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Leaf, brush and yard waste in Orleans, Massachusetts

Heaps of oak leaves and a brush pile with paper bags at the edge of a Cape Cod yard beside a gray-shingled house in low autumn sun

What the town charges for yard waste

The fee schedule effective April 24, 2025 has three yard waste lines. Residential leaves and grass: no charge per trip. Residential brush: by vehicle, per load, as in the table below. Commercial brush is prohibited, and commercial leaves and yard waste are charged by the ton, so a landscaper's truck is on a different schedule.

The town's recycling list names brush and yard waste among accepted items. The station is open Friday through Tuesday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and you need a Transfer Station sticker ($195 for a resident's first vehicle in 2026).

Fall and spring timing on the Lower Cape

The town page does not post a leaf season or a curbside schedule, so no dates are given here. For a home with oaks and pines, the practical rhythm is a station run in late fall after the last oak leaves come down and a second one in spring for storm-broken limbs. Each trip is free for leaves, so many small trips cost less than one big one in the brush column.

Two cheaper habits are in the town's own program: the station sells Earth Machine compost bins at $65, no cash accepted, and the food scrap bins take kitchen waste so leaves are not the only compostable you carry in.

When to hire it out

Brush by the load adds up on a wooded Cape lot: a pickup bed of limbs is $65 on the schedule, and a pruned hedge, a downed pitch pine and an old deck are a second trip. A trailer load from a storm cleanup goes up to the oversized line at $80.

JUNKRUN loads limbs, bagged leaves, old fencing, planters and storm debris in one visit at a flat price: a quarter trailer $209, a half $319, three-quarters $409, a full trailer $519, with a $159 minimum. Single bags are $11 each. Pile everything where the trailer can back in; we do the loading.

Brush per load at the Orleans Transfer Station (residential)

VehicleFee per load
Passenger vehicle$15
Compact pickup truck$35
Sport utility vehicle$35
Full-size pickup truck$65
Trailer under 10 feet$65
Oversized vehicle or trailer$80
Leaves and grass, per tripNo charge
Christmas treeNo charge

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

Does Orleans pick up leaves at the curb?

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No curbside leaf collection is listed on the town pages we read. Leaves and grass are dropped at the Transfer Station at no charge per trip.

How much is it to dump brush in Orleans?

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Residential brush is charged per load: $15 for a passenger vehicle, $35 for a compact pickup or SUV, $65 for a full-size pickup or a trailer under 10 feet, $80 for oversized.

Can a landscaper use the Orleans Transfer Station for brush?

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No. The fee schedule says disposal of commercial brush is prohibited.

When is the Orleans Transfer Station open for yard waste?

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Friday through Tuesday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., closed Wednesday, Thursday and 12 listed holidays.

Sources

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

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