CITY OF LYNN

Municipal Government Serviceslynnma.gov

City of Lynn is a Massachusetts municipal government providing public administration, public safety, sanitation, transportation, and community services to residents of Lynn, MA through more than twenty departments and a network of private-vendor partnerships for waste, recycling, and transit.

Company typePrivate
Founded-
HeadquartersLynn, United States
Headcount501–1,000
GTM typeB2C
OfferingServices

What CITY OF LYNN does

City of Lynn is a municipal government entity incorporated under Massachusetts General Laws, providing public administration, regulatory, and direct service functions to residents of Lynn, Massachusetts — a city first settled in 1629 and officially incorporated in 1850, located in Essex County. The city is administered by an elected mayor (currently Jared C. Nicholson) and a city council, and operates through more than twenty departments including Police, Fire, Public Works, Public Health, Public Library, Elder Services, Veterans Services, Community Development, Planning, Inspectional Services, and Parking, plus a network of boards and commissions. Core service lines span public safety, sanitation and recycling, parks and recreation, public health, housing, transportation, and community programming, with the citizen-facing experience consolidated on a Civiclive-powered portal (lynnma.gov), SeeClickFix for non-emergency issue reporting, and RAVE/Smart 911 for emergency notifications.

The operating model is a hub-and-spoke service architecture anchored at City Hall (3 City Hall Square) and the Department of Public Works yard (250 Commercial Street), supported by digital self-service channels and a growing stack of private-vendor partnerships for specialized service delivery. Waste management is the most modular offering: base automated curbside trash (weekly, via Capitol Waste) and recycling (every-other-week) are layered with white goods recycling (Turner Inc.), mattress recycling (Tough Stuff), textile recycling (Helpsy), composting (Black Earth Compost curbside and Bigbelly smart bins), bulk waste transfer (Covanta at 247 Commercial Street), and periodic household hazardous waste events (Clean Harbors). Transportation infrastructure includes the restored MBTA commuter rail interim station (Zone 2, reopened December 18, 2023) and the reinstated MBTA Lynn Ferry to Longwharf (weekday service from March 31, 2025; weekend from May 17, 2025), with mobile ticketing via the mTicket app at $7 one-way. Community amenities include the Lynn Common Skating Rink (opened February 10, 2026), the historic Grand Army of the Republic Hall and Museum (1885, National Register of Historic Places), and library programming such as Teen Tech Space and the Teen Entrepreneur Speaker Series, alongside Mayor Nicholson's Youth Summer Employment Program (ages 16-21).

City of Lynn is funded through an annual municipal budget drawing on property taxes, user fees, and intergovernmental revenues, including American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds managed through a public dashboard with subrecipient compliance resources. Disclosed user-fee pricing includes $3 per overflow trash bag (sold in 5-packs for $15), $122 per additional recycling/trash bin lease, $20 per curbside bulk waste item, $65 per mattress curbside pickup (or $35 DPW drop-off / $25 at Tough Stuff's Fitchburg facility), $25 per TV/computer monitor drop-off, $5 per propane tank, tiered household hazardous waste disposal ($30 for up to 3 gallons/lbs, $36 for up to 10, $60 for 11-25), and a $40/year senior discount applied in two $20 installments for residents 69 or older who own and occupy their unit. Headcount is reported in the 501-1000 range. The city markets to residents primarily through its official website, Facebook and Twitter accounts, a Constant Contact newsletter, and a community events calendar.

CITY OF LYNN firmographics

Firmographics

Name: CITY OF LYNN
Legal name: City of Lynn
Website: https://lynnma.gov
Company type: Private
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 501–1,000 employees
Short description: City of Lynn is a Massachusetts municipal government providing public administration, public safety, sanitation, transportation, and community services to residents of Lynn, MA through more than twenty departments and a network of private-vendor partnerships for waste, recycling, and transit.
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CITY OF LYNN industry classification

Industry

Product category: Municipal Government Services
NAICS: Solid Waste Collection (562111), Waste Collection (5621)
SIC: Sanitary Services (4950), Refuse Systems (4953)
akta.pro primary industry: Solid Waste & Recycling Services Administration (BPAIACAH)
akta.pro secondary industries: Container Rental, Delivery & Servicing (Carts/Bins) (BPALAAAG), Dumpster Rental & On-Site Container Services (HSAIAOAK), Compactor, Container & Roll-off Services (Rental, Service & Logistics) (EUAIAGAC)

Keywords

Municipal services
Waste management
Public safety
Recycling programs
Community programs

Where CITY OF LYNN is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Lynn
HQ country: United States
HQ region: North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

CITY OF LYNN business model

Business model

GTM type: B2C
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Overflow Trash Bags
Unit Pricing	Annual	Additional Recycling/Trash Bin Lease
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Bulk Waste Curbside Pickup
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Mattress Curbside Pickup
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Mattress Drop-off at DPW
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	TV/Computer Monitor Disposal
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Propane Tank Disposal
Subscription	Annual	Senior Discount

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

CITY OF LYNN product offering

Product offering

Core offering

The City of Lynn is a municipal government that delivers public administration and core resident services for the city of Lynn, Massachusetts, including public safety (police, fire, emergency management), public works (trash and recycling collection, street maintenance), transportation (MBTA ferry and commuter rail coordination), community programs (youth employment, library, parks, skating rink, museum), housing, public health, elder and veterans services, and permitting/licensing. It also manages specialized waste and recycling programs (composting, mattress, textile, white goods, bulk waste, household hazardous waste) through vendor partnerships.

Product overview

City of Lynn operates as a municipal government providing comprehensive public services to residents through a platform of department-based offerings. The core services include municipal administration, public safety (police, fire, emergency management with RAVE/Smart 911), public works (trash collection, recycling, composting, bulk waste, hazardous waste disposal, street sweeping), transportation (Lynn Ferry, Commuter Rail station), and community services (youth employment, library programs, skating rink, historic museum). The waste management system represents a modular service architecture with base trash/recycling collection supplemented by specialized recycling programs including mattress recycling (via Tough Stuff), white goods recycling (via Turner Inc.), textile recycling (via Helpsy), and composting (via Bigbelly and Black Earth Compost). Transportation services connect via MBTA ferry and commuter rail. Community amenities include the Lynn Common Skating Rink (opened 2026) and the Grand Army of the Republic Hall and Museum (historic landmark). The city also manages ARPA federal funding programs with dashboard tracking.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

Trash and Recycling Collection

Companies that use CITY OF LYNN

Customer profile

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

CITY OF LYNN technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

CITY OF LYNN partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 December 2023MBTA provides commuter rail service at the Lynn Interim Station (returned December 18, 2023) and reinstated Lynn Ferry service (weekday service starting March 31, 2025, weekend service starting May 17, 2025). The ferry goes to Longwharf and is intended as mitigation for commuter rail station closure and Sumner Tunnel temporary closure. Zone 2 commuter rail station.
Turner Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Turner Inc. for the White Goods Recycling Program to help clean Lynn neighborhoods and streets. White goods include major household electrical appliances like freezers, refrigerators, washers, dryers, dishwashers, water heaters, air conditioners, and microwaves.
Tough Stuff RecyclingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTough Stuff Recycling handles mattress and box spring collection for the City of Lynn. Residents can schedule curbside pickup ($65) or drop-off at DPW ($35) or at Tough Stuff facility in Fitchburg ($25).
Black Earth CompostminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for curbside compost pickup service. Residents can apply for curbside pick-up for compost bins. First 100 residents receive a free starter kit including curbside bin and compostable bin liners.
BigbellyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSmart Compost Mobile App partner for community compost bin access. Bins are Bluetooth-operated at DPW (250 Commercial Street) and Manning Field (Ford Street entrance).
HelpsyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Helpsy for textile recycling through an at-home textile collection program and collection bins to reduce textile waste entering trash and recycling bins.
CovantacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCovanta transfer station at 247 Commercial Street is the drop-off location for Bulk Waste Item Days. However, Covanta no longer accepts wood or construction debris. Bulk Waste Item Days are from 8am-12pm.
Capitol WastecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCapitol Waste is the trash vendor that started service in the City of Lynn on July 1st. They offer curbside bulk waste pick-up. Contact via Lynn Hotline at 855-533-3400.
Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClean Harbors operates Household Hazardous Waste collection events for Lynn residents. Payment required for disposal: up to 3 gallons/lbs = $30; up to 10 gallons/lbs = $36; 11-25 gallons/lbs = $60.

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

CITY OF LYNN competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

City of Chicopee, MA: Western Massachusetts city of comparable population scale with similar full-service municipal operations including public works, trash, and recycling services managed through departmental structure analogous to Lynn's.
City of Quincy, MA: Massachusetts coastal city of similar population (~100k) with comparable commuter-rail-linked municipal services and resident service profile. Direct peer in scale and transit orientation.
City of Malden, MA: Greater Boston dense urban municipality of similar population (~65-80k) operating comparable curbside trash, recycling, and community programming through a city DPW model.
City of Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts municipality of comparable urban density (~120k residents) operating similarly broad public works, recycling, composting, and transit programs. Most directly comparable peer in terms of service breadth and progressive waste/recycling offerings.
City of Haverhill, MA: Massachusetts Merrimack Valley city of similar mid-size population and comparable municipal DPW, recycling, and community-services footprint.
City of Brockton, MA: Massachusetts Gateway City of similar population (~105k) with comparable scale of municipal services, public works operations, and recycling program structure.
City of Fall River, MA: Massachusetts Gateway City of comparable population (~95k) operating similar municipal service breadth, including curbside collection and recycling, with analogous demographic and fiscal profile.
City of Lawrence, MA: Fellow Essex County post-industrial Massachusetts city with similar demographic profile, tax-base constraints, and DPW-led waste operations. Comparable operating environment and resident service mix.
City of Somerville, MA: Adjacent dense urban Massachusetts city with similar residential scale and an active curbside composting/recycling program. Directly comparable for waste collection operations, residential population, and innovative municipal service delivery.
City of Medford, MA: Greater Boston Massachusetts city of similar population scale offering comparable municipal services including DPW-run waste collection and recycling, and an analogous departmental service structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

CITY OF LYNN financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

CITY OF LYNN leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

CITY OF LYNN funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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CITY OF LYNN M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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Frequently asked questions about CITY OF LYNN

What does CITY OF LYNN do?

Is CITY OF LYNN a public or private company?

CITY OF LYNN is a private company. It is classified as state government owned and is currently operating.

When was CITY OF LYNN founded?

CITY OF LYNN was founded in -1. It employs 501 to 1,000 people.

Where is CITY OF LYNN based?

CITY OF LYNN is headquartered in Lynn, United States, in the North America region.

Who are CITY OF LYNN's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are City of Chicopee, MA, City of Quincy, MA, City of Malden, MA, City of Cambridge, MA, City of Haverhill, MA, City of Brockton, MA, City of Fall River, MA, City of Lawrence, MA, City of Somerville, MA and City of Medford, MA.

Does CITY OF LYNN have an API?

No public API is recorded for CITY OF LYNN.

What industry is CITY OF LYNN in?

CITY OF LYNN's product category is Municipal Government Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAIACAH, Solid Waste & Recycling Services Administration, with a secondary code of BPALAAAG, Container Rental, Delivery & Servicing (Carts/Bins). Its NAICS code is 562111 and its SIC code is 4950.