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Estate and cottage cleanout in Wellfleet

A gray-shingled Cape Cod summer house with boxes and furniture stacked on the porch for a cleanout

What the town tells you before you load

The town's cleanout page says you must have a valid Wellfleet Transfer Station sticker to drop off everything except basic recyclables and that there is no place to dump a mixed load. Recyclables go to recycling, wood to demolition, metal to the metal pile and trash in purple bags. Chemicals, cleaners, sealants and unknown liquids have to wait for a hazardous waste day.

A sticker covers one single residence only, so ask the gate attendant how it applies to a second house or an estate property. Waste must be generated within the Town of Wellfleet.

Second homes, estates and cottage colonies

The town says its summer population rises from 3,500 to an estimated 17,000, so many Wellfleet houses are used part of the year. An executor from off Cape faces the sticker rule: stickers are sold in person at the Transfer Station for cash or check.

For an estate, sort first: the Swap Shop takes reusable items in fair condition on Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday mornings but not wooden furniture or anything with a disposal fee. ReStore Cape Cod in South Yarmouth sells and accepts used furniture and appliances and has a pickup form. Books go to the library's book shed at the station.

If you manage cottages as a business, note that the town requires a commercial vehicle sticker for cottage colonies, hotels, motels and condominiums, priced at $65 for small vehicles and $95 for large.

What a JUNKRUN cleanout looks like

We come with a trailer and carry everything out from rooms, basements, sheds and porches: beds, couches, dressers, appliances, boxes, mattresses and yard junk. Pricing is flat by load: quarter trailer $209, half $319, three-quarters $409, full $519, with a $159 minimum. No travel fee and no stair fee. We do not take paint, fuel, pool chemicals or other hazardous waste. Keep papers, jewelry and valuables out of the pile; we do not sort. Before we arrive, send photos of each room and the driveway so the quote matches the pile.

Clearing a Wellfleet house, in order

  1. Set aside the keepers and papers

    Walk each room with the executor or owner before anything moves.

  2. Pull the chemicals

    Paint, stain, pool and garden chemicals wait for the county day or the paint drop-off. Oil-based paint and stain go to the Transfer Station.

  3. Sort for reuse

    Books to the library shed; usable goods to the Swap Shop (Sat, Sun, Tue 8-noon); furniture and appliances to ReStore Cape Cod after a call.

  4. Decide who hauls the rest

    Your own trips need a Wellfleet sticker and several stops. One JUNKRUN visit covers it all.

  5. Final walkthrough

    Sweep and check the sheds and crawlspace before the pickup.

Local resources in Wellfleet

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 I take a whole house cleanout to the Wellfleet Transfer Station?

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Not in one load. The town says there is no place to dump a mixed load and each item goes to its own area.

I live out of state. How do I get a sticker?

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The town says stickers are sold in person at the Transfer Station, cash or check. Call (508) 514-1199.

Can I bring chemicals from the cleanout?

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Not to the station, except paint, oil and batteries. The rest waits for the county hazardous waste day.

What does JUNKRUN charge for a cleanout?

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A flat price by trailer load, from $159, with no travel fee.

Sources

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

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