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Book before you bring it out.
Your items can still be inside when you book. Follow the readiness instructions in your confirmation.
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Choose a clear outdoor spot.
You arrange any carrying out of your home or down interior stairs. Keep entrances, sidewalks and shared access clear. We handle loading and haul-away from outside.
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Show us where to find it.
Add a photo and clear location notes. Contact us before booking if a gate, building rule or restricted access window needs an arrangement.
At a house: outside, accessible and easy to identify.At an apartment: an approved outdoor spot with shared access clear.
Access needs an arrangement?
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City collection Furniture that will not fit a cart is a bulky item, collected through the Republic Services on-call pickup up to twenty items at a time. No charge. Brea residents on the Republic Services franchise, within the published allowance of three free bulky item pickups a year with up to 20 items per collection.
City collection A mattress goes on the Republic Services bulky item pickup, and the city also points at retailer take back and Orange County mattress recycling. No charge. Brea residents on the Republic Services franchise, within the published allowance of three free bulky item pickups a year with up to 20 items per collection.
City collection Appliances are named on the trash cart refusal list, so a refrigerator, washer or dryer goes on the bulky item pickup like other large pieces. No charge. Brea residents on the Republic Services franchise, within the published allowance of three free bulky item pickups a year with up to 20 items per collection.
City collection Brea residents get three free bulky item pickups a year with up to twenty items per collection, with no building materials and no hazardous waste. No charge. Brea residents on the Republic Services franchise, for three free bulky item pickups a year of up to 20 items per collection.
The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
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The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Brea runs a three cart franchise with Republic Services: trash, recycling and organics, and the black trash cart refuses appliances, bulk items and electronics outright. Large pieces go on an on-call bulky item pickup instead, with three free collections a year of up to twenty items each, and electronic waste has its own pickup with no limit on how often it is used. Renovation work follows the city's construction and demolition rules, with a waste management plan filed in the Green Halo portal and a diversion requirement before any permit is issued.
A mattress goes on the Republic Services bulky item pickup, and the city also points at retailer take back and Orange County mattress recycling.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Brea residents on the Republic Services franchise, within the published allowance of three free bulky item pickups a year with up to 20 items per collection.
When & how
Call Republic Services at (714) 238-2444 to book the pickup, and do not put the mattress at the curb until the scheduled pickup date.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress dry and whole and out of the trash cart, because the city's trash cart list refuses bulk items outright. If you would rather not use the pickup, the city's page also names retailer take back and the Orange County mattress recycling route.
Furniture that will not fit a cart is a bulky item, collected through the Republic Services on-call pickup up to twenty items at a time.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Brea residents on the Republic Services franchise, within the published allowance of three free bulky item pickups a year with up to 20 items per collection.
When & how
Call Republic Services at (714) 238-2444 to schedule, and leave the furniture off the curb until the pickup date they give you.
Get it ready
Keep the item out of the trash, recycling and organics carts, because the trash cart refuses bulk items and the other two carts take only their own material. Building materials and hazardous waste are not allowed in a bulky item collection, so keep renovation stock and chemicals out of the pile.
Appliances are named on the trash cart refusal list, so a refrigerator, washer or dryer goes on the bulky item pickup like other large pieces.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Brea residents on the Republic Services franchise, within the published allowance of three free bulky item pickups a year with up to 20 items per collection.
When & how
Call Republic Services at (714) 238-2444 to book the pickup and set the appliance out only on the scheduled pickup date.
Get it ready
Empty and defrost the unit and secure or remove the doors and drawers. Keep the appliance out of the black cart, which the city's list says refuses appliances, and keep anything holding refrigerant on the booked route.
Republic Services runs electronic waste pickups for Brea residents with no limit on the number of pickups, and the county household hazardous waste centres take electronics too.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Brea residents on the Republic Services franchise, for electronic waste pickups, which the city's page publishes without a limit on the number of pickups.
When & how
Call Republic Services at (714) 238-2444 to arrange the e-waste pickup, or take the item to a County of Orange Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center, open Tuesday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and closed on rainy days and major holidays.
Get it ready
Keep electronics out of the black cart, which the city list says refuses electronics. Wipe or reset anything that stores data, and bring proof of Orange County residency to a centre, where a maximum of 15 gallons or 125 pounds may be brought per vehicle per visit and containers must have lids and be sturdy and non-leaking.
Brea requires a Green Halo waste management plan and at least 65 per cent diversion on construction and demolition projects, with approval before permits and a compliance report before the final inspection.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no per-load construction rate. The waste management plan names authorized facilities, container hire comes from the franchise hauler and any self-haul drop-off fees are set by the facility, so confirm the container and the current facility charges before the work starts.
When & how
Create the project in the Green Halo portal, list the estimated recycled, reused and disposed quantities, choose the hauling method and authorized facilities, and submit for approval, which is required before permit issuance. Upload weight tickets as the job runs and submit the final file for the compliance report before the final building inspection and Certificate of Occupancy.
Get it ready
Separate lumber, drywall, metals, masonry, carpet, plastic, pipe, rocks, dirt, paper, cardboard and green waste so each stream can be recycled. Order the container from Republic Services at (714) 238-2444 because third party bins are not allowed on job sites under City Ordinance No. 990, and if you self-haul, use your own company vehicles, equipment and employees, use the authorized facilities in the plan and keep weight tickets with an origin of Brea.
Exercise equipment is named on none of Brea's lists, so the hauler has to confirm the machine before it is set out.
City cost & eligibility
No published rate covers an exercise machine. If it is accepted it fits inside the free bulky item allowance, so confirm the item and any charge with Republic Services at (714) 238-2444 before the pickup week.
When & how
Call Republic Services at (714) 238-2444 with the machine type and weight before booking, and set it out only on the scheduled pickup date.
Get it ready
Take the machine down where you can and keep the pieces together, then ask whether any console, screen or battery has to be handled separately, because the trash cart refuses electronics and batteries.
Brea residents get three free bulky item pickups a year with up to twenty items per collection, with no building materials and no hazardous waste.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Brea residents on the Republic Services franchise, for three free bulky item pickups a year of up to 20 items per collection.
When & how
Call Republic Services at (714) 238-2444 to schedule the pickup, and keep the load off the curb until the scheduled pickup date. Pickup days that fall on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day are delayed by one day.
Get it ready
Keep building materials and hazardous waste out of the load, because the bulky item collection refuses both, and keep recyclables in the recycling cart and food and yard material in the organics cart so the bulky allowance is spent on the pieces that will not fit. The black trash cart refuses appliances, bulk items, batteries, concrete, construction debris, dirt, electronics, fluorescent tubes, liquids and sharps.
Brea runs three carts: trash in the black cart, recycling in the dark green cart or one with a blue lid, and organics in the brown cart or one with a green lid. Carts come in 96, 65 and 35 gallon sizes with load ratings of 335, 230 and 130 pounds. Recycling takes clean cans, foil, cardboard, glass bottles and jars, paper, cartons and plastic containers, and refuses construction debris, hazardous and medical waste, light bulbs, mirrors, window glass and yard trimmings. Organics take loose or paper-bagged yard and food material and refuse plastic and compostable bags, treated or painted wood, palm fronds and animal waste.
The trash cart is for everything that is not recyclable, but its unacceptable list names appliances, bulk items, electronics, batteries, fluorescent tubes and lights, concrete, construction debris, dirt, liquids, oil, grease, mirrors, sharps and hazardous or medical waste. Large pieces therefore leave on the bulky item pickup and electronics on the e-waste pickup, both arranged with Republic Services at (714) 238-2444.
Three free bulky pickups a year, twenty items each
A Brea household gets three free bulky item pickups a year with up to 20 items per collection, and electronic waste pickups are published separately with no limit. Nothing goes to the curb before the scheduled pickup date, and building materials and hazardous waste are not accepted in a bulky collection.
Household hazardous waste and sharps go to a centre
Household hazardous waste cannot be placed in the trash and goes to a County of Orange collection centre, which is open to county residents on proof of residency, Tuesday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and closed on rainy days and major holidays. A maximum of 15 gallons or 125 pounds may be brought per vehicle per visit, containers need lids and must be sturdy and non-leaking, and empty cans are dried out and put in the regular trash. Used sharps go into a sealed, labelled strong plastic container and are taken to the Anaheim centre at 1071 N Blue Gum St, which the city says is free for county residents.
Use a permitted, accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the move out of your home, keep shared access clear and follow your confirmation’s readiness instructions. Check with your building about access or staging limits before booking.
Brea households with furniture, a mattress, an appliance or another large item that will not fit a cart.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Brea residents on the Republic Services franchise, for three free bulky item pickups a year with up to 20 items per collection.
Arrange it
Call Republic Services at (714) 238-2444 to schedule, and put the items out only on the pickup date they confirm.
Three collections a year, 20 items per collection, and no building materials or hazardous waste. Appliances, bulk items and electronics are refused in the trash cart, so this is the route for anything too large for a cart.
Brea households with televisions, computers, monitors and other electronic waste that the trash cart refuses.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Brea residents on the Republic Services franchise, for e-waste pickups, which the city publishes with no limit on the number of pickups.
Arrange it
Call Republic Services at (714) 238-2444 and arrange the e-waste collection separately from the three bulky item pickups.
Electronics are refused in the trash cart and should not be mixed into a bulky item load, so keep the devices together for the e-waste pickup or take them to a county centre.
Orange County households with household hazardous waste such as paint, oil, batteries, light bulbs and chemicals, or with electronics that are easier to drop off than to schedule.
Cost & conditions
The city publishes no centre fee and only states that the sharps service at the Anaheim centre is at no charge for county residents, so confirm the current terms with Orange County Waste and Recycling at 714-834-4000 before you load.
Arrange it
Take the material to one of the county regional collection centres in Anaheim, Huntington Beach, San Juan Capistrano or Irvine, open Tuesday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and closed on rainy days and major holidays.
Orange County residents only on proof of residency, and household hazardous waste is not accepted from businesses, schools, government agencies, churches or non-profit organisations. Maximum 15 gallons or 125 pounds per vehicle per visit, containers must have lids and be sturdy and non-leaking, material stays in its original container except motor oil and antifreeze, and oil based paint is never mixed with latex paint.
Order the franchise hauler's container for a project
Brea construction and demolition projects that have filed a waste management plan and need a container on site.
Cost & conditions
Republic Services quotes container and processing charges directly and the city publishes no rate, so confirm the size and the current charge at (714) 238-2444.
Arrange it
Call Republic Services at (714) 238-2444 to order the container, and remember that the city requires the hauler to remove recyclable material before anything reaches the landfill.
Third party bins are not allowed on job sites under City Ordinance No. 990, and the project still has to file the Green Halo waste management plan, keep weight tickets and pass the final compliance review before the final building inspection.
Household hazardous waste from Orange County residents, and used sharps in a strong plastic container such as an empty laundry detergent or bleach bottle, sealed with duct tape and labelled DO NOT RECYCLE.
Orange County residents only, on proof of residency, with no household hazardous waste accepted from businesses, schools, government agencies, churches or non-profit organisations. A maximum of 15 gallons or 125 pounds may be brought per vehicle per visit, containers are not returned, and every container must be sturdy, non-leaking, protected from breakage and fitted with a lid. Household hazardous waste is never mixed or combined, except that similar paints may be consolidated, empty cans are dried out and put in the regular trash, and oil based paint is never mixed with latex paint.
Tuesday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., closed on rainy days and major holidays.
The city publishes no centre fee and states only that the sharps service at this Anaheim centre is offered to Orange County residents at no charge, so confirm the current terms with Orange County Waste and Recycling at 714-834-4000.
Prices, timing and the details that matter at your address.
How much does pickup cost?+
Choose your items to see the exact price. A standard sofa is $79 first and $29 additional. The highest first-item price applies once; every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Review any applicable sales tax and the final total before payment.
Can I book a pickup for today?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Choose from the dates shown at checkout. Your booking is for a pickup day, and we text you when your hauler is on the way.
Do my items need to be outside when I book?+
You can book while your items are still inside. Arrange any indoor carrying and have everything outside and accessible according to your confirmation. We load and haul it away from there. Contact us before booking if your property has restricted access.
How do I get rid of a mattress in Brea?+
Book a bulky item pickup with Republic Services at (714) 238-2444. Brea residents get three free bulky item pickups a year with up to 20 items per collection, and items should not go to the curb before the scheduled pickup date. The city's page also points at mattress retailer take back and Orange County mattress recycling.Official guidance
Can a couch go out with the Brea carts?+
No. The black trash cart refuses bulk items, so furniture goes on an on-call bulky item pickup instead. Brea residents get three free bulky item pickups a year with up to 20 items per collection, scheduled with Republic Services at (714) 238-2444, and nothing goes to the curb before the scheduled date.Official guidance
Will Brea take an appliance in the trash cart?+
No. Appliances are on the trash cart's unacceptable materials list, so they go on a bulky item pickup instead. Brea residents get three free bulky item pickups a year with up to 20 items each, scheduled with Republic Services at (714) 238-2444.Official guidance
Where do Brea televisions and electronics go?+
Into an electronic waste pickup arranged with Republic Services at (714) 238-2444, which the city publishes with no limit on the number of pickups, separate from the three bulky item collections a year. Electronics are refused in the trash cart, and the county's household hazardous waste collection centres are the other published route, open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Official guidance
Which carts does a Brea household have?+
Three: trash in the black cart, recycling in the dark green cart or one with a blue lid, and organics in the brown cart or one with a green lid, in 96, 65 or 35 gallon sizes with load ratings of 335, 230 and 130 pounds. Recycling takes clean cans, foil, cardboard, glass bottles and jars, paper, cartons and plastic containers, and organics take loose or paper-bagged yard and food material with no plastic or compostable bags.Official guidance
What happens to Brea pickups on holidays?+
Republic Services observes New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, and a pickup day that falls on one of them is delayed by one day. Real holiday trees are collected at the curb from the day after December 25 and for three weeks afterwards, with lights, ornaments, tinsel, garland and the stand removed, and a tree over 6 feet tall is cut in half.Official guidance
Where do Brea paint, oil and batteries go?+
Never in the trash. Household hazardous waste goes to a County of Orange collection centre, which takes material from county residents on proof of residency, Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with a maximum of 15 gallons or 125 pounds per vehicle per visit. Containers need lids, stay in their original container except motor oil and antifreeze, and oil based paint is never mixed with latex paint.Official guidance
