Getting rid of bulky items in Fresno, CA

City of Fresno residential trash customers get one free bulky item pickup a year: call 311 or use the FresGO app, and Solid Waste calls back within 7 business days with a date. Each home also gets one Operation Clean Up curbside pickup a year on a scheduled date. Neither program takes refrigerators or freezers. The City also runs Free Dump Events at CARTS; the next is November 14 and 15, 2026.

Last checked against the official City of Fresno Department of Public Utilities, Solid Waste Management Division website.

The last Fall 2026 Free Dump Event at CARTS is Saturday and Sunday, November 14 and 15, 2026, 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Pick your item

One-Time Bulky Item Pickup (free once a year) and Operation Clean Up: the basics

Who can use it

  • For City of Fresno residential solid waste customers whose account is in good standing.
  • One-Time Bulky Item Pickup: once per year per account; more than a year must have passed since your last bulky pickup.

How to book

  1. Call 311, (559) 621-CITY (2489), or use the FresGO app to request a One-Time Bulky Item Pickup.
  2. Solid Waste calls you within 7 business days to confirm a pickup date.
  3. Extra pickups in the same year are a paid Special Haul; call (559) 621-6888. Your annual Operation Clean Up date is on the City's lookup tool or from 311.

Setting items out

  • Set the item out no more than 36 hours before your scheduled date, and by 6 a.m. on the day.
  • Place it 1 to 1.5 feet from the curb in front of your home, where your carts are serviced, away from sewer vents, water meters, mailboxes and fire hydrants, and 4 to 5 feet from speed bumps. Keep it clear of vehicles.
  • Only requested pickups are collected; other piles are treated as illegal dumping and cited.
  • Not accepted: refrigerators and freezers, tires, electronic waste, household hazardous waste, household garbage, automotive parts and batteries.

Fees

  • One-Time Bulky Item Pickup: free once a year.
  • Special Haul: fee set in the City's Master Fee Schedule (30-minute minimum, 1-hour maximum).
  • Free Dump Events at CARTS: free for City residential solid waste customers, one full-size pickup truck load (about 8 x 4 x 4 ft) per household.

Drop-off options

  • Free Dump Events, Cedar Avenue Recycling and Transfer Station (CARTS), 3457 S. Cedar Ave. Fall 2026 dates: September 12 and 13, October 17 and 18, and November 14 and 15, 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Bring a City of Fresno utility bill (or the City's Proof of Eligibility Form) and a state-issued ID. Accepted items include appliances, couches, mattresses and box springs.

What we could not confirm

  • The City's pages do not list the Special Haul price; it is in the Master Fee Schedule. Call (559) 621-6888.

Sources

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