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City collection Sofas and chairs are two of the examples the city gives for the bulky item service, and the hauler's list covers furniture, carpet, rugs and book shelves. A single-family residence can set up to six of them out at once within the six collections allowed each year. No charge. Free to single-family residences in Lakewood, inside the six bulky item collections allowed each calendar year and the six item limit at each one.
City collection A mattress is named on both the city's bulky item page and the hauler's bulky list, and the hauler asks that it be wrapped before it is set out, pointing to mattress disposal bags sold at hardware stores. It counts as one of the six items allowed at a collection. No charge. Free to single-family residences in Lakewood inside the six collections and six item limit. Apartment and condominium residents do not qualify for the free program and may take a mattress to the EDCO transfer station in Signal Hill for a fee.
City collection A water heater is one of the city's own examples for the bulky item service, and the hauler's list adds refrigerators, freezers, ranges, microwaves, washers and dryers. Each unit counts as one of the six items allowed at a collection. No charge. Free to single-family residences in Lakewood, inside the six bulky item collections allowed each calendar year and the six item limit at each one. The city publishes no separate refrigerant charge for this route.
City collection EDCO collects large or awkward household items in Lakewood, and the service is free to single-family residences for up to six collections each calendar year with up to six items at each scheduled collection. The published examples are mattresses, water heaters, sofas and chairs, and the hauler's own list adds carpet, rugs, book shelves and appliances. No charge. Free to single-family residences in Lakewood, up to six bulky item collections each calendar year with up to six items at each one. Apartment and condominium residents do not qualify for the free program and may be charged a nominal fee by the hauler instead.
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?
Lakewood collects trash, recycling and green waste through EDCO, the city's franchise hauler, and the same contract gives single-family homes up to six free bulky item collections a year with up to six items at each one. A mattress, a sofa, a water heater, a refrigerator or a washer leaves on that route, and a mattress is wrapped before it goes out. Apartment and condominium residents do not qualify for the free program and arrange bulky disposal through the property manager or pay to take items to the EDCO transfer station in Signal Hill. Electronics, batteries, bulbs, paint, chemicals, expired medication and sharps never go in a cart: they go to the Signal Hill transfer station on designated Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., or to a free Los Angeles County collection event. Construction debris needs a different answer again, with a Debris Recovery Plan through GreenHalo, a 65 percent diversion requirement on covered projects, and EDCO as the only hauler allowed to place a dumpster in the street.
EDCO collects large or awkward household items in Lakewood, and the service is free to single-family residences for up to six collections each calendar year with up to six items at each scheduled collection. The published examples are mattresses, water heaters, sofas and chairs, and the hauler's own list adds carpet, rugs, book shelves and appliances.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free to single-family residences in Lakewood, up to six bulky item collections each calendar year with up to six items at each one. Apartment and condominium residents do not qualify for the free program and may be charged a nominal fee by the hauler instead.
When & how
Call EDCO at 562-531-3054 by 3:30 p.m. one day before your regular trash collection day, and describe the items so reusable pieces can be diverted to a charity or shelter.
Get it ready
Place the items at the curb alongside the carts by 7 a.m. on the collection day, treat every item as coming from the home, and leave hazardous waste, auto parts, machinery, oil, grease, liquids, building materials and whole tree trunks out of the pile.
Sofas and chairs are two of the examples the city gives for the bulky item service, and the hauler's list covers furniture, carpet, rugs and book shelves. A single-family residence can set up to six of them out at once within the six collections allowed each year.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free to single-family residences in Lakewood, inside the six bulky item collections allowed each calendar year and the six item limit at each one.
When & how
Book the pickup with EDCO at 562-531-3054 by 3:30 p.m. one day before the regular trash collection day.
Get it ready
Set the furniture at the curb alongside the carts by 7 a.m. on the collection day, and keep building materials, auto parts, oil, grease and liquids out of the same pile.
A mattress is named on both the city's bulky item page and the hauler's bulky list, and the hauler asks that it be wrapped before it is set out, pointing to mattress disposal bags sold at hardware stores. It counts as one of the six items allowed at a collection.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free to single-family residences in Lakewood inside the six collections and six item limit. Apartment and condominium residents do not qualify for the free program and may take a mattress to the EDCO transfer station in Signal Hill for a fee.
When & how
Call EDCO at 562-531-3054 by 3:30 p.m. one day before the regular trash collection day and have the wrapped unit at the curb with the carts by 7 a.m.
Get it ready
Wrap the mattress before it is set out, using a mattress disposal bag from a hardware store, and keep it out of the trash, recycling and green waste carts.
A water heater is one of the city's own examples for the bulky item service, and the hauler's list adds refrigerators, freezers, ranges, microwaves, washers and dryers. Each unit counts as one of the six items allowed at a collection.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free to single-family residences in Lakewood, inside the six bulky item collections allowed each calendar year and the six item limit at each one. The city publishes no separate refrigerant charge for this route.
When & how
Book the pickup with EDCO at 562-531-3054 by 3:30 p.m. one day before the regular trash collection day, and ask about the refrigerant unit when the items are described.
Get it ready
Keep the appliance out of the three carts, set it at the curb with the carts by 7 a.m. on the collection day, and confirm with EDCO whether anything has to be done to the unit before the crew arrives.
Electronics are refused in a Lakewood bulky item pickup, so a television, computer, phone or printer does not go out with the couch. The routes are the EDCO transfer station in Signal Hill on designated Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and the free Los Angeles County household hazardous waste and e-waste collection events, which any county resident may use.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free to Lakewood residents at the EDCO Signal Hill Saturday drop-off on the published dates, and free to any Los Angeles County resident at the county collection events. Electronics are not accepted in a bulky item pickup, which is a free service for other items.
When & how
Take the devices to the EDCO transfer station at 2755 California Avenue in Signal Hill on one of the designated Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., or check the CleanLA events calendar and call 888-CLEAN-LA for the next county collection event. Contact EDCO on 562-597-0608 to confirm the date, the hours and the accepted items before a trip.
Get it ready
Keep electronics out of the trash, recycling and green waste carts. Put the items in open cardboard boxes so staff can lift them out, clear the trunk or truck bed before arriving, and erase personal data before handover.
Building materials are refused in a bulky item pickup, so a project has its own route. A Debris Recovery Plan may be required before a permit is issued and is filed online through GreenHalo, CALGreen requires covered projects to recycle or salvage at least 65 percent of their nonhazardous debris, and EDCO is the only hauler allowed in Lakewood, although a property owner or contractor may self-haul with their own vehicles.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no container rate and the GreenHalo tracking system is free unless the project pays administrators to upload weight receipts, so ask EDCO at 562-531-3054 for the dumpster or roll-off price and confirm the transfer station gate fee at 562-597-0608.
When & how
File the Debris Recovery Plan through GreenHalo before the permit is issued, order the container from EDCO at 562-531-3054, or self-haul the load to the EDCO transfer station at 2755 California Avenue in Signal Hill during its posted hours.
Get it ready
Separate asphalt, concrete, drywall, metals, brick, rock, tile, clean untreated wood, cardboard, carpet, insulation, plastic film and PVC pipe for the recycling facility, keep hazardous waste, asphalt shingles, clay roof tile, ceiling tile, yard waste and painted or treated wood out of that material, and keep the weight receipts the plan requires. A self-haul needs the current vehicle registration, current vehicle insurance and a photo of the vehicle with the license plate visible.
Exercise equipment is not named on the city's bulky list or the hauler's list, and the hauler's list is headed as not limited to the items shown, so a treadmill or weight machine has to be confirmed with EDCO before it is set out. The bulky service itself is free to single-family residences, so the question is acceptance rather than price.
City cost & eligibility
The bulky service is free to single-family residences inside the six collections and six item limit, and the only open question is whether EDCO accepts the machine, so call 562-531-3054 and describe it before setting it out.
When & how
Call EDCO at 562-531-3054 with the machine's description by 3:30 p.m. one day before the regular trash collection day, and if it is accepted have it at the curb with the carts by 7 a.m.
Get it ready
Describe the machine honestly when booking, since the hauler uses that description to decide whether a piece can be donated, repaired or salvaged, and take the machine apart far enough that the crew can lift the parts.
Paint, chemicals, batteries, bulbs, used oil, expired medication and sharps never go in a cart and are refused in a bulky item pickup. Lakewood residents take them to the EDCO transfer station in Signal Hill on designated Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and the free Los Angeles County collection events are open to any county resident.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free to Lakewood residents at the EDCO Signal Hill Saturday drop-off on the published dates, and free to any Los Angeles County resident at the county household hazardous waste and e-waste collection events. The transfer station's separate dumping fees do not apply to the Saturday drop-off.
When & how
Drive to 2755 California Avenue in Signal Hill on one of the designated Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., or check the CleanLA events calendar and call 888-CLEAN-LA for a county collection event. Call EDCO at 562-597-0608 to confirm the date and the accepted items.
Get it ready
Keep household toxics such as paint, insecticides and chemicals in their original containers where possible, place items in open cardboard boxes for the drive-through, do not mix chemicals together, and put sharps in a state-approved sharps container or a heavy-duty plastic container with a tight-fitting puncture-resistant lid such as a laundry detergent bottle, labelled and kept upright.
A bulky item pickup in Lakewood is booked with EDCO at 562-531-3054 by 3:30 p.m. one day before the regular trash collection day, and a single-family residence gets up to six of those collections a year with up to six items at each one. The items go to the curb alongside the carts by 7 a.m. on the collection day, and the hauler asks residents to describe what is being discarded so a reusable piece can go to a charity or a shelter instead of the landfill.
Carts go to the curb in front of the home before 6 a.m. on the service day, in the street with the wheels against the curb and out of the way of traffic including bike lanes. The arrows on the lid point toward the street, carts stay at least two feet apart and at least three feet from parked cars, mailboxes, trees, telephone poles and other obstructions, and the lids close with nothing packed so tightly that it cannot fall out when the truck lifts the cart. Hot ashes, coals and fireworks never go in a cart.
The city lists six refusals for a bulky item pickup: hazardous waste, old auto parts, machinery and other industrial items, oil, grease and other liquids, building materials such as bricks, lumber, roofing materials, dirt and broken concrete, and excessively large items such as whole tree trunks and large limbs. Electronics, fluorescent bulbs, medication and needles are refused as well, and each of those has its own route rather than a place in the pile.
Bulky item pickup pauses for the Christmas tree recycling program after Christmas Day and resumes in January. During that program EDCO collects discarded trees on the regular trash day for one week after Christmas, with ornaments, tinsel and metal or plastic stands removed, wooden stands left in place, nothing bagged, and any tree over six feet cut in half. In the same week EDCO takes extra holiday trash on the regular pickup day at no charge, up to 10 standard size bags about two feet from the cart, with no call needed in advance.
A covered project files the plan before the permit
A construction or demolition project in Lakewood may need a Debris Recovery Plan before a permit is issued, and the plan is filed online through GreenHalo Waste Tracking Systems, which replaced the city's paper application. CALGreen requires covered projects to recycle or salvage at least 65 percent of their nonhazardous construction and demolition debris. Residential new construction, demolition of a permitted structure and permitted additions or alterations all fall in scope, and on the non-residential side so do new construction, demolition and permitted additions or alterations of 1,000 square feet or more.
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 Lakewood Public Works with EDCO Waste Services
Book one of the six free bulky item collections
A single-family household with a couch, a mattress, an appliance, a water heater or up to six large items at once.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free to single-family residences in Lakewood, up to six bulky item collections each calendar year with up to six items at each one. Apartment and condominium residents do not qualify for the free program.
Arrange it
Call EDCO at 562-531-3054 by 3:30 p.m. one day before the regular trash collection day and set the items at the curb alongside the carts by 7 a.m. on the collection day.
Hazardous waste, auto parts, machinery and industrial items, oil, grease and other liquids, building materials including bricks, lumber, roofing, dirt and broken concrete, whole tree trunks and large limbs, electronics, bulbs, medication and needles are refused in the pickup.
City of Lakewood Public Works with EDCO Waste Services
Drive to the Signal Hill Saturday drop-off
A household with paint, chemicals, batteries, bulbs, used oil, medication, sharps, a television, a computer or other electronic waste.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free to Lakewood residents at the EDCO transfer station on the designated Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The published 2026 and 2027 dates begin July 11, 2026 and run to June 26, 2027, and the facility is closed on observed holiday weekends.
Arrange it
Clear the trunk or truck bed, pack the items into open cardboard boxes so staff can lift them out, and drive to 2755 California Avenue in Signal Hill on a designated Saturday between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
The drop-off runs on the designated Saturdays only rather than daily, sharps have to arrive in an approved or heavy-duty puncture-resistant container, and the city asks residents to call EDCO on 562-597-0608 to confirm the date, the hours and the accepted items.
City of Lakewood Public Works with EDCO Waste Services
Use a free Los Angeles County collection event
A household that cannot make a Signal Hill Saturday and wants another free drop for paint, chemicals, bulbs, motor oil or electronic waste.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free to any Los Angeles County resident at the household hazardous waste and electronic waste collection events run by the county and the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County.
Arrange it
Find the next event on the CleanLA events calendar or call 888-CLEAN-LA, then bring the material in a cardboard box with chemicals kept in their original containers where possible. Many of the events are drive-through.
The events are held at rotating locations rather than at a fixed address, they refuse explosives, radioactive material, tires and business waste, and the event details have to be checked for accepted items, hours and location.
A household or contractor with a remodel, cleanup or landscaping job that generates more than the carts and the bulky pickup can take.
Cost & conditions
EDCO quotes its own prices for a temporary three cubic yard dumpster and for roll-off boxes and gives a free estimate, and the city publishes no rate, so ask EDCO at 562-531-3054 for the price.
Arrange it
Call EDCO at 562-531-3054 to order the container, have it delivered to the property, and call again when the work is finished so it can be collected.
EDCO is the only company in Lakewood with the Los Angeles County encroachment permit that allows a dumpster to be placed in the street, and hazardous waste, asphalt shingles, clay roof tile, ceiling tile, yard waste and painted or treated wood are not accepted in the material its recycling facilities sort.
EDCO transfer station Saturday drop-off for household hazardous waste, electronic waste and sharps
EDCO Signal Hill transfer station, Saturday drop-off
2755 California Avenue, Signal Hill, CA 90755
Electronic waste such as televisions, computers, phones and printers, batteries, light bulbs, household toxics such as paint, insecticides and chemicals, used cooking oil and motor oil, expired medications, and sharps in approved or safe containers.
The drop-off runs on designated Saturdays only, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and the facility closes on observed holiday weekends. Sharps have to be in a state-approved sharps container or a heavy-duty plastic container with a tight-fitting, puncture-resistant lid, such as a plastic laundry detergent container, kept upright, stable and labelled. Items should arrive in open cardboard boxes with the vehicle's trunk or truck bed cleared, and residents may be asked to step out to place sharps in a designated area.
Designated Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., with the city publishing the 2026 and 2027 dates from July 11, 2026 through June 26, 2027. Call EDCO at 562-597-0608 to confirm the date and hours.
No charge. Free to Lakewood residents on the designated Saturdays. The transfer station's separate dumping fees do not apply to this drop-off.
EDCO transfer station and recycling facility for large loads, oversize material and green waste
EDCO Signal Hill transfer station and recycling facility
2755 California Avenue, Signal Hill, CA 90755
Large and oversized amounts of brick, used lumber and other material that cannot go in the residential trash, recycling or green waste carts or be left for a bulky item pickup, and large amounts of clean green waste, which can be recycled into mulch. The site is also a California redemption value buy-back facility for aluminum cans and CRV glass and plastic beverage containers, and takes donation value paper, cardboard and non-CRV household containers.
The transfer station is not the free route for a household item that fits the bulky pickup, and a dumping fee may apply to green waste and to other dumped loads. The city asks residents to call EDCO on 562-597-0608 before visiting to confirm the accepted items, the hours and the fees.
Waste disposal Monday to Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with the CRV buy-back Tuesday to Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the household hazardous waste and e-waste drop-off on designated Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The city publishes no gate rate for the transfer station and says a dumping fee may apply to green waste, so ask EDCO at 562-597-0608 for the price of the load before hauling it.
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 free bulky item collections does Lakewood allow?+
A single-family residence may request up to six free bulky item collections each calendar year, with up to six items at each scheduled collection. The pickup is booked with EDCO at 562-531-3054 by 3:30 p.m. one day before the regular trash collection day, and the items go to the curb alongside the carts by 7 a.m. on the collection day. Apartment and condominium residents do not qualify for the free program.Official guidance
Will Lakewood pick up a couch from the curb?+
Yes. Sofas and chairs are two of the examples the city gives for the bulky item service, and the hauler's list also covers furniture, carpet, rugs and book shelves. A single-family residence books the pickup with EDCO at 562-531-3054 by 3:30 p.m. one day before the regular collection day, and the pieces go to the curb with the carts by 7 a.m. on that day.Official guidance
How do I get rid of a mattress in Lakewood?+
A single-family residence adds it to one of the six free bulky item collections a year, with up to six items at each, booked with EDCO at 562-531-3054 by 3:30 p.m. one day before the regular trash day and set at the curb with the carts by 7 a.m. The hauler asks that the mattress be wrapped first and points to mattress disposal bags from a hardware store. Apartment and condominium residents do not qualify for the free program, and the city points them to the property manager or to the EDCO transfer station in Signal Hill for a fee.Official guidance
Will Lakewood take an old refrigerator or water heater?+
Yes. A water heater is one of the examples the city gives for the bulky item service, and the hauler's bulky list names refrigerators, freezers, ranges, microwaves, water heaters, washers and dryers. A single-family residence uses one of the six free collections a year and books it with EDCO at 562-531-3054 by 3:30 p.m. one day before the regular trash day, with the unit at the curb with the carts by 7 a.m.Official guidance
Where do televisions and computers go in Lakewood?+
They cannot go out with a bulky item pickup, because electronics are on the refused list. A Lakewood resident takes them to the EDCO transfer station at 2755 California Avenue in Signal Hill on a designated Saturday between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., and the city publishes the full date list for 2026 and 2027 on its hazardous waste page. Los Angeles County also runs free household hazardous waste and e-waste collection events that any county resident may use, with the dates on the CleanLA calendar and information at 888-CLEAN-LA.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Lakewood?+
EDCO Waste Services is the city's franchise hauler for trash, recycling, green waste, bulky item pickup and the temporary dumpsters, and questions about a missed collection, a cart or a pickup go to EDCO at 562-531-3054 from Monday to Friday between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. or Saturday between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. The City of Lakewood Public Works refuse team can be reached at 562-866-9771, and the city runs the recycling rules and programs.Official guidance
How do I schedule a bulky item pickup in Lakewood?+
Call EDCO at 562-531-3054 by 3:30 p.m. one day before your regular trash collection day. A single-family residence gets up to six free collections a year with up to six items at each one, and the items go to the curb alongside the carts by 7 a.m. on the collection day. The city lists mattresses, water heaters, sofas and chairs as examples, and the hauler's list adds carpet, rugs, book shelves and appliances. Apartment and condominium residents do not qualify and go through the property manager instead.Official guidance
Where is the Lakewood hazardous waste drop-off?+
At the EDCO transfer station, 2755 California Avenue in Signal Hill, on designated Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., with the 2026 and 2027 dates published by the city and the facility closed on observed holiday weekends. The drop-off takes paint, insecticides and other household chemicals, batteries, light bulbs, used cooking and motor oil, expired medications, sharps in approved or safe containers, and electronic waste such as televisions, computers, phones and printers. The city asks residents to call 562-597-0608 first to confirm.Official guidance
When does a Lakewood project need a Debris Recovery Plan?+
The city may require a Debris Recovery Plan before issuing a permit for residential new construction, demolition of a permitted structure, or a permitted addition or alteration, and for non-residential new construction, demolition, or a permitted addition or alteration of 1,000 square feet or more. The plan is filed online through GreenHalo Waste Tracking Systems, CALGreen requires at least 65 percent of the nonhazardous debris to be recycled or salvaged, and the GreenHalo system is free unless the project pays to have weight receipts uploaded.Official guidance
