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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.
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City collection Furniture is the first item on the hauler's bulky pickup list, so a couch leaves on a paid bulky item collection rather than the weekly cart. The pickup has to be booked at least a week before the normal collection day and is priced per item. $16.71 per bulky item collected at the curb for an Escondido address. Residential customers in the Escondido service area who book the pickup with Escondido Disposal at least a week before their regular collection day.
City collection A mattress is not named on the hauler's bulky list, which names furniture but never a bed. California law instead gives the household a take-back right from the retailer that delivers a new mattress and free drop-off at participating mattress recycling locations, so the local route has to be confirmed. No city or hauler page publishes a mattress price for Escondido. A mattress taken on the bulky item route would carry that route's per item charge, and a unit dropped at a participating mattress recycling location carries no charge under the state program, so confirm with Escondido Disposal at 760-745-3203 before the unit leaves the house.
City collection A refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner is collected on the bulky route, but at a much higher price, because the refrigerant inside is treated as hazardous waste and needs special handling. The unit never takes the ordinary appliance price. $66.85 per refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner collected at the curb, reflecting the refrigerant handling the hauler performs. Residential customers in the Escondido service area who book the pickup at least a week before the regular collection day. The hauler states the higher price is because the units contain refrigerants considered hazardous waste.
City collection Escondido bulk items leave on the hauler's appointment pickup rather than the weekly cart, and the list is specific: furniture, scrap metal, stoves, refrigerators, air conditioners, microwave ovens, water heaters and one television or computer monitor. Everything is priced per item. $16.71 per bulky item collected at the curb, with refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners charged at the higher refrigerant handling price instead. Residential customers in the Escondido service area. The pickup has to be booked with Escondido Disposal at least a week before the regular collection day.
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.
Selected customer reviews. Counts checked September 2026.
The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Escondido collects weekly through its franchise hauler, Escondido Disposal, with one gray trash cart per home and recycling and organics carts on the same schedule. Large items are not part of that weekly route: they ride a paid bulky item pickup that has to be booked at least a week ahead. Furniture, scrap metal, stoves, water heaters, microwave ovens and one television or monitor are the published bulk list, at a price per item, and a refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner costs much more because the refrigerant needs hazardous handling. Two things never go to the curb at all. Electronics belong at the free household hazardous waste drop-off on West Washington Avenue or at one of the city's twice-yearly e-waste events, and renovation debris belongs in a roll-off box, with the city requiring a construction waste plan for permitted projects.
Furniture is the first item on the hauler's bulky pickup list, so a couch leaves on a paid bulky item collection rather than the weekly cart. The pickup has to be booked at least a week before the normal collection day and is priced per item.
City cost & eligibility
$16.71 per bulky item collected at the curb for an Escondido address. Residential customers in the Escondido service area who book the pickup with Escondido Disposal at least a week before their regular collection day.
When & how
Call Escondido Disposal at 760-745-3203 at least a week before the regular collection day and put the item at the curb for the collection that is scheduled.
Get it ready
Keep the piece out of the gray trash cart and out of the recycling and organics carts, and keep the load light enough for two people to handle. Do not set out tires, dirt, concrete, asphalt, paint, thinners, solvents, pesticides or any liquid waste with the furniture, because those are refused on this route.
A mattress is not named on the hauler's bulky list, which names furniture but never a bed. California law instead gives the household a take-back right from the retailer that delivers a new mattress and free drop-off at participating mattress recycling locations, so the local route has to be confirmed.
City cost & eligibility
No city or hauler page publishes a mattress price for Escondido. A mattress taken on the bulky item route would carry that route's per item charge, and a unit dropped at a participating mattress recycling location carries no charge under the state program, so confirm with Escondido Disposal at 760-745-3203 before the unit leaves the house.
When & how
Ask the hauler when the next bulky item day can be booked, and if the mattress is going to a recycling site instead, check the participating location before hauling because some locations limit units or ask for an appointment.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress dry, bagged or wrapped so it stays intact for handling, and keep it out of the trash and recycling carts. When a new mattress is being delivered, ask the retailer to take the old one, because state law requires the retailer to offer that at no additional cost, though the pickup window can run up to 30 days.
Stoves, water heaters and microwave ovens are named on the hauler's bulky pickup list at the per item price. Anything that holds refrigerant is priced separately because the unit needs hazardous material handling.
City cost & eligibility
$16.71 per bulky item collected at the curb, for appliances that do not hold refrigerant. Residential customers in the Escondido service area who book the pickup at least a week ahead. A refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner does not use this price and is charged at the refrigerant handling rate instead.
When & how
Call Escondido Disposal at 760-745-3203 at least a week before the regular collection day, then put the appliance at the curb for the scheduled collection.
Get it ready
Empty the unit, secure the doors and drum, and keep it out of every cart. Say that the appliance is a cooling unit when booking if it holds refrigerant, because that changes both the price and the handling.
A refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner is collected on the bulky route, but at a much higher price, because the refrigerant inside is treated as hazardous waste and needs special handling. The unit never takes the ordinary appliance price.
City cost & eligibility
$66.85 per refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner collected at the curb, reflecting the refrigerant handling the hauler performs. Residential customers in the Escondido service area who book the pickup at least a week before the regular collection day. The hauler states the higher price is because the units contain refrigerants considered hazardous waste.
When & how
Call Escondido Disposal at 760-745-3203 at least a week ahead, identify the unit as a cooling appliance, and put it at the curb for the scheduled collection.
Get it ready
Empty the unit and secure the doors so nothing can be trapped inside. Never put a refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner in a cart or beside the carts without an appointment, and do not mix paint, solvents, pesticides or other liquids into the same set out.
It is illegal to put a monitor or television in the trash, and electronics are on the universal waste list that may not go in any cart. City residents drop them free at the household hazardous waste facilities in Escondido, Vista and Poway, up to five CRT units at a time, and the city runs free e-waste and shred events twice in 2026.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. City of Escondido residents, free of charge at the household hazardous waste facilities in Escondido, Vista and Poway, with a limit of five CRT units per customer and no limit on non CRT items such as computers and printers. The Escondido site is by appointment and the Vista and Poway sites are open Saturdays without one.
When & how
Book the Escondido site at 760-745-3203 for one of its two Saturday appointments each month, or use the Vista or Poway site on a Saturday without an appointment. The free e-waste and shred events run 9 a.m. to noon on June 6, 2026 and October 10, 2026 at 639 E 17th Avenue.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data before handover, keep every device out of the trash, recycling and organics carts, and bag loose batteries separately. A single television or computer monitor can also ride the paid bulky item pickup, but the free household hazardous waste route is the one built for electronics.
Escondido bulk items leave on the hauler's appointment pickup rather than the weekly cart, and the list is specific: furniture, scrap metal, stoves, refrigerators, air conditioners, microwave ovens, water heaters and one television or computer monitor. Everything is priced per item.
City cost & eligibility
$16.71 per bulky item collected at the curb, with refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners charged at the higher refrigerant handling price instead. Residential customers in the Escondido service area. The pickup has to be booked with Escondido Disposal at least a week before the regular collection day.
When & how
Call 760-745-3203 at least a week before the regular collection day and set the item out for the collection that is booked. Weekly trash, recycling and organics service is unchanged.
Get it ready
Keep the set out to the published list, because tires, dirt, concrete, asphalt, and hazardous chemicals such as paints, thinners, solvents, pesticides and liquid wastes are refused and must not be placed at the curb. Keep batteries, fluorescent bulbs, electronics, mercury items and non empty aerosols out of the carts as well.
Renovation material is outside the collection routes: the bulky list refuses dirt, concrete and asphalt, and the city requires permitted projects to submit a Construction Waste Management Plan and divert 65 percent of non hazardous debris. The local hauling answer is a roll-off box.
City cost & eligibility
No collection price exists because construction debris is not a curbside material. Escondido Disposal quotes a 15 yard or 40 yard roll-off box by phone, and the box carries a 10 ton weight limit with heavy material restricted to a shallow even layer, so confirm the box size, the load and the price with the hauler before ordering.
When & how
Order the roll-off box through Escondido Disposal at 760-745-3203 before the project starts, and submit the Construction Waste Management Plan documents before the demolition or building permit is issued.
Get it ready
Separate recyclables, organics, trash and construction debris into different containers, keep the load level with the top of the box, and never put asbestos in trash, recycling or organics, because it has to be handled by an authorized professional under state and federal rules.
Exercise equipment appears on neither the acceptable nor the refused bulky list, so a treadmill or elliptical has to be confirmed with the hauler before it goes to the curb.
City cost & eligibility
The published bulky price list covers named items rather than exercise equipment, so acceptance is not settled either way. Confirm the machine's size and weight with Escondido Disposal at 760-745-3203 and ask whether it can be booked as a bulky item at the per item price.
When & how
Call the hauler during business hours, and book the pickup at least a week before the regular collection day if the machine is accepted.
Get it ready
Break the machine down as far as it will go, bag the small parts so nothing scatters, and keep the frame out of the carts. Take off any console or screen first, because electronics belong at the household hazardous waste route rather than the bulky pile.
Every Escondido home on the city account gets automated weekly collection of one 65 gallon trash cart, recycling and commingled organics, with the monthly fee set by the city rather than per pickup.
City cost & eligibility
$32.87 for monthly residential solid waste fee covering one 65 gallon trash cart, up to three 65 gallon recycling carts and up to three 65 gallon commingled organics carts. Residential accounts billed on the City of Escondido utility bill; the published residential rate was updated December 30, 2025. Commercial recycling, trash and organics accounts are priced per bin size and pickup frequency.
When & how
Carts go out on the weekly collection day set for the address, and the hauler publishes service schedules by address. Additional carts are available from the hauler for a nominal fee.
Get it ready
Sort into the right cart every week, keep universal waste such as batteries, fluorescent bulbs, electronics, mercury items and non empty aerosols out of all three streams, and keep loose lithium batteries out of the recycling cart because crushed cells start fires in trucks and at the facility.
Book the bulky pickup a week ahead and expect a per item price
Escondido bulky items do not ride the weekly truck. The hauler asks for a call at least a week before the regular collection day, then collects the item curbside for a set price per item, with refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners charged at a higher refrigerant handling rate. The published acceptable list is furniture, scrap metal, stoves, refrigerators, air conditioners, microwave ovens, water heaters and one television or computer monitor.
Common batteries, fluorescent tubes and bulbs, electronic devices such as televisions, computers, monitors, printers, VCRs, telephones, radios and microwave ovens, mercury containing switches and gauges, and non empty aerosols may not be placed out for curbside collection or put in any bin meant for solid waste. Paint is refused as well and goes to a PaintCare retail drop off, and lithium batteries have to be kept out of the recycling cart because crushed cells start fires.
The household hazardous waste drop off is by appointment only
The Escondido household hazardous waste site on West Washington Avenue opens two Saturdays a month and requires an appointment, which is booked by phone or online. City residents do not pay to use it, the load is limited to 15 gallons or 125 pounds, container labels have to be legible, containers have to be sealed, products may not be mixed together, and the material travels in the trunk away from passengers and pets. Business waste, tires, explosives, radioactive material and medical waste are refused.
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 Escondido Recycling and Waste Reduction Division with Escondido Disposal, Inc.
Book the curbside bulky item pickup
A household with furniture, a stove, a water heater, a microwave oven, scrap metal, a cooling appliance or a single television or monitor that is too large for the carts.
Cost & conditions
From $16.71 per bulky item collected at the curb, with refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners charged at the separate refrigerant handling price published on the same page. Residential customers in the Escondido service area who book the pickup at least a week before the regular collection day.
Arrange it
Call Escondido Disposal at 760-745-3203 with the list of items, then put them at the curb for the collection that is scheduled.
Tires, dirt, concrete, asphalt, paints, thinners, solvents, pesticides and liquid wastes are refused, mattresses are not on the acceptable list, and only one television or computer monitor is taken per bulky pickup.
City of Escondido Recycling and Waste Reduction Division with Escondido Disposal, Inc.
Use the free household hazardous waste drop off
A city household with electronics, paint, batteries, used oil, oil filters, automotive batteries, pesticides, pool chemicals or other household chemicals.
Cost & conditions
No charge. City of Escondido residents at the West Washington Avenue site, and city residents also at the Vista and Poway household hazardous waste facilities. The service is not open to business waste.
Arrange it
Book an appointment at 760-745-3203 for one of the two Saturdays each month, or go to the Vista or Poway site on a Saturday without an appointment.
The load cannot exceed 15 gallons or 125 pounds, business waste, tires, explosives, radioactive material and medical waste are refused, and paint is routed to a PaintCare retail drop off instead.
A household or contractor clearing a remodel, a roof, a landscaping job or a large demolition load.
Cost & conditions
The hauler publishes the box sizes and limits but not a price, so the service representative quotes the 15 yard or 40 yard box and the disposal cost by phone. Both boxes carry a 10 ton legal weight limit.
Arrange it
Call Escondido Disposal at 760-745-3203 to order the box, and have the site ready with clear access for delivery and pickup.
Heavy material such as construction debris, dirt, sod or concrete has to stay in a shallow even layer, material must be level with the top of the box, and recyclables, organics, trash and construction debris have to be in separate containers.
Use the mattress retailer take back or a recycling drop off
A household replacing a mattress or clearing one out without buying a new one.
Cost & conditions
No charge. California law requires a retailer delivering a new mattress to offer to take the old one at no additional cost, and participating mattress recycling locations accept units free, though delivery or setup fees for the new product still apply and a location may limit units.
Arrange it
Ask the delivering retailer for the take back when the new mattress is ordered, or use the mattress recycling program's location search and call the site before hauling the unit.
A retailer has up to 30 days to collect the old mattress and may refuse a unit that poses a health or safety risk. The program is not the same as the city bulky pickup, so a mattress on the curb without an arrangement can be refused.
City household hazardous waste and electronics drop off
Escondido Household Hazardous Waste Facility
1044 West Washington Avenue, Escondido, CA
Household hazardous waste and electronic waste, including aerosols, lighter fluid, all purpose cleaner, used oil and oil filters, antifreeze, oven cleaner, automotive batteries, latex and oil based paint, automotive fluids, disinfectants, pesticides, drain openers, pool chemicals, gasoline in containers, solvents, furniture polish, televisions, computer monitors, computers and printers.
City of Escondido residents only, residential waste only, appointment required, and no business waste, tires, explosives, radioactive material or medical waste. The load is limited to 15 gallons or 125 pounds, labels must be legible, containers must be sealed and not leaking, products may not be mixed, and material travels in the trunk away from passengers and pets.
Two Saturdays each month by appointment; the city publishes a 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. window for city residents and a later window for county residents, and the 2026 Saturday dates run twice a month through December.
No charge. City of Escondido residents, free of charge, by appointment at 760-745-3203. The Vista and Poway household hazardous waste sites are also free to city residents and open Saturdays without an appointment.
Hauler customer service office for batteries and sharps
Escondido Disposal Customer Service Office
1021 W. Mission Avenue, Escondido, CA 92025
Household batteries dropped off free of charge by Escondido residents, and home generated sharps delivered in an approved sharps container.
This is the hauler's customer service office rather than a transfer station, so it takes the published battery and sharps streams rather than bulky items, construction debris or household trash. Loose lithium and other batteries are barred from every collection cart.
Office hours are published by the hauler; call 760-745-3203 before a trip.
No charge. Escondido residents dropping household batteries, which the hauler lists as free at this office, with sharps accepted under the state sharps rules in an approved container.
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 does Escondido collect a couch?+
A couch goes out on the bulky item pickup rather than the weekly cart. Furniture heads the acceptable list, the hauler charges a set price for each item, and the request has to be made at least a week before the regular collection day so the crew can schedule it.Official guidance
Where does a mattress go in Escondido?+
Start with the state program: a retailer delivering a new mattress has to offer to take the old one back at no additional cost, and participating mattress recycling locations take a unit free. The hauler's bulky list names furniture but never a mattress, so the paid bulky pickup is not a confirmed route and the arrangement should be confirmed with Escondido Disposal first.Official guidance
What if I am not buying a new mattress?+
The retailer take back only applies when a new mattress is delivered, so without a purchase the route is one of the participating mattress recycling drop off locations, which take a unit at no additional cost. Check the location search, call the site first because some locations limit units or ask for an appointment, and do not leave the mattress at the curb expecting the weekly truck.Official guidance
Can a stove or water heater go out for bulky pickup?+
Yes. Stoves, water heaters and microwave ovens are named on the acceptable bulky item list, and the pickup is charged per item once it is booked at least a week before the regular collection day. Keep the unit out of the carts and book it by phone with the hauler.Official guidance
What does it cost to get rid of a television in Escondido?+
Nothing for a city resident using the household hazardous waste route, which takes televisions and monitors free with a limit of five CRT units per customer and no limit on computers and printers. The city runs free e-waste and shred events twice in 2026 as well, or one television or computer monitor can be added to a paid bulky item pickup.Official guidance
What can never go out with the bulky pickup?+
Tires, dirt, concrete, asphalt, and hazardous chemicals such as paints, thinners, solvents, pesticides and liquid wastes are refused, and the hauler says not to place them at the curb. Batteries, fluorescent bulbs, electronics, mercury containing items and non empty aerosols are also barred from every cart, and paint goes to a PaintCare retail drop off instead.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Escondido?+
Escondido Disposal, Inc. is the city's franchise hauler for weekly trash, recycling and organics, and the city's Recycling and Waste Reduction Division runs the household hazardous waste and recycling programs alongside it. The city publishes the residential rate on the utility bill and answers program questions on the recycling hotline at 760-839-6216.Official guidance
What does a bulky pickup cost in Escondido?+
The hauler charges a set price for each bulky item collected at the curb, and the request has to be made at least a week before the regular collection day. A refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner is priced separately at a much higher rate because its refrigerant is treated as hazardous waste and needs special handling.Official guidance
What can go out for bulky pickup?+
Furniture, scrap metal, stoves, refrigerators, air conditioners, microwave ovens, water heaters and one television or computer monitor are the published acceptable items. Tires, dirt, concrete, asphalt and hazardous chemicals such as paints, thinners, solvents, pesticides and liquid wastes are refused, and those must not be placed at the curb.Official guidance
Where do old televisions, monitors and computers go?+
To the free household hazardous waste route rather than the trash. City residents use the Escondido site by appointment or the Vista and Poway sites on Saturdays, with a limit of five CRT units per customer and no limit on computers and printers, and the city also runs free e-waste and shred events in June and October 2026.Official guidance
How much household hazardous waste can I bring at once?+
No more than 15 gallons or 125 pounds in one trip. Labels have to be legible, containers sealed and not leaking, different products may not be mixed into one container, and the material has to travel in the trunk or another area away from passengers and pets. The program takes residential waste only and turns away business waste, tires, explosives, radioactive material and medical waste.Official guidance
How does a remodel load leave the property?+
In a roll-off box or another private haul, not in a cart or a curbside pile. The city requires permitted projects to submit a Construction Waste Management Plan and divert at least 65 percent of non hazardous construction debris, and the hauler quotes a 15 yard or 40 yard box with a 10 ton weight limit and a shallow layer limit for heavy material such as concrete, dirt and sod.Official guidance
