Junk Removal in Fairhaven, MA

Fairhaven's curbside service won't take a mattress at all, and every other bulky item has to be booked with the town's hauler, E.L. Harvey, and paid for separately. Count On Me! does junk removal in Fairhaven MA from our base in Assonet. We carry out furniture, mattresses, appliances and full house or garage cleanouts and haul them, from Fairhaven Center to Sconticut Neck and West Island. Call or text a photo and you get a price before any work begins.

What Fairhaven homes need

Fairhaven is mostly single-family homes, about 69%, and nearly three in four are owner-occupied. Roughly 40% were built before 1940 and another third between 1940 and 1969. That's a lot of older houses with full basements, attics and garages, and a lot of long-time owners, so estate cleanouts and garage cleanouts are regular jobs here.

Sconticut Neck and West Island run out into Buzzards Bay, outside the harbor's hurricane barrier, and the town's climate vulnerability planning lists them among the most exposed areas. After a storm or a flooded basement, soaked carpet, furniture and drywall have to go, and none of it fits in a trash cart. Once a restoration company has dried things out, we haul the damaged contents away.

Waterfront and seasonal homes bring their own jobs: a dead hot tub, patio furniture, a shed full of beach gear. We carry it out of the yard, load it and clean up the spot.

Junk removal services in Fairhaven

• Mattress RemovalMattresses and box springs, which Fairhaven's curbside service won't accept, carried out and sent for recycling.
• Furniture RemovalCouches, dressers and dining sets carried out of the house, without booking and paying the hauler item by item.
• Hot Tub RemovalDead hot tubs taken out of Fairhaven back yards and hauled away, with the area cleaned up after.
• Estate CleanoutsOlder Fairhaven houses emptied room by room before a sale, with keepers set aside and usable furniture pulled out for donation where we can.
• Appliance RemovalFridges, washers, freezers and dehumidifiers carried out and recycled, no Arsene Street sticker or trip needed.

Fairhaven curbside rules, bulky items, Arsene Street and the Mattapoisett station

Fairhaven's curbside trash has to be inside the cart, one cart per household. Bulky items are picked up only if you book them directly with E.L. Harvey, which invoices $25 for furniture and other non-metal items and $35 for metal and freon items. Mattresses and box springs aren't accepted curbside at all; the town points residents to its mattress recycling program or HandUp Mattress Recycling, and charges may apply.

Appliances, electronics, tires, propane tanks and yard waste go to the Arsene Street Recycle Center, which needs a paid annual sticker and, since May 2026, opens only Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Construction debris, concrete, brick, dirt and rock aren't accepted curbside; the town sends residents to private facilities.

Residents can also use the Mattapoisett Transfer Station with a $50 annual sticker or a $10 day pass: $20 to $60 a load depending on the vehicle, and $40 for each mattress, box spring, TV or computer. It takes items from Fairhaven residents only, with no contractors and no exceptions.

Massachusetts bans mattresses, textiles, appliances, TVs, metal, tires, clean wood and yard waste from the trash, so we sort every load: recycling, donation where we can, proper disposal for the rest. We don't take hazardous waste (oil-based paint, solvents, chemicals, gasoline, propane tanks, asbestos); those go to a household hazardous waste day. Dried-out latex paint can go in your trash.

Getting started in Fairhaven

1. 1

   Call or text a photo

   Send a picture of the room, garage or yard and tell us how close the truck can park.

2. 2

   Get your price first

   We quote from the photo or a free on-site estimate. Mention mattresses, TVs, fridges and tires; they cost more to dispose of in Massachusetts. Same-day pickup when the schedule has room, otherwise a time that fits your closing, your move or the end of the season.

3. 3

   We do the lifting

   Basement, attic, garage or back yard, we carry everything to the truck and load it.

4. 4

   Sweep, sort, recycle

   We sweep up, then split the load: recycling, donation where we can, and proper disposal for the rest.

Fairhaven junk removal questions

Sources (8)

1. fairhaven-ma.gov/solid-waste-and-recycling/
2. fairhaven-ma.gov/curbside-collection/
3. fairhaven-ma.gov/https-fairhaven-ma-gov-document-trash-and-recycling/
4. fairhaven-ma.gov/mattapoisett-transfer-station/
5. fairhaven-ma.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2023-04-24-MVP-Meeting.pdf
6. mass.gov/guides/massdep-waste-disposal-bans
7. neighborhoodscout.com/ma/fairhaven/real-estate
8. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairhaven,_Massachusetts