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City collection Pieces of furniture are named as acceptable bulky items in the free annual collection, so a couch or dresser goes out with the scheduled pickup rather than on a regular cart day. No charge. Furniture rides the one free bulky goods collection each calendar year for a residential account, with two bulky items allowed per collection as long as neither exceeds 200 pounds. Additional cleanups may carry a charge.
City collection Mattresses and box springs are named in the bulky item definition and again on the city's mattress page, so the free annual bulky collection is the primary route, with drop-off sites and retailer take back as alternatives. No charge. One free bulky goods collection each calendar year per residential account covers mattresses and box springs as bulky items. Drop-off at a mattress collection site is a separate route and the city states that its costs vary by location.
City collection The flyer names washing machines, dryers, refrigerators and freezers among the two bulky items the annual collection accepts, while microwaves and commercial refrigerators or freezers are refused. No charge. Named appliances ride the one free bulky goods collection each calendar year per residential account, as up to two bulky items that must each stay at or under 200 pounds. A Republic Services office drop-off is available for batteries and lamps rather than for appliances.
City collection Every Daly City household gets one free bulky goods collection each calendar year through Republic Services, scheduled ahead of time on the regular collection day. The load can be up to two cubic yards of contained material plus two bulky items, and the flyer lists the refused material. No charge. One collection per residential account each calendar year, January through December, scheduled in advance with Republic Services on (650) 756-1130. Additional cleanups may be available for a charge under the city approved programme guidelines.
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?
Daly City contracts its waste service to Republic Services, which handles garbage, recycling and organics for homes and businesses. Every household gets one free bulky goods collection each calendar year, scheduled in advance, and that is the city route for furniture, appliances, mattresses, televisions and monitors, and up to four rimless tires. Construction material, microwaves, commercial refrigeration, hazardous waste and other electronic waste do not belong in that load, and the city runs free electronic waste events twice a year plus a list of drop-off sites for everything else.
Every Daly City household gets one free bulky goods collection each calendar year through Republic Services, scheduled ahead of time on the regular collection day. The load can be up to two cubic yards of contained material plus two bulky items, and the flyer lists the refused material.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. One collection per residential account each calendar year, January through December, scheduled in advance with Republic Services on (650) 756-1130. Additional cleanups may be available for a charge under the city approved programme guidelines.
When & how
Schedule at least one week ahead, and allow more notice if you can. The pickup happens on your regular collection day, and the city asks residents to contact the office at least one business day ahead to cancel or reschedule.
Get it ready
Put the material out the night before or by 4 a.m. at the end of the driveway where it meets the sidewalk or grass area, as close to the sidewalk as possible without blocking foot traffic. Bag, box or bundle everything, keep bundles under four feet and 60 pounds, and separate rimless tires from the rest of the load if you are using the two large item allowance.
Pieces of furniture are named as acceptable bulky items in the free annual collection, so a couch or dresser goes out with the scheduled pickup rather than on a regular cart day.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Furniture rides the one free bulky goods collection each calendar year for a residential account, with two bulky items allowed per collection as long as neither exceeds 200 pounds. Additional cleanups may carry a charge.
When & how
Schedule the collection with Republic Services at least a week ahead, then put the furniture out on your regular collection day, the night before or by 4 a.m.
Get it ready
Keep each piece at or under 200 pounds and free of loose parts, put it at the end of the driveway where it meets the sidewalk or grass area, and keep tires, appliances and other materials in their own groups so the crew can see what is being collected.
Mattresses and box springs are named in the bulky item definition and again on the city's mattress page, so the free annual bulky collection is the primary route, with drop-off sites and retailer take back as alternatives.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. One free bulky goods collection each calendar year per residential account covers mattresses and box springs as bulky items. Drop-off at a mattress collection site is a separate route and the city states that its costs vary by location.
When & how
Schedule the annual bulky pickup at least a week ahead for your regular collection day. The city also points to mattress collection events such as the Earth Day and Make a Difference Day recycling events, and to the Bye Bye Mattress site list for drop-off locations.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress dry and put it out the night before or by 4 a.m. on the collection day at the end of the driveway where it meets the sidewalk or grass area. If you are buying a new mattress, ask the retailer to take the old one, because California retailers have to offer take back when they deliver new units.
The flyer names washing machines, dryers, refrigerators and freezers among the two bulky items the annual collection accepts, while microwaves and commercial refrigerators or freezers are refused.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Named appliances ride the one free bulky goods collection each calendar year per residential account, as up to two bulky items that must each stay at or under 200 pounds. A Republic Services office drop-off is available for batteries and lamps rather than for appliances.
When & how
Schedule the annual pickup with Republic Services at least a week ahead, then set the appliance out the night before or by 4 a.m. on your regular collection day.
Get it ready
Empty the appliance, secure or remove the door on anything a child could climb into, and keep it at or under 200 pounds. Keep microwaves and commercial refrigeration out of the load, because the flyer refuses them, and route hazardous material to the county household hazardous waste programme instead.
Televisions and computer monitors are the electronic waste the bulky collection accepts, with smaller sets counted toward the container allowance and larger ones counted as a bulky item. Other electronic waste is refused there and moves through the city's free events or the listed drop-off sites.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Televisions and monitors go out with the one free bulky goods collection each calendar year per residential account, and the city also runs free electronic waste collection events twice a year. Drop-off locations set their own terms, and the hauler charges a fee for electronic waste dropped at its office.
When & how
Either schedule the annual bulky pickup at least a week ahead for your regular collection day, or take devices to a city electronic waste event in the spring at the Earth Day Recycling Event or in October at Make a Difference Day at City Hall. Dates come from the City Manager's Office at (650) 991-8127.
Get it ready
A television or monitor under 32 inches and under four feet by four feet and 60 pounds can count as one bag, box or bundle toward the 12 container allowance, while a larger set counts as one of the two bulky items, so decide which allowance you are using when you schedule. Wipe personal data from computers and phones, and remember that other electronic waste is not accepted in this collection.
Concrete, dirt, rock, stucco and treated wood are refused by the bulky collection, and the city requires permitted projects to divert construction and demolition debris under its recycling ordinance instead.
City cost & eligibility
No collection rate is published for construction debris. A permitted project pays a refundable deposit at permit issuance under the city ordinance, minus an administration fee, and gets it back after submitting proof of recycling, while a household load moves through a private hauler or container, so confirm the route and the price before ordering.
When & how
No curbside collection day for this material. Project debris moves through a container or hauler, and a permitted project has to submit its recycling proof before final inspection.
Get it ready
Keep concrete, dirt, rock, stucco, treated wood and other project material out of the bulky pile, because the flyer refuses them. Keep the recycling receipts from a permitted project, since receipts marked as trash are not accepted for the deposit refund, and note that certain quick permits have 120 days from final inspection to file the refund paperwork.
Exercise equipment is not named on the flyer's acceptable or refused lists, so a treadmill or weight machine has to be confirmed with the hauler before it goes out with the annual bulky collection.
City cost & eligibility
A machine that counts as a bulky item would ride the one free annual collection, but the flyer does not name exercise equipment, so call Republic Services at (650) 756-1130 and confirm the piece when you schedule.
When & how
Ask when you schedule the annual collection, then set the machine out on your regular collection day, the night before or by 4 a.m., if it is approved.
Get it ready
Take off loose weights and accessories, keep each piece at or under 200 pounds, and remove the console or battery pack so the electronics can be routed separately.
Out the night before or by 4 a.m. at the end of the driveway
Bulk items go out the night before or by 4 a.m. on the scheduled pickup date, at the end of the driveway where it meets the sidewalk or grass area, as close to the sidewalk as possible without blocking foot traffic. Everything has to be bagged, boxed, bundled or otherwise contained, and bundles must be no longer than four feet and no heavier than 60 pounds.
The bulky goods collection has to be scheduled with Republic Services, with a minimum of one week of notice, and the city page asks residents to allow two weeks. The pickup happens on your regular collection day, it is once per calendar year, and the office should be told at least one business day ahead to cancel or reschedule.
All residents and businesses have to subscribe to curbside organics collection as part of their regular garbage service. Food scraps and food-soiled paper go in the kitchen pail and then into the green compost cart, which is placed on the curb for pickup by Republic Services, and a green cart can be requested by email or by calling (650) 756-1130.
Extra bags can be scheduled, and extra recycling is free
When there is more material than the carts hold, residents can set out extra 32-gallon bags of garbage or yard trimmings and must call or email Republic Services in advance to schedule the pickup. Extra recycling placed next to the recycling cart in paper bags or boxes labelled recycling carries no additional cost.
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 household with one or two large items such as a couch, mattress, appliance or television, plus up to two cubic yards of contained material, that can wait for a scheduled pickup.
Cost & conditions
No charge. One collection per residential account each calendar year, January through December, scheduled in advance. Additional cleanups may be available for a charge under the city approved programme guidelines.
Arrange it
Call or email Republic Services at least a week ahead, and allow two weeks if you can, then put the load out the night before or by 4 a.m. on your regular collection day at the end of the driveway where it meets the sidewalk or grass area.
Two bulky items, each at or under 200 pounds, plus up to two cubic yards or 12 containers of material. Vehicles, vehicle parts and batteries, motorcycles, dirt, rock, stucco, concrete, treated wood, hot ashes, animal waste, poison oak, microwaves, commercial refrigerators and freezers, toxic substances and paint, other electronic waste, and propane or pressurized tanks are refused.
A household with more garbage or yard trimmings than the carts hold in a normal week.
Cost & conditions
From $14.49 per extra 32-gallon bag of garbage, or per bag of extra yard trimmings and compostable material, on the city extras rate notice. Extra pickups have to be scheduled with Republic Services in advance, and the notice is undated, so confirm the current per bag amount when you call. Extra recycling in labelled paper bags or boxes beside the recycling cart has no additional cost.
Arrange it
Call or email Republic Services in advance to schedule the extra pickup, then set the labelled bags out with the carts.
The extra bag route covers ordinary garbage and yard trimmings only. It does not cover construction material, hazardous waste, appliances or the bulky items that need the annual collection.
A household with smaller electronic waste that the bulky collection refuses, or with a working device that can be donated instead.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free city collection events twice a year, in the spring at the Earth Day Recycling Event and in October at Make a Difference Day at City Hall, with dates from the City Manager's Office at (650) 991-8127.
Arrange it
Check the current event date with the City Manager's Office or the city newsletter, then bring the devices to the event. The city asks residents to call ahead before using any of the listed drop-off locations instead.
Events run twice a year only, and the drop-off locations set their own terms, hours and charges, so a device that cannot wait should go to one of the listed drop-off sites or to the hauler's office for a fee.
County household hazardous waste events and facility
A household with paint, motor oil, cleaners, pesticides, batteries, fluorescent lights or other material the bulky collection refuses.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free for San Mateo County residents at the quarterly collection events and at the county's permanent household hazardous waste facility on Thursdays through Saturdays except major holiday weekends. Both need an appointment.
Arrange it
Make an appointment through the county household hazardous waste programme or by calling 650-363-4718 and selecting option 3, then follow the county instructions for the event or the permanent facility.
Events run four times a year from 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., and radioactive, explosive, medical and commercial waste is refused. The city publishes the 2026 Daly City event date as Saturday, April 18, 2026, so check for later dates.
Daly City residents mostly do not have to haul anything, because the bulky goods collection comes to the curb once a year. For the rest, the city points to drop-off routes rather than a city transfer station: Republic Services at 1680 Edgeworth Ave takes used cooking oil, household batteries and cell phones, and up to 10 compact fluorescent lamps and five tubes a month, with proof of residency, and it takes electronic waste for a fee by phone appointment on (650) 756-1130. Electronic drop-off locations the city lists include Best Buy in Colma, Crown Computer Recycling in San Carlos with no charge for anything electronic, Goodwill for computers, laptops, televisions and phones, and GreenCitizen in Burlingame, and the city asks residents to call before visiting. Household chemicals, paint and motor oil go to the county household hazardous waste programme by appointment on 650-363-4718, option 3, and mattresses and box springs can go to a mattress collection site, where the city notes costs vary, in addition to the free annual pickup. City page for the waste hauler, the free bulky goods collection and the extra residential drop-offsElectronic waste definition, city collection events and drop-off locationsMattress and box spring recycling routesHousehold hazardous waste events and the county appointment process
Hauler office drop-off for small items
Republic Services Daly City office
1680 Edgeworth Ave, Daly City, CA 94015
Used cooking oil up to five gallons a month, household batteries and cell phones, up to 10 compact fluorescent lamps and five fluorescent tubes a month, and electronic waste for a fee
Proof of residency is required for drop-offs, the office must be called before any electronic waste is dropped off, button and lithium batteries have to be taped individually and never taped together, and no vehicle batteries are accepted. Confirm what the office will take before driving over.
Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. The office number is (650) 756-1130.
The city page states that electronic waste dropped at the office carries a fee and that it must be arranged by phone first. The city does not publish amounts for the battery, cell phone, lamp or cooking oil drop-offs, so confirm the terms with the office at (650) 756-1130.
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 much can go out in the free bulky goods collection?+
The flyer allows up to two cubic yards of material, which it describes as 12 32-gallon bags, boxes or bundles, plus two bulky items, each of which must not exceed 200 pounds. Two rimless tires count as one large item and four rimless tires count as the two bulk items. Additional cleanups may be available for a charge.Official guidance
When and where do the bulk items go out?+
Put everything out the night before or by 4 a.m. on the scheduled pickup date, at the end of the driveway where it meets the sidewalk or grass area, as close to the sidewalk as possible without blocking foot traffic. Everything must be bagged, boxed, bundled or otherwise contained, bundles no longer than four feet and no heavier than 60 pounds, and items may not be collected if the guidelines are not met.Official guidance
What will not be collected in the bulky pickup?+
Refused material includes motor vehicles, vehicle parts and batteries, motorcycles, dirt, rock, stucco, concrete, treated wood, hot ashes, animal waste, poison oak, microwaves, commercial refrigerators and freezers, toxic substances and paint, electronic waste other than the televisions and monitors the flyer accepts, and propane or other pressurized tanks. Household hazardous waste is never collected and goes to the county programme instead.Official guidance
Can a couch go out with the Daly City bulky collection?+
Yes. The flyer names pieces of furniture among the two bulky items allowed in the free annual collection, as long as the piece does not exceed 200 pounds. Schedule the pickup with Republic Services on (650) 756-1130 at least a week ahead and set the couch out the night before or by 4 a.m. on the collection day.Official guidance
Which appliances does the bulky collection accept?+
The flyer lists washing machines, dryers, refrigerators and freezers as examples of appliances that can be set out as bulky items, with a limit of two bulky items per collection and a 200 pound ceiling on each item. Microwaves and commercial refrigerators or freezers are on the refused list, and household hazardous waste is never collected.Official guidance
Can a television go out with the Daly City bulky collection?+
Yes. Televisions and computer monitors are the electronic waste the flyer accepts: a set under 32 inches that is also under four feet by four feet and 60 pounds counts as one bag, box or bundle toward the 12 container allowance, and a larger set counts as one of the two bulky items, as long as it stays under 200 pounds.Official guidance
Where else can electronics go in Daly City?+
The city runs free electronic waste collection events twice a year, in the spring at the Earth Day Recycling Event and in October at Make a Difference Day at City Hall, with dates from the City Manager's Office at (650) 991-8127. The city also lists drop-off locations to call first: Best Buy in Colma, Crown Computer Recycling on Bragato Road in San Carlos with no charge for anything electronic, Goodwill for computers, laptops, televisions and phones, and GreenCitizen in Burlingame. Republic Services takes electronic waste for a fee at its Edgeworth Avenue office by phone appointment.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Daly City?+
Republic Services provides recycling, waste collection and organics for residential and commercial accounts in Daly City, and it runs the free annual bulky goods collection. The local office is at 1680 Edgeworth Ave, and the number is (650) 756-1130.Official guidance
How do I book the free bulky goods collection?+
Call or email Republic Services at (650) 756-1130 or InfoDalyCity@RepublicServices.com with at least one week of notice, and allow two weeks if you can. The collection is free once per calendar year from January through December, it happens on your regular collection day, and the office should be told at least one business day ahead to cancel or reschedule.Official guidance
