Help for an inherited house in Brewster, MA
Start with the cleanout, then line up what the house needs next.
Brewster is in Barnstable County.
Estate cleanoutFull or partial cleanouts of an inherited house, including donation drop-off and haul-away.Verifying local prosJunk removalHaul-away for furniture, appliances and debris when the job is smaller than a full cleanout.Verifying local prosEstate salesCompanies that price and sell the contents of the house, often before the cleanout.Verifying local pros
Estate sale companies usually serve a whole region. See estate sales across Barnstable County.
Getting rid of things in Brewster
From the town's own pages. Fees and rules change. Confirm with the town before you go.
- Furniture and bulky items: Recycling Center: sofas, love seats and upholstered chairs $20 each. Bulky waste and demolition debris $225 a ton, $5 minimum. (source, checked Nov 2026)
- Mattresses and box springs: Recycling Center: $45 each; a mattress plus box spring counts as 2 units. (source, checked Nov 2026)
- Appliances (white goods): Large appliances $20 each (white goods, refrigerators, AC, dehumidifiers); small appliances $2. (source, checked Nov 2026)
- TVs, monitors and electronics: TVs $15 each (console TVs $20); computer monitors and CPUs $10 each. (source, checked Nov 2026)
- Transfer station or drop-off: Brewster Recycling Center, run on Pay-As-You-Throw (yellow PAYT bags). (source, checked Nov 2026)
- Hazardous waste days: Residents use the Barnstable County hazardous waste collection schedule (2026 schedule linked in the town recycling guide). (source, checked Nov 2026)
Not checked yet: dumpster or roll-off permit. Check with the Brewster public works department for those.
Compare towns: mattress and furniture rules for other Massachusetts towns.
Items Massachusetts bans from the trash statewide are listed in the cleanout guide.