Junk removal jobs on the North Shore for haulers with a truck
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 Lynn, Revere, Saugus, Peabody, Danvers, Middleton, Topsfield, Salem, Beverly, Marblehead and Swampscott. 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
- Lynn is a dense older city of triple-deckers, two-families and multi-unit buildings, with larger single-families in Wyoma and the Highlands and condos near the waterfront.
- Typical homes and access
- Revere mixes triple-deckers and two-families in Shirley Avenue and Beachmont, single-family homes and cottages in Oak Island and Point of Pines, and larger condo and apartment buildings along Revere Beach.
- Typical homes and access
- Saugus is mostly single-family capes, ranches and colonials with garages, basements and sheds, plus some two-families near Cliftondale and Saugus Center and apartment and condo complexes along Route 1.
- Typical homes and access
- Peabody mixes older two- and three-families near the Square with postwar Capes and ranches in West and South Peabody, plus condos around the Northshore Mall area.
- Typical homes and access
- Danvers is mostly single-family homes (Capes, Colonials and ranches) with full basements and attached garages, plus condo complexes along Route 1 and 128.
- Typical homes and access
- Middleton is mostly single-family Colonials, Capes and newer subdivision homes on bigger lots, with some condos and apartments along Route 114.
- Typical homes and access
- Topsfield is mostly single-family colonials and older farmhouses on bigger lots, with barns, sheds and detached garages that fill up over decades.
- Typical homes and access
- Salem is mostly older wood-frame and brick houses, many with more than one unit, plus condos and apartment buildings.
- Typical homes and access
- Beverly mixes older single-families and two-families on tight streets near downtown and the Cove with larger lots in Beverly Farms and North Beverly, plus apartment buildings and condos.
- Typical homes and access
- Marblehead is mostly owner-occupied single-family homes (85.2% per the Census): colonials and clapboard houses on the narrow streets of Old Town, larger shingle homes on Marblehead Neck and Peach's Point, and family houses in Clifton and Devereux.
- Typical homes and access
- Swampscott is a small seaside town of older homes: about half were built before World War II.
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
- Lynn DPW. Listed as residents only.
- Mattress rule
- Mattresses and box springs are banned from trash and are no longer accepted at Bulky Item Days. Fee: $35.
- Town drop-off site
- Revere DPW Yard. Listed as residents only.
- Mattress rule
- Mattresses are no longer picked up curbside (since December 1, 2024). Fee: $75 per piece.
- Town drop-off site
- Saugus C.H.a.R.M. Center. Listed as residents only.
- Mattress rule
- Mattresses and box springs are banned from the trash under the Massachusetts DEP rule (since Nov 1, 2022).
- Town drop-off site
- Peabody Recycling Center. Listed as residents only.
- Mattress rule
- Mattresses and box springs need a $20 disposal sticker for each piece and are not picked up at the curb. Fee: $20.
- Town drop-off site
- Danvers Transfer Station. Listed as residents only.
- Mattress rule
- Mattresses and box springs are not part of the bulky program. Fee: $40.
- Town drop-off site
- Middleton Transfer Station. Listed as residents only.
- Town drop-off site
- G. Mello Georgetown Transfer Station.
- Mattress rule
- Mattresses cannot go out with curbside trash or the bulky collection; they get a rejection sticker and are not picked up.
- Town drop-off site
- Salem Transfer Station. Listed as residents only.
- Town drop-off site
- Standley Street Compost Site. Listed as residents only.
- Town drop-off site
- Marblehead Transfer Station. Listed as residents only.
- Town drop-off site
- DPW Yard. Listed as residents only.
Hours and fees change. Call the town before you plan a route around a drop-off site.
Questions
Do I have to live in North Shore?
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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 Lynn, Revere, Saugus, Peabody, Danvers, Middleton, Topsfield, Salem, Beverly, Marblehead and Swampscott.
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”
- Middleton: mattress rule: “$60.00 per mattress/box spring”
- Salem: drop-off site: “Saturdays 7 AM - 3 PM and Sundays 9 AM - 5 PM”
- Salem: mattress rule: “Residents are responsible for $40/unit paid directly to UTEC”
- Beverly: drop-off site: “7:00am to 3:30pm (March 21 - December 23, unless heavy snow)”
- Beverly: mattress rule: “UTEC ($30/unit) in Lowell, MA and Tough Stuff ($22/unit) in Fitchburg, MA”
- Marblehead: drop-off site: “Monday — Saturday: 7:30 am to 3:25 pm”
- Marblehead: mattress rule: “STICKERED MATTRESS OR BOX SPRING - $40”
- Swampscott: drop-off site: “March through December on the last Saturday of the month from 8 am-12 pm”
- Swampscott: mattress rule: “A $30 Mattress Recycling Fee applies to each mattress.”
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