Massachusetts is stricter than most states, so this section is worth reading even if you have rented containers elsewhere.
The state bans a long list of material from being thrown away at all. The MassDEP ban list covers asphalt pavement, brick and concrete, clean gypsum wallboard, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, lead acid batteries, leaves and yard waste, recyclable paper and cardboard, glass, metal and plastic containers, and cathode ray tubes. Treated and untreated wood and whole tires are barred from landfills, with shredded tires accepted. None of that means you cannot load it in a container. It means the container has to go somewhere that recovers the material instead of burying it.
Mattresses and box springs joined that list in late 2022. The City takes acceptable ones, meaning dry, with no bed bugs and no mold, at its recycling center for a per-piece charge, and the City's page sets it at $25 each. Textiles are banned from disposal as well, and there is a donation bin inside the Recycling Center for clothing, shoes, and linens.
Hazardous waste, liquids, paint, solvents, fuel, and asbestos cannot go in a standard container at all. On a pre-1980 Attleboro house, test roofing, siding, and flooring for asbestos before the tear-out starts.
Attleboro also requires property owners to separate recyclables from the rest of the trash, so a load that mixes cardboard and metal in with everything else can cause problems at both ends. If an item has you guessing, ask your account manager before it goes in.