Needham DPW

Our next Paint Reuse & Recycle Day is this coming Saturday, June 20 at the Recycling Transfer Station!

Needham Residents with a RTS sticker are welcome to drop off unused paint for free from 8:00am - 3:30pm.

Additionally - while the Recycle and Transfer Station will be closed on Friday, June 19 in observation of Juneteenth, they will be open for all regular operations on Saturday, June 20.

NOTE: The Re-Use-It Swap Shop will be closed on Paint Collection Days.

Do you need a RTS sticker? Visit our friends at the Treasurer's Office to get your sticker today!

Questions? Reach out to [email protected] or call the Admin Office - 781-455-7550 ext. 0.

The Town's drought status has been elevated to Level 2/Signficant. Effective June 11, 2026, Level 2 restrictions are now in place for non-essential outdoor water use. Handheld watering only is allowed 7 days per week before 9 am or after 5 pm to minimize evaporative loss.

✅ What's allowed:

◼ Hand-held hoses
◼ Watering cans
◼ Drip irrigation systems

🚫 What's NOT allowed:

◼ Lawn irrigation/sprinklers
◼ Washing vehicles
◼ Washing hard surfaces (sidewalks, driveways, etc.)

➡ Visit the Water Restrictions page on the Town's website for status updates and for the newly updated Water Restrictions FAQs:

www.needhamma.gov/waterrestrictions

The Swap Shop at the Recycling and Transfer Station will be closed on Thursday, June 11 due to high temperatures and humidity. Check back for updates on any changes to the hours for the remainder of the week.

Join us at the Recycle Transfer Station (RTS) for a free Paper Shredding Event this Saturday, June 13 from 10:00am - 2:00pm.

Limit of 5 boxes per vehicle - Free to all residents with a valid RTS sticker.

Have you been seeing the squiggly lines throughout Town?!

As a part of our regular roadway maintenance, the Town of Needham Highway Division, with a hired contractor Indus, have been performing crack sealing (squiggly lines) on various roadways in Needham.

What is crack sealing? It is a roadway treatment that uses fiber reinforced rubber to fill the cracks on the roadway.

Why is this important? Cracks in the roadway allow for water and other debris to break up the asphalt.

Crack sealing is a routine and essential preventative maintenance practice used to help extend the life of the street surface.

Questions? Reach out to the DPW - [email protected].

🌳46 new trees are being planted throughout Needham in locations identified as “hotspots” along the Town’s Safe Routes to Schools sidewalks.

The new trees are part of the $92,000 Cooling Corridors Grant awarded to the Town from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) in October 2025. The new trees will help reduce the impacts of extreme heat, provide shade for pedestrians, and expand Needham’s tree canopy.

Needham follows the EEA’s standard for planting “the right tree in the right place”. This means selecting trees based on consideration of the tree’s size and branching at maturity and selecting a variety of tree species for planting that are well suited for New England’s changing climate and corresponding challenges like droughts, floods, and invasive pests and diseases.

You’ll find the new trees in the Town-owned berms on Lincoln Street, Kimball Street, Great Plain Avenue, Eaton Road, Stevens Road, and Webster Street. The Town’s contractor will water the trees for one year and, as they are public shade trees, the Town will be responsible for all tree care and maintenance.

➡Residents are asked to please not remove the wooden posts and water bags on these new trees. The posts help to ensure the trees are protected from wind events and the watering bags are critical for efficient watering operations. Both are also a requirement of the grant program and arborist best practices.

Learn more about the Town’s Cooling Corridors Program on the Town’s website: www.needhamma.gov/needhamtrees

To celebrate Public Works Week, we will be featuring one division of our team a day!

🎉🚰 DIVISION OF THE DAY - WATER, SEWER, AND DRAINS DIVISION 🚰🎉
Our Water, Sewer, and Drains Division provides for the treatment and distribution of the Town's integrated water as well as wastewater and stormwater services.

To celebrate Public Works Week, we will be featuring one division of our team a day!

🎉🚮 DIVISION OF THE DAY - SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING DIVISION 🚮🎉

Our Solid Waste & Recycling Division provides residents with recycling and waste disposal services for the Town of Needham.

To celebrate Public Works Week, we will be featuring one division of our team a day!

🎉🌳 DIVISION OF THE DAY - PARKS & FORESTRY 🌳🎉

Our Parks & Forestry Division maintains all athletic fields, every public shade tree, and other common green spaces like the Town Common.

To celebrate Public Works Week, we will be featuring one division of our team a day!

🎉🚜 DIVISION OF THE DAY - HIGHWAY DIVISION🚜🎉

Our Highway Division provides maintenance and repair services to all Town-owned surface infrastructure, including 260 lane miles of roadway, 160 miles of sidewalk, 246 miles of berm grass/curbing, and several municipal parking lots. The Division also oversees all roadway-related construction projects, including curb, sideway, and traffic signal installations, as well as street paving.