Tree services
Wood waste recycling is a drop-off service at Newcomb's yard in Halifax, where homeowners, landscapers, tree crews and contractors can bring logs, brush, stumps, leaves, grass, pallets, untreated lumber and wood chips to be ground and reused.
The yard takes clean wood and yard waste that would otherwise fill a dumpster or sit in a pile behind the garage. Accepted material is logs, brush, stumps, grass, leaves, wood pallets, untreated construction lumber and wood chips. You haul it in and unload where we direct you. Treated lumber is not on the accepted list, so ask before you load anything painted, stained or pressure treated. Trash, metal and stone do not belong in the load either. The yard is open to the public Monday to Friday, 7 am to 4 pm. Call for Saturday hours and current fees.
Material that comes in is handled with the same equipment we use on our own jobs. Tub and horizontal grinders reduce stumps, logs and brush, and our trucks move material in and out. Recycled wood is the raw material for the black, brown and red mulch we sell wholesale and retail. The yard sits at 350 Industrial Drive in Halifax, the same address as our office, so the people answering the phone can tell you what the yard is accepting and when you can come by.
Properties on the South Shore produce a steady supply of this material. White pine drops limbs in every wind storm, oaks and maples bury lawns in leaves each fall, and a single nor'easter can leave a neighborhood with brush piles at every driveway. Spongy moth and winter moth damage, beech leaf disease and emerald ash borer have also killed many trees that owners end up cutting themselves. Landscapers and small tree crews working around Plymouth County need a nearby place to tip loads between jobs.
The yard is open Monday to Friday, 7 am to 4 pm, and you can call the office for Saturday hours. Phone before your first trip to confirm fees and whether your load qualifies. Separate the material if you can, with wood in one part of the load and leaves or grass in another, since that speeds up unloading. Come in a vehicle you can unload safely, and plan on unloading it yourself unless you have a dump body. Once it is off your truck, you are done. The material stays with us and goes back out as mulch or ground wood.
How it works
From first call to clean yard
01
Call for hours
Phone (781) 294-1520 to confirm the yard is open, what the current fees are and that your material is accepted.
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Load it clean
Keep trash, metal, stone and treated wood out of the load. Separate leaves and grass from logs and brush where you can.
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Drive to Halifax
Bring the load to 350 Industrial Drive in Halifax and check in so we can point you to the right pile.
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Unload and go
Tip or unload where directed, settle the drop-off fee, and head out. We take care of grinding and recycling from there.
Pricing
What affects the price
Size of the load
How much you bring is the main factor at any drop-off yard. A pickup bed of brush is not the same as a dump trailer. Call for the current fee.
Type of material
Brush, logs, stumps, leaves and grass do not all process the same way, so they may not be charged the same. Tell us what you have when you call.
Stumps and oversize pieces
Large stumps and root balls take the most grinding effort, especially with soil and rocks attached. Knocking off loose dirt before loading makes them easier to accept and process.
Clean versus mixed loads
A load of only accepted material is simple to take. Loads mixed with trash, metal, stone or treated wood may be turned away or need sorting before unloading.
Regular commercial loads
Landscapers and tree crews who tip often should ask the office how repeat loads are handled. Current terms are given by phone and are not posted on this page.
Reviews
What customers say
The crew was hard working, friendly and efficient. By far the fairest price of anyone on the South Shore.
The tree service provided was exceptional. The team was out a few times to make sure they had the right equipment for the job. I barely knew they were here. Thank you!
Fantastic work. Fast, efficient, added some extra trees to the quote the day of for a reasonable price. All in all, would definitely use them again.
Questions
Wood Waste Recycling FAQ
The wood waste recycling yard at 350 Industrial Drive in Halifax is open to the public Monday to Friday, 7 am to 4 pm. Saturday hours vary, so call (781) 294-1520 before you come on a Saturday.
Newcomb's Tree Service accepts brush, logs, stumps, leaves, grass, wood pallets, untreated lumber and wood chips at its yard at 350 Industrial Drive in Halifax. That is a short drive from nearby towns such as Plympton, Hanson, Pembroke, Bridgewater and Middleborough. The yard is open to the public Monday to Friday, 7 am to 4 pm. Call (781) 294-1520 for Saturday hours. Call before you load up to confirm current fees.
The yard accepts untreated construction lumber and wood pallets. Pressure-treated wood is not on the accepted list, because the material is ground for reuse. If you have painted, stained or composite material, call and ask before bringing it. Anything that does not qualify will need to go to a transfer station or a dumpster service instead.
Fees change, so we do not post them here. What you pay depends on what you are bringing and how much of it there is. Call the office at (781) 294-1520, describe the load and the vehicle it is in, and we will give you the current fee before you make the trip. The yard is open to the public Monday to Friday, 7 am to 4 pm. Call (781) 294-1520 for Saturday hours.
Yes. Landscapers, tree crews, builders and land-clearing companies can bring loads to the yard, along with homeowners. If you have more than you can haul, we also run log trucks and trailers and can bring a tub or horizontal grinder with an operator to your site. Ask about either when you call.
It gets recycled. Logs, stumps and brush go through our tub and horizontal grinders. Recycled wood is what our black, brown and red mulch is made from, and that mulch is sold wholesale and retail, including at our retail mulch yard on Industrial Drive in East Bridgewater. Your storm cleanup may end up in someone's garden beds.
Wood Waste Recycling near you
We cover every town within about 30 miles of Halifax.
Ready for a free estimate?
Call the office or send a photo of the tree. You get a written price before any work starts.