Brush removal is the kind of job that sits in your yard for three weekends while you tell yourself you will deal with it Saturday. Then Saturday comes and the pile is still there, except now it has leaves in it.
If you are searching for brush removal near you, you probably want two things: what it costs and how fast someone can show up. We cover 16 towns around Billerica, Massachusetts. Text us photos of the pile, we send back one flat price within 24 hours. The crew loads it, hauls it, and sweeps up behind themselves. You pay after the job is done.
What counts as brush
Brush is anything that grew in your yard and now needs to leave it. Tree branches, hedge trimmings, fallen limbs, storm debris, garden waste, and the pile of sticks your kids swore they would clean up three months ago.
We also haul yard waste that is not technically brush — leaves, grass clippings, mulch, soil, and root balls. If it came from the yard and it is in the way, we will take it. The only things we cannot touch are hazardous materials: wet paint, chemicals, asbestos, and propane tanks.
- Tree branches, limbs, and fallen wood
- Hedge trimmings and shrub clippings
- Storm debris and wind-damaged limbs
- Leaves, grass clippings, and mulch
- Root balls, stumps, and sod
- Old fencing, garden edging, and trellises
What brush removal costs
Most brush removal jobs run between $90 and $650. The price depends on how much space your pile takes in the trailer, not how long it takes to load. A few bags of yard waste and some branches is usually $90. A full truckload of brush is around $250. A half trailer of storm debris runs $425, and a full trailer is $650.
Brush is usually light, so the weight multiplier stays at the standard 1.0x for most jobs. Wet wood and root balls are heavier — those can push into the 1.2x range. We tell you the multiplier before we start, not after the truck is loaded.
The number we text you is the price you pay. No fuel surcharges, no disposal fees tacked on at the end. Quotes carry roughly plus or minus 15 percent until we see the pile in person. We say that out loud instead of lowballing the photos and surprising you when the crew arrives.
| Load size | What it looks like | Base price |
|---|---|---|
| 1–2 items | A few bags of yard waste, some branches | $90 |
| Truck load | A pickup truck bed full of brush | $250 |
| Half trailer | A medium brush pile, about 8 cubic yards | $425 |
| Full trailer | A large pile or storm cleanup, about 16 cubic yards | $650 |
Massachusetts bans yard waste from the trash
Since 1990, Massachusetts has banned yard waste from landfills. That means your regular trash pickup will not take branches, leaves, or grass clippings. You have three options: bring it to the transfer station yourself, hire a brush removal service, or compost it at home if you have the space.
The Billerica transfer station on Allen Road accepts yard waste for a fee. You need to transport it yourself, which means a truck or trailer and at least one trip. For a small pile, that might be the cheaper route. For anything bigger than what fits in a pickup bed, hiring a crew with a trailer usually costs about the same and saves you the hauling.
Massachusetts also has specific disposal bans on certain materials — mattresses, electronics, and yard waste cannot go in the regular trash. Brush falls under the yard waste ban. We handle the disposal, including the transfer station run if needed.
Photos in. Price back. Gone by next week.
The process takes about two minutes of your time. Snap a few photos of the brush pile, text them to us with your town, and we send back one flat price within 24 hours. That price covers loading, hauling, disposal, and a sweep of the area when we are done.
You pick a 2-hour arrival window — morning or afternoon, Monday through Saturday. Most brush jobs are scheduled same or next day. The crew loads everything into the trailer, sweeps up the area, and you pay after the job is done. Cash, check, Venmo, Zelle, or card. No deposit up front.
Saturday photos, quote in an hour, gone by Tuesday
A customer in Billerica texted us photos of her basement on a Saturday morning. She had a flat quote back within the hour, and the whole thing was gone by Tuesday. Brush jobs work the same way — the pile has been sitting there for weeks, and once someone actually shows up with a trailer, it disappears in under an hour.
The hardest part of brush removal is not the hauling. It is the part where you keep walking past the pile every morning and telling yourself you will deal with it this weekend. We take that part off the table.
When you should not hire us
If the brush pile fits in your car and your town offers free yard waste drop-off days, that is the cheapest route. Many Middlesex County towns run seasonal collection events in spring and fall. Check your town website before spending money on a hauler.
If you have a truck and a free Saturday, a single transfer-station run will cost you less than our $90 minimum. We will tell you that. We would rather lose the job than charge you for something you could do yourself for less. Rule of thumb: if it fits in a pickup bed and you have the vehicle, the dump run wins.
If the brush is from a tree that is still standing and needs to come down, that is a tree service job, not a brush haul. We do not cut trees. We haul what is already on the ground.
Hourly haulers are paid to be slow
Most junk removal companies charge by the hour. A slow crew with a meter running is their whole business model. We charge by volume — how much space the brush takes in the trailer. Whether the crew finishes in 30 minutes or two hours, the price is the same.
A truckload of brush is $250 whether it was neatly stacked or thrown all over the yard. A full trailer of storm debris is $650 whether the crew loaded it in one trip or had to rearrange the pile twice. You know the number before we start, and a slow afternoon costs us, not you.
Where your brush goes after we leave
Brush does not go to a landfill. Massachusetts law requires yard waste to be composted or chipped. We bring it to a licensed composting facility where it gets turned into mulch and soil amendments. Usable wood gets separated for firewood or lumber recovery when possible.
If you have brush that is clean and untreated — no painted wood, no pressure-treated lumber — we will ask if you want it chipped for garden mulch. Some people do. Most people just want the pile gone. Both are fine.