City of Cambridge offices, libraries, and senior centers will be closed on Tuesday, December 24, Wednesday, December 25, and Wednesday, January 1 in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Additionally, all Cambridge Public Library locations will also close at 5 p.m. on December 31. The Cambridge Cemetery will have the gates open from 7 a.m.- 5 p.m. throughout the holiday season, but the administrative office will be closed on December 24-25 and January 1 for the city’s holiday observance dates.
Parking Meters
Parking meter payments will not be required at Cambridge parking meters and parking meter pay stations on December 25 and January 1.
No Curbside Collection on:
Wednesday, December 25, 2024 (Christmas Day)
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 (New Year’s Day)
Note: Curbside collection will occur on December 24 as part of the regular schedule
Collection Delayed 1 Day after Christmas and New Years
Trash, recycling, and compost collections will be delayed by one day for the remainder of the week after Christmas day and the remainder of the week after New Year’s Day.
Yard Waste
Final yard waste collection for the season will occur December 26–31, 2024, on your regular collection day. Yard waste collection resumes on April 1, 2025.
Recycling Center Hours
Open Tuesdays & Thursdays, 4-7:30 p.m., and Saturdays, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. during the holiday season. The Recycling Center will be closed on the city observed holiday of Tuesday, December 24, 2024.
Christmas Tree Collection
Curbside pickup of undecorated Christmas trees will occur from January 2-14, 2025, on your regular collection day. Please remove decorations and stands. Do not place trees in plastic bags.
Drop-off Christmas Tree Option
Bare trees can be brought to the Recycling Center during open hours through February 1, 2025.
Street Cleaning Schedule
Streets scheduled for sweeping on December 24 and December 25 will instead be swept on December 30 and December 31, 2024.
The last day of winter street cleaning is Tuesday, December 31, 2024. Street cleaning will resume in April 2025.
Visit
www.CambridgeMA.Gov/StreetCleaning or
www.CambridgeMA.Gov/Recycle to view your street cleaning and waste collection schedules, including updates related to holidays and seasonal collections. You can also sign up for reminders so that you don’t miss waste collection or street cleaning.
