How to get rid of a couch in New York City, NY
Put the couch at the curb on your trash-only day (not your recycling day). No appointment is needed, and DSNY collects up to 6 large items per collection day for free. Take it apart if you can.
- Cost
- Free
- How
- No appointment. Set out on your trash-only day
- Limit
- Up to 6 large items per collection day
Option 1: City pickup (Curbside large item collection)
Who can use it
- For NYC residents with DSNY collection. CFC (Freon) removal service is for residents only; businesses must use private carters.
How to book
- Most large items: no appointment. Pick-up appointments are no longer offered for regular large items.
- Find your trash and recycling days with DSNY's collection schedule lookup.
- Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners and other cooling appliances: call 311 or submit DSNY's online request for a free CFC removal appointment.
Couch rules
- Couches and sofas follow DSNY's large (bulk) item rules.
- Wood and wood-composite furniture goes out on your trash-only day. Items that are mostly metal or plastic go out with recycling.
- Take it apart if possible, and bundle smaller pieces with tape or twine.
- Glass furniture parts cannot be recycled. Tape up large glass and set it out with trash.
Setting it out
- Up to 6 large items per collection day.
- Mostly metal or rigid plastic items go out with recycling. Everything else goes out on your trash-only day, not your recycling day.
- NYC311 says to place bulk items at the curb between 6 PM and midnight the evening before collection.
- Do not place items in the street, in front of another property, or where they block pedestrians.
Fees and limits
- Curbside large item collection and CFC removal are free for residents.
- Improperly set-out items may be refused, and you may be fined.