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City collection Furniture is part of the annual curbside cleanup and it is also named in the hauler's bulky item service list, so a couch or sofa leaves on the cleanup pile or on an ordered pickup. No charge. Furniture goes out with the annual curbside cleanup at no extra charge for a single-family home inside the city limits. Outside that window, Mid Valley Disposal collects it as a temporary bulky item service and prices the pickup when a representative contacts the customer.
City collection Mattresses are sorted as their own group in the annual curbside cleanup and they are named in the hauler's bulky item service list, so either route takes one. A mattress carried out with the annual curbside cleanup costs nothing extra for a single-family home inside the city limits. Outside that window the documented route is a Mid Valley Disposal bulky item pickup, which the hauler names for mattresses and prices when a representative contacts the customer, so ask for the amount at 559-237-9425 before the job order is confirmed.
City collection Appliances are sorted as their own group in the annual curbside cleanup and they are named in the hauler's bulky item service list, but they never belong in a cart. No charge. An appliance goes out with the annual curbside cleanup at no extra charge for a single-family home inside the city limits. Outside the cleanup window the route is a Mid Valley Disposal bulky item pickup, which is quoted on contact.
City collection A Madera residence has a gray garbage cart, a blue recycling cart and a green organics cart, and the hauler asks for all three at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on the collection day. The city posts Resolution 22-103 as its solid waste and street sweeping rate schedule. Attachment A lists the three standard residential containers at a maximum of $49.31 a month in the fiscal year 2026/27 column and notes that the later columns are maximum rates that may be adjusted by future Council action, so confirm the amount billed on the account with City Utility Billing at 559-661-5459 rather than assuming the maximum.
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?
Madera contracts its trash, recycling and green waste service to Mid Valley Disposal, and a residence gets a gray garbage cart, a blue recycling cart and a green organics cart on a weekly collection day. Clearing something large works differently here than in most cities, because the city does not run an appointment based bulky pickup. The route is the citywide curbside cleanup, a single annual event that moves through two zones in the spring and takes excess trash, appliances, mattresses, electronics, green waste and bulky debris in one pass. A household that misses that window can order a bulky item pickup from Mid Valley Disposal as a temporary service, which is quoted when the request is placed, or haul the load to the Fairmead Landfill in Chowchilla, where televisions and computer monitors are accepted free of charge. Construction material, tires, batteries and anything over four feet long or 150 pounds are refused at the curb, and the cleanup leaves ineligible items behind for the resident to remove within 24 hours.
A Madera residence has a gray garbage cart, a blue recycling cart and a green organics cart, and the hauler asks for all three at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on the collection day.
City cost & eligibility
The city posts Resolution 22-103 as its solid waste and street sweeping rate schedule. Attachment A lists the three standard residential containers at a maximum of $49.31 a month in the fiscal year 2026/27 column and notes that the later columns are maximum rates that may be adjusted by future Council action, so confirm the amount billed on the account with City Utility Billing at 559-661-5459 rather than assuming the maximum.
When & how
Carts go out the night before the service day and the Municipal Code requires them off the street or alley within 12 hours of collection. When a holiday falls Monday to Friday, collection slips one day for the rest of that week. The hauler's residential window runs from 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Get it ready
Keep the carts at least three feet apart with the lids closed and clear of parked vehicles. The blue cart takes mixed paper, clean flat cardboard, aluminum and tin cans, glass jars and bottles, and plastics numbered 1, 2 and 5, and the green cart takes yard trimmings, food scraps, food-soiled paper and untreated wood, with no trimmings over four inches in diameter or four feet long. The city warns that consistently putting unacceptable material in a cart may bring a fine.
Madera runs one citywide curbside cleanup a year for excess trash, rubbish and bulky items that normal weekly service will not take, and single-family homes inside the city limits are the households that qualify.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. The cleanup is an event rather than a per item charge, and it is open to single-family homes inside the Madera city limits. Unincorporated Madera County addresses, multi-family dwellings and commercial businesses are excluded by name.
When & how
The cleanup takes place annually in the spring and moves through two zones on published dates. The 2026 window ran from February 16 to 27 in Zone 1 and March 2 to 13 in Zone 2, the city says the detail arrives in the utility bill, and zone maps are posted at least one week before service starts in an area. Debris may go out up to three days before the scheduled cleanup date.
Get it ready
Keep the pile to 5 feet by 5 feet by 10 feet, about one truckload, and set it at least six inches away from the curb so sewer vents, water inlets, mailboxes and fire hydrants stay clear. Sort debris, appliances, mattresses, electronics, green waste and general trash into separate groups, and bag or box all loose debris. Anything on the ineligible list is left behind and has to be removed within 24 hours after the scheduled cleanup date.
Furniture is part of the annual curbside cleanup and it is also named in the hauler's bulky item service list, so a couch or sofa leaves on the cleanup pile or on an ordered pickup.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Furniture goes out with the annual curbside cleanup at no extra charge for a single-family home inside the city limits. Outside that window, Mid Valley Disposal collects it as a temporary bulky item service and prices the pickup when a representative contacts the customer.
When & how
Put furniture out with the cleanup pile up to three days before the scheduled cleanup date, or order a bulky item pickup through Mid Valley Disposal at 559-237-9425 and wait for the job order to be confirmed before setting anything out.
Get it ready
Keep the piece inside the cleanup pile limit and off the sidewalk, and keep furniture out of the three carts, because the hauler asks that bulky items, construction debris, electronic waste and automotive parts never go into a container.
Mattresses are sorted as their own group in the annual curbside cleanup and they are named in the hauler's bulky item service list, so either route takes one.
City cost & eligibility
A mattress carried out with the annual curbside cleanup costs nothing extra for a single-family home inside the city limits. Outside that window the documented route is a Mid Valley Disposal bulky item pickup, which the hauler names for mattresses and prices when a representative contacts the customer, so ask for the amount at 559-237-9425 before the job order is confirmed.
When & how
Put the mattress out with the sorted cleanup pile up to three days before the scheduled cleanup date, or order a bulky item pickup and wait for the job order to be confirmed before setting it out.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress out of the carts, keep the cleanup pile inside 5 feet by 5 feet by 10 feet, and place the pile at least six inches back from the curb so it does not block sewer vents, water inlets, mailboxes or hydrants.
Appliances are sorted as their own group in the annual curbside cleanup and they are named in the hauler's bulky item service list, but they never belong in a cart.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. An appliance goes out with the annual curbside cleanup at no extra charge for a single-family home inside the city limits. Outside the cleanup window the route is a Mid Valley Disposal bulky item pickup, which is quoted on contact.
When & how
Put the appliance with the sorted cleanup pile up to three days before the scheduled cleanup date, or order a bulky item pickup at 559-237-9425 and wait for the confirmed job order.
Get it ready
Empty the unit and keep it out of the gray cart, because the hauler asks that bulky items not go into a container. Keep the appliance inside the cleanup pile limit, and remember that batteries, fluorescent tubes and items containing a battery are refused in the cleanup.
Electronics are sorted as their own group in the annual curbside cleanup, they can be dropped at the Fairmead Landfill, and a television or computer monitor is accepted there free of charge.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. A television or computer monitor is accepted free of charge at the Fairmead Landfill, and electronics are sorted out at no extra charge during the annual curbside cleanup for a single-family home inside the city limits. An on-demand household electronic waste pickup ordered through Mid Valley Disposal is priced separately, so ask for the amount when the request is placed.
When & how
Put electronics with the sorted cleanup pile up to three days before the scheduled cleanup date, or drop them at the Fairmead Landfill at 21739 Road 19 in Chowchilla, which is open Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and closed Sundays and major holidays.
Get it ready
Keep electronics out of all three carts, because the hauler lists electronic waste among the items that must not go in a container. Wipe personal data from a computer, phone or drive before it leaves the property.
Exercise equipment is not named on the cleanup list or the hauler's bulky item list, so the machine has to be confirmed before it goes out.
City cost & eligibility
No published amount covers an exercise machine and no list read here names the category. Ask the hauler at 559-237-9425 about a bulky item pickup, or ask the city Solid Waste Division at 559-661-5406 whether the machine may go out with the curbside cleanup, before the machine reaches the curb.
When & how
Confirm the machine before the cleanup window or before ordering a pickup, and never place it out on the assumption that it will be taken.
Get it ready
Take the machine down as far as it will come apart, keep the loose weights with it, and keep the piece inside the cleanup pile limit of 5 feet by 5 feet by 10 feet and under 150 pounds.
Construction and demolition material is refused in the carts and on the cleanup pile, so a project load moves through an authorized roll-off container instead.
City cost & eligibility
Neither the weekly carts nor the curbside cleanup takes construction and demolition material, and Mid Valley Disposal offers roll-off bins in a range of sizes for those loads. Under Madera County Code only the county's exclusive franchise haulers may place roll-off or drop box containers for construction and demolition debris or bulky waste, so the container is ordered from the authorized hauler.
When & how
Order the roll-off container before the project generates debris, and keep the material out of the carts and off the cleanup pile for the whole project.
Get it ready
Separate the concrete, dirt, wood, drywall, asphalt shingles and asphalt pavement the project can divert, and keep the diversion records a covered project has to produce. California law requires nonhazardous construction and demolition waste to be recycled or salvaged, and Madera Municipal Code section 5-3.30 requires covered projects to divert at least 65 percent.
The annual curbside cleanup takes one pile per single-family home inside the city limits, no larger than 5 feet by 5 feet by 10 feet and roughly one truckload. Put it out up to three days before the scheduled cleanup date, at least six inches back from the curb so sewer vents, water inlets, mailboxes and fire hydrants stay clear, and bag or box anything loose.
The city asks residents to separate debris, appliances, mattresses, electronics, green waste and general trash rather than mixing them into one heap. Sorting is what lets the crew and the recycling routes handle each group, and it is also why a mattress and an appliance should not end up buried under loose rubbish.
Tires, batteries and items containing batteries, paint and liquids, propane tanks, needles, dirt and rock, 50-gallon drums, items over four feet long and items over 150 pounds are all refused in the cleanup. Anything refused is left at the curb and has to be removed by the resident within 24 hours after the scheduled cleanup date, so keep those out of the pile in the first place.
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.
A single-family home inside the Madera city limits with excess trash, bulky debris, appliances, mattresses, electronics or green waste to clear.
Cost & conditions
No charge. The cleanup is an event rather than a per item charge, and it is open to single-family homes inside the Madera city limits. Unincorporated county addresses, multi-family dwellings and commercial businesses are excluded by name.
Arrange it
Watch for the city flyer in the utility bill and the zone map for the area, then put the sorted pile out up to three days before the scheduled cleanup date.
One pile per home, no larger than 5 feet by 5 feet by 10 feet, and the long refused list applies, including tires, batteries, paint, propane tanks, needles, dirt and rock, 50-gallon drums, and anything over four feet long or 150 pounds.
A household that missed the cleanup window and has appliances, a couch, a mattress, electronic waste, tires or bagged trash to clear.
Cost & conditions
Mid Valley Disposal describes the bulky item collection as a temporary service at a low rate and does not publish the amount on the pages read here. Submit the request and the representative who contacts the customer quotes the pickup, so confirm the amount at 559-237-9425 before the job order is confirmed.
Arrange it
Submit the bulky pick-up request or call 559-237-9425. A representative responds during business hours Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and submits a job order, so wait for the confirmation before setting anything out.
This is an on-demand service priced per request rather than a scheduled municipal collection, and the accepted items are the hauler's call on the request, so confirm the specific item list when the pickup is arranged.
A household with a television, a computer monitor or other electronic waste to dispose of.
Cost & conditions
No charge. The City states that televisions and computer monitors are accepted free of charge at the Fairmead Landfill. Other material in the same load is handled at the gate, so keep a free item load separate if only the free items are intended.
Arrange it
Take the devices to the Fairmead Landfill at 21739 Road 19 in Chowchilla, open Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and closed Sundays and major holidays.
The landfill is a county facility rather than a city one, the household hazardous waste window there runs only on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and is open to Madera County residents only, and other material dropped at the same time is charged at the gate.
A household or contractor with construction, renovation or demolition debris that the carts and the cleanup refuse.
Cost & conditions
Roll-off bins are quoted by size and service, and no published rate for a construction load appears on the pages read here, so confirm the bin size, the delivery and the disposal charge with the authorized hauler at 559-237-9425.
Arrange it
Order the roll-off from one of the county's exclusive franchise haulers before the project starts, and keep construction material out of the carts and off the cleanup pile.
Under Madera County Code only the exclusive franchise haulers may place roll-off or drop box containers for construction and demolition debris or bulky waste, and covered projects still have to meet the 65 percent diversion requirement with documentation.
County landfill and transfer station in Chowchilla
Fairmead Landfill, Mammoth Recycling Facility and Transfer Station
21739 Road 19, Chowchilla, CA 93610
Self hauled household loads from the public, recyclables, and electronic waste. Televisions and computer monitors are accepted free of charge. The site also hosts the county household hazardous waste facility, which takes items such as old paint, batteries, fluorescent lights, thermometers and thermostats, waste oil and gasoline, and pesticides.
The household hazardous waste facility is open to Madera County residents only and runs Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., with businesses served by appointment. The landfill is closed Sundays and major holidays and closes on July 4, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Under county code only the exclusive franchise haulers may place roll-off or drop box containers for construction and demolition debris or bulky waste, so a project container is ordered rather than self placed. Confirm the load and the gate rate at 559-665-1310 before hauling.
Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., closed Sunday and major holidays. Phone 559-665-1310.
The city and county pages read here publish the address, hours and operator but not a per load self hauler gate rate, so confirm the current disposal charge at 559-665-1310 before loading. Televisions and computer monitors are the documented exception and are accepted free of charge.
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.
Where should Madera residents verify a large-item disposal route?+
Use City of Madera Trash and Recycling; contact Mid Valley Disposal at 800-706-5779 when the official page does not resolve the exact item, address, timing, or charge.Official guidance
When is the Madera curbside cleanup?+
It is an annual spring event that moves through two zones. The 2026 window ran from February 16 to 27 in Zone 1 and March 2 to 13 in Zone 2. The city says a flyer with the scheduled day for each area arrives in the utility bill, and zone maps go up at least one week before service starts in an area.Official guidance
Who can use the citywide curbside cleanup?+
Single-family homes inside the Madera city limits. The city excludes unincorporated areas of Madera County, multi-family dwellings and commercial businesses, so an apartment resident has to ask the property manager or order a pickup from the hauler instead.Official guidance
How big can the cleanup pile be?+
No larger than 5 feet by 5 feet by 10 feet, roughly one truckload, and it goes at least six inches away from the curb so it does not block sewer vents, water inlets, mailboxes or fire hydrants. Loose debris has to be bagged or boxed, and the city asks residents to separate debris, appliances, mattresses, electronics, green waste and general trash.Official guidance
What will the cleanup leave behind?+
Lawnmowers and two-stroke motors, auto parts, construction and demolition material, light bulbs and fluorescent tubes, flammable or hazardous material, pool chemicals, pesticides, propane tanks and compressed cylinders, needles and medical waste, paint and paint products, liquids, all batteries and anything containing a battery, dirt, rock, sod and asphalt, 50-gallon drums, tires, and anything over four feet long or 150 pounds. The city leaves ineligible items at the curb and the resident has to remove them within 24 hours after the scheduled cleanup date.Official guidance
Will a couch be taken in the Madera cleanup?+
Yes. The cleanup is for excess trash, rubbish and bulky items that weekly service will not take, and it covers single-family homes inside the Madera city limits. Set the couch out with the rest of the pile, keep the pile within 5 feet by 5 feet by 10 feet, and separate it from the appliances, mattresses and electronics.Official guidance
Can I order a furniture pickup outside the cleanup window?+
Yes. Mid Valley Disposal offers bulky item collection as a temporary service for appliances, couches, mattresses, electronic waste, tires and bagged trash. Submit the bulky pick-up request and a representative contacts you during business hours Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and submits a job order, so the amount is quoted at that point.Official guidance
Where does a mattress go in the Madera cleanup?+
The city asks residents to sort mattresses into their own group alongside debris, appliances, electronics, green waste and general trash, and the crew collects them during the annual spring cleanup for single-family homes inside the city limits.Official guidance
What if I miss the cleanup window with a mattress?+
Order a bulky item pickup from Mid Valley Disposal, which lists mattresses among the items it collects as a temporary service and quotes the pickup when a representative contacts you at 559-237-9425. The county landfill publishes its address and hours but no accepted mattress list and no gate rate, so do not assume that route without confirming it at 559-665-1310 first.Official guidance
Will appliances be collected in the Madera cleanup?+
Yes. The city asks residents to sort appliances into their own group in the cleanup pile, and appliances are also listed among the items Mid Valley Disposal collects in its bulky item temporary service. They never belong in the gray garbage cart.Official guidance
Do appliances go to the household hazardous waste facility?+
The household hazardous waste facility at the Fairmead Landfill takes items such as old paint, batteries, fluorescent lights, thermometers, waste oil and gasoline, and it runs on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for county residents. An appliance belongs on the cleanup pile or on an ordered pickup rather than at that window.Official guidance
Where can I take a television?+
The Fairmead Landfill at 21739 Road 19 in Chowchilla accepts televisions and computer monitors free of charge. The city notes that these devices can contain mercury paste, gas and leaded glass, which is why they are handled as household hazardous waste rather than as trash.Official guidance
Can electronics go in the cart or the cleanup pile?+
Not in a cart, because Mid Valley Disposal lists electronic waste among the items that must not be placed in the containers and the city's guide puts electronics in the not allowed in any cart group. Electronics are collected in the annual curbside cleanup when they are sorted into their own group, or dropped at the landfill.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Madera?+
The City of Madera contracts residential and commercial trash, recycling and green waste service to Mid Valley Disposal, whose customer line is 559-237-9425 and whose toll free number is 1-800-706-5779. Residential service changes are handled by the City at 559-661-5406, option 4, and billing questions go to City Utility Billing at 559-661-5459.Official guidance
How is the Madera trash rate set?+
The City Council adopts the solid waste and street sweeping rates. Resolution 22-103 set a five year schedule effective August 1, 2022, and its attachment lists the three standard residential containers at $49.31 a month as a maximum in the fiscal year 2026/27 column, noting that the later columns are maximum rates that may be adjusted by future Council action. City Utility Billing at 559-661-5459 confirms the amount billed on the account.Official guidance
Do apartments and businesses qualify for the curbside cleanup?+
No. The citywide curbside cleanup is limited to single-family homes inside the Madera city limits and it excludes unincorporated areas of Madera County, multi-family dwellings and commercial businesses. Mid Valley Disposal still handles residential and commercial collection, so an apartment resident can ask the property manager or order a bulky item pickup from the hauler.Official guidance
Where do tires go in Madera?+
Tires are refused in the curbside cleanup and the city's guide puts them in the not allowed in any cart group. The guide lists free waste tire recycling events on selected dates and a tire cleanup line for tires left in the public right of way, and Mid Valley Disposal lists tires among the items it collects through a bulky item pickup, which is quoted on contact.Official guidance
Where does household hazardous waste go in Madera?+
The Fairmead Landfill site hosts the county household hazardous waste facility, open to Madera County residents on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., with businesses served by appointment. Accepted material includes old paint, televisions and computer monitors, batteries, fluorescent lights, thermometers and thermostats, waste oil and gasoline, and pesticides. Paint can also go to a participating vendor, and the city lists Sherwin-Williams at 1809 Howard Rd.Official guidance
How do I recycle used motor oil?+
The city's recycling guide says used oil and filter bags can be picked up at the Solid Waste Division at 1030 S. Gateway Drive in Madera while supplies last, and the division line is 559-661-5406. The city also runs free waste tire recycling events on selected dates, and household batteries belong with household hazardous waste rather than in any cart.Official guidance
