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Choose your pickup day. Book by 2pm local time for same-day pickup, where available.
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Your place. One easy pickup plan.
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 Furniture is named on the hauler's bulky item list, so a couch leaves on one of the four free bulky pickups rather than in a cart. No charge. Furniture counts toward the free bulky item pickup, four a year of up to six items each, under the city franchise.
City collection A mattress is named on the hauler's bulky item list, with a preparation rule that it has to be wrapped before it is set out. No charge. A mattress counts toward the free bulky item pickup, four a year of up to six items each, under the city franchise.
City collection Refrigerators, freezers, ranges, microwaves, water heaters, washers and dryers are named on the hauler's bulky item list, so appliances leave at the curb on a bulky pickup. No charge. An appliance counts toward the free bulky item pickup, four a year of up to six items each, under the city franchise.
City collection Each single-family home gets a gray automated cart with weekly trash collection in a 95, 64 or 32 gallon size, alongside a blue recycling cart and a green organics cart. No charge. Residential collection is provided under the city's exclusive franchise with EDCO as part of the standard service. Additional recycling carts and additional organics carts are free, while an additional trash cart carries a nominal monthly fee that the hauler confirms.
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?
El Cajon collects waste through a single franchise hauler. The city holds an exclusive franchise for solid waste disposal and recycling with EDCO, which moved into the city on January 1, 2021, and a single-family home gets a gray trash cart, a blue recycling cart and a green organics cart with weekly collection. Everything too large for the carts goes on a free bulky item pickup, worth four collections a year of up to six items each, and mattresses ride that route with a wrap requirement. Household hazardous waste, batteries and electronic waste never go in a cart: El Cajon residents can take them to the hauler's appointment-only drop-off in the city, free of charge.
Each single-family home gets a gray automated cart with weekly trash collection in a 95, 64 or 32 gallon size, alongside a blue recycling cart and a green organics cart.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Residential collection is provided under the city's exclusive franchise with EDCO as part of the standard service. Additional recycling carts and additional organics carts are free, while an additional trash cart carries a nominal monthly fee that the hauler confirms.
When & how
Put the carts out by 6:00 a.m. on the service day or the night before, and bring them in after collection.
Get it ready
Set the carts out at street level with the wheels against the curb and the lid arrows facing the street, keep at least two feet between carts and three feet from parked cars, mailboxes, trees and poles, and never overfill a cart so the lid stays open. Keep recyclables, organics, hazardous waste, electronics, batteries, fluorescent bulbs, medical waste and automobile parts out of the trash cart.
EDCO collects large items generated in the home at the curb on a free bulky item pickup, four times a year and up to six items each time, with the hauler also holding free bulky item drop-off events twice a year.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. The bulky item pickup is free for an El Cajon household under the city franchise, with four pickups a year of up to six items each, equivalent to three cubic yards per collection, and free bulky item drop-off events twice a year.
When & how
Call EDCO customer service at (619) 287-7555 to schedule the pickup, and use one of the four yearly collections.
Get it ready
Keep the load to items generated in the home, up to six items and about three cubic yards. Household hazardous waste, electronics, fluorescent bulbs, medical waste, needles, automobile parts including tires and oil, construction and demolition debris, and concrete, rock, brick or dirt are refused on this route.
Furniture is named on the hauler's bulky item list, so a couch leaves on one of the four free bulky pickups rather than in a cart.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Furniture counts toward the free bulky item pickup, four a year of up to six items each, under the city franchise.
When & how
Book the bulky pickup with EDCO at (619) 287-7555 and set the piece out for that collection.
Get it ready
Keep furniture out of the carts, because the trash cart takes household trash only and an overfilled cart is not serviced. Carpet, rugs and book shelves ride the same bulky route, and the load still has to stay within six items and about three cubic yards.
A mattress is named on the hauler's bulky item list, with a preparation rule that it has to be wrapped before it is set out.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. A mattress counts toward the free bulky item pickup, four a year of up to six items each, under the city franchise.
When & how
Book the bulky pickup with EDCO at (619) 287-7555 and set the wrapped mattress out for that collection.
Get it ready
Wrap the mattress before set-out, using a special mattress disposal bag sold at hardware stores, and keep it out of every cart. The bulky route still excludes construction debris, hazardous waste and automobile parts.
Refrigerators, freezers, ranges, microwaves, water heaters, washers and dryers are named on the hauler's bulky item list, so appliances leave at the curb on a bulky pickup.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. An appliance counts toward the free bulky item pickup, four a year of up to six items each, under the city franchise.
When & how
Book the bulky pickup with EDCO at (619) 287-7555 and set the appliance out for that collection.
Get it ready
Keep the appliance out of every cart and out of the recycling and organics streams, and keep the load within six items. The published pages state no separate refrigerant step, so ask the hauler about a unit that holds refrigerant when the pickup is booked.
Electronic waste and batteries are barred from the trash and recycling carts, and El Cajon residents can take household hazardous waste items such as CRTs to the hauler's appointment-only drop-off in the city, free of charge.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. El Cajon residents may drop household hazardous waste items, including electronic waste such as CRTs, free of charge at 950 O'Connor Street in El Cajon by appointment only on Saturdays. The county also runs a hazardous waste line at 877-R-1-EARTH, and the hauler holds one free hazardous waste event a year.
When & how
Book the Saturday appointment on the EDCO site, by email at lmhhw@edcodisposal.com or by phone at (619) 287-5696 extension 4270.
Get it ready
Never put a television, computer, monitor or battery in a trash or recycling cart, because the hauler states that batteries and electronic waste must always be recycled or taken to a hazardous waste facility or event. Keep the device whole and ask about the accepted list when the appointment is booked, since the current bulky page names televisions as a bulky example while the resource guide excludes electronics from that route.
Construction material is refused on the bulky route, and the hauler provides temporary dumpsters and roll-off boxes instead, including for a small amount of waste from a home remodel.
City cost & eligibility
The hauler publishes no rate for a temporary dumpster or a roll-off box and offers a free estimate, so confirm the container size, the accepted material and the price with EDCO before ordering.
When & how
Call EDCO to order the container rather than leaving construction material at the curb, because both the bulky page and the resource guide refuse it.
Get it ready
Keep construction and demolition debris, concrete, rock, brick and dirt out of every cart and off the bulky load. A standard 3 cubic yard dumpster suits a small remodel or a clean-up, and roll-off boxes suit larger demolition and construction volumes.
Exercise equipment is not named on the hauler's bulky list. It is a large household item, so it fits the free bulky pickup only if the hauler confirms it and it stays within the allowance.
City cost & eligibility
No published line covers an exercise machine, and the bulky pickup is limited to six items per collection, so confirm the machine and the load with EDCO at (619) 287-7555 before setting it out.
When & how
Call EDCO first and, if the machine is accepted, add it to one of the four yearly bulky collections.
Get it ready
Keep the machine out of every cart and tell the hauler how large it is before the pickup, because the bulky allowance is measured both by item count and by volume.
Set the carts out at street level with the wheels against the curb and the lid arrows facing the street, at least two feet apart and three feet from parked cars, mailboxes, trees and poles, and never overfilled so the lid stays open. Everything goes out by 6:00 a.m. on the service day or the night before.
Call EDCO at (619) 287-7555 to book one of the four yearly bulky collections, which take up to six items and about three cubic yards each. Wrap a mattress before set-out, keep the load to items generated in the home, and leave construction debris, hazardous waste, electronics, medical waste, automobile parts and tires off the pile.
Recyclables, organics, hazardous waste, electronics, batteries, fluorescent bulbs, medical waste and needles, and automobile parts including motor oil, oil filters, batteries and tires are all kept out of the trash cart. Batteries and electronic waste must never go in a trash or recycling cart at all, and they go to the hazardous waste appointment instead.
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.
City of El Cajon Public Works with EDCO, its franchise hauler
Book a free bulky item pickup
An El Cajon household with furniture, a mattress, an appliance, a television or another large item that will not fit the carts.
Cost & conditions
No charge. The bulky item pickup is free under the city franchise, with four collections a year of up to six items each, about three cubic yards per collection, plus free bulky item drop-off events twice a year.
Arrange it
Call EDCO customer service at (619) 287-7555 and schedule the pickup, then have the items at the curb on the collection day.
Household hazardous waste, electronics, fluorescent bulbs, medical waste, needles, automobile parts including tires and oil, construction and demolition debris, and concrete, rock, brick or dirt are refused on this route.
City of El Cajon Public Works with EDCO, its franchise hauler
Book the household hazardous waste drop-off
An El Cajon household with paint, chemicals, batteries, fluorescent bulbs, medical waste or electronic waste such as a CRT television.
Cost & conditions
No charge. El Cajon residents may drop household hazardous waste items free of charge at 950 O'Connor Street in El Cajon, by appointment only on Saturdays, and the hauler also holds one free hazardous waste collection event a year.
Arrange it
Book the appointment on the EDCO site, by email at lmhhw@edcodisposal.com, or by phone at (619) 287-5696 extension 4270, then bring the material on the Saturday appointment.
The drop-off is by appointment only and open on Saturdays, and the county line at 877-R-1-EARTH is the alternative. Batteries and electronics must never be placed in a trash or recycling cart.
City of El Cajon Public Works with EDCO, its franchise hauler
Order a dumpster or roll-off box for a renovation
An El Cajon household with construction, demolition or clean-up material that the bulky route refuses.
Cost & conditions
The hauler publishes no rate for a temporary dumpster or a roll-off box and offers a free estimate, so confirm the size, the accepted material and the price with EDCO before ordering.
Arrange it
Call EDCO to order a standard 3 cubic yard dumpster for a small remodel or a clean-up, or a roll-off box for a larger construction or demolition volume.
Construction material cannot be left at the curb or mixed into a cart while the container is being arranged, and the container is delivered and collected by the hauler.
Household hazardous waste items including batteries, paint, cleaners and chemicals, pesticides and fertilizers, electronic waste such as CRTs, motor oil and filters, fluorescent bulbs, medical waste and mercury thermometers.
El Cajon residents only, by appointment only and open on Saturdays. Paint is also accepted free at PaintCare retail drop-off sites across California, and prescription medication goes to a San Diego County collection box.
By appointment only, on Saturdays. Book through the EDCO site, at lmhhw@edcodisposal.com or at (619) 287-5696 extension 4270.
No charge. free of charge for El Cajon residents by appointment, with one free hazardous waste collection event each year as well.
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 bulky item pickups does an El Cajon household get?+
Four curbside bulky item pickups a year, free of charge, of up to six items each, which the hauler describes as about three cubic yards per collection. EDCO also holds free bulky item drop-off cleanup events twice a year with details sent out before each one.Official guidance
How does an El Cajon mattress have to be prepared?+
It has to be wrapped before it goes out, and the hauler suggests a special mattress disposal bag from a hardware store. Mattresses are on the bulky item list, so the pickup is free and counts toward the four collections a year of up to six items.Official guidance
Can an El Cajon refrigerator go out with the trash cart?+
No. Refrigerators, freezers, ranges, microwaves, water heaters, washers and dryers are on the bulky item list, and the trash cart takes household trash only. Book a bulky pickup with EDCO at (619) 287-7555, and keep the load within six items and about three cubic yards.Official guidance
Where do El Cajon televisions and computers go?+
Electronic waste and batteries never go in a trash or recycling cart. El Cajon residents can drop hazardous waste items such as CRTs free of charge at 950 O'Connor Street in El Cajon, by appointment only on Saturdays, booked on the EDCO site or by phone at (619) 287-5696 extension 4270. The county's 877-R-1-EARTH line is the other route.Official guidance
What does El Cajon charge for a large item pickup?+
The bulky item pickup is free for a household under the city franchise, with four collections a year of up to six items each, and mattress wrapping is the only preparation cost the hauler names, because the disposal bag is bought at a hardware store. Additional recycling and organics carts are free, an additional trash cart carries a nominal fee, and containers for a renovation come with a free estimate. Dropcurb prices a pickup separately and shows the total at checkout.Official guidance
Who do I call for a bulky item pickup in El Cajon?+
Call EDCO customer service at (619) 287-7555. The free bulky item pickup is available four times a year with up to six items per collection, about three cubic yards, and the hauler also holds free bulky item drop-off cleanup events twice a year.Official guidance
Where does El Cajon take batteries and electronic waste?+
Batteries and electronic waste must never go in a trash or recycling cart. El Cajon residents can drop hazardous waste items such as CRTs free of charge at 950 O'Connor Street in El Cajon, by appointment only on Saturdays, booked on the EDCO site or by phone at (619) 287-5696 extension 4270. The county's 877-R-1-EARTH line and the hauler's yearly hazardous waste event are the other routes.Official guidance
How do I get rid of a mattress in El Cajon?+
A mattress goes on one of the free bulky item pickups, wrapped before set-out with a mattress disposal bag from a hardware store. The route allows up to six items per collection and four collections a year, booked through EDCO at (619) 287-7555.Official guidance
