Daniels Recycling Co

Daniels Recycling Co. is a family-owned waste-management business in Orleans, MA, self-reported as operating since 1972. Founder Paul Daniels started with a lawn-care business before expanding into excavation and septic pumping; his son Steven later joined as a partner, and the company grew into today's combined trash, dumpster, septic and recycling-transfer-station operation. The company states it serves the Lower Cape towns of Brewster, Eastham, Chatham, Orleans and Harwich with residential trash and dumpster/container rental, septic pump-outs, portable toilet rentals, and a construction-and-demolition recycling transfer station. Google shows the business at 4.1 stars from 22 ratings. Reviewers most often praise the office and drivers for showing up on scheduled days and being professional and polite, and several single out the septic crew specifically — one 2025 review describes them as responsive and going the extra mile to locate a hard-to-find septic system, while others cite prompt, courteous service with clear communication and billing at affordable rates. A handful of reviews come from repeat commercial customers who say they dump dumpsters at the facility often and find the staff easy to work with. Two reviews are worth weighing before booking. A 2026 review reports the portable-toilet service repeatedly failed to restock toilet paper across several visits. A 2023 review describes a rude, dismissive front-desk interaction at the company's landscaping-materials site when the reviewer asked about buying boulders. Daniels Recycling is a solid pick for Lower Cape homeowners and contractors who need routine trash, dumpster, portable-toilet or septic pump-out service from a long-running local operator — it's worth confirming current portable-toilet servicing standards and, if buying landscape materials directly, calling ahead.