Yard Waste in Provincetown, MA | No Curbside Pickup

The town rule, in order

Board of Health regulation, section 1034: yard waste shall not be set out with regular refuse or recyclables for collection. It may be composted on the property where it was generated, and otherwise taken to the Transfer Station at the owner's or occupant's expense. There is no curbside pick-up for brush. Yard waste is defined as grass clippings and leaves, plus brush and twigs with a maximum diameter of two inches. At the station, any bag or container must be removed; only the yard waste remains.

Fees at the station

The fee schedule lists grass and leaves only (household) at $0 per load, brush in a car or pick-up truck at $10.00 and clean wood waste, no nails, paint or stain, at $20 per load. A footnote adds that grass and leaves are received separately from brush debris and that unsorted yard waste is no longer accepted. The town recycling page says compost is available to take.

Hours are 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday to Saturday October to April and daily May to October. A sticker costs $25 a year.

Beach plum, scrub oak and what a hauler is for

Outer Cape yards run to oak leaves, beach plum and bayberry cuttings, and storm-broken limbs bigger than the two-inch limit. The posted brush rule covers branches up to two inches, and the fee schedule's wood line is for clean wood only. Call 508-487-7076 about limbs bigger than that.

JUNKRUN takes brush, limbs and bagged leaves by the trailer: quarter $209, half $319, three-quarter $409, full $519, or $11 per bag or box for a few. No travel fee.

Yard waste lines on the Provincetown fee schedule

What	Posted charge	Rule
Grass and leaves (household)	$0 per load	Separate from brush
Brush, car or pick-up	$10	Branches 2 inches or less
Clean wood waste	$20 per load	No nails, paint, stain or construction debris
Curbside leaf or brush pickup	None	Regulation: no curbside pick-up for brush

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.

Transfer station
Provincetown Transfer Station and Swap Shop
Accepts: Household trash by the bag, recycling, cardboard, grass and leaves, brush, clean wood, scrap metal, mattresses and box springs, appliances, TVs, tires, clothing and fabrics, light bulbs, food scraps and Swap Shop household goods, for the fees on the posted schedule.
Open Tuesday to Saturday October to April and daily May to October, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Resident sticker $25 a year. Swap Shop Tuesday to Saturday 9 a.m. to noon, no furniture. In Provincetown itself.
90 Race Point Road, Provincetown, MA 02657
508-487-7076
Town
Provincetown Department of Public Works
Accepts: Sells Transfer Station stickers online or at the counter, runs curbside trash and recycling routes and answers questions about the schedule.
Counter hours Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. for stickers. Bring proof of residency or ownership and a vehicle registration; a rental agreement counts. In Provincetown itself.
2 Mayflower Street (Veterans Memorial Community Center), Provincetown, MA 02657
Website for Provincetown Department of Public Works 508-487-7060

Quick answers

Does Provincetown pick up leaves?

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No curbside leaf or brush pickup is described. Leaves and grass go to the Transfer Station at $0 per load for household loads.

How much is it to drop brush at the Provincetown transfer station?

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$10 for a car or pickup load of brush, per the fee schedule.

Do I need to take leaves out of bags?

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Yes. The regulation says any bag or container is removed at the station and only the yard waste remains.

Is there a 2026 leaf collection schedule?

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No. The town posts none because there is no curbside leaf program.

Sources

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

Provincetown Board of Health: Solid Waste and Recycling regulation (Art. 7): “Yard waste shall not be set out with regular refuse or recyclables for collection.” · accessed November 6, 2026
Provincetown Board of Health: Solid Waste Fees (Part VI, Art. 5): “Grass and leaves only (household) $0 per load” · accessed November 6, 2026
Provincetown Board of Health: Solid Waste Fees (Part VI, Art. 5): “Brush in a car or pick-up truck $10.00” · accessed November 6, 2026

Leaf and yard waste in Provincetown, MA