What information do I need to get a permit?
  • Application - filled out online or in person
  • Drivers License
  • Valid Massachusetts vehicle registration indicating Hingham address
  • Vehicle Coverage Selection Page/Declaration Page indicating car is garaged in Hingham (Required only if registration does not indicate Hingham address)



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1. Where is the Department of Public Works office located?
2. When is the Hingham Transfer Station open?
3. What information do I need to get a permit?
4. Does a Hingham resident have to pay for a Bulky Waste or Construction and Demolition (C&D) Permit?
5. Does a Hingham resident have to pay for a Residential Permit (sticker)?
6. Where and when do I go for a permit?
7. Why do we need to go to the Department of Public Works to show a license and registration?
8. Why can't the Transfer Station inspect the loads of refuse?
9. Do I have to recycle?
10. Why might a Hingham Resident have to get a Commercial Vehicle Permit (CVP)?
11. Why can't a resident borrow or use a vehicle with commercial plates?
12. Is there a fee for a Commercial Vehicle Permit (CVP)?
13. Who has to go over the scale at the Hingham Transfer Station?
14. How do I dispose of Bulky, Construction, and Demolition Waste (C&D) Permit?
15. When is the bulky, construction, and demolition area open?
16. If I have a Commercial Vehicle Permit, how much bulky, construction, and demolition waste can I take to the Transfer Station?
17. If I have a Commercial Vehicle Permit how much will I be charged for the disposal of bulky, construction, and demolition waste at the Transfer Station?
18. How do I pay?
19. If I am a part-time resident of Hingham, what information do I need provide to get a part-time resident sticker?
20. Is there a charge for a part-time resident sticker?
21. What are the SWAP Shop policies?
22. How do I dispose of Paint?