Chelmsford Recycles

Chelmsford Recycles is the town’s local recycling center on Alpha Road, used by residents and small hobbyist drop-offs looking to keep things out of the trash. It’s the kind of place people bring bags of bottles, cardboard from a move, or old metal parts when curbside won’t take them. Expect a practical, hands-on spot rather than a slick retail lot.

Drive in off Alpha Road and you'll see a compact working yard with big roll-off containers and sorting bays - not a polished storefront. Bags and boxes are usually separated by material, and Massachusetts rules mean staff will expect materials roughly sorted and free of banned items. On busy weekends there can be a line of cars waiting to pull up and unload, so plan for a short wait. There are often signs or simple lanes indicating where to drop glass, paper, metal and mixed plastics, and occasional special collection areas for things like electronics or scrap metal.