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Estate and seasonal home cleanouts in Orleans, Massachusetts

Inside a gray-shingled Cape Cod summer house during a cleanout: sheet-covered furniture, boxes, framed pictures and a wicker chair by a window

What the town's rules mean for a cleanout

A full house means many fee lines. The fee schedule effective April 24, 2025 charges $40 per mattress, $25 per upholstered sofa, $20 per upholstered chair, $10 per carpet, $20 per refrigerator and $15 per TV, and construction and demolition is $235 a ton with a $10 minimum. All of that is on top of a vehicle sticker ($195 for a resident's first vehicle in 2026), and the station only runs Friday to Tuesday.

The station is for residents, with a seasonal renter category. We found no page for an heir, an executor or an out-of-state owner without a sticker. Call the DPW on 508-240-3790 and ask what applies before you rent a truck. The town page gives the same office for stickers, 40 Giddiah Hill Road.

Seasonal homes and the sort that gets missed

Closing a Cape house often turns up three things the station will not handle. Mattresses cannot go in the trash under the state ban. Hazardous household products (old stain, solvents, pesticides) go to the Barnstable County collection, which in 2026 ran May 16 in Eastham and September 19 in Orleans; the 2027 schedule is posted in spring 2027. Appliances such as the second refrigerator or a window air conditioner carry fees at the station.

For the good things, the Habitat ReStore takes furniture in very good condition, lighting, tools and appliances ten years old or less in working order, and refuses mattresses, bedding, used kitchenware and sofa beds. Call 508-394-6400 first.

Flat price by trailer

Quarter trailer $209, half $319, three-quarters $409, full $519, with a $159 minimum. A one-bedroom cottage is often a half; a three-bedroom house with a garage can be a full trailer and a second visit. Same price in every Orleans village and no travel fee.

Walk through with the family, tag what stays, and we carry the rest from rooms, attic and cellar. We do not take hazardous waste. Keep paperwork, wills and photographs in a box that never goes near the pile.

Order of work for an Orleans estate or cottage cleanout

  • Walk the house and tag what family keeps, and what goes to the ReStore (furniture in good condition, tools, lighting)
  • Pull paperwork, medications, jewelry and photographs into one box first
  • Separate paint, stain, solvents, pesticides and gasoline: keep sealed for the Barnstable County collection (2027 dates posted in spring 2027)
  • Call the Transfer Station (508-240-3770) about stickers if self-hauling anything
  • List mattresses and box springs: they cannot go in the trash
  • Book the haul-away for the rest: furniture, appliances, boxes, garage and shed contents
  • Sweep and check each room; hand back keys

Local resources in Orleans

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

How do I clear out an Orleans house after a death?

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Separate valuables and paperwork first, donate what the Habitat ReStore accepts, keep hazardous products for the county collection, and hire a haul-away for the rest. Call the DPW at 508-240-3790 about Transfer Station access.

Can an executor use the Orleans Transfer Station?

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The pages we read do not say. Stickers are sold to residents and seasonal renters. Call the DPW at 508-240-3790 to ask.

What does the Orleans Transfer Station charge for old furniture?

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$25 for an upholstered sofa, $20 for an upholstered chair and $40 for a mattress on the 2025 fee schedule, on top of a vehicle sticker.

Where do I take old paint and chemicals from a cleanout?

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Barnstable County's hazardous waste collection, which in 2026 held Orleans-area events on May 16 and September 19. Latex paint is not hazardous waste; call 508-240-3770.

Sources

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

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