Junk removal jobs in Lowell and the Merrimack Valley for haulers
Town rules checked October 24, 2026 · by JUNKRUN, Melrose MA
JunkRun gets more junk pickup requests than we can run ourselves. We send the extra jobs to independent haulers with a truck or trailer. In this area that means Tewksbury, Billerica, Chelmsford, Lowell, Dracut, Tyngsborough, Westford and Andover. Each job shows the exact pay before you claim it. It is free to join and there are no lead fees. You work for yourself and carry your own insurance.
What the jobs look like here
Most jobs are furniture, mattresses, appliances, and basement and garage cleanouts from homes. Size and pay are on each job before you claim it. This is what the homes are like in each town, from the pages we run for customers.
- Typical homes and access
- Tewksbury is mostly 1950s–70s ranches, split-levels and Colonials on good-sized lots, so most jobs are garages, sheds, basements and yard debris.
- Typical homes and access
- Billerica is a town of villages (North, East and South Billerica, Pinehurst, Nutting Lake) with Colonials, Capes, ranches and split-entries.
- Typical homes and access
- Chelmsford has a historic center and distinct villages (North, South and West Chelmsford, Westlands), with lots of 1960s–70s ranches and split-levels.
- Typical homes and access
- Lowell is mill-city housing: triple-deckers and tenements in the Acre, Centralville and Back Central, converted mill lofts downtown, and bigger single-families in Belvidere and the Highlands.
- Typical homes and access
- Dracut mixes older mill-village homes around Collinsville and Navy Yard with newer Colonial and ranch subdivisions.
- Typical homes and access
- Tyngsborough is mostly 1970s–90s Colonials, ranches and Capes plus newer subdivisions and condos.
- Typical homes and access
- Westford has historic mill villages (Forge Village, Graniteville and Parker Village) plus larger newer subdivisions.
- Typical homes and access
- Andover ranges from the Colonial-era center and planned Shawsheen Village to Ballardvale's mill village and larger homes further out.
Town rules that matter when you haul
Massachusetts has banned mattresses from the trash: the ban on mattresses and textiles took effect on November 1, 2022, so any you pick up must go to a recycler. Towns also set their own drop-off rules. This is what each town says, with the source below.
- Town drop-off site
- Not published by the town.
- Mattress rule
- Republic will not take mattresses or box springs because of the state disposal ban. Fee: not stated by the town.
- Town drop-off site
- Not published by the town.
- Town drop-off site
- Not published by the town.
- Town drop-off site
- Lowell DPW recycling drop-off.
- Town drop-off site
- DPW Dillon Center.
- Mattress rule
- Mattresses and box springs are banned from trash. Fee: not stated.
- Town drop-off site
- Recycling Center at the DPW.
- Mattress rule
- Mattresses and box springs are banned from the trash and the town does not collect them.
- Town drop-off site
- Not published by the town.
- Town drop-off site
- Not published by the town.
- Mattress rule
- Mattresses and box springs are banned from curbside.
Hours and fees change. Call the town before you plan a route around a drop-off site.
Questions
Do I have to live in Merrimack Valley?
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No. You pick the towns you want when you apply, and we only send you jobs in those towns. Hauling jobs here are in Tewksbury, Billerica, Chelmsford, Lowell, Dracut, Tyngsborough, Westford and Andover.
How do I see the pay?
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Each job we send shows the exact pay before you claim it. That is the pay you get. If we raise the price on a job nobody has claimed, we tell you.
Does it cost anything to join?
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No. There is no sign-up fee and no fee to see or claim jobs.
What do I need?
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A pickup, box truck, dump trailer or enclosed trailer, your own insurance, and the ability to lift, load and be on time. You work for yourself. A one-person crew with a truck is fine.
Can I use the town dump or transfer station for these jobs?
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Check the town first. Where a town lists its drop-off site, the table above shows whether the town lists it as residents only. Mattresses and box springs cannot go in the trash in Massachusetts, so plan for a recycler.
Sources
- MassDEP: Mattress and textile waste ban FAQ: “ban mattresses and textiles took effect on November 1, 2022”
- Billerica: mattress rule: “item (mattress or box spring) will cost $40”
- Chelmsford: mattress rule: “$30 for the mattress and an additional $30 for the box spring”
- Lowell: mattress rule: “$30 per piece (note: split/king box springs count as two pieces)”
- Westford: mattress rule: “$40 per unit (a mattress or box spring is one unit)”
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