Pizza boxes disposal in Massachusetts
What Massachusetts says to do with pizza boxes, read off Massachusetts DEP's own page on 2026-08-19.
Massachusetts bans recyclable paper, cardboard and paperboard from disposal statewide — a recyclable pizza box belongs in your bin, and your city or town program says exactly what it takes. Read from Massachusetts DEP · checked 2026-08-19
Never put the box in the bin with food or the liner still in it — pizza boxes are "IN" the recycling bin only if there is no food or liners (Connecticut DEEP).
Where to take it
Your county program is listed in Massachusetts DEP's county program directory.
The program is Recycle Smart MA. The statute Massachusetts cites is 310 CMR 19.017.
Counties differ — verify with your local program.
All 50 states: Can you recycle pizza boxes? — the federal baseline, what happens to it, and every state's rule with the page it was read from.