Bags, boxes and the last things left to clear, gone from the curb. Choose what’s going, see your exact price and book by 2pm for same-day pickup. You don’t need to be home.
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Book by 2pm for same-day pickup.
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Finish clearing the space
You have decided what is going. Now give those bags and boxes a pickup day, with a price you can see before anyone arrives.
Book the unwanted bags and boxes left after packing. Choose an available pickup day before you hand back the keys, and arrange to have them outside.
You do not need a whole house of junk. Select the bags, boxes and larger items you actually have. Your combined price is shown online.
When the next collection does not fit your plans, choose a Dropcurb pickup day. Updates keep you informed, and completion photos show when the booked items are gone.
A clear count. An exact price.
A few simple choices turn a mixed pile into a clear booking. No need to estimate how much of a truck it might fill.
Count each trash bag or filled household box. Books and media go by the box. Clothes, bedding and shoes go by the filled bag. Toys packed together have a Box of toys choice. Ask us about unusually heavy or oversized bags and boxes first.
Empty cardboard is a different choice: choose single empty boxes or tied bundles of 10 flattened boxes. Compacted bales have their own weight-based choices and require loading-dock access. A Storage bin choice covers the empty bin itself; ask us to confirm the contents if they are going too.
Add the actual larger item alongside your bags and boxes, such as a sofa, chair or mattress. It has its own price and preparation. Keep construction materials and items needing special handling out of ordinary household bags.
First item / additional item
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.
Choose my itemsReady for pickup
You handle sorting and getting things out of the home or building. We load and haul away the items on your booking from an accessible outdoor spot.
Book by 2pm at the pickup address for same-day pickup, using the dates shown at checkout. Pickup is booked for a day, not an exact arrival time. Confirm any short building-access window with us before booking.
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.
Add the bags, boxes and separate larger items, then choose an available day. Have an unusual pile or uncertain contents? Send a photo before booking so we can help with the choices.
Bag or box small household items as much as possible. Keep the booked items together, separate from anything staying. Follow your confirmation for when they need to be outside and accessible.
Add photos and clear pickup-location notes on your order page. You do not need to be home when everything is outside and accessible. We send pickup updates and completion photos.
Confirmation when you book. A heads-up before arrival. Photos when it’s done.
Your pickup is booked.
Your confirmation comes straight to your phone.
The local disposal guide
Bulk junk removal in Escondido: start with the item’s collection rules, then choose the arrangement that fits.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
The handoff matters
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.
Franchise hauler bulky item pickup page with the per item and refrigerant pricing, the booking window and the acceptable and refused item listsCommon 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.
Special items disposal page listing the universal wastes that may not go curbside, the PaintCare route, the battery drop-off at the customer service office and the sharps ruleFranchise hauler bulky item pickup page with the per item and refrigerant pricing, the booking window and the acceptable and refused item listsThe 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.
Household hazardous waste page with the appointment-only Saturday schedule, the accepted list, the 15 gallon and 125 pound limits and the refused materialCity household hazardous waste page with the West Washington Avenue site, the two Saturday windows and the appointment numberUse 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.
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Before you book
Bulk junk removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Escondido.
A trash bag is $59 as the first item and $10 additional. A filled household box is $59 as the first item. Add your actual items and quantities to see the combined price before booking. Loading, transportation and disposal are included; any applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
Book by 2pm in the pickup address’s local time for same-day pickup. Available dates appear at checkout. Have the booked bags and boxes outside and accessible according to your confirmation. You receive pickup updates and completion photos; the booking is for a day rather than an exact arrival time.
No. Count the filled bags or boxes using the matching choice. Books and media go in Filled household box; clothes, bedding and shoes go in Bag of clothes & bedding; packed toys have a Box of toys choice. Empty cardboard is separate, with individual empty boxes and bundles of 10 flattened boxes. Heavy, oversized or unusual contents need a photo review before booking.
Yes. Estimate how many trash bags the small household pile would fill, and bag or box as much as possible. Select furniture and other larger items separately. There is no extra charge just because the pile is loose. Send a photo first if the count or contents are unclear. A household Dumpster Bag choice does not accept construction debris.
Yes. Select the bags and boxes, then add each larger item using its own catalog choice. The booking shows one combined price for the selected items. Move everything to an accessible outdoor spot before pickup; indoor carrying and sorting are not included. Keep anything you want to retain apart from the booked items and identify what goes in your photos and notes.
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
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
The hauler lists a separate, higher price for refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners because they contain refrigerants that are treated as hazardous waste and require special handling. The ordinary per item bulky price covers furniture and non cooling appliances such as stoves, water heaters and microwave ovens instead.Official guidance
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
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
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
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
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
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