Republic Strike Updates

Trash & Recycling Update – September 2, 2025

See below the latest announcement about trash and recycling service update:

  • Holiday schedule trash, B week recycling service, and yard waste pickup is scheduled Tuesday, September 2 though Saturday, September 6, 2025. Please leave your bins curbside one-day later than your regularly scheduled pickup. Meaning, Monday pickup will be on pickup will begin on Wednesday and continue with that schedule through the week.
  • Please continue to leave your bins on the curb if your scheduled pickup was missed this week. If your trash and/or recycling was picked up, please remember to remove your bins from the curb.
  • Black Earth Compost pickup continues this week on a holiday schedule starting Tuesday.

Emergency Drop-Off Site:

  • The drop-off site will be open on Tuesday, September 2 through Friday, September 5, 2025, from 7:30am – 3:30pm for residents needing to drop-off any overflow trash, recycling, or yard waste. Please limit your drop-off to 3 bags of household trash, the equivalent amount of recycling that would fit in your bins, and a maximum of three bags of yard waste. Please prepare to show a license or utility bill to confirm Watertown residency.
  • For yard waste drop-off, empty the contents of your bag(s) or barrel(s) into the designated dumpster, then dispose of the bag(s) separately.

Details regarding missed pickups:

  • Please wait to report a missed pickup for 48 hours due to anticipated delays.
  • Residents are encouraged to report a missed pickup just one time between scheduled pickups to the City's 311 Service Center, on SeeClickFix, or the Watertown MA App.

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