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Dumpster and roll-off rules in Sandwich

A blank green roll-off container at the edge of a crushed-shell driveway beside a gray-shingled Cape Cod house under renovation

What the town publishes

We read the Health Department page, the Board of Health regulations, the town bylaws and the Building Department page. The Health Department licenses Refuse Transport and Collections, and the bylaws say all trash haulers must be licensed by the Board of Health. Haulers also post a payment bond.

We did not find a rule about the dumpster itself: a permit, a fee, how long it can stay or where it can sit. That does not mean none exists. The Building Department handles renovation permits through an online portal, and its phone is 508-888-4200.

Who to ask, and what

Ask three things. Does the project need a building permit that names the container? Can it sit on the street or a town way, or only on the lot? Who issues the license for the hauler delivering it? The Health Department is at 100 Route 6A, Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Public Works, which runs Highway, is at (508) 833-8002.

Also check the hauler: licensed haulers must take their loads to a site the Board of Health approves, and the town lists private disposal facilities for demolition debris and brush because the Transfer Station refuses them.

When a trailer is simpler

A dumpster makes sense for a gut renovation. For a garage, a basement or one estate's worth of furniture it is more than you need. JUNKRUN carries items out and hauls them off in one visit, so nothing sits on the property or the street for a week: quarter trailer $209, half $319, three-quarters $409, full $519, $159 minimum. Pay by card, Zelle or Venmo.

Seasonal and rental homes add another wrinkle. A container left at a cottage between guests, or after the season ends, needs someone to watch it. A one-visit haul does not.

Questions to put to Sandwich offices

Building Department, (508) 888-4200

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Does my permit or the project need to list a dumpster, and does it matter where on the lot it sits?

Health Department, (508) 888-4200

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Is the hauler on the list of Board of Health licensed refuse haulers, and where will the load be disposed?

Public Works, (508) 833-8002

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If the container must sit on a town way or in the road layout, who allows that and for how long?

Transfer Station, (508) 888-1969

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I cannot bring brush or demolition debris to you. Where do you send people?

Local resources in Sandwich

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 Sandwich require a dumpster permit?

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We found no dumpster permit page or fee. The town licenses trash haulers through the Board of Health. Call (508) 888-4200 to confirm for your address.

Where does demolition debris go in Sandwich?

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The Transfer Station refuses it. The town lists New Bedford Waste, LLC in Sandwich for construction and demolition, with fees.

Can I put brush in a dumpster?

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Check with the hauler. The town lists Bourne Integrated Solid Waste Management, Cape Resources Company in Marstons Mills and R. J. Bevilaqua Construction Corporation in Sandwich for wood, stumps, logs and brush.

Does JUNKRUN leave a container?

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No. We load a trailer from the house and haul it away the same visit.

Sources

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

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