Eastham holiday trash and recycling schedule, 2026-27
Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's pickup, Christmas tree dates, and holiday waste rules. Checked November 9, 2026. Confirm with the town before you set anything out.
Holiday pickup delays
Trash and recycling: None (no town curbside route). 2026-2027 brochure: residents use the Transfer Station, 255 Old Orchard Road; haulers need a Health Dept registration. Private hauler schedules not found. Source
Thanksgiving week
Thu Nov 26, 2026Transfer Station is closed on Thanksgiving (Thu Nov 26) per the 2026-2027 holiday list. Normal days are Sat-Wed, 7:30-3:00. No curbside route. Source
Christmas week
Fri Dec 25, 2026Transfer Station is closed Christmas Day (Fri Dec 25) per the 2026-2027 brochure. Fridays are normally closed outside summer. Source
New Year's week
Fri Jan 1, 2027Transfer Station is closed New Year's Day (Fri Jan 1, 2027) per the brochure. Source
Christmas tree pickup, January 2027
Eastham lists Christmas trees as yard waste accepted at the Transfer Station. No curbside tree pickup or January 2027 dates posted. Call 774-801-0520 option 2. Source
Tree drop-off
- Eastham Transfer Station, 255 Old Orchard Road. Sat-Wed 7:30-3:00. Yard waste (grass, leaves, Christmas trees); no brush, vines, stumps or large timbers. Sticker or $10 entry; residential leaves/grass free. Source
Want it gone sooner? We pick up trees in Eastham, $40 and up.
Holiday waste rules in Eastham
Cardboard boxes
Recycling includes cardboard with tape removed; no pizza boxes. Source
Styrofoam
Plastic recycling: no Styrofoam, place in trash. Source
Old string lights
Barnstable County, Cape Cod Cooperative Extension and AmeriCorps ran a free holiday string-light recycling program with all 15 Cape towns at transfer stations (2024 notice). A search listing reports the same for Oct 31, 2026-Jan 30, 2027, but that county page blocked us, so confirm with the town. Source
Batteries and electronics
Batteries and car batteries are free. TVs and computer monitors $15 each. Source
No Eastham guidance found for: wrapping paper, foil and bows, cooking oil and grease, live wreaths and garland. Call the DPW.
Bulky items, swap shop and transfer station
No bulky pickup. Paid at the gate: couch or stuffed chair $20, mattress $50, box spring $20, appliances $20. Open Sat-Wed 7:30-3. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's and Martin Luther King Day. Source
Holiday closures
- Thu Nov 26 closed (Thanksgiving)
- Fri Dec 25 closed (Christmas)
- Fri Jan 1 closed (New Year's Day)
- Mon Jan 18 2027 closed (Martin Luther King Day)
Swap shop: Swap Shop open 10:00-1:00 Wed, Sat, Sun
Eastham holiday trash
2026-27Hauler: None (no town curbside route)
- Thanksgiving week (Thu Nov 26, 2026)
Transfer Station is closed on Thanksgiving (Thu Nov 26) per the 2026-2027 holiday list. Normal days are Sat-Wed, 7:30-3:00. No curbside route. - Christmas week (Fri Dec 25, 2026)
Transfer Station is closed Christmas Day (Fri Dec 25) per the 2026-2027 brochure. Fridays are normally closed outside summer. - New Year's week (Fri Jan 1, 2027)
Transfer Station is closed New Year's Day (Fri Jan 1, 2027) per the brochure. - Christmas trees
Dates not posted yet (check back). - Tree drop-off
Eastham Transfer Station, 255 Old Orchard Road. Sat-Wed 7:30-3:00
Checked November 9, 2026. Confirm with Eastham DPW. Too much to put out? JunkRun, insured, text a photo for a price: (617) 545-0382. junkrun.co/holiday-trash-schedule/eastham
After the holidays: a pile too big for the curb?
Too much for the Eastham curb or a dump run? JunkRun is insured. We carry it out from inside, load it and haul it away. Flat prices, $159 minimum:
- Pile of boxes, wrapping and packaging (about a quarter trailer)$209
- Half a trailer: garage or basement shelf cleanout$319
- Old couch, carried out from any floor$139
- Mattress, recycling included$89–$129
- Christmas tree at the curb or by the door$40
- Tree carried out from inside (up to 8 ft)$55
Not sure what it comes to? Send a photo and we'll give you a price.
(617) 545-0382