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Dennis Transfer Station: hours, passes and what it takes

A Cape Cod town transfer station with a gate house, scale house, open roll-off containers and compactor under pitch pines

Hours, address and closed days

The Dennis Transfer Station is at 100 Theophilus F. Smith Road in South Dennis. It is open Wednesday through Sunday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The town page lists Monday, Tuesday and legal holidays as closed, and the 2026 recycling guide adds that it is also closed on Easter and the day after Thanksgiving. That makes Friday, November 27, 2026 a closed day. The pages show no separate summer or winter hours.

Questions go to the gate at 508-760-6230. The DPW office next door, 120 Theophilus F. Smith Road, is 508-760-6220.

Passes, bag fees and who can use it

Passes run May 1 to April 30. For 2026/2027 the primary pass is $210, a second vehicle is $22 and a replacement is $15. Passes are not sold at the Transfer Station or DPW headquarters; buy online or at the Sticker Office, 685 Route 134, 508-760-6106.

There is no windshield sticker. The town says the station reads license plates, so register the plate you will drive.

Visitors and rental guests are covered. Anyone visiting Dennis may use the station for household waste and recyclables, at $15 for the first 33-gallon bag or barrel and $6 for each more. The pages say nothing about a visitor buying a pass, so ask the Sticker Office.

What it takes and where the rest goes

The Prohibited Materials page says pass holders recycle paper, glass, plastics and yard waste at no fee. Food scraps in the designated bins are hauled away free by Watts Family Farm, and donation bins take clothes and unusable cloth. Latex paint is not collected: the guide says to dry it and throw it in the trash. Paint cans and fluorescent bulbs go through the gate attendant, and oil-based paint also fits the county hazardous waste days.

Everything bulky is priced per item: furniture, mattresses, appliances, TVs, tires, wood and demolition debris. One mixed pile means several fee lines. JUNKRUN loads it as one trailer load: a quarter trailer $209, a half $319, three-quarters $409 and a full trailer $519.

The Transfer Station week

  1. Monday

    Closed.

  2. Tuesday

    Closed.

  3. Wednesday to Sunday

    Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bulky fees are paid at the gate.

  4. Legal holidays, Easter

    Closed, even on a Wednesday to Sunday.

  5. Day after Thanksgiving

    Closed (Friday, November 27, 2026).

  6. April 30 each year

    Passes expire; the next season starts May 1.

Local resources in Dennis

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

Is there a dump in Dennis?

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Yes, the Transfer Station at 100 Theophilus F. Smith Road in South Dennis.

What are the Dennis Transfer Station hours?

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Wednesday through Sunday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Monday, Tuesday, legal holidays, Easter and the day after Thanksgiving.

Can I use the Dennis Transfer Station without a pass?

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Yes. Household waste is $15 for the first 33-gallon bag or barrel and $6 for each more, and visitors are welcome.

Does Dennis use stickers for the Transfer Station?

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No. The town says it moved to a sticker-less license-plate-reading system.

Sources

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

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