Junk Removal in Plymouth, MA

Plymouth doesn't pick up trash at the curb: you sign a contract with a private hauler, or buy a permit for the Manomet Transfer Station on Beaver Dam Road and bring it yourself. Big items go next door to a separate pay-by-weight facility. Count On Me! does junk removal in Plymouth MA, out Route 44 from our base in Assonet. Text a photo or book a free on-site estimate, get an exact price first, and we carry it out, load it and sort what Massachusetts won't let anyone throw away.

Plymouth is big, spread out and full of storage

Plymouth covers 134 square miles, with five historic villages, a newer planned village, large ponds and Myles Standish State Forest in between. About 72% of homes are single-family detached houses, and the biggest building decade was the 1970s (about 21% of homes), with subdivisions spread through West and South Plymouth. Those houses have two-car garages and full basements that have been filling up for decades. A garage cleanout in Plymouth is usually mowers, bikes, tools, old patio furniture and a freezer that quit years ago.

Plymouth has seasonal residents too, enough that the town sells 30-day and 120-day seasonal transfer station passes, and seaside Manomet is one of its villages. When a summer place changes hands or gets emptied at the end of a season, the owner is often a few hours away and has no truck. We clear cottages and summer houses, estate cleanouts included.

Big lots also mean big backyard items: hot tubs, above-ground pools, swing sets, sheds and old decks. We tear out and haul non-structural items like these as light demolition, so the yard is clear and the debris is gone in one visit.

Junk removal services in Plymouth

• Garage & Basement CleanoutsPlymouth garages and basements emptied in one visit, mowers and metal to recycling, so nobody needs a Manomet permit or a trailer.
• Estate CleanoutsWhole houses and summer cottages in Plymouth emptied before a sale, with what the family keeps set aside and usable furniture donated when it can be.
• Hot Tub RemovalDead hot tubs cut down, carried out of the backyard and hauled off, with the area cleaned up after.
• Furniture RemovalCouches, sectionals, bedroom sets and patio furniture carried out, instead of paying by weight at the facility next to Manomet.
• Light DemolitionOld sheds, decks, fences and playsets on Plymouth lots torn down and hauled away. Non-structural work only.
• Appliance RemovalRefrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers and dehumidifiers hauled out, including the ones with refrigerant.

Manomet, the pay-by-weight facility and what Plymouth won't take

The Town of Plymouth has no town curbside trash service. Residents either contract with a licensed private hauler or buy a permit for the Manomet Transfer Station at 350 Beaver Dam Road: $190 for a full year for FY2027, $60 for recycling only, or $30 and $85 for 30- and 120-day seasonal passes. Permits are for residential property owners and year-round tenants, household trash goes in orange town bags, and a vehicle that isn't enrolled gets a $100 violation. Manomet is closed Wednesday and Thursday and takes check or money order only.

Furniture, carpet, toilets, sinks, roofing, construction debris and other bulky items don't go into Manomet's compactor. They go to the Difficult to Manage facility next door, run by Republic Services, where you pay by weight. Mattresses and box springs cost the weight charge plus $75 each there (Massachusetts has banned mattresses and textiles from the trash since November 1, 2022). At Manomet, refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners and dehumidifiers carry a $20 refrigerant fee, TVs and computer monitors $15, and washers, dryers, stoves and dishwashers $10.

Manomet does not take brush, tree branches, tree stumps, asbestos or commercial waste. Paint thinner, gasoline, pesticides and other chemicals go to the town's household hazardous waste collections, held twice a year with the South Shore Recycling Cooperative (registration required). We don't take hazardous waste, asbestos or stumps either. Everything else, from a single couch to a full house, we carry out and haul, so you skip the permit, the scale and the trips.

Getting started in Plymouth

1. 1

   Send a photo or call

   Text us pictures of the pile, the garage or the backyard item. Mention stairs, a long carry, or a cottage down a narrow road.

2. 2

   Free estimate, exact price

   We price from photos or come out for a free on-site estimate. You get the price before any work starts, no obligation.

3. 3

   Set the day

   Same-day pickup when the schedule has room. For a closing or the end of a season, give us the date and we plan around it.

4. 4

   We carry it all out

   We do the lifting from the basement, attic, garage or yard, load the truck and sweep up after.

5. 5

   Recycle and donate

   Mattresses, metal, appliances, electronics and textiles go to recycling; usable furniture goes to donation when it can. The rest is disposed of properly.

Plymouth junk removal questions

Sources (7)

1. plymouth-ma.gov/1107/Residential-Trash-Recycling
2. plymouth-ma.gov/1108/Manomet-Transfer-Station
3. plymouth-ma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/8401/FY26-SW-sign-up-form-PDF
4. plymouth-ma.gov/600/A-to-Z-Disposal-Guide-PDF
5. plymouth-ma.gov/887/Household-Hazardous-Waste-Collection
6. oldcolonyplanning.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Plymouth_Housing_Production_Plan.pdf
7. mass.gov/guides/massdep-waste-disposal-bans