The Sandwich Transfer Station is on Route 130 and is run by the Town DPW. It uses license plate recognition for annual permits. A $10 one-time pass covers household trash in Sandwich pay-as-you-throw bags and everyday recycling, and all waste must come from Sandwich.
Last checked against official town sources on November 8, 2026. Confirm anything important with the town.
Hours as of November 8, 2026 (New York time). Operating hours only: sticker-office hours, pass-sale periods and pass validity are listed under “How to buy a pass”. We do not show an “open now” indicator because holiday closures and real-time status are not reliably known.
Published schedule — confirm before visiting
Days
Hours
Wednesday
8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Thursday – Sunday
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Monday – Tuesday
Closed
All published schedules
As posted by the townVerified from official source
Regular schedule
Sunday, Thursday – Saturday
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Wednesday
8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Monday and Tuesday
Closed
The town’s page lists these hours with no season, effective dates or last-updated date. A February 27, 2026 town notice confirmed regular hours of 8 am – 4 pm on a Friday.
Buy the annual permit online through the town’s portal or at the Treasurer/Collector’s Office, or by mail. Your license plate is entered once payment is processed.
These links leave CapeCodTrash.com and go to official town websites. We never take payment, and nothing is bought through us.
Annual Transfer Station Disposal Access (residential)
Residential, 1st vehicle
$105
Residential, 2nd or 3rd vehicle
$30 Must match the first vehicle’s address.
Valid
July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027.
At the gate
License plate recognition, not a sticker. Access is issued to the vehicle’s license plate, not to a person, and your plate is entered once payment is processed. Plates must match the vehicle registration.
Access is non-refundable, and breaking transfer station rules can cost you access.
Ways to buy
Online through the town’s portal.
At the Treasurer/Collector’s Office, 100 Route 6A, Sandwich (Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm).
By mail with the 2026 permit form to Tax Collector, 100 Route 6A, Sandwich, MA 02563.
One-time passes only: Tax Collector (cash or check) or the transfer station solar kiosk (cash or card).
In person
Treasurer/Collector’s Office, 100 Route 6A, Sandwich, MA 02563. Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm.
Tax Collector: 508-833-8012.
What you need
Vehicles paying excise tax in Sandwich: no further documents.
Other vehicles, with documents matching the applicant’s name and address: a copy of the vehicle registration, and a current Sandwich real estate tax bill (the Tax Collector can verify it) or a copy of a 12-month lease with a Sandwich address.
Properties in trust: the trustee’s name must match the vehicle registration. Beneficiaries are not eligible for resident permits.
Business vehicles: a business card, an authorization letter on company letterhead and the vehicle registration.
Leased vehicles: the lease agreement.
When the pass starts working
Once payment is processed, your plate is entered in the database and is valid at the transfer station for the permit period.
Steps
Choose how to buy: the online portal, the Treasurer/Collector’s Office, or mail.
If your vehicle does not pay excise tax in Sandwich, gather the registration and the tax bill or 12-month lease for the same name and address.
Pay for the permit. Your license plate is then entered in the database.
Paraphrased from the town’s 2026 permit form and FAQ. The online checkout screens were not stepped through.
About the online portal: The portal start page loads and has a “Purchase Beach Stickers and Transfer Station Access” option, with no price or steps shown. It accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover, and describes no account. The permit form separately names www.capecodbeachstickers.com. Checkout was not tested.
Payment
Verified from official source
Online portal: Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover; the portal also describes ACH payments and says a convenience fee and a mailing fee may apply.
Tax Collector’s Office, one-time passes: cash or check only.
Transfer station solar kiosk, one-time passes and non-routine tickets: cash or credit or debit card.
The portal’s start page shows no price or document list. The permit form also names a different site (capecodbeachstickers.com), which was not checked. Nothing was purchased.
Who is eligible
Verified from official source
Residents: vehicles that pay excise tax in Sandwich, or whose owner is on a Sandwich real estate tax bill, a 12-month lease or the census. All waste must be of Sandwich origin.
Vehicles paying excise tax in Sandwich need no further information.
Other vehicles need the registration plus a current Sandwich real estate tax bill or a 12-month Sandwich lease, with matching name and address.
Trustees may buy a permit; beneficiaries are not eligible. Business and leased vehicles have extra document rules.
Waste from a residential property must be brought by the household’s permit holder, and all waste must be of Sandwich origin.
The town’s pages do not describe a non-resident permit.
Commercial waste, including waste from rented properties collected by a landlord and from home-based businesses, is prohibited.
Paying without a pass, and additional charges
Confirm with town
A $10 one-time pass covers household trash in Sandwich pay-as-you-throw bags and everyday household recycling. All waste must be of Sandwich origin.
Flat fee per visit
One-trip transfer station pass
$10 per trip
Includes: Household trash in PAYT bags; Everyday household recycling.
Not valid for non-routine items, leaves or grass clippings.
Fee per bag or barrel
Pay-as-you-throw bags (33 / 15 / 8 gallon)
$11.30 / $5.07 / $2.26
Sold in packages of five at local retailers; the fee page does not say the prices are per package, so confirm. Bag fees can change at any time. PAYT bags are required with every method of access.
Limits and open questions
All waste must be of Sandwich origin, and waste from a residential property must be brought by the household’s permit holder.
One-time passes and non-routine tickets are sold at the Tax Collector’s office (cash or check only) or at the transfer station’s solar kiosk (cash or credit or debit card).
Only permitted vehicles may dispose of bulky items.
Other charges: Bulky and non-routine items need an annual permit and carry the item fees below.
Disposal fees by item
Confirm with town
From the town’s fee page, titled “FY ’26 Fees”. The page does not give effective dates, so confirm that the non-routine prices still apply for 2026–2027. Construction and demolition and brush are not accepted at the station. These are separate from the entry or per-bag charges above.
Non-routine items (per item)
Item
Fee
Freon appliances (chlorofluorocarbon)
$20
White goods (stoves, dishwashers, washers, dryers, etc.)
$10
Computers (laptop or CPU)
$10
TV or monitor
$20
Upholstered furniture
$20
Unupholstered furniture and throw rugs
$10
Bound area rugs (wall-to-wall carpet not accepted)
$10
Mattress or box spring, recyclable condition
$40
Mattress or box spring, non-recyclable condition
$50
Tire without rim (passenger and light truck only)
$10
Empty propane tank (over 20 lb not accepted)
$10
Accepted and prohibited materials
Accepted
Verified from official source
Household trash from a single household, in Sandwich PAYT bags.
Recycling (no charge with an annual permit): corrugated cardboard, paper, glass food and beverage containers, plastic containers #1–7, and metal cans; commingled food and beverage containers go in the same compactor.
Leaves and grass clippings (no branches or woody material); compost for permit holders is typically available from mid-May.
Antifreeze and motor oil (5 gallon maximum, no bleach containers) at the table inside the building; rechargeable batteries, fluorescent lamps and ballasts, thermometers and thermostats at the gate house.
Clothing, ashes (coal and wood), Christmas trees (December 26 to the second week of January), light iron such as appliances, bicycles, grills and mowers (refrigerator doors removed), and mattresses and box springs.
Prohibited or restricted
Verified from official source
From the town’s accepted and prohibited materials pages.
Prohibited or restricted materials
Material
Rule or fee
Brush and demolition material
Not accepted; alternative facilities in Bourne, Marstons Mills and Sandwich charge fees
Construction and demolition debris (asphalt, concrete, brick, rebar, sheet rock, lumber)
Not accepted
Hazardous waste
Free household hazardous products collections
Commercial waste, including from rental properties and home businesses
Not accepted
Cathode ray tubes (monitors and TVs)
Fee at the station; also collected at the annual hazardous products collections
Wall-to-wall carpet; propane tanks over 20 lb; commercial truck and machine tires
Not accepted
Oil tanks
Must be cut in half
Non-rechargeable batteries
Household trash
Other facility rules
Verified from official source
Disposal access is non-transferable and tied to the vehicle’s plate, which must match the registration.
All loads must be adequately covered and all waste bagged or bundled.
Residents use the facility at their own risk.
The station has a webcam on the town website that updates every fifteen seconds while open.
Villages in Sandwich
East Sandwich and Forestdale are villages in the Town of Sandwich, so this page’s rules apply across them. Eligibility depends on the town’s requirements, not the village name.
Seasonal or off-season hours: none are published. The page gives no season or last-updated date.
Who may buy a $10 one-time pass, and whether non-residents may.
Whether the PAYT bag prices are per bag or per package of five.
Whether the non-routine item fees on the “FY ’26” page still apply for 2026–2027.
The online portal’s price and checkout steps, and the separate site named on the permit form (capecodbeachstickers.com).
Field-by-field verification
Field
Status
Checked
Source
Address
Verified from official source
November 8, 2026
Transfer Station
Phone
Verified from official source
November 8, 2026
Transfer Station
Hours: Regular schedule
Verified from official source
November 8, 2026
Transfer Station, “Transfer Station is OPEN Friday, 2/27” (posted Feb. 27, 2026)
Annual pass pricing
Verified from official source
November 8, 2026
2026 Resident Beach and Transfer Station Permit form (PDF), Transfer Station Fees (“FY ’26 Fees”), Transfer Station Disposal Access and accepted materials (PDF), Transfer Station
Paying without a pass
Confirm with town
November 8, 2026
Transfer Station Fees (“FY ’26 Fees”), Transfer Station FAQs, Accepted / Prohibited Materials, Transfer Station
How to purchase
Verified from official source
November 8, 2026
Transfer Station, 2026 Resident Beach and Transfer Station Permit form (PDF), online permit portal (linked from the town website), Transfer Station FAQs
Eligibility
Verified from official source
November 8, 2026
2026 Resident Beach and Transfer Station Permit form (PDF), Accepted / Prohibited Materials, Transfer Station
Payment methods
Verified from official source
November 8, 2026
online permit portal (linked from the town website), Transfer Station FAQs
Item fees
Confirm with town
November 8, 2026
Transfer Station Fees (“FY ’26 Fees”)
Accepted materials
Verified from official source
November 8, 2026
Transfer Station Disposal Access and accepted materials (PDF), Accepted / Prohibited Materials
Prohibited materials
Verified from official source
November 8, 2026
Transfer Station Disposal Access and accepted materials (PDF), Accepted / Prohibited Materials
Other rules
Verified from official source
November 8, 2026
Transfer Station, Transfer Station Disposal Access and accepted materials (PDF), Transfer Station FAQs