Devens Regional HHW

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Devens Regional HHW

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Safe Toxic Household Hazardous Products Collection Open to Member Towns

Safe Toxic Household Hazardous Products Collection Open to Member TownsSafe Toxic Household Hazardous Products Collection Open to Member TownsSafe Toxic Household Hazardous Products Collection Open to Member Towns

Residents, Employees, and Pre-Qualified Small Businesses

About Devens Regional HHW Services

A serene landscape featuring rolling hills, a clear blue sky, and lush greenery.

Member Towns

Ashburnham-Ashby-Ayer-Bolton-Clinton-Devens-Dunstable-Groton-Harvard-Lancaster-Littleton-Lunenburg-Pepperell-Shirley-Stow-Townsend

A serene landscape featuring rolling hills, a clear blue sky, and a peaceful lake reflecting the surroundings.

Our Mission

At DevensHHW, we are committed to providing safe and effective waste management solutions. Our goal is to help residents and small businesses dispose of toxic household hazardous waste responsibly, ensuring a cleaner environment for our community.

Waste requirements and Attendee requirements

Waste Acceptance requirements:  

- Waste must be visible, accessible, and ** packed in a single layer **

- Waste not listed: contact us one week in advance so we can confirm eligibility and get pricing

- More than 25 gallons, contact us in advance

- More than 30 fluorescent tubes, contact us in advance


Attendee requirements:
- Remain in your vehicle (after you pay) 

- Secure your pet

- No smoking 

- Businesses: contact us in advance with a list of items. (Please see the VSQG FAQ below)

Devens Regional HHW

9 Cook St (REAR) Devens MA 01434

Questions? 978-501-3943 or info@DevensHHW.com

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Opening hours and dates

Open 20 days each year: the first Wednesday & following Saturday of each month from March to December (changes for holidays). 


We are open 9 am - 1 pm, weather permitting. Closed during rain or snow. Reopens when rain stops. 


We are at the intersection of Cook St & Antietam Rd. 


2026 Open
Mar. 4 & 7
Apr. 1 & 4
May 6 & 9
Jun. 3 & 6
Jul. 1 & 11
Aug. 5 & 8
Sep. 2 & 5
Oct. 7 & 10
Nov. 4 & 7
Dec. 2 & 5  

What To Bring. Note: only Cash or Check Accepted

MATERIALS ACCEPTED

Check for acceptability of items not listed

Materials Accepted ($)

$7.00 / gallon

Aerosol Cans

Antifreeze 

Artist / Hobby Supplies & Glues

Disinfectants

Drain Cleaners

Driveway sealers

Flea Collars / Control Products

Floor & Furniture Polishes

Fungicides

Gasoline

Hand Sanitizer

Household Cleaners

Insect Killers

Lead Based Paints / Stain

Lighter Fluid

Mothballs

Motor oil

Nail Polish & Removers

Oven Cleaners

Paints, Stains, Thinners

Photo Chemicals

Plant Chemicals

Polish

Pool Chemicals

Rodent Killers

Rug & Floor Cleaners

Solvents 

Spot Remover

Toilet Cleaners

Waxes / Polishes

Weed Killers

Window Cleaners

Other Items Accepted ($)

See receipt below for pricing

Appliances: see receipt for price

Batteries: lithium > 11lbs (<11lbs: Home Depot, Lowes accepts for free)

Batteries: automotive/lead acid: $ depending on size

Electronics: TV, computer, monitor, most items with a cord, see receipt for price

E-cig/Vape: Separate battery from device $.25/each

Epi-pens: Only expired & in original packaging. $2/each

Fluorescent bulbs: see receipt for price

Freon appliances: see receipt for price

Latex Paint: can be put in trash if can is empty

Mercury items: $2/each and up

What Not To Bring

Not accepted

Alkaline Batteries

Ammonium nitrate

Ammunition

Asbestos (ask about small amounts)

Bulky / Non-Hazardous Items

Butane

Commercial / Industrial Waste

Compressed Gas Cylinders

Construction materials

Empty Aerosol Cans

Empty Containers

Explosives

Fire Extinguishers

Fireworks

Infectious / Biological Waste

Lithium batteries less than 11 pounds (Home Depot or Lowes, free; Staples, small fee)

Needles/Syringes, Nashoba Assoc Boards of Health: 978-772-3335

PCBs

Prescription Medicines

Propane tanks

Radioactive material

Devens HHW Pricing Receipt. Only cash or check accepted

Contact Us
Business Registration

Determines if we can accept and handle your items

Email Info@DevensHHW.com or  call 978-501-3943 to register. 

1)  What you have 2) How much 3) Container sizes

Cannot exceed DEP’s threshold for Very Small Quantity Generator. Generate less than 26gal/220 lbs. of ignitable, corrosive, reactive, toxic, hazardous waste or waste oil per month & no acutely hazardous waste.

Flyer

English Flyer

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Spanish Flyer

Downloads

Devens HHW flyers

DevensHHWFlyer 07-01-26 English (pdf)

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DevensHHWFlyer 07-01-26 Spanish (pdf)

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Frequently Asked Questions

Please reach us at info@devenshhw.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.

The waste is transported to our contracted vendor facility where it is sorted, processed, and disposed of according to federal and state regulations.

Usable paint can be given away on reuse groups. It can be treated as regular trash if dried completely from top to bottom. Use a Paint Calculator so you only buy how much paint you need. 

Alkaline batteries less than 10 years old no longer contain mercury and can be trashed. 

Lithium batteries less then 11 pounds can be left for free at locations such at Home Depot or Lowes (Collection boxes in entry way).

We can accept lithium batteries over 11 pounds for a fee (based on weight).

Lead acid batteries: We accept for a fee based on size.


https://www.mass.gov/guides/massdep-mercury-information is a helpful resource for proper management of products (or spills) containing mercury

Yes, the vendor does pour off gas and oil.  We are happy to give your cans back to you.  


Line up along Antietam Road.

1. One of our staff will greet you and will start to fill in a receipt, asking your name and town. The greeter will check your load; if it needs to be reorganized, they will ask you to do that. If you are paying by check, you can start to make it out.

2. A staff member will calculate the cost of your load.  You can be out of the car at this point.

3. You pay.  Cash or check only. If you don't have enough cash, we'll send you to the ATM and bring you back as the 4th car in line.

4. Our partners, Clean Harbors, will take your hazardous waste and return your empty containers.  You must stay in your car.

Done!  Please turn right onto Cook Street.


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Your town’s Police Department should be contacted for assistance managing potentially explosive materials or items


Consult your local Transfer Station, Recycling Center, or Board of Health for disposal of flammable gas, fire extinguishers, compressed gas cylinders

Prescription medicines should not be flushed, they should be crushed and trashed or kept safe for a special collection, check Police Dept. for 24 hour collection containers or Drug Take Back Days for possible collection in your area.


Do not put needles and syringes into the trash or recycling. Get a sharp medical container; call Nashoba Associated Boards of Health 978-772-3335.

Help with disposal options for hazardous products that require special handling.

 

* Veolia (formerly NEDT)  866-769-1621 https://www.homehazardouswaste.veolia.us/

* Clean Harbors 781-380-7177 https://www.cleanharbors.com/

MassDEP Guide to Safely Managing Hazardous Household Productshttps://www.mass.gov/doc/guide-to-safely-managing-hazardous-household-products/download?_ga=2.191355619.853820086.1723081679-618192020.1723081679&_gl=1*47w34t*_ga*NjE4MTkyMDIwLjE3MjMwODE2Nzk.*_ga_MCLPEGW7WM*MTcyMzA4MTcxNi4xLjEuMTcyMzA4MjIyOC4wLjAuMA.

More information on Very Small Quantity Generators can be found here:

https://www.mass.gov/guides/hazardous-waste-generation-generators

Note that VSQGs can bring 220 pounds, or roughly 27 gallons, each month.

Meetings

Email info@devenshhw.com for an invite

3/19/26

Operations Subcommittee

2pm

Zoom

Event Details

3/19/26

Operations Subcommittee

Agenda
Sign-in
Review operations plan 

2pm

Zoom

3/26/26

Finance Subcommittee

2pm

Zoom

Event Details

3/26/26

Finance Subcommittee

 

Agenda

Sign-in 

Review budget plan 

2pm

Zoom

4/23/26

Oversight Committee

2pm

Zoom

Event Details

4/23/26

Oversight Committee

 

Agenda
Sign-in
Review prior meeting minutes 

Review operations & participation 

Review & vote budget actuals & budget plan
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Event Details

2pm

Zoom

9/17/26

Operations Subcommittee

2pm

Zoom

Event Details

9/17/26

Operations Subcommittee

Agenda
Sign-in
Review operations plan 

2pm

Zoom

9/24/26

Finance Subcommittee

2pm

Zoom

Event Details

9/24/26

Finance Subcommittee

 

Agenda

Sign-in 

Review budget plan 

2pm

Zoom

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We thank the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for grant funding that helped establish this facility.
Content copyright 2026. Devens Regional Household Hazardous Products Collection Center. All rights reserved. 

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