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A house, a condo or an apartment. Choose an accessible outdoor spot that works for your property. You arrange the move outside; we take it from there.
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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?
Check any building or shared-area rules. Contact us before booking if access is limited to particular hours.
City collection Chairs, sofas, mattresses and rugs are all named in the furniture example on the district's accepted list, so furniture leaves through a large item pickup rather than with the weekly trash. No charge. CMSD solid waste customers, inside the three complimentary pickups a year and the ten item limit, with each piece inside the 8 by 4 foot and 150 pound caps.
City collection Mattresses are named twice on the district's large item program: once in the furniture example and once in the district's own note that residents should check the What do I do with page for specific items such as mattresses. The unit leaves on a scheduled large item pickup. No charge. CMSD solid waste customers, inside the three complimentary pickups a year and the ten item limit, with the mattress inside the 8 by 4 foot and 150 pound caps.
City collection Refrigerators, ranges, washers, dryers, water heaters, dishwashers, plumbing and small household appliances are named as white goods on the district's accepted list, so they leave on a large item pickup. No charge. CMSD solid waste customers, inside the three complimentary pickups a year and the ten item limit, with each unit inside the 8 by 4 foot and 150 pound caps.
City collection The district's large item program gives every CMSD solid waste household three complimentary curbside pickups a year with ten items collected at each one. An item qualifies when it is not larger than 8 by 4 feet and not heavier than 150 pounds, and the accepted list covers appliances, furniture, scrap metal, glass, clothing and a small amount of contained yard debris. No charge. CMSD solid waste customers, three complimentary pickups a year with ten items at each pickup, with no item over 8 by 4 feet or 150 pounds. Households that use dumpsters for weekly trash are not eligible and are told to call their contracted hauler.
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?
Costa Mesa does not run its own residential collection: the Costa Mesa Sanitary District administers it and CR&R is the hauler. For a couch, a mattress or an appliance the district runs a large item program with three complimentary pickups a year and ten items at each pickup, as long as nothing is larger than 8 by 4 feet or heavier than 150 pounds, and the accepted list names appliances, furniture including mattresses, scrap metal, glass and contained yard debris. Televisions and other electronic waste travel on the district's separate free door-to-door hazardous waste collection, which also takes paint, chemicals, batteries and sharps up to three times a year. Construction material, tires, soil and concrete are refused by both programs and go to a private hauler instead.
The district's large item program gives every CMSD solid waste household three complimentary curbside pickups a year with ten items collected at each one. An item qualifies when it is not larger than 8 by 4 feet and not heavier than 150 pounds, and the accepted list covers appliances, furniture, scrap metal, glass, clothing and a small amount of contained yard debris.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. CMSD solid waste customers, three complimentary pickups a year with ten items at each pickup, with no item over 8 by 4 feet or 150 pounds. Households that use dumpsters for weekly trash are not eligible and are told to call their contracted hauler.
When & how
Call CR&R Customer Service at (949) 646-4617 Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., or submit an online request. List every item when scheduling, because a separate truck makes the pickup and anything not specified is not collected. The date may be a week or more out.
Get it ready
Keep each item within the size and weight caps, put tape on glass in a star shape so it does not break, and keep building materials, concrete, asphalt, soil, sand, tires and hazardous material out of the pile, because those are refused.
Chairs, sofas, mattresses and rugs are all named in the furniture example on the district's accepted list, so furniture leaves through a large item pickup rather than with the weekly trash.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. CMSD solid waste customers, inside the three complimentary pickups a year and the ten item limit, with each piece inside the 8 by 4 foot and 150 pound caps.
When & how
Schedule the pickup with CR&R at (949) 646-4617 and name each piece, because the crew is told what to collect from the appointment.
Get it ready
Consider donating a usable piece first, since the district asks residents to think about thrift stores before disposal, and keep the refused material out of the same pile.
Mattresses are named twice on the district's large item program: once in the furniture example and once in the district's own note that residents should check the What do I do with page for specific items such as mattresses. The unit leaves on a scheduled large item pickup.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. CMSD solid waste customers, inside the three complimentary pickups a year and the ten item limit, with the mattress inside the 8 by 4 foot and 150 pound caps.
When & how
Name the mattress when scheduling with CR&R at (949) 646-4617, because only the items listed at scheduling are collected.
Get it ready
Keep the unit dry and inside the size limit, and keep any hazardous material or building material out of the same pile so the rest of the load is not refused.
Refrigerators, ranges, washers, dryers, water heaters, dishwashers, plumbing and small household appliances are named as white goods on the district's accepted list, so they leave on a large item pickup.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. CMSD solid waste customers, inside the three complimentary pickups a year and the ten item limit, with each unit inside the 8 by 4 foot and 150 pound caps.
When & how
List the appliance when booking with CR&R at (949) 646-4617, since only scheduled items are collected.
Get it ready
Empty the unit before it goes out, keep the doors closed or secured so a child cannot be trapped, and keep refrigerant and oil out of the weekly carts.
Televisions and other electronic waste are accepted through the district's free door-to-door household hazardous waste collection rather than the bulky program, which does not list them. The hazardous waste program explicitly names televisions, computer-related items, printers, copiers, cell phones, stereos, speakers, scanners, cables and other small appliances.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. CMSD solid waste customers, up to three door-to-door household hazardous waste pickups a year with a maximum of 15 gallons or 125 pounds at each pickup. Households that use dumpsters are not eligible.
When & how
Call CR&R Customer Service at (949) 646-4617 Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., or file an online Service Request for Solid Waste then Household Hazardous Waste. CR&R confirms the quantity and types before scheduling and explains how to package it, and the bags or containers go out front by 6:00 a.m. on the collection day.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data before handover, keep batteries, bulbs and other universal waste separate from the bulky pile, and store sharps in a puncture-proof container because that is the program's rule.
The district's large item program refuses building materials, concrete, asphalt, soil, sand and sandbags, and its hazardous waste program takes household products rather than project debris, so a renovation load has no district route. The district's own instruction to a household that cannot use the program is to call a contracted hauler.
City cost & eligibility
The district publishes no construction or demolition collection and no rate for one, because the large item program refuses that material. A private hauler or container company quotes its own price, which has to be arranged before the work starts.
When & how
Arrange a private container or hauling company, since neither district program has a construction collection day and the bulky crews will not take the material.
Get it ready
Keep building materials, concrete, asphalt, soil, sand and sandbags out of the large item pile so the rest of the appointment is not refused, and keep the load out of the weekly carts as well.
Exercise equipment is not named on the district's accepted or refused lists, so the machine has to be confirmed before it goes to the curb. It is a large household item rather than a white good or a listed piece of furniture.
City cost & eligibility
No published rate or item listing covers an exercise machine. Confirm with CR&R Customer Service at (949) 646-4617 whether the machine can be listed on a large item pickup.
When & how
Call CR&R before the pickup is booked and describe the machine, including its size and weight, so it can be listed on the appointment if it is accepted.
Get it ready
Take the machine down as far as it will come apart, keep any loose weights and parts with it, and remove a console or battery pack so that part can be handled as electronic waste instead.
A large item pickup is made by a separate truck from the weekly trash collection, and CR&R collects only the items the resident listed when the appointment was booked. The resident calls (949) 646-4617 from Monday to Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. or files an online request, names each item, and receives a date that may be a week or more out.
The size caps and the refused list decide what can go out
No item may exceed 8 by 4 feet or 150 pounds, which the district describes as the limit of what two people can lift, and asphalt, building materials, car bodies, chemicals and hazardous waste, concrete, sand or sandbags, soil and tires are all refused. Glass is accepted only when tape is applied in a star shape so it does not break, and yard debris has to be contained and limited to one cubic yard.
Hazardous waste goes out at the front of the house
The household hazardous waste collection is door to door. After CR&R confirms the quantity and types and sets a date, the resident bags or containers the material as the hauler directs and places it in front of the house by 6:00 a.m. on the collection day, and does not need to be home. Each pickup is limited to 15 gallons or 125 pounds and a household gets up to three a year.
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.
A CMSD solid waste household with a couch, a mattress, an appliance, scrap metal or up to ten large items.
Cost & conditions
No charge. CMSD solid waste customers, three complimentary pickups a year with ten items at each pickup, with every item inside the 8 by 4 foot and 150 pound limits. Dumpster-service households are not eligible.
Arrange it
Call CR&R at (949) 646-4617 Monday to Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., or submit an online request, and list every item at that point.
The program refuses building materials, concrete, asphalt, soil, sand, tires, chemicals and anything over the size or weight cap, and it will not collect an item that was not listed when the pickup was booked.
A CMSD household with a television, a computer, paint, chemicals, batteries, bulbs, sharps or other household hazardous material.
Cost & conditions
No charge. CMSD solid waste customers, up to three door-to-door pickups a year with a maximum of 15 gallons or 125 pounds at each pickup. Dumpster-service households are not eligible.
Arrange it
Call CR&R at (949) 646-4617 Monday to Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to schedule, or file an online Service Request under Solid Waste then Household Hazardous Waste, and set the material out front by 6:00 a.m. on the day.
CR&R verifies the quantity and types of material before it commits to a date, so a large quantity of one product or an excluded item may not be accepted, and only CMSD solid waste customers qualify.
Use an Orange County household hazardous waste facility
An address that is not a CMSD solid waste customer, such as a household whose weekly trash is collected in a dumpster.
Cost & conditions
The district states the material can be disposed of free at the four Orange County household hazardous waste collection facilities, but it does not publish their addresses or hours on the page, so check the county's own listing before a trip.
Arrange it
The district points non-CMSD addresses at the four county collection facilities, so look up the county list and take the material to the nearest one.
The county facilities are the route for addresses outside the district's customer base, and the district's own pickup programs are closed to dumpster-service households.
A household or contractor with construction, demolition or remodeling debris that both district programs refuse.
Cost & conditions
No district rate exists because the district publishes no construction collection, so the container or hauling company quotes its own price before the load is moved.
Arrange it
Contact a private hauler or container company, as the district directs a household whose material the collection programs will not take.
Building materials, concrete, asphalt, soil, sand and sandbags are refused by the large item program, so the load cannot ride a household pickup.
The district's household programs are collection based rather than drop-off based. A CMSD solid waste customer books a large item pickup for a couch, a mattress, an appliance, scrap metal, glass, clothing or a small amount of contained yard debris, with three complimentary pickups a year and ten items at each one, none larger than 8 by 4 feet or heavier than 150 pounds, scheduled through CR&R at (949) 646-4617. Household hazardous waste, which for this program includes televisions, computers, printers, cell phones, stereos, scanners and other small appliances along with paints, chemicals, batteries, bulbs and sharps, is collected free at the front of the house up to three times a year with a maximum of 15 gallons or 125 pounds per pickup. Construction material, concrete, asphalt, soil, sand and tires have no district route at all: the large item program refuses them outright and the district tells a household in that position to call a contracted hauler. An address that is not a district solid waste customer, including a property served by dumpsters, cannot use either pickup program and is pointed to the four Orange County household hazardous waste collection facilities. District large item collection page with the three a year schedule, the ten item limit, the size and weight caps and the accepted and refused listsDistrict household hazardous waste page with the free door-to-door collection, the three a year limit, the 15 gallon and 125 pound cap and the accepted material categories including electronic waste
Before you book
Your questions. Straight answers.
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 many large item pickups do Costa Mesa households get?+
Three complimentary pickups each year with ten items collected at each one, for a household that is a CMSD solid waste customer. Call CR&R at (949) 646-4617 Monday to Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. with the list of items, and note that pickups can be scheduled a week or more out.Official guidance
Will Costa Mesa pick up a couch?+
Yes. Chairs, sofas, mattresses and rugs are the furniture example on the district's accepted large item list, and the piece leaves on one of the three complimentary pickups a household gets each year, as long as it is within 8 by 4 feet and 150 pounds.Official guidance
How do I get rid of a mattress in Costa Mesa?+
A mattress is on the district's accepted large item list, both in the furniture example and in the district's own pointer to its What do I do with page for items such as mattresses. Book it with CR&R at (949) 646-4617 as one of the ten items on a scheduled pickup, with up to three pickups a year.Official guidance
Will Costa Mesa take a refrigerator or a washer?+
Yes. Refrigerators, ranges, washers, dryers, water heaters, dishwashers, plumbing and small household appliances are named as white goods on the district's accepted large item list, so an appliance rides one of the three complimentary pickups a household gets each year when it is within the 8 by 4 foot and 150 pound limits.Official guidance
Where do televisions and computers go in Costa Mesa?+
Onto the district's free door-to-door household hazardous waste collection, which names televisions, computer-related items, printers, copiers, cell phones, stereos, speakers, scanners, cables and other small appliances among what it takes. A CMSD customer gets up to three such pickups a year with a maximum of 15 gallons or 125 pounds each, scheduled through CR&R at (949) 646-4617.Official guidance
Who runs trash collection in Costa Mesa?+
The Costa Mesa Sanitary District administers residential and multi-family collection for the city and CR&R is the hauler, which the city's own residential waste page confirms. The district handles both large item pickups and household hazardous waste, and CR&R customer service at (949) 646-4617 books them.Official guidance
How do I book a large item pickup in Costa Mesa?+
Call CR&R at (949) 646-4617 from Monday to Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., or submit an online request, and list every item at that point, because only scheduled items are collected. A CMSD solid waste customer gets three complimentary pickups a year with ten items at each one, and the appointment date may be a week or more out.Official guidance
How does the Costa Mesa hazardous waste pickup work?+
It is a free door-to-door collection for CMSD solid waste customers, with up to three pickups a year and a maximum of 15 gallons or 125 pounds each. CR&R verifies what will be collected and sets a date, the resident packages the material as directed and puts it in front of the house by 6:00 a.m. on the collection day, and nobody has to be home.Official guidance
Can a property with dumpster service use these programs?+
No. Both the large item program and the hazardous waste program are limited to CMSD solid waste customers, and a property whose weekly trash goes into a dumpster is not a customer for that purpose. The district tells those addresses to call the contracted hauler listed on the dumpster, and points non-customers to the four Orange County household hazardous waste collection facilities.Official guidance
