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A house, a condo or an apartment. Choose an accessible outdoor spot that works for your property. You arrange the move outside; we take it from there.
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Book before you bring it out.
Your items can still be inside when you book. Follow the readiness instructions in your confirmation.
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Choose a clear outdoor spot.
You arrange any carrying out of your home or down interior stairs. Keep entrances, sidewalks and shared access clear. We handle loading and haul-away from outside.
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Show us where to find it.
Add a photo and clear location notes. Contact us before booking if a gate, building rule or restricted access window needs an arrangement.
At a house: outside, accessible and easy to identify.At an apartment: an approved outdoor spot with shared access clear.
Access needs an arrangement?
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City collection Furniture, appliances, electronic waste, tree branches, clothing and scrap wood are collected at the curb, with four free bulky item pickups a year of no more than four items each. No charge. Four free curbside bulky item pickups a year for Lancaster residential customers with accounts in good standing, with no more than four items in each pickup. Additional items are collected for a nominal fee that the City does not publish.
City collection Furniture, appliances, electronic waste, tree branches, clothing and scrap wood are collected at the curb, with four free bulky item pickups a year of no more than four items each. No charge. Four free curbside bulky item pickups a year for Lancaster residential customers with accounts in good standing, with no more than four items in each pickup. Additional items are collected for a nominal fee that the City does not publish.
City collection Appliances are on the City's accepted bulky item list, so a refrigerator, washer or stove leaves the curb on one of the four free pickups a year. No charge. An appliance rides one of the four free bulky item pickups a year for a residential account in good standing, with no more than four items in a pickup.
City collection Recycling, organics and trash are collected weekly in three carts, and California's organics rule requires Lancaster households to keep food scraps and yard trimmings in the organics cart. No monthly residential refuse rate is published by the City or the hauler, and most single family residential properties were moved to annual billing for standard service through the Los Angeles County property tax bill. Confirm the current charge with WM or the City's environmental team rather than relying on an older figure.
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?
Lancaster has one exclusive waste provider, WM, and a household runs three carts: recycling, organics and trash, collected weekly. The City gives residential customers with accounts in good standing four free curbside bulky item pickups a year of no more than four items each, and the accepted list is furniture, appliances, electronic waste, tree branches, clothing and scrap wood. Household hazardous and electronic waste goes free to the Antelope Valley Environmental Collection Center in Palmdale, and an account in good standing also carries two free landfill visits a year for household trash, bulky items or green waste up to one ton. Construction debris has no curbside route and moves through a hauler container instead.
Recycling, organics and trash are collected weekly in three carts, and California's organics rule requires Lancaster households to keep food scraps and yard trimmings in the organics cart.
City cost & eligibility
No monthly residential refuse rate is published by the City or the hauler, and most single family residential properties were moved to annual billing for standard service through the Los Angeles County property tax bill. Confirm the current charge with WM or the City's environmental team rather than relying on an older figure.
When & how
Collection is weekly on the service day for the address. Carts go to the curb by 6 a.m. and come back in after service. New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas are not collection days, and a holiday that falls on a weekday delays collection by one day for the rest of that week.
Get it ready
Close the lid so it fits tight to the cart body, because trash, organics and recyclables left outside the carts are not collected. Organics go in loose rather than bagged, with food scraps kept in a reusable pail between collections. Pet waste, palm fronds, plastic, glass, metal and treated lumber do not belong in the organics cart, and the organics cart does not take food wrappers, diapers or foam.
Furniture, appliances, electronic waste, tree branches, clothing and scrap wood are collected at the curb, with four free bulky item pickups a year of no more than four items each.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Four free curbside bulky item pickups a year for Lancaster residential customers with accounts in good standing, with no more than four items in each pickup. Additional items are collected for a nominal fee that the City does not publish.
When & how
Schedule the pickup at home.wm.com/Lancaster or with customer service at 661-947-7197 at least 48 hours before the regular service day, then put the items at the curb where the hauler can reach them.
Get it ready
Keep the pile to the accepted categories and out of the three carts, keep it to items two people can handle, and wrap a mattress or box spring before it goes out. Household hazardous waste such as paint, oil and batteries, along with spas, pianos, camper shells and anything needing more than two people, is not part of this collection.
Appliances are on the City's accepted bulky item list, so a refrigerator, washer or stove leaves the curb on one of the four free pickups a year.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. An appliance rides one of the four free bulky item pickups a year for a residential account in good standing, with no more than four items in a pickup.
When & how
Book the bulky pickup at home.wm.com/Lancaster or with customer service at 661-947-7197 at least 48 hours before the regular service day.
Get it ready
Empty the appliance and set it at the curb where the crew can reach it. Keep the appliance out of all three carts, because the trash container does not take appliances and the organics and recycling carts are for their own material only.
Electronic waste is both an accepted bulky item at the curb and a free drop-off for Antelope Valley residents at the Antelope Valley Environmental Collection Center in Palmdale.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free on the curb as one of the four bulky item pickups a year, or free to drop at the Antelope Valley Environmental Collection Center, which the City and Los Angeles County both describe as free for Antelope Valley and county residents.
When & how
Either book a bulky item pickup at 661-947-7197, or take the material to the collection center at 1200 West City Ranch Road in Palmdale on the first or third Saturday of the month between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data from a computer, phone or drive before it leaves the property, and keep batteries and electronic waste out of all three carts, because the trash container does not take them. Bring material in sturdy containers and expect a per trip limit at the collection center.
Construction waste is not accepted in the trash cart and the City publishes no curbside route for it, so a project load moves through a hauler container.
City cost & eligibility
The hauler lists construction waste among the materials that are not acceptable in the trash container, and the City's free curbside program covers only furniture, appliances, electronic waste, tree branches, clothing and scrap wood. The hauler sells roll-off dumpster rental, construction waste disposal and its Bagster bag as separate services, and no residential price for them appears in the material reviewed, so the route is a container arranged with the hauler rather than a household collection.
When & how
Order the container before the work starts and confirm the pull when it is full, rather than putting material out for a household collection.
Get it ready
Keep boards, drywall, tile, roofing material, concrete and demolition debris out of the three carts and off the bulky pile, and secure any load that is hauled. Paint, solvents and other chemicals go to the Antelope Valley collection center rather than into a container.
Roll the carts into the street against the curb with the handles facing the home and at least three feet from other carts and objects, out by 6 a.m. on the collection day, and bring them in after service. Close every lid tight, because trash, organics and recyclables left outside the carts are not collected and overflow may draw an additional charge.
Book the pickup at home.wm.com/Lancaster or with customer service at 661-947-7197 at least 48 hours before the regular service day. A household with an account in good standing gets four free pickups a year of no more than four items each, and the accepted list is furniture, appliances, electronic waste, tree branches, clothing and scrap wood.
Paint, oil, batteries and other household hazardous material cannot go in the carts or on a bulky pile. Take them to the Antelope Valley Environmental Collection Center at 1200 West City Ranch Road in Palmdale on the first or third Saturday of the month between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., where Lancaster and Los Angeles County residents drop household hazardous and electronic waste free of charge within a per trip limit.
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.
WM (Waste Management), the City of Lancaster's exclusive waste and recycling provider
Free curbside bulky item pickup
A household with furniture, a mattress, an appliance, electronic waste, tree branches, clothing or scrap wood to clear.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Four free pickups a year for Lancaster residential customers with accounts in good standing, with no more than four items in each pickup.
Arrange it
Schedule at home.wm.com/Lancaster or by calling customer service at 661-947-7197 at least 48 hours before the regular service day, then put the items at the curb where the crew can reach them.
Four pickups a year and four items a pickup. Household hazardous waste, spas, pianos, camper shells and anything needing more than two people are not accepted, and additional items are collected for a nominal fee the City does not publish.
WM (Waste Management), the City of Lancaster's exclusive waste and recycling provider
Bulky items beyond the annual allowance
A household that has used its four free pickups or has more than four items to clear at once.
Cost & conditions
The City states that additional items can be picked up for a nominal fee and does not publish the amount anywhere in its material or on the hauler's Lancaster pages, so confirm the charge and the item count with WM when the pickup is booked.
Arrange it
Book the extra collection with WM customer service at 661-947-7197 and confirm the amount before the items go to the curb.
The same accepted and unacceptable item lists apply as for a free pickup, so a spa, a piano, a camper shell or anything needing more than two people is still outside the program.
WM (Waste Management), the City of Lancaster's exclusive waste and recycling provider
Free landfill visits with an electronic voucher
A household with a load of household trash, bulky items or green waste that is better driven than set out.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Two visits a year to the Lancaster Landfill & Recycling Center at no charge for Lancaster residential customers with accounts in good standing. Electronic vouchers are added to each account in July and stay valid for twelve months, and identification matching the account holder is required at the scale house.
Arrange it
Load the material, drive to the Lancaster Landfill & Recycling Center at 600 E. Ave. F, and present the voucher and matching identification at the scale house.
Each visit is capped at one ton or 2,000 pounds of household trash, bulky items or green waste, and commercial, industrial and household hazardous waste is refused. Extra visits and material beyond the cap are charged at the posted gate rate.
A household or contractor with construction and demolition material that the carts and the bulky pickup will not take.
Cost & conditions
WM sells roll-off dumpster rental, construction and demolition waste disposal and its Bagster bag as separate paid services, and neither the City nor the hauler publishes a residential price in the material reviewed, so confirm the container, the tonnage and the rate before ordering.
Arrange it
Contact WM to arrange the container, and confirm placement and pull timing before it is dropped. A homeowner doing a small bag-based cleanout can also buy a Bagster bag at a retailer and schedule the collection separately.
The box is for construction and demolition material rather than household hazardous waste, and anything that needs a permit to sit on a public street has to be cleared before delivery.
Free household hazardous and electronic waste drop-off
Antelope Valley Environmental Collection Center
1200 West City Ranch Road, Palmdale, CA 93551
Household hazardous waste and electronic waste from Antelope Valley and Los Angeles County residents, such as paint, solvents, chemicals, computers, monitors, batteries, cell phones and fluorescent lights.
Open to residents, not to business waste. Los Angeles County limits a household hazardous waste trip to 15 gallons or 125 pounds, and the county asks residents to pack the material in cardboard boxes, keep products in their original containers, and leave the boxes behind at the site. Households may also take up to five free items a week from the reuse center at the same address.
First and third Saturday of each month, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Los Angeles County lists the center as closed on July 4 and September 5, 2026.
No charge. Free for Antelope Valley and Los Angeles County residents. The City describes the center as giving all Antelope Valley residents a way to drop off household hazardous and electronic waste for free, and the county lists it among the permanent centers where county residents dispose of household hazardous and electronic waste free of charge.
County landfill and recycling center with the residential voucher
Lancaster Landfill & Recycling Center
600 E. Ave. F, Lancaster, CA 93535
Household trash, bulky items and green waste from Lancaster residential customers with accounts in good standing, up to one ton or 2,000 pounds of material per visit.
Commercial, industrial and household hazardous waste is refused. Each visit is capped at one ton or 2,000 pounds, the household needs identification matching the account holder at the scale house, and material beyond the allowance is charged at the posted gate rate.
The City prints 661-947-7197 for the site on its utilities page, so call before a trip to confirm the scale house hours.
No charge. Two visits a year at no charge for Lancaster residential customers with accounts in good standing. Electronic vouchers are added to each account in July and are valid for twelve months, and any further visits are charged at the posted gate rate.
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.
What can go out on a bulky item pickup?+
The City's accepted list is furniture, appliances, electronic waste, tree branches, clothing and scrap wood. Household hazardous waste such as paint, oil and batteries, along with spas, pianos, camper shells and anything that takes more than two people to handle safely, is not accepted.Official guidance
How do I schedule a bulky item pickup?+
Book it at home.wm.com/Lancaster or by calling customer service at 661-947-7197, at least 48 hours before the regular service day. The City asks for the items to be listed when the pickup is scheduled so the crew knows what is going out.Official guidance
How many bulky pickups does a household get?+
Four free curbside pickups a year, of no more than four items each, for a residential account in good standing. Anything beyond that is collected for a nominal fee, and the City does not publish the amount, so confirm it with the hauler when the pickup is booked.Official guidance
How does a refrigerator or washer leave a Lancaster home?+
On a free curbside bulky item pickup. Appliances are named on the City's accepted bulky item list, and a household gets four of those pickups a year with no more than four items in each, so the appliance is scheduled with WM rather than put out with the carts.Official guidance
Does an appliance count toward the four item limit?+
Yes. Each pickup is limited to no more than four items, and an appliance is one item, so a washer and a dryer together use two of the four places in that pickup. Confirm the list when the pickup is scheduled.Official guidance
Where can electronic waste go in Lancaster?+
Two routes are free. Electronic waste is on the City's accepted bulky item list, so it can go out on one of the four free curbside pickups a year, and it can also be dropped free at the Antelope Valley Environmental Collection Center in Palmdale, which is run jointly by Lancaster, Palmdale, CalRecycle, Los Angeles County and WM.Official guidance
When is the Antelope Valley collection center open?+
The first and third Saturday of each month, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at 1200 West City Ranch Road in Palmdale. Los Angeles County lists it as closed on July 4 and September 5, 2026, and limits a household hazardous waste trip to 15 gallons or 125 pounds.Official guidance
Will Lancaster take construction debris at the curb?+
No. The hauler lists construction waste as not acceptable in the trash container, and the City's free curbside program is limited to furniture, appliances, electronic waste, tree branches, clothing and scrap wood. Renovation material needs a container arranged with the hauler.Official guidance
What container works for a remodel?+
WM sells roll-off dumpster rental, construction and demolition waste disposal and its Bagster bag for home improvement, remodeling and garage cleanout loads. The City and the hauler publish no residential price for them, so confirm the container size, the tonnage allowance and the rate when the box is ordered.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Lancaster?+
WM is the City's exclusive provider of waste and recycling collection. Residential benefits include bulky item collection, holiday tree collection and the electronic landfill vouchers, and customer service is 661-947-7197. The City's utilities page lists the WM customer service office at 1200 W. City Ranch Rd. in Palmdale.Official guidance
How do the free landfill visits work?+
A Lancaster residential account in good standing gets two visits a year at no charge to the Lancaster Landfill & Recycling Center at 600 E. Ave. F. Electronic vouchers are added to each account in July and last twelve months, identification matching the account holder is needed at the scale house, and each visit is capped at one ton or 2,000 pounds of household trash, bulky items or green waste.Official guidance
Can I pick up free paint or household products?+
Yes. Los Angeles County runs a reuse center at the Antelope Valley Environmental Collection Center where residents pick up unused or partly used products dropped off there, including household cleaners, lawn and garden care and paint, free of charge, with up to five items a week per household. Nothing has to be dropped off to take an item.Official guidance
How is residential trash service billed?+
Most single family residential properties were moved to annual billing for standard residential service through the Los Angeles County property tax bill. The City's environmental team takes billing questions at Environmental@cityoflancasterca.gov or 661-723-6000.Official guidance
