Junk removal jobs west of Boston 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 Brookline, Newton, Watertown, Waltham, Natick and Framingham. 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
- Brookline mixes triple-deckers, two-families, brick apartment buildings and condos with large single-family homes, so stairs and shared basements are common.
- Typical homes and access
- Newton is a city of villages with single-family homes and multi-family buildings.
- Typical homes and access
- Watertown housing is largely two- and three-family homes and multi-unit buildings, so stairs and shared basements are common on cleanouts.
- Typical homes and access
- Waltham has a lot of rental housing, from two- and three-families near downtown to larger apartment and condo buildings.
- Typical homes and access
- Natick is mostly single-family housing: Victorians around Walnut, Highland and Bacon Streets, 1950s ranch developments such as Wethersfield, and post-war neighborhoods in West Natick like Westfield, Pelham and Sherwood.
- Typical homes and access
- Framingham has about 72,000 residents and roughly 45 percent of homes are rented, so the mix runs from older two-families and triple-deckers near downtown and South Framingham to mill-village houses in Saxonville and post-war Capes and ranches in Nobscot.
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
- Brookline Transfer Station. Listed as residents only.
- Mattress rule
- Mattresses and box springs must be recycled under MassDEP rules. Fee: $55–$65.
- Town drop-off site
- Newton Resource Recovery Center. Listed as residents only.
- Mattress rule
- Mattresses and box springs must be recycled (state ban since Nov 1, 2022). Fee: $35–$60.
- Town drop-off site
- Watertown Recycle Center. Listed as residents only.
- Town drop-off site
- Waltham Recycling Department (165 Lexington St), resident-only cardboard dumpster. Listed as residents only.
- Mattress rule
- For buildings with 6 or fewer units, the city has Green Mattress Co recycle mattresses and box springs; call the Recycling Department to book.
- Town drop-off site
- Natick Recycling Center. Listed as residents only.
- Town drop-off site
- Framingham Recycling Drop-Off Center. Listed as residents only.
- Mattress rule
- Mattresses cannot go in the trash. Fee: $5–$20.
Hours and fees change. Call the town before you plan a route around a drop-off site.
Questions
Do I have to live in West of Boston?
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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 Brookline, Newton, Watertown, Waltham, Natick and Framingham.
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”
- Watertown: mattress rule: “curbside collection for $50 per mattress and $50 per box spring”
- Natick: drop-off site: “Thursday & Friday 8:00 am - 12:00 pm (noon) Saturday & Sunday 8:00 am - 3:30 pm”
- Natick: mattress rule: “For select items (incl: mattresses, box springs, TVs, laptops and monitors) there is a $35 EACH fee”
- Framingham: drop-off site: “Residential Permit: $20 per year”
- Framingham: mattress rule: “Residents have two options for disposing of bulky items: drop-off or curbside collection.”
Related
- Haul for JunkRun: how it works and how to apply
- Junk removal jobs near Boston, all areas
- How to start a junk removal side business in Massachusetts
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