Casella Transfer Station Fully Operational for Residential Drop-off

04:12PM / Tuesday, June 17, 2025Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. The Casella Transfer Station located at 500 Hubbard Avenue will be available for full-service residential drop off for Pittsfield residents beginning on Wednesday, June 18.

This full service includes drop-off for trash, recycling, bulky waste, electronics, mattresses and metal.

Pittsfield residents will be able to purchase a sticker to drop off trash and recycling. To access the transfer station, residents will need to purchase a resident sticker for $120. Residents who are over the age of 65 can purchase a residential sticker for $80 (please let attendant know your age at the time of purchase). Additional cars are $20 per car. All stickers are valid through December 31,

2025.

In addition, the following fees will be in place:

Bag Rate:

Extra fee of $3.00/each for 15 Gallon or smaller bag
Extra fee of $5.00/each for a 32 Gallon sized bag
Extra fee of $8.00/each for larger contractor bags

Recycling:

No Extra Charge with the resident sticker

Yard waste

Residential yard waste includes grass clippings, leaves, brush, tree branches and limbs (under 4ft in length).
If residents have purchased an annual resident pass for the transfer station, there is no additional charge to dispose of yard waste at the facility.
Residents without the annual pass can purchase a $20 punch card at Casella’s facility which is good for 20 bags of yard waste.
Casella will not be accepting trailers or commercial vehicles with brush and yard waste material as this service is not available to contractors and other commercial entities.

Bulky Items:

Extra fee of $10/each for small bulky items.
Extra fee of $20/each for medium bulky items.
Extra fee of $30/each for large bulky items.

Other Items:

Mattresses-$55/each
Tires-$17 off rim/$23 on rim (per tire)
Electronics
- $45/each for large items such as TVs and monitors
- $10/each for small items such as keyboards
Freon
- $75/each large
- $35/each small
Metal-no additional charge with transfer station pass

The hours of operation for the Transfer Station in Pittsfield are:

Wednesdays 12:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Thursdays 12:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Saturdays 7:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Residents looking to purchase a transfer station residential sticker can do so by purchasing them directly at the Transfer Station. Credit, debit and cash will be accepted.

For more information, please contact Casella at (413) 749-6500.

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Pittsfield Council Revisiting DEI Office Restructure

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
04:11PM / Tuesday, October 13, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The conversation about the DEI office renaming that was halted by a charter objection will resume on Tuesday.

The City Council will discuss a request from Mayor Peter Marchetti to restructure the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

It proposes to rename the DEI office to the Office of Equity, Access, and Opportunity and merge the Human Rights Commission and Affirmative Action Committee into an Equity, Access and Opportunity Commission.

The Ordinance and Rules Subcommittee supported the changes in August, and in September, Ward 2 Councilor Cameron Cunningham delayed the vote with a charter objection.

Pittsfield's City Code prohibits charter states that "if a single member present objects to the taking of the vote, the vote shall be postponed until the next meeting of the city council." It also stipulates that at least four members must object if it is an emergency measure.

Cunningham also submitted a petition, which was referred to O&R under Rule 27, to replace the DEI Office and the Human Rights Commission with an equity, access, and opportunity coordinator in the Department of Community Development, with formal complaints and Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action functions assigned to Human Resources.

At the last meeting, he spent more than an hour querying the mayor and chief diversity officer about functions and effectiveness of the department, wanting more quantitative data. Cunningham proposed an ordinance that he says keeps Pittsfield's commitment to equity, access, and opportunity, "refocuses it on measurable results for our residents, and delivers it at a fraction of the current cost."

Under this petition, the equity, access, and opportunity coordinator would be a $60,000 to $80,000 per year position.

The DEI Office's fiscal year 2027 budget was about $200,000 after cuts during budget season; $106,700 for the chief diversity officer and $58,000 for the administrative assistant. The coordinator would be appointed by the director of community development and the mayor.

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