Christmas tree disposal in Yarmouth: the gate house program
Pickup at your Yarmouth home, Dec 26 to mid January, seven days a week. Flat price texted before we come.
- $40 at the curb
- $55 from inside
- $75 large or artificial
- $15 off a second tree
What the town says
The Waste Management page says to ask at the gate house about holiday lights, trees and wreaths. It adds that the program takes place annually during the winter months and concludes during the second week in February. No start date, no tree-only bin and no 2026-27 schedule is posted as of November 2026.
The town's recycling guide is stricter: trees can no longer be brought to the Transfer Station until after the next holiday season. That line reads like an off-season notice. The two pages together suggest trees are accepted only during the winter program. Call Waste Management at 508-398-2231 ext. 1515 for the date the program opens.
Getting a tree to 606 Forest Road
The Disposal Area is open 7 days a week from 7:30 to 3:30 and closes on Christmas Day, New Year's Day and the other holidays on its list. Every load must be covered, which for a tree means tying it down in a truck bed or on a roof rack. Remove the stand, strip tinsel, hooks and lights, and do not bag it.
Ask about the lights too: the town runs a lights and wreaths program, but the recycling guide says defective tree lights are not collected out of season. Whether a sticker, coupon or the $15 pay-per-trip receipt is needed for a tree alone is not stated, so confirm when you call. Checked Nov 2026.
When driving it in is a hassle
A 7-foot tree is awkward in a sedan, and a Cape January can mean ice at the end of a sandy driveway. JUNKRUN takes the tree with anything else you are clearing, such as boxes of ornaments, a broken artificial tree or a worn rug: a quarter trailer $209, a half $319, three-quarters $409, a full trailer $519, with a $159 minimum. A single bagged-out tree on its own will usually fall under the minimum, so combine it with a basement or garage load.
The town's tree program covers trees, wreaths and lights. An old artificial tree is a different question, and the fee list charges $25 for large bulky items, so ask the gate house which applies.
Getting a tree ready for Yarmouth's gate house program
- Call 508-398-2231 ext. 1515 to ask when the winter tree program opens; no 2026-27 date is posted.
- Remove the stand, ornaments, hooks, tinsel and lights.
- Do not bag the tree.
- Tie it down and cover the load for the Disposal Area.
- Bring a sticker, coupon or the $15 pay-per-trip fee in case the gate asks for one.
- Aim for before the second week of February, when the program ends.
- Skip Christmas Day and New Year's Day: the Disposal Area is closed.
Local resources in Yarmouth
Donation, reuse and recycling options near the pickup. We are not affiliated with these; confirm hours and what they accept before you go.
- Transfer station
Yarmouth Residential Disposal and Recycling Center
Open 7 days a week, 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., closed on twelve legal holidays. Cash, check or credit card at the Scale House.
606 Forest Road, South Yarmouth, MA - Town
Yarmouth Department of Public Works
Waste Management questions: Assistant Public Works Director Roby Whitehouse, 508-398-2231 ext. 1515.
74 Town Brook Road, West Yarmouth, MA 02673
Sources
Rules, fees and hours change, so confirm with Yarmouth before you go.
- Town of Yarmouth: Waste Management: “the special recycling program for these items will take place annually during the winter months and conclude during the second week in February” · accessed November 6, 2026
- Town of Yarmouth: Recycling Guide: “Christmas trees can no longer be brought to the Transfer Station until after the next holiday season!” · accessed November 6, 2026
- Town of Yarmouth: Hours of Operation and Holidays: “Open 7 days a Week 7:30-3:30” · accessed November 6, 2026
Yarmouth trash and bulky item rules · Christmas tree disposal by town
$40 at the curb, $55 from inside, $75 large or artificial; second tree $15 off. What is included and how it works.
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Christmas tree pickup in Yarmouth, answered.
Does Yarmouth pick up Christmas trees?
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The town's pages list no curbside tree pickup. Ask the Disposal Area gate house about the winter tree and wreath program.
When does the Yarmouth tree program end?
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The Waste Management page says it concludes during the second week in February. No start date is posted for 2026-27.
Where do I take my tree in Yarmouth?
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To the Disposal Area, 606 Forest Road, open 7 days a week from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Ask the gate house where trees go.
Can I put a tree in the trash roll-off?
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The town says to ask the gate house how to recycle trees, wreaths and lights, so ask before you toss it.