Town of Heath Transfer Station

If you have a swollen or damaged lithium-ion (li-ion) battery it is a serious fire risk. Place in a sealable plastic bag. If you have cat litter or spill absorbent add that to the bag to cover the battery. Place in a plastic pail with additional cat litter/absorbent. Bring to your town transfer station and let the attendant know you have a damaged li-ion battery. Or call the solid waste district office at 413-772-2438 and make an appointment to bring it to the office at 117 Main Street in Greenfield. Use this ink to the FCSWMD battery page for more information on other battery types: https://franklincountywastedistrict.org/p/23/Batteries.

Recycling

Heath Recycles! Recycling is required and mandatory in the Commonwealth of MA. Please comply with Heath's Waste Ban Plan. Recycle glass, metal, plastic, paper (including cardboard), leaf and yard waste, asphalt pavement, brick, concrete, metal and wood. All are prohibited from trash and must be recycled. Recycling protects the environment and saves money by cutting solid waste management costs. Throw away less and Recycle more. Thank you!

Reuse Shed: The reuse shed is open during transfer station hours. Bring useful kitchen and household items, games, tools, toys and most other usable items in reasonably good condition. If you need something, look in the reuse shed before buying it. See an attendant if you have any questions.

Resurces: Use the links under Recycling Resources for more ways to recycle.

Household Hazardous Waste Collection

Hazardous Waste Day - Saturday, September 20, 2025, pre-registration is required. The annual Franklin County Hazardous Waste Day will be held on Saturday, Sept. 20 at Greenfield Commiuniy College and Orange TRansfer Station. See the flyer for more detail. Participating residents and business are required to register between August 13 and Sept. 10. You can use the registration form in this Hazardous Waste Day Flyer to register or use the Online Hazardous Waster Registration Form. Once participants register, they will be assigned an appointment time.

For other available dates and locations:
As a resident of Heath you have access to at least six Household Hazardous Waste collection events each year. To see the complete list of collection event dates, times and locations, go to: Greater Pioneer Valley Regional Hazardous Waste Collections. Pre-registration is required.

Bulky Waste

Bulky Waste Day - Saturday, October 18, 2025 from 9 AM to noon

Heath residents may bring bulky items to this collection. There are charges for most items (cash only). A price list for the most common items is available at Bulky Waste Price Guide. Pre-registration is not required for Bulky Waste Day.

Acceptable items include tires, appliances, refrigerators, scrap metal, furniture, carpeting, construction debris, computers, televisions, propane gas tanks, textiles, books, bulky rigid plastics for recycling, and other large items. Materials will be recycled whenever possible.
Locations:
Erving Highway Garage on Public Works Boulevard (off Rt. 2)
Mohawk Trail Regional School at 26 Ashfield Rd.(Route 112 South) Buckland
Whately Transfer Station at 73 Christian Lane in Whately.

Companies Offering Pickup below.

Recycling Resources

All Heath residents can use the Greenfield Transfer Station year-round. The Greenfield transfer station accepts a wide variety of most materials for a fee. For more information view their Materials and Pricing Guide.

Recycle Smart MA is a statewide effort to reduce contamination in recycling by educating residents on what to recycle and how to do it. Use the Recyclopedia tool below to search for hundreds of items and find out how to properly manage them. If the tool is slow to respond hit refresh or reload depending on your browser.

Transfer Station Permits

Heath Transfer Station permit stickers are available at the Heath Post Office:

All Users need a new permit every July 1. Hours of the Post Office are 9:30 am - 1:30 pm Monday through Saturday.

FEES: Permit and PAYT (Pay as you Throw) trash bags require stickers. Annual permits cost $15 and stickers $2.00/each and both are available for purchase in June.

INFO SHEET Recycling rules are same as usual. Please do not litter! Recycling is FREE. Please discard your empty cans/bottles, etc. in their proper place at the Transfer Station rather than tossing them on our beautiful roadsides!

Companies Offering Pickup & Disposal of Bulky Items

If you have bulky items (mattresses, upholstered furniture, wood furniture, toilets, sinks, and carpet) that you are unable to transport to the Greenfield Transfer Station, or to the Franklin County Solid Waste Management District's May and October ""Clean Sweep"" events, there are local companies that you can hire to pick up and properly dispose of the items.

You will be contracting directly with the private hauler and will be responsible for paying any pickup and disposal fees that are charged. This is NOT a service provided by the Town of Heath. You are making a private arrangement with a private company to perform a service, and the Town does not control the fees that are charged.

This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all companies that may provide this service and does not constitute any endorsement or recommendation by the Town of Heath. Companies are listed alphabetically.

M&M Removal, 413-773-7384
Montague Junk Removal, 413-824-4045