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City collection Furniture is named on the city's bulky waste list, so a couch or a sofa leaves on one of the three free pickups a household may book each calendar year. Each pickup covers a pile of up to five cubic yards and has to be scheduled in advance for the regular trash day, and the city's drop-off center refuses furniture, so the curbside pickup is the city route. No charge. Free to Elk Grove residents three times a calendar year as part of the residential service, with a pile of up to five cubic yards per appointment, and the pickup booked in advance with Republic Services at (916) 635-2500.
City collection A mattress is not named on the city's bulky waste list, and the large recyclables drop-off refuses mattresses outright and points residents to California's mattress recycling program instead. The item therefore has to be confirmed with the hauler rather than assumed to be part of a pickup. The city names mattresses nowhere except as a refusal at its drop-off center, which links the state mattress program, and the bulky pickup list does not mention them, so confirm with Republic Services at (916) 635-2500 whether a mattress can be included in one of the three free pickups or has to go to the state program.
City collection Appliances are named on the city's bulky waste list and are also accepted at the large recyclables drop-off, where anything with a cord qualifies but an appliance containing Freon does not. The two routes together cover a washer, a dryer, a stove or a water heater, and a refrigerator or freezer needs the Freon question settled first. No charge. Free on one of the three bulky pickups a household may book each year through Republic Services at (916) 635-2500, and free at the Special Waste Collection Center drop-off within the one truck-size load a month allowed to Elk Grove residents; an appliance containing Freon is not accepted at the drop-off.
City collection Elk Grove residents may book three bulky waste pickups each calendar year at no charge, each covering a pile of up to five cubic yards, which the city describes as 7 by 6 by 4 feet or about a pickup bed filled even with the top of the cab. The pickup runs on the regular trash day by appointment, material goes out no more than 24 hours ahead, and an oversized pile is collected only to the first five cubic yards with a notice left on the rest. No charge. Three free appointments each calendar year as part of the residential service, each covering up to five cubic yards; an on-call pickup beyond the three, or material above the pile limit, is charged on the city fee schedule, and the amount has to be confirmed with Republic Services at (916) 635-2500.
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?
Elk Grove runs its residential program through Republic Services, and the bulky waste pickup is the city route for anything too large for a cart. A household may book three free bulky pickups each calendar year, each covering a pile of up to five cubic yards, booked in advance for the regular trash day, and the acceptable list names appliances, furniture, pruning and tree branches, PVC pipe within the size limits, and televisions and computer monitors that have to be flagged when the appointment is made. Mattresses are not named there, and the city's own drop-off center refuses them while pointing to the state mattress program. The Special Waste Collection Center on Disposal Lane carries the rest: household hazardous waste is free to residents, and one truck-size load a month of hard-to-recycle material can be dropped as well, from scrap metal and exercise equipment to appliances without Freon, small amounts of inert material and e-waste.
Furniture is named on the city's bulky waste list, so a couch or a sofa leaves on one of the three free pickups a household may book each calendar year. Each pickup covers a pile of up to five cubic yards and has to be scheduled in advance for the regular trash day, and the city's drop-off center refuses furniture, so the curbside pickup is the city route.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free to Elk Grove residents three times a calendar year as part of the residential service, with a pile of up to five cubic yards per appointment, and the pickup booked in advance with Republic Services at (916) 635-2500.
When & how
Call Republic Services at (916) 635-2500 to book the appointment on your regular trash day, then put the pile out no more than 24 hours before that day.
Get it ready
Keep the pile within the maximum size of 7 by 6 by 4 feet, put it in front of the residence on the same side of the street, and keep commercial waste, dirt, rocks, bricks, tree stumps, liquids, household garbage, steel pipes, batteries and heavy car parts out of it.
A mattress is not named on the city's bulky waste list, and the large recyclables drop-off refuses mattresses outright and points residents to California's mattress recycling program instead. The item therefore has to be confirmed with the hauler rather than assumed to be part of a pickup.
City cost & eligibility
The city names mattresses nowhere except as a refusal at its drop-off center, which links the state mattress program, and the bulky pickup list does not mention them, so confirm with Republic Services at (916) 635-2500 whether a mattress can be included in one of the three free pickups or has to go to the state program.
When & how
Call Republic Services before the appointment day, and if the unit cannot go out with the pickup, use the state mattress program the city links rather than leaving it at the curb.
Get it ready
Keep the unit dry and off the curb until the route is confirmed, and keep it out of the carts, because the bulky and drop-off lists both exclude it.
Refrigerators, washers, dryers and other appliances
Special rules apply
Appliances are named on the city's bulky waste list and are also accepted at the large recyclables drop-off, where anything with a cord qualifies but an appliance containing Freon does not. The two routes together cover a washer, a dryer, a stove or a water heater, and a refrigerator or freezer needs the Freon question settled first.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free on one of the three bulky pickups a household may book each year through Republic Services at (916) 635-2500, and free at the Special Waste Collection Center drop-off within the one truck-size load a month allowed to Elk Grove residents; an appliance containing Freon is not accepted at the drop-off.
When & how
Book the pickup with Republic for the regular trash day, or take the unit to the Special Waste Collection Center on Disposal Lane, which is open Saturday through Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Get it ready
Empty and drain the unit, keep it upright for transport, and if it holds refrigerant confirm the route with Republic or the center before loading it, because the drop-off refuses Freon appliances and an appliance with a circuit board counts as e-waste.
Televisions and computer monitors are named on the city's bulky waste list, with the requirement that the resident flags them when booking the pickup, and the residential service also includes a curbside e-waste pickup by appointment through Republic Services. The Special Waste Collection Center takes e-waste as well, and an appliance with a circuit board counts as e-waste rather than an appliance.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free to Elk Grove residents: the curbside e-waste pickup is part of the residential service by appointment with Republic Services at (916) 635-2500, the television or monitor can ride one of the three free bulky pickups when flagged at booking, and the Special Waste Collection Center takes e-waste within the monthly drop-off allowance.
When & how
Call Republic Services at (916) 635-2500 for the curbside e-waste appointment or a bulky pickup, or take the device to the Special Waste Collection Center on Disposal Lane, open Saturday through Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Get it ready
Wipe or factory reset anything that stores personal data before it leaves the house, flag televisions and monitors when the bulky pickup is booked, and keep batteries and hazardous material out of the load because the center handles those separately.
Lumber can go out with the bulky pickup only within the city's size limits, no wider than four inches and no longer than five feet, with fencing disassembled, and dirt, rocks, bricks and tree stumps are refused outright. The drop-off center takes only small amounts of inert material such as concrete without rebar, rubble, brick, rock, soil, gravel and dirt, and refuses drywall, toilets, terracotta pots, porcelain and treated wood. Clean concrete in larger amounts has its own commercial receiver, and covered projects carry the CalGreen diversion requirement.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no residential construction debris price: a small amount can ride the free bulky pickup or the monthly drop-off allowance, and anything larger goes to a private container or the commercial concrete receiver, which set their own prices, so confirm the material, the receiving site and the charge before loading.
When & how
Book the bulky pickup with Republic Services at (916) 635-2500 for lumber within the size limits, or take a small inert load to the Special Waste Collection Center on Disposal Lane during its Saturday through Wednesday hours.
Get it ready
Separate inert material from household trash, disassemble fencing, keep treated wood, pallets, drywall, terracotta and porcelain out of the load, and keep the material in a private vehicle with no business markings because the drop-off refuses contractor vehicles.
Exercise equipment is named in the metal category at the city's large recyclables drop-off, which accepts items made predominantly of metal, so a machine with a metal frame has a published free route. The curbside bulky waste list does not name exercise equipment, so a curbside pickup still has to be confirmed with the hauler.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free at the Special Waste Collection Center within the one truck-size load a month allowed to Elk Grove residents, transported in a privately owned vehicle with no business markings; curbside pickup is part of the residential service but the bulky list does not name exercise equipment.
When & how
Take the machine to the Special Waste Collection Center on Disposal Lane during its Saturday through Wednesday hours, or call Republic Services at (916) 635-2500 to ask whether it can ride one of the bulky pickups.
Get it ready
Remove the tires, seat and grips from a bicycle frame or similar item as the city requires, keep the load to one truck-size load a month, and exclude any padded or cloth component because the center refuses items with cloth and fabric.
Elk Grove residents may book three bulky waste pickups each calendar year at no charge, each covering a pile of up to five cubic yards, which the city describes as 7 by 6 by 4 feet or about a pickup bed filled even with the top of the cab. The pickup runs on the regular trash day by appointment, material goes out no more than 24 hours ahead, and an oversized pile is collected only to the first five cubic yards with a notice left on the rest.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Three free appointments each calendar year as part of the residential service, each covering up to five cubic yards; an on-call pickup beyond the three, or material above the pile limit, is charged on the city fee schedule, and the amount has to be confirmed with Republic Services at (916) 635-2500.
When & how
Call Republic Services at (916) 635-2500 to book the appointment for your regular trash day, and set the pile out in front of the residence on the same side of the street no more than 24 hours before that day.
Get it ready
Keep the pile inside the 7 by 6 by 4 foot maximum, keep commercial waste, dirt, rocks, bricks, stumps, liquids, toxic material, household garbage, steel pipes, batteries and heavy car parts out of it, and remove anything left behind immediately to avoid a citation.
Paint, chemicals and other household hazardous waste
Accepted with preparation
Elk Grove residents drop household hazardous waste free at the Special Waste Collection Center on Disposal Lane, and the city's accepted list covers the yard, the home, the garage and universal waste: pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, pool chemicals, propane cylinders of five gallons or less, cleaners, aerosols, medicines, sharps in rigid containers, antifreeze, auto and motorcycle batteries, gasoline and diesel, kerosene, motor oil, transmission fluid, oil based and latex paint, thinner, varnish and wood preservative.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free to Elk Grove residents through the residential service at the Special Waste Collection Center, 9255 Disposal Lane, and hazardous waste or medicines can also be picked up at the door by appointment with the city.
When & how
Use the Special Waste Collection Center during its Saturday through Wednesday hours from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., or book a door-to-door pickup for hazardous waste and medicines.
Get it ready
Keep items in their original containers where possible, do not mix contents, seal the containers to prevent leaks, place them in a cardboard box, and for a door-to-door pickup leave the sealed containers at the top of the driveway close to the house rather than at the curb.
A bulky pile goes out on the appointment day, not before
The pile goes in front of the residence on the same side of the street, no more than 24 hours before the appointment, because the city warns that setting material out sooner can bring a citation for illegal dumping and that this includes material strangers add to the pile. The maximum is 7 by 6 by 4 feet, or five cubic yards, and a resident who expects more should say so when booking so the extra can be priced instead of left behind.
The Special Waste Collection Center is for Elk Grove residents only and is open Saturday through Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A resident may bring one truck-size load a month of hard-to-recycle material at no additional charge, and the load has to arrive in a privately owned vehicle with no business markings, because business and contractor waste is refused. The recycling area and reuse room allow ten items a month for each household.
The large recyclables drop-off refuses business and contractor waste, stumps wider than a foot, treated wood such as railroad ties, telephone poles, fence posts and decking, furniture of any kind, pallets, plastics, garden supplies and hoses, sod, ceramic tile, items with cloth or fabric, carpet, mattresses, expanded polystyrene and glass or mirrors. The door-to-door hazardous waste pickup refuses household garbage and recyclables, computers, televisions and other electronics, asbestos, ammunition and explosives, radioactive material, compressed gas cylinders and containers larger than five gallons.
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 Elk Grove Recycling and Waste and Republic Services
Book a free bulky waste pickup
A single-family home or a multiplex of four units or fewer with a couch, an appliance, a television within the size limits, or a pile of junk that will not fit the cart.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Three appointments a calendar year at no charge as part of the residential service, each covering up to five cubic yards; an on-call pickup beyond the three, or material above the pile limit, is charged on the city fee schedule.
Arrange it
Call Republic Services at (916) 635-2500 to book the appointment for your regular trash day, flag any television or computer monitor, and put the pile out no more than 24 hours ahead.
Commercial waste, dirt, rocks, bricks, tree stumps, treated lumber outside the size limits, liquids, toxic material, household garbage, steel pipes, batteries and heavy car parts are refused, and the city's drop-off center refuses furniture and mattresses, so those items belong with the pickup.
City of Elk Grove Recycling and Waste and Republic Services
Drop a load at the Special Waste Collection Center
An Elk Grove household with scrap metal, exercise equipment, an appliance without Freon, e-waste, small amounts of inert material or green waste.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free to Elk Grove residents, one truck-size load a month at the large recyclables drop-off as part of the residential service; material has to arrive in a privately owned vehicle with no business markings.
Arrange it
Take the load to 9255 Disposal Lane during the center's Saturday through Wednesday hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and separate the material by category before unloading.
Furniture, mattresses, carpet, glass and mirrors, treated wood, plastics, pallets, drywall, toilets, porcelain, sod and business or contractor waste are refused, and an appliance containing Freon is not accepted.
City of Elk Grove Recycling and Waste and Republic Services
Use the Special Waste Collection Center for household chemicals
A household with paint, thinner, motor oil, antifreeze, batteries, gasoline, pesticides, pool chemicals, cleaners, aerosols, medicines or sharps.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free to Elk Grove residents through the residential service, at the center on Disposal Lane or by a door-to-door appointment for hazardous waste and medicines.
Arrange it
Take the material to 9255 Disposal Lane during the center hours, or arrange the door-to-door pickup and leave the sealed containers at the top of the driveway close to the house.
Computers, televisions and other e-waste are refused at the door-to-door pickup and belong with the e-waste route, and household garbage, recyclables, asbestos, ammunition, explosives, radioactive material, compressed gas cylinders and containers larger than five gallons are refused as well.
City of Elk Grove Recycling and Waste and Republic Services
Use the free annual trip to the Elder Creek Transfer Station
An Elk Grove household that would rather drive a bulky load than wait for an appointment, as long as it holds to the same item list.
Cost & conditions
No charge. One load a calendar year at no charge as part of the residential service, up to five cubic yards, using the same acceptable and unacceptable list as a curbside bulky pickup; additional trips are charged.
Arrange it
Take the load to 8642 Elder Creek Rd in Sacramento during the station's hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.
Hazardous material is not accepted at the transfer station, and the load has to follow the same rules as a curbside bulky pile, including the exclusion of dirt, rocks, bricks, stumps and large car parts.
A household buying a new mattress for delivery in California.
Cost & conditions
No charge. California law requires a retailer that delivers a new mattress to offer to take back the old mattress at no additional cost, although delivery or setup fees for the new product can still apply, the retailer has up to 30 days to collect it, and it may refuse a mattress that poses a health or safety risk.
Arrange it
Ask the retailer to include the old mattress in the delivery when the new one is ordered, and keep the unit clean and dry until it is collected.
The take back covers a mattress the retailer is delivering against, not a mattress with no purchase attached, and the state program takes reports when a retailer does not comply.
City drop-off for hazardous waste and hard-to-recycle material
Special Waste Collection Center
9255 Disposal Lane, Elk Grove, CA 95624
Household hazardous waste including paint, thinner, motor oil, antifreeze, batteries, gasoline, pesticides, pool chemicals, cleaners, aerosols and medicines, plus the large recyclables drop-off for cardboard, large scrap metal and predominantly metal items such as exercise equipment and drained lawn mowers, appliances without Freon, small amounts of concrete without rebar, rubble, brick, rock, soil, gravel and dirt, and small amounts of green waste. A reuse room lets residents pick up usable products.
Elk Grove residents only, one truck-size load a month for the large recyclables drop-off, and material has to arrive in a privately owned vehicle with no business markings. Furniture, mattresses, carpet, glass and mirrors, treated wood, stumps wider than a foot, pallets, plastics, sod, ceramic tile, drywall, toilets, porcelain and anything containing Freon are refused, and devices should be wiped or reset before they are dropped off.
Saturday through Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the drop-off center; hazardous waste and medicines can also be picked up at the door by appointment.
No charge. Free to Elk Grove residents through the residential service, including the household hazardous waste drop-off and one truck-size load a month at the large recyclables drop-off; the reuse room allows ten items a month for each household.
Transfer station where the free annual self-haul trip goes
Elder Creek Transfer Station
8642 Elder Creek Rd, Sacramento, CA 95828
The same acceptable material as a curbside bulky waste pickup, including furniture, appliances, tree branches, pruning waste, PVC pipe within the size limits, and televisions and computer monitors, plus free compost for Elk Grove residents, five cubic yards a trip twice a year.
The curbside bulky list applies, so commercial waste, dirt, rocks, bricks, tree stumps, liquids, toxic material, household garbage, steel pipes, batteries and heavy car parts are refused, and hazardous material is not accepted at the station.
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, phone 916.478.2228 extension 4.
No charge. One load a calendar year at no charge for an Elk Grove household as part of the residential service, up to five cubic yards; additional trips and larger loads are charged.
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 couch in Elk Grove?+
Book one of the three free bulky waste pickups a household may use each calendar year. Furniture is on the city's acceptable list, each appointment covers a pile of up to five cubic yards, and the pickup is scheduled with Republic Services at (916) 635-2500 for the regular trash day. The city's drop-off center refuses furniture, so the pickup is the route.Official guidance
Will Elk Grove take a mattress with the bulky pickup?+
The city's bulky waste list does not name mattresses, and the Special Waste Collection Center refuses them while linking California's mattress recycling program, so confirm the unit with Republic Services at (916) 635-2500 before it goes out. If the pickup will not take it, the state program the city links is the published alternative.Official guidance
Does the store have to take my old mattress?+
In California a retailer that delivers a new mattress has to offer to take the old one back at no additional cost, the retailer has up to 30 days to collect it, and it may refuse a mattress that poses a health or safety risk. Delivery or setup fees for the new product can still apply, so ask when the delivery is arranged.Official guidance
Where does a refrigerator go in Elk Grove?+
Start with Republic Services at (916) 635-2500, because the bulky pickup list names appliances but the Special Waste Collection Center refuses anything containing Freon. A washer, dryer, stove or water heater can go out on one of the three free bulky pickups or to the drop-off center with the monthly load, while a refrigerator or freezer has to have its route confirmed first.Official guidance
How do televisions and computers leave an Elk Grove home?+
There are three published routes. A curbside e-waste pickup by appointment with Republic Services at (916) 635-2500 is part of the residential service, a television or computer monitor can ride one of the three free bulky pickups when it is flagged at booking, and the Special Waste Collection Center takes e-waste within the monthly drop-off allowance.Official guidance
How many bulky pickups does an Elk Grove household get?+
Three a calendar year at no charge, each covering a pile of up to five cubic yards, which is about a pickup bed filled to the top of the cab. The pickup is booked with Republic Services at (916) 635-2500 for the regular trash day, the pile cannot go out more than 24 hours early, and a pile above the limit is collected only to five cubic yards with a notice left on the rest.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Elk Grove?+
Republic Services hauls residential waste for the city under an exclusive franchise, and it handles the curbside carts, the bulky pickups, the e-waste and sharps appointments and the used oil collection at (916) 635-2500. The city runs the Special Waste Collection Center on Disposal Lane and answers questions through its recycling and waste division.Official guidance
What does the monthly waste rate include?+
Weekly trash and organics collection, recycling every other week, up to three recycle and organics carts, curbside pickup of used motor oil, oil filters and batteries, e-waste and sharps pickups by appointment, three bulky item pickups a year of up to five cubic yards, one trip to the Elder Creek Transfer Station a year, holiday tree collection from December 26 through January, free household hazardous waste drop-offs at the Special Waste Collection Center and free compost twice a year.Official guidance
Can batteries and used oil go out at the curb?+
Yes, as part of the residential service: household batteries and used motor oil and oil filters are collected at the curb on recycling day, and the city also takes used oil filter exchange events and universal waste at the Special Waste Collection Center. Batteries are still refused in a bulky waste pile, so they go with the recycling collection rather than the junk pile.Official guidance
Can a contractor use the Elk Grove drop-off?+
No. The large recyclables drop-off is for Elk Grove residents only, business and contractor waste is refused, and material has to arrive in a privately owned vehicle with no business markings. A contractor working at an Elk Grove home has to arrange its own disposal, and the city's construction and demolition page sets out the CalGreen diversion requirement that applies to projects.Official guidance
When are holiday trees collected?+
Holiday trees are collected from December 26 through the month of January on the organics collection day, and the pickup is included in the residential rate. The city's residential services page lists it with the rest of the curbside program, so a resident just sets the tree out with the green cart on the usual day.Official guidance
What is the reuse room?+
It is part of the Special Waste Collection Center, where residents may pick up usable products that were dropped off, and the city allows ten items a month for each household. Access to the recycling area and the reuse room comes with the residential solid waste service.Official guidance
