How to get rid of a couch, mattress or fridge in your city

Every city hides its bulky pickup rules somewhere different. We pull them into one plain page: how to book, what it costs, where to drop it off, and who will take it as a donation.

Find your city

Every page cites the city's official website and shows the date we last checked it. Last full check: Oct 21, 2026.

Cities

Austin, TX
On-demand bulk collection
Boston, MA
Curbside trash, plus appointments for mattresses and Freon appliances
Charlotte, NC
Scheduled bulky waste collection
Columbus, OH
Scheduled bulk collection
Dallas, TX
Monthly brush & bulky item collection
Denver, CO
Large Item Pickup (every nine weeks)
El Paso, TX
Fee-based special bulky pick-up
Fort Worth, TX
Monthly bulk waste collection
Houston, TX
Heavy trash collection
Indianapolis, IN
Monthly heavy trash pickup
Jacksonville, FL
Household bulk collection
Las Vegas, NV
Every-other-week bulky item collection
Los Angeles, CA
Bulky Item Pickup and Metal Appliance Pickup
Nashville, TN
Davidson County Sheriff's Office bulk item removal
New York City, NY
Curbside large item collection
Oklahoma City, OK
Monthly curbside bulky waste
Philadelphia, PA
Regular trash (large items) and Bulk Collection appointments
Phoenix, AZ
Appointment-based bulk trash
Sacramento, CA
Household Junk Pickup and Appliance & E-Waste Pickup
San Antonio, TX
Curbside bulky item collection (twice a year)
San Diego, CA
No City bulky item pickup (planned service paused)
San Francisco, CA
Recology curbside Bulky Item Collection
San José, CA
No-cost Junk Pickup
Seattle, WA
Special Item Pickup
Washington, DC
Bulk trash collection by appointment

Items

Couch
Sofa, sectional, loveseat
Mattress
Mattress, box spring
Refrigerator
Fridge, freezer

How we check our facts

We read the city's own sanitation or solid waste pages and link to them on every guide.
If we cannot confirm a fee, phone number or rule, we say so instead of guessing.
Each page shows the date we last checked it.

More about Bulk Junk Pickup

Sources

Last checked Oct 21, 2026. We read each page below on that date.

Austin Resource Recovery: On-demand bulk collection
https://www.austintexas.gov/resource-recovery/programs/demand-bulk-brush-and-household-hazardous-waste-collection
Boston Public Works: Special Collection Items
https://www.boston.gov/departments/public-works/special-collection-items
City of Charlotte: Collection Guidelines (Bulky Waste Collection)
https://www.charlottenc.gov/Services/Trash-and-Recycling/Collection-Guidelines
City of Columbus: Bulk Collection
https://www.columbus.gov/Services/Trash-Recycling-Bulk-Collection/Bulk-Collection
City of Dallas: Brush & Bulky Item Collection
https://dallascityhall.com/departments/sanitation/pages/brush_and_bulky.aspx
Denver: Large Item Pickup
https://www.denvergov.org/My-Property/Recycle-Compost-Trash/Large-Item-Pickup
City of El Paso Environmental Services: Community Services (special pick-up)
https://www.elpasotexas.gov/environmental-services/community-services
City of Fort Worth: Bulk Waste Collection
https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/departments/environmental-services/solidwaste/bulk
City of Houston: Heavy Trash Collection
https://www.houstontx.gov/solidwaste/heavytrash.html
Indy.gov: Trash 101 (heavy trash)
https://www.indy.gov/activity/trash-101
City of Jacksonville: Household Bulk Collection
https://www.jacksonville.gov/departments/office-of-administrative-services/solid-waste/household-bulk-collection
City of Las Vegas: Republic Services rates, July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 (PDF)
https://files.lasvegasnevada.gov/finance/Franchise/Republic_Services/Republic-Services-Rates-Effective-July1-2026-June-30-2027-CLV.pdf
LA Sanitation: Schedule a Bulky Item Pickup
https://sanitation.lacity.gov/services/schedule-bulky-item-pickup
Metro Nashville Waste Services: Bulky Item Collection
https://www.nashville.gov/departments/waste-services/convenience-centers/bulky-item-collection
DSNY: Large Items
https://www.nyc.gov/site/dsny/collection/get-rid-of/large-items.page
City of OKC: Bulky Waste
https://www.okc.gov/Services/Water-Trash-Recycling/Bulky-Waste
Philadelphia Department of Sanitation: Residential trash and recycling rules
https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-sanitation/about/rules-and-regulations/residential-trash-and-recycling-rules/
City of Phoenix: Bulk Trash
https://www.phoenix.gov/administration/departments/publicworks/residential-trash-recycling/bulk-trash-pickup.html
City of Sacramento: Household Junk Pickup
https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/public-works/recycling-solid-waste/Collectionservices/service_requests/household_junk_pickup
City of San Antonio: Curbside Brush & Bulky Item Collection
https://www.sa.gov/Directory/Departments/SWMD/Brush-Bulky/Curbside
City of San Diego: Trash service updates FAQ (bulky item pickup paused)
https://www.sandiego.gov/environmental-services/trash-service-updates/faq
Recology San Francisco: Bulky Items
https://www.recology.com/recology-san-francisco/bulky-items/
City of San José: Junk Pickup
https://www.sanjoseca.gov/junkpickup
Seattle Public Utilities: Special Item Pickup
https://www.seattle.gov/utilities/your-services/collection-and-disposal/garbage/special-item-collections
DC Department of Public Works: Bulk Trash Collection
https://dpw.dc.gov/service/bulk-trash-collection-0