# S & J Exco, Inc

**Trade:** Junk Removal · **Address:** 200 Great Western Rd, South Dennis, MA 02660 · **Phone:** (508) 398-4000 · **Website:** http://www.sjexcoinc.com/ · **Languages:** English

**Rating: 3.8/5** (medium confidence) — from 49 reviews across 7 sources.
84% of sentiment-scored reviews read net-positive. Last 6 months: 1 reviews, 1 negative.

## The honest read

S & J Exco has operated a wood-waste and scrap-metal recycling yard, transfer station and landscape-supply operation at 200 Great Western Road in South Dennis since 1958. Cape Cod homeowners hire the business mainly for two things: dropping off construction debris, yard waste or scrap metal, and renting a roll-off dumpster for a cleanout or renovation project; it also delivers bulk landscape materials — mulch, loam, topsoil, stone and seasoned firewood — direct to a customer's property. The Better Business Bureau lists the company (not accredited, A+ letter grade) as also offering wood grinding, land clearing and excavation, though those descriptions read as work performed for municipalities and large construction sites rather than typical homeowner excavation jobs.

The track record is long and mostly favorable: 49 reviews from 2022 through 2026 average 4.6 stars on Google, with homeowners repeatedly naming specific office and yard staff -- the women at the weigh station and gatehouse, and crew members like Josh and Manny -- as friendly and helpful over multiple visits and years. Delivery customers describe mulch, topsoil and firewood arriving on time and placed exactly where asked, and one 2025 dumpster renter praised fair handling of a weight-overage charge and an easy two-week rental window.

A handful of specific complaints are worth asking about before you go. Two reviewers, in 2022 and 2026, say a price quoted over the phone or verbally changed after their load was already dropped off. One 2022 review and one 2025 review describe being treated rudely or dismissively by staff or ownership, with the 2022 reviewer also noting no clear way to reach a manager with a grievance. Separately, a 2023 review reports a company truck tailgating and cutting off another driver on the highway -- a road-safety incident rather than a yard-service complaint.

This is a materials yard and recycling transfer station first, not a hands-on excavation contractor that comes to dig or grade a residential lot -- confirm directly with the business whether it will take on excavation or land-clearing work at your home, since nothing in the reviewed customer record describes that kind of job.

**Strengths:**
- Friendly yard staff — repeatedly named and praised across years of reviews
- Reliable material delivery — mulch, topsoil and firewood arrive on time as promised
- Smooth dumpster rentals — arrival timing and weight charges handled fairly per reviewer
- Long track record — in continuous operation since 1958 with a BBB A+ grade

**Concerns:**
- Pricing disputes — two reviewers say quoted prices changed after drop-off
- Staff conduct complaints — isolated reports of rude or dismissive treatment
- Driver safety report — one reviewer describes aggressive highway driving by a company truck

**Where sources disagree:**
- Self-described as performing excavation of all types, but its own site frames that work as being for municipalities and large construction/development sites, not homeowner excavation jobs; the only clearly homeowner-facing, well-reviewed service is roll-off/dumpster container rental
- BBB profile carries an A+ letter grade while explicitly showing the business as NOT BBB accredited — two separate facts

## Claims & citations

Every claim below is backed by real evidence rows — uncited claims are dropped in code before publication.

- Better Business Bureau lists an A+ letter grade but the business is not BBB accredited. _(confidence: high)_
  - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/south-dennis/profile/recycling-center/s-j-exco-inc-0021-94935) — “Better Business Bureau grade: A+”
- Self-reported (via BBB) services include wood waste recycling, landscape supply, wood grinding and excavation. _(confidence: high)_
  - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/south-dennis/profile/recycling-center/s-j-exco-inc-0021-94935) — “Services offered (Better Business Bureau): wood waste recycling, landscape supply (wholesale/retail), wood grinding, excavation”
- Offers roll-off/dumpster container rental for construction debris and residential waste removal. _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2tvNU9XYzFMVXBxVG1SNlYySnhlRGhMVUVVNFYyYxAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x2f68996f28b6480f!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOko5OWc1LUpqTmR6V2JxeDhLUEU4V2c%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Cape Cod is an expensive area to find reasonable and available services so I am extremely pleased with S&J Esco dumpster.  The dumpster a…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUQ1NGRTRGZREAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x2f68996f28b6480f!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgID54dSDfQ%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ Delivered waste container in driveway at 5:45.  My neighbors were particularly impressed.”
- Multiple reviewers over several years name and praise specific office and yard staff by name. _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2tvNU9XYzFMVXBxVG1SNlYySnhlRGhMVUVVNFYyYxAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x2f68996f28b6480f!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOko5OWc1LUpqTmR6V2JxeDhLUEU4V2c%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Cape Cod is an expensive area to find reasonable and available services so I am extremely pleased with S&J Esco dumpster.  The dumpster a…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT21aVFZHUlFYMGhOZDBSVWRuQnFUMmxMWlMxVVUzYxAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x2f68996f28b6480f!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOmZTVGRQX0hNd0RUdnBqT2lLZS1UU3c%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ I’ve been going to SNJ for about three years now they have excellent service. I appreciate everyone that works there from the ladies at t…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNlNEtqUVlREAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x2f68996f28b6480f!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICe4KjQYQ%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ I have been coming to S&J Exco for the past 7 years. Niki, Jenna, Maura, and Becca are the ladies in the office who are always pleasant. …”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUR1NGRHU19nRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x2f68996f28b6480f!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDu4dGS_gE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ The girls in gate house are very professional, kind and attentive! Always a pleasure dealing with!!! Mike n metal guys AWESOME . 5⭐️!”
- Landscape material deliveries (mulch, topsoil, firewood) are consistently described as prompt and good quality. _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUM3NXYzM1JnEAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x2f68996f28b6480f!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIC75v33Rg%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ I ordered their plant mix for my new raised bed gardens. Four cubic yards delivered the next day.

Soil was very rich and I have high exp…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURqM0xuQm5RRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x2f68996f28b6480f!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDj3LnBnQE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ First time I have ordered mulch through S&J.  I stopped at the office and the girls in the office were extremely nice and pleasant.  I ca…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUR4aTVlejZ3RRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x2f68996f28b6480f!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDxi5ez6wE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Ordered mulch. They delivered in time and didn’t charge anything until it was delivered. It’s old fashioned respect for customers that I …”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUR4OG92NWJREAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x2f68996f28b6480f!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDx8ov5bQ%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ I ordered 4 yards of natural topsoil from Maine & couldn’t be happier with the prompt service & delivery of this high quality product.  A…”
- A dumpster/roll-off rental customer reported fair weight-overage pricing and on-time arrival. _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2tvNU9XYzFMVXBxVG1SNlYySnhlRGhMVUVVNFYyYxAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x2f68996f28b6480f!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOko5OWc1LUpqTmR6V2JxeDhLUEU4V2c%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Cape Cod is an expensive area to find reasonable and available services so I am extremely pleased with S&J Esco dumpster.  The dumpster a…”
- Two reviewers reported a quoted price changing after their load was already dropped off. _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT25Sa09HRlZSbk00UkU1cmJETldaSGRxWTJWSmFuYxAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x2f68996f28b6480f!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOnRkOGFVRnM4RE5rbDNWZHdqY2VJanc%7C%7C?hl=en) — “2★ Update after owner’s response. I have changed my rating. the amount paid out is not anywhere near what I would call generous, I frequentl…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURPc3VIX0RREAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x2f68996f28b6480f!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDOsuH_DQ%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ Price I was given over the phone was great after dropping off load the price changed. Do you’re a favor and bring it off cape before mike…”
- A 2022 review and a 2025 review describe staff or ownership as rude or dismissive. _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VKMmxzS3lYb3B5MV9RRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x2f68996f28b6480f!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEJ2lsKyXopy1_QE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ The people who work there act like they are doing you a favor by letting you buy their products. The demolition guys are ignorant and rud…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURlbkxiSWZREAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x2f68996f28b6480f!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDenLbIfQ%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ Owners very disrespectful and unprofessional would not suggest going to this business just got talked to very inappropriately and company…”
- A 2023 review reports a company truck driver following dangerously close on the highway. _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNwOThQUXNnRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x2f68996f28b6480f!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICp98PQsgE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ This review is for the truck driver that aggressively tailed our car on the highway. We moved over to the right lane to let him pass beca…”
- Rating reflects a large, mostly positive review base offset by recurring staff-conduct and pricing complaints. _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT25Sa09HRlZSbk00UkU1cmJETldaSGRxWTJWSmFuYxAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x2f68996f28b6480f!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOnRkOGFVRnM4RE5rbDNWZHdqY2VJanc%7C%7C?hl=en) — “2★ Update after owner’s response. I have changed my rating. the amount paid out is not anywhere near what I would call generous, I frequentl…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2tvNU9XYzFMVXBxVG1SNlYySnhlRGhMVUVVNFYyYxAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x2f68996f28b6480f!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOko5OWc1LUpqTmR6V2JxeDhLUEU4V2c%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Cape Cod is an expensive area to find reasonable and available services so I am extremely pleased with S&J Esco dumpster.  The dumpster a…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNwOThQUXNnRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x2f68996f28b6480f!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICp98PQsgE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ This review is for the truck driver that aggressively tailed our car on the highway. We moved over to the right lane to let him pass beca…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURlbkxiSWZREAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x2f68996f28b6480f!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDenLbIfQ%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ Owners very disrespectful and unprofessional would not suggest going to this business just got talked to very inappropriately and company…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNlNEtqUVlREAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x2f68996f28b6480f!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICe4KjQYQ%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ I have been coming to S&J Exco for the past 7 years. Niki, Jenna, Maura, and Becca are the ladies in the office who are always pleasant. …”
- Specializes in Junk Removal _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2tvNU9XYzFMVXBxVG1SNlYySnhlRGhMVUVVNFYyYxAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x2f68996f28b6480f!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOko5OWc1LUpqTmR6V2JxeDhLUEU4V2c%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Cape Cod is an expensive area to find reasonable and available services so I am extremely pleased with S&J Esco dumpster.  The dumpster a…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUQ1NGRTRGZREAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x2f68996f28b6480f!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgID54dSDfQ%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ Delivered waste container in driveway at 5:45.  My neighbors were particularly impressed.”
- Also offers Demolition & Excavation _(confidence: low)_
  - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/south-dennis/profile/recycling-center/s-j-exco-inc-0021-94935) — “Services offered (Better Business Bureau): wood waste recycling, landscape supply (wholesale/retail), wood grinding, excavation”

## License

Status: **not_found** — verified against the official MA state registry, never self-reported.
Re-check at the official registry: https://madpl.mylicense.com/Verification/

## Sources

- [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=S%20%26%20J%20Exco%2C%20Inc&query_place_id=ChIJr-xhyNY--4kRD0i2KG-ZaC8): 4.6★ from 182 ratings
- [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=S%20%26%20J%20Exco%2C%20Inc&query_place_id=ChIJr-xhyNY--4kRD0i2KG-ZaC8): Listed on this source
- [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/south-dennis/profile/recycling-center/s-j-exco-inc-0021-94935): Listed on this source
- [Yelp](https://www.yelp.com/biz/s-and-j-exco-south-dennis-2): Listed on this source
- [Official Website](http://www.sjexcoinc.com): 68 yrs in business · Self-reported profile and service details
- [Local Chambers of Commerce](https://business.dennischamber.com/directory/Details/s-j-exco-inc-2248138): Listed on this source
- [Exa](https://www.sjexco.com/Products-Services/Site-Excavation): 0 web mentions across the open web (each linked to its source)

## Recent reviews

- **2/5 · Google Reviews · Stephen Roberts · 2026-03-20**: Update after owner’s response. I have changed my rating. the amount paid out is not anywhere near what I would call generous, I frequently drop similar loads at a number of other scrap yards and receive much more than was paid.

I did not leave the receipt, was not offered a receipt.

I did not hang…
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Nikola Popov · 2025-12-18**: Best in cape I hope they have location somewhere in Osterville
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Nancy Capalucci Antonio · 2025-09-20**: Cape Cod is an expensive area to find reasonable and available services so I am extremely pleased with S&J Esco dumpster.  The dumpster arrival time was perfect, the staff was friendly, Jenna, the office manager, always pleasantly answered the phone, I had very little push back on the two week deadl…
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Dennis Said · 2025-08-01**: The guy with the beard working on the forklift is an excellent professional and well-educated. Congratulations S&J.
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Joshua Coelho · 2025-07-19**: I’ve been going to SNJ for about three years now they have excellent service. I appreciate everyone that works there from the ladies at the front desk helpful with whatever questions I have to the guys at the Scrapyard specially one guy, Josh! helping me with all my scrap Metal questions and give me…
- **2/5 · Google Reviews · Michelle Thompson · 2025-07-10**: The most expensive place on Cape
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · William Claffey · 2025-06-22**: Excellent service….good price
- **1/5 · Google Reviews · Ramon Reis · 2025-05-09**: The people who work there act like they are doing you a favor by letting you buy their products. The demolition guys are ignorant and rude.
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Richard Laviska · 2025-03-08**: Very easy to work with
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Timothy Donnelly · 2024-08-15**: I ordered their plant mix for my new raised bed gardens. Four cubic yards delivered the next day.

Soil was very rich and I have high expectations

I put out a tarp for the dump truck and the driver was spectacular. He nailed it, making moving the soil so easy.

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