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Estate and seasonal home cleanouts in Provincetown

The porch of a closed gray cedar-shingle Cape Cod summer house with boxes of books and household goods stacked outside

Why the town's system is the obstacle

The station allows residential trash, recyclables and brush generated within Provincetown, and its sticker needs proof of residency or ownership with a vehicle registration. An executor who lives off Cape has a hard time meeting either. The regulation also puts furniture disposal on the property owner or occupant.

Trash costs $2 to $4 per bag after the first four large bags, mattresses $35 to $50 each, and appliances $20, all on the posted fee schedule. A full house is many trips on days when the station is closed Sunday and Monday in the cold months.

Closing a cottage and donating

Reuse has limits. The Swap Shop takes household goods, toys and books but no clothing or furniture. The Provincetown United Methodist Church Thrift Shop is open 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and sends proceeds to local agencies; call 508-487-0584 about drop-offs. The Habitat Cape Cod ReStore, South Yarmouth and Falmouth, inspects every donation and declines mattresses, box springs, bedding and household linens.

Clothing and fabrics, clean and bagged, go to the station's textile bin.

How JUNKRUN handles it

We take everything: furniture, mattresses, appliances, boxes, yard debris. Prices are by the item or by trailer fill, flat, with no travel fee. Quarter trailer $209, half $319, three-quarter $409, full $519. A house worth of furniture is usually a half to a full trailer. Boxes are $11 each.

Send a few photos of each floor and the driveway or lane. If you need papers, photos or keepsakes set aside, tell us the rooms and we leave them alone. The Board of Health nuisance rules can order accumulated furniture and mattresses removed from a property within twenty-four hours, so do not leave the house half-cleared over winter.

Small items add up in a house this size. The fee schedule lists fire extinguishers at $5, bicycles at $5, grills at $5, propane tanks at $1 (small) or $5 (20 pound), and tires at $5 for a car, $10 for a truck and $35 for machine tires. We take what is not hazardous in the same visit.

Estate cleanout order of operations for a Provincetown house

  1. Walk the house with the family

    Mark what stays, what is donated and what goes. Photograph every room.

  2. Pull valuables and papers first

    Jewelry, deeds, photographs, tax records. Put them in a locked room or take them.

  3. Donate usable goods

    Thrift shop 508-487-0584, ReStore 508-394-6400 (inspection first). Swap Shop for small household goods, Tuesday to Saturday 9 a.m. to noon.

  4. Schedule one haul

    Mattresses, bulky furniture, appliances and boxes in one visit. Text photos for a flat quote.

  5. Sweep and close

    After the haul, check the porch, shed and crawlspace so nothing sits outside, then lock up.

Local resources in Provincetown

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

Can an executor use the Provincetown transfer station?

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Only with a sticker, which needs proof of residency or ownership and a vehicle registration, and the regulation limits use to waste generated in Provincetown. Call 508-487-7076.

What should I do with furniture from a Provincetown estate?

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The regulation makes disposal the owner's job. Donate clean pieces to the ReStore by appointment, or book a hauler.

Will the town take a whole house of trash?

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Curbside is two 32-gallon trash containers a week. A full cleanout needs a hauler or many station trips.

How much does JUNKRUN charge for an estate cleanout?

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Flat prices by trailer fill: quarter $209, half $319, three-quarter $409, full $519. Minimum $159, no travel fee.

Sources

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

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