MA

03/02/2026

🛠️✨ 𝐆𝐨𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝?

Great news, Swampscott! Reduce Reuse Recycle in Swampscott is excited to host its second Repair Café on Saturday, April 11, 2026 at the Swampscott Senior Center from 9AM – 12PM.

🔧 𝐆𝐨𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬?
If you have skills in electronics, jewelry, shoes/leather, or other repairs, please fill out this short survey to volunteer as an repair expert:
👉 https://forms.gle/GxmER4tWcFhheUXs5

📌 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝?
✅ Repairs are free of charge
✅ Repairs are not guaranteed
✅ Please bring spare parts if you know what’s needed
✅ 𝐴𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 – 𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛 𝑢𝑝 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒:
👉 https://forms.gle/7c6sTuMahCVNDW4a6

Town of Swampscott
Swampscott Senior Center
Swampscott Recreation
Swampscott Tides
Swampscott Patch

02/24/2026

Curbside trash collection is delayed by one day this week due to yesterday's snow storm.

UPDATED:
A parking ban will be in effect from Sunday, February 22 at 8 pm until Tuesday, February 24 at 8 am. All vehicles must be removed from town streets to avoid the risk of being ticketed and/or towed - this will be enforced. Parking for residents is available at the Hawthorne and Phillips Park.

Property owners are reminded of their responsibility for clearing snow from adjoining sidewalks to avoid being ticketed.

There will be no trash collection on Monday, February 23rd, collection will resume on Tuesday February 24th. All routes will be delayed one day.

Town buildings including Town Hall, the Library and Senior Center remain closed on Tuesday, February 24th.