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Dumpster permit in Brewster, MA

Empty gravel driveway beside a gray-shingled Cape house with lumber under a tarp and a flat spot for a container

What the town publishes

Brewster's Board of Health page says the town offers an online permitting platform (OpenGov) for the Health and Building Departments. It does not mention dumpsters. Our searches of the town site for dumpster rules returned restaurant plan checklists and stormwater documents, not a residential container rule.

So we state no permit fee, no placement distance and no time limit. Call Town Hall at 2198 Main Street, (508) 896-3701, Monday to Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Recycling Center alternative

Small remodels and cottage clear-outs can use bulky and handyman demolition debris at $225 per ton, with a $5 minimum, instead of a container. That needs a resident permit or a $10 day pass, a vehicle, and the Recycling Center's hours: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., closed Tuesday, Wednesday and holidays.

The schedule is dated October 2022. A truck load of old decking is weighed, so a heavy load costs more than a bag of drywall.

When a container is more than the job needs

A roll-off makes sense for a full gut. For a garage, a shed, a deck rail or a cottage with a few rooms of furniture, a container is a delivery, a permit question and a pickup window. JUNKRUN loads by the trailer and leaves. A quarter trailer $209, a half $319, three-quarters $409, a full trailer $519, with a $159 minimum and no travel fee.

The weight-based debris fee suits a small job. A gut renovation is still a container job.

Questions to ask Town Hall

Ask four things: does a container on private property need any permit; does a container on the street or in the road layout need DPW or Select Board approval; is there a time limit; and who inspects. Town Hall is at 2198 Main Street, (508) 896-3701, and the DPW director's office is at 201 Run Hill Road, 508-896-3212, Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Write down the answer and the name. We cannot confirm the rule from the pages we read,.

Before ordering a dumpster in Brewster

  1. Ask the town

    Call Town Hall at (508) 896-3701 and ask whether a container on your property or street needs a permit.

  2. Check the portal

    Health and Building permits go through the town's OpenGov portal.

  3. Know your debris

    Demolition debris is $225 per ton at the Recycling Center; household trash needs PAYT bags.

  4. Compare

    For a few rooms of furniture or a garage, price a flat trailer load.

Local resources in Brewster

Donation, reuse and recycling options near the pickup. We are not affiliated with these; confirm hours and what they accept before you go.

Quick answers

Do I need a permit for a dumpster in Brewster?

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The town pages we read do not say. Call Town Hall at (508) 896-3701 before a container is delivered.

Where do I apply?

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The Board of Health and Building Department use the OpenGov portal. Ask Town Hall which office handles containers.

What does Brewster charge for debris?

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$225 per ton of demolition debris at the Recycling Center on the October 2022 schedule.

Can JUNKRUN replace a dumpster?

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For garage, shed, yard and furniture jobs, yes. We load by the trailer and do not demolish.

Sources

Rules, fees and hours change, so confirm with Brewster before you go.

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