Facility details
- Address
- 1421 Central Ave
Needham, MA 02492 - Phone
- (781) 455-7568
- Website
- needhamma.gov
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Norfolk County
- EPA Region
- 1
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110008416909
Programs on file: ICIS 1966303 · MA-EPICS 37836 · NPDES permit MAR10037M · NPDES permit MAR1003R2 · NPDES permit MAR10068M · RCRA hazardous-waste handler MAD985272889
Interest types: ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, SQG, STORM WATER CONSTRUCTION
EPA record updated 2015-05-03
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
- Needham Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.1 mi · Needham, MA
- Wellesley Recycling and Disposal Facility Recycling 1.1 mi · Wellesley, MA
- Wellesley Recycling & Disposal Transfer StationRecycling 1.2 mi · Wellesley, MA
- Dover Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.6 mi · Dover, MA
- Gardner Street Landfill Landfill 4.0 mi · Boston, MA
- Waste Management - Dedham Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.0 mi · Dedham, MA
- Dedham Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.1 mi · Dedham, MA
- Ala Recycling Industries Recycling 5.1 mi · Chestnut Hill, MA
- Brookline Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.2 mi · Brookline, MA
- Sherborn Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.4 mi · Sherborn, MA
Nearest landfill: Gardner Street Landfill, Boston — 4.0 mi
Area served
Serves Needham, Babson Park, Needham Heights, Wellesley, Wellesley Hills, Dover, Newton Upper Falls, Newton Lower Falls, Waban, Newton Highlands, Newton Center, Natick.
County context
One of 25 recycling centers in Norfolk County, MA.
ZIP 02492 population 21,481.
Massachusetts solid-waste agency: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)