C.H.a.R.M. Center opens for the season on April 18

The Town of Saugus Solid Waste/Recycling Department announced this week that the Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (C.H.a.R.M.) will reopen for the season on Saturday, April 18, 2026. A press release issued by Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree’s Office said the Center will resume normal business hours on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The C.H.a.R.M Center is located at 515 Main St., Saugus, behind the Saugus Department of Public Works.

Residents will be required to buy a $25 sticker to use the compost facilities as well as to recycle hard plastics. Stickers can be acquired at the compost site or at Inspectional Services at Saugus Town Hall. The rest of the facility’s features are free to use for any Saugus resident.

The C.H.a.R.M. Center accepts the following items at no cost to residents:

• Bottles and cans
• Paper and cardboard
• Scrap metal
• Clothes, shoes and other textiles
• Fluorescent lightbulbs and batteries (button and rechargeable)

Residents are also permitted the free disposal of three TVs or computers/CRT monitors per household each year at the C.H.a.R.M. Center. The Town of Saugus reserves the right to refuse any material if quantity or quality is questionable. Please note that the C.H.a.R.M. Center does not accept any household trash or construction materials and debris.

Go to www.saugus-ma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/451/Recycling-Guide-PDF for a comprehensive list of items that are accepted or not accepted at the C.H.a.R.M. Center, in addition to guidelines for how to prepare different items for disposal at the facility.

Please note that single axel trailers will be the largest trailers allowed at the C.H.a.R.M. Center. Any larger trailers will be refused entry.

The final date the C.H.a.R.M. Center will be open for the season is Dec. 12, 2026. However, the facility will be open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the following 2027 winter dates, weather permitting: Jan. 16, Feb. 20 and March 20.

Please contact Solid Waste/Recycling Director Scott A. Brazis at 781-231-4036 with any questions.