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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?
Check any building or shared-area rules. Contact us before booking if access is limited to particular hours.
City collection A piece of furniture is one of the city's own large item examples for a bulky item cleanup, so a couch leaves on a scheduled clean-up rather than at the curb unbooked. Single-family households get four free clean-ups in a rolling twelve-month period, spaced at least eight weeks apart. No charge. Four free bulky item cleanups in a rolling twelve-month period for single-family residential customers, scheduled at least eight weeks apart. One clean-up covers one large item such as a piece of furniture or, on the hauler's reading of the same allowance, a bulky items pickup of up to three items. Extra clean-ups beyond the four are arranged for a fee.
City collection A mattress is named in the city's list of large items a clean-up covers, so bedding leaves on the same free programme rather than needing a separate route. No charge. Included in the four free bulky item cleanups a single-family household gets in a rolling twelve-month period, spaced at least eight weeks apart, with extra clean-ups arranged for a fee.
City collection An appliance is the third example the city gives for a large item cleanup, so a washer, dryer, stove or refrigerator leaves on the same free programme, with the bag rules about weight and size applying to anything that goes in a bag. No charge. Included in the four free bulky item cleanups a single-family household gets in a rolling twelve-month period, spaced at least eight weeks apart. Extra clean-ups and additional bulky or e-waste items are collected for a fee.
City collection Milpitas runs a bulky item and on-call clean-up programme for single-family households, with four free clean-ups in a rolling twelve-month period and at least eight weeks between them. A clean-up can be bags for loose material or a pickup of larger items. No charge. Four free bulky item cleanups a rolling twelve-month period for single-family residential customers, spaced at least eight weeks apart. A clean-up covers one large item or two 1.5 cubic yard bags on the city's reading, and up to three bulky items or up to fourteen 32-gallon bags or two 1.5 cubic yard bags on the hauler's page. Extra clean-ups and additional items are collected for a fee.
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?
Milpitas franchises residential collection to Milpitas Sanitation, and the local route for a mattress, a couch or an appliance is the bulky item and on-call clean-up programme. A single-family household gets four free clean-ups in a rolling twelve-month period and has to space them at least eight weeks apart, and the clean-up takes either one large item, two of the hauler's 1.5 cubic yard bags, or, on the hauler's own reading of the same allowance, a pickup of up to three bulky items. The bags are delivered, filled at the curb, and collected with whatever sits in them, which is why the rules matter: nothing over 75 pounds goes in a bag, wood has to be shorter than three feet, and treated wood, auto parts, dirt, sod, cement, rock, brick and hazardous waste are refused outright. Small e-waste and household batteries can ride along beside the bags, larger electronic items and extra clean-ups are collected for a fee, and paint, chemicals, fluorescent lamps and sharps go to Santa Clara County's free household hazardous waste programme by appointment.
A piece of furniture is one of the city's own large item examples for a bulky item cleanup, so a couch leaves on a scheduled clean-up rather than at the curb unbooked. Single-family households get four free clean-ups in a rolling twelve-month period, spaced at least eight weeks apart.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Four free bulky item cleanups in a rolling twelve-month period for single-family residential customers, scheduled at least eight weeks apart. One clean-up covers one large item such as a piece of furniture or, on the hauler's reading of the same allowance, a bulky items pickup of up to three items. Extra clean-ups beyond the four are arranged for a fee.
When & how
Call Milpitas Sanitation at 408-988-4500 to book the clean-up, then have the item at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on the scheduled collection day.
Get it ready
Keep the item within the allowance the confirmation gives, keep cars and obstacles clear of the curb so the crew can reach it, and keep hazardous waste, auto parts and construction material out of a household load.
A mattress is named in the city's list of large items a clean-up covers, so bedding leaves on the same free programme rather than needing a separate route.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included in the four free bulky item cleanups a single-family household gets in a rolling twelve-month period, spaced at least eight weeks apart, with extra clean-ups arranged for a fee.
When & how
Book the cleanup with Milpitas Sanitation at 408-988-4500 and put the mattress at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on the collection day.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress dry, keep it out of the black garbage cart and the split recycling cart, and leave vehicles clear of the curb so the crew can reach it.
An appliance is the third example the city gives for a large item cleanup, so a washer, dryer, stove or refrigerator leaves on the same free programme, with the bag rules about weight and size applying to anything that goes in a bag.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included in the four free bulky item cleanups a single-family household gets in a rolling twelve-month period, spaced at least eight weeks apart. Extra clean-ups and additional bulky or e-waste items are collected for a fee.
When & how
Book with Milpitas Sanitation at 408-988-4500, and if the appliance is going in a bag rather than standing as a large item, have it at the curb by 6:00 a.m. with the bags filled twenty-four hours beforehand.
Get it ready
Empty the unit, keep an appliance out of a 1.5 cubic yard bag if it weighs more than 75 pounds because the bag limit refuses it, and ask about refrigerant handling when booking.
Small e-waste can be placed in a discardable box or bag next to the cleanup bags, and household batteries go in a clear zipper-lock bag with taped terminals. Additional bulky or e-waste items beyond the allowance are collected for a fee, and the county takes e-waste free by appointment.
City cost & eligibility
Small e-waste placed beside the cleanup bags is part of the free clean-up, while additional bulky or e-waste items are collected for a fee that the hauler does not publish, so confirm the amount with Milpitas Sanitation at 408-988-4500. Santa Clara County's household hazardous waste programme also takes e-waste free with an appointment.
When & how
Put small e-waste in a discardable box or bag next to the cleanup bags on the scheduled day, or book a free county household hazardous waste appointment for larger devices.
Get it ready
Tape the terminals on lithium, six volt and nine volt alkaline batteries and put them in a clear zipper-lock bag beside the clean-up bags, not in the gutter. Keep hazardous waste out of every cart, bin and bag, and clear personal data before handing over a computer or drive.
Construction and demolition debris is allowed inside the hauler's 1.5 cubic yard bags except for concrete, dirt, brick and rock, and materials such as dirt, sod, cement, rock and brick need a special collection bin instead.
City cost & eligibility
The hauler publishes no rate for a special construction bin or for the extra clean-up that would carry more debris, so confirm the container and the charge with Milpitas Sanitation at 408-988-4500 before the project produces material.
When & how
Order the special bin from the hauler for concrete, dirt, brick, rock and sod, or use the standard cleanup bags for other construction debris and schedule the pickup. Debris bins are also available for larger junk removal projects.
Get it ready
Keep concrete, dirt, brick, rock and sod out of the standard bags and out of the carts, keep treated wood waste out entirely because the hauler treats it as hazardous, keep wood shorter than three feet, and keep every item inside the bags without protruding.
Exercise equipment is not named in the city's large item examples or in the hauler's item lists, so a treadmill or weight machine has to be confirmed before it goes out.
City cost & eligibility
No published entry covers an exercise machine. Confirm acceptance with Milpitas Sanitation at 408-988-4500, and note that an item over 75 pounds cannot go inside a cleanup bag whatever the route.
When & how
Call before booking, and if the machine is accepted put it out as the large item on a scheduled clean-up day, at the curb by 6:00 a.m.
Get it ready
Describe the machine and its weight when calling, take the console or battery pack off so the electronics are handled separately, and keep the frame clear of parked cars and other obstructions at the curb.
Milpitas runs a bulky item and on-call clean-up programme for single-family households, with four free clean-ups in a rolling twelve-month period and at least eight weeks between them. A clean-up can be bags for loose material or a pickup of larger items.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Four free bulky item cleanups a rolling twelve-month period for single-family residential customers, spaced at least eight weeks apart. A clean-up covers one large item or two 1.5 cubic yard bags on the city's reading, and up to three bulky items or up to fourteen 32-gallon bags or two 1.5 cubic yard bags on the hauler's page. Extra clean-ups and additional items are collected for a fee.
When & how
Call Milpitas Sanitation at 408-988-4500 to book, fill any bags at the curb twenty-four hours before the collection, and have the bags or items out by 6:00 a.m. on the scheduled day.
Get it ready
Keep loose material inside the bags rather than beside them, keep every bagged item under 75 pounds, keep wood shorter than three feet and treated wood, auto parts, dirt, sod, cement, rock, brick and hazardous waste out of the clean-up entirely, and move vehicles away from the curb.
Yard trimmings have their own green cart, and the city notes that the senior rate includes the 96-gallon yard trimmings cart at no additional charge. The hauler also directs grass clippings, leaves and tree stumps under 16 inches to the green cart.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included in the weekly residential collection with the green yard trimmings cart, which the city describes as part of the service along with a 96-gallon split recycling cart.
When & how
Put yard trimmings in the green cart on the regular collection day rather than in a cleanup bag.
Get it ready
Keep grass clippings, leaves and tree stumps under 16 inches in the green cart, keep yard waste out of the split recycling cart, and keep dirt, sod, rock and concrete out of every container.
Single-family households in Milpitas get four free bulky item cleanups in a rolling twelve-month period, and the cleanups have to be spaced at least eight weeks apart, so the allowance is not four trips in one month. Book with Milpitas Sanitation at 408-988-4500, and expect the hauler to deliver the 1.5 cubic yard bags when that option is used. Extra clean-ups beyond the four are arranged for a fee.
Bags are filled at the curb and nothing heavy goes inside
The bag option works on a weight and size rule. Two company-provided 1.5 cubic yard bags, or up to fourteen of your own 32-gallon bags, are filled at the curb and not more than twenty-four hours before the scheduled collection, everything has to fit inside without protruding, and anything over 75 pounds cannot go in a bag at all. Loose material placed outside the bags is refused, wood has to be shorter than three feet, and treated wood waste, automobile parts, dirt, sod, cement, rock, brick and hazardous waste never belong in a clean-up. Bags and items are at the curb by 6:00 a.m., with vehicles moved clear.
Hazardous waste does not belong in any cart, bin or bag. Paint, petroleum products, acids and bases, batteries, poisons, pesticides, pool chemicals, solvents, fluorescent lamps, propane and sharps go to Santa Clara County's household hazardous waste programme, which is free with an appointment and also takes e-waste. Medications are no longer accepted at the county's San Jose and San Martin permanent facilities. For reusable items, the Goodwill store at 311 W Calaveras Boulevard takes clothing, housewares, electronics including working and non-working sets, printers, microwaves, vacuums, sellable furniture and small appliances, while it refuses large appliances, large furniture, batteries, liquids and hazardous chemicals.
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 household with a mattress, a piece of furniture, an appliance, bags of loose clutter or a small pile of items that cannot go in the carts.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Four free bulky item cleanups per rolling twelve-month period for single-family residential customers, spaced at least eight weeks apart. Each clean-up covers one large item or two 1.5 cubic yard bags on the city page, and the hauler's page allows up to three bulky items or up to fourteen 32-gallon bags. Extra clean-ups and additional items carry a fee.
Arrange it
Call Milpitas Sanitation at 408-988-4500, have the bags delivered if that option is used, fill them at the curb up to twenty-four hours ahead, and put everything out by 6:00 a.m. on the scheduled day.
Four clean-ups a rolling twelve months with at least eight weeks between them, nothing over 75 pounds in a bag, wood under three feet, and no loose material outside the bags, treated wood, auto parts, dirt, sod, cement, rock, brick or hazardous waste.
Book a county household hazardous waste appointment
A household with paint, petroleum products, acids or bases, batteries, pesticides, poisons, pool chemicals, solvents, fluorescent lamps, propane, smoke detectors, sharps or electronic waste.
Cost & conditions
No charge. The county programme takes a free appointment from residents for household hazardous waste at its drop-off locations, with temporary drop-off events also listed.
Arrange it
Make a free appointment on the county website, or use one of its temporary drop-off events, then take the material to the location on the scheduled date.
Medications are no longer accepted at the county's San Jose and San Martin permanent facilities, so they go to a kiosk or mail-back programme instead, and the county publishes locations and hours separately from the programme page.
A household with a large junk removal project or with construction material such as dirt, sod, cement, rock and brick that the standard bags refuse.
Cost & conditions
The city points residents to debris bin rentals with single-family residential rates published by the hauler, and the hauler does not put a figure on the page read, so confirm the bin size, the included tonnage and the delivery charge with Milpitas Sanitation at 408-988-4500.
Arrange it
Contact Milpitas Sanitation to order the bin, fill it, and schedule the pickup.
A special bin type is required for construction and demolition material such as dirt, sod, cement, rock and brick, and hazardous waste is not allowed in any bin.
Arrange a multi-family clean-up through the property
A resident of a multi-family complex whose property manager wants to arrange a bulky item pickup or clean-up for the building.
Cost & conditions
Multi-family complexes can arrange a bulky item pickup or clean-up for a fee, and the city states that all fees must be prepaid. The hauler does not publish the amount on the pages read, so the property manager confirms the price with Milpitas Sanitation at 408-988-4500.
Arrange it
The property manager orders the service from Milpitas Sanitation, prepays the fee, and coordinates where residents place their material.
This is a paid service rather than part of the single-family allowance, and the same item limits and refused materials apply to what the crew will take.
Donation drop-off named by the city for reusable household items
Goodwill of Silicon Valley, Milpitas store
311 W Calaveras Boulevard, Milpitas, CA
Clothing, housewares, shoes, books, jewelry, working and non-working electronics, printers, microwaves, vacuums, sellable furniture and small appliances.
Large appliances, large furniture, batteries, weapons, trash, liquids of any kind including paints, oils, alcohol and flammables, and hazardous chemicals are not accepted. The city also notes that hours and accepted items should be confirmed by phone before a trip.
Not published on the city page, so call the store before loading a vehicle.
No charge. A donation drop-off rather than a disposal service, listed by the city as an option for reusable items.
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 Milpitas collect a couch or other furniture?+
Furniture is one of the city's large item examples for a bulky item cleanup. Call Milpitas Sanitation at 408-988-4500, and single-family households get four free clean-ups in a rolling twelve-month period spaced at least eight weeks apart, with the item at the curb by 6 a.m. on the scheduled day. The city describes one large item per clean-up while the hauler's page offers a pickup of up to three bulky items, so confirm the count when booking.Official guidance
Can a mattress go out with a Milpitas cleanup?+
Yes. A mattress is one of the large item examples the city gives for the free bulky item cleanup, along with furniture and appliances. A single-family household gets four clean-ups in a rolling twelve-month period, spaced at least eight weeks apart, booked with Milpitas Sanitation at 408-988-4500 with the item at the curb by 6 a.m.Official guidance
How do I get rid of a washer or refrigerator in Milpitas?+
An appliance is one of the large item examples the city gives for the free bulky item cleanup, booked with Milpitas Sanitation at 408-988-4500. A single-family household gets four clean-ups in a rolling twelve-month period spaced at least eight weeks apart. Anything placed in a 1.5 cubic yard bag has to weigh less than 75 pounds, so a heavy appliance goes out as the large item rather than in a bag.Official guidance
Where do televisions and computers go in Milpitas?+
Small e-waste can go in a discardable box or bag beside your cleanup bags on a scheduled clean-up day, and household batteries go in a clear zipper-lock bag with the terminals taped. Anything beyond the free allowance is collected for a fee booked through Milpitas Sanitation at 408-988-4500, and Santa Clara County takes e-waste free by appointment at its household hazardous waste programme.Official guidance
How does the Milpitas bulky item cleanup work?+
Single-family residential customers get four free bulky item cleanups in a rolling twelve-month period, spaced at least eight weeks apart, booked with Milpitas Sanitation at 408-988-4500. A clean-up can be two 1.5 cubic yard bags the hauler delivers, up to fourteen 32-gallon bags of your own, or a pickup of larger items: the city describes one large item and the hauler's page allows up to three bulky items, so confirm the count when booking.Official guidance
Who collects trash and bulky items in Milpitas?+
Milpitas Sanitation collects residential garbage, recycling, yard trimmings and bulky items under the city's franchise, with customer service at 408-988-4500 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and a city reuse line at 408-586-2600 for staff questions. Santa Clara County runs the household hazardous waste programme.Official guidance
How many free cleanups does a Milpitas household get?+
Four free bulky item cleanups in a rolling twelve-month period for single-family residential customers, and they have to be scheduled at least eight weeks apart. Each one covers a bag option or a large item pickup, and extra clean-ups beyond the four are arranged for a fee with Milpitas Sanitation at 408-988-4500.Official guidance
What are the rules for the Milpitas cleanup bags?+
Two 1.5 cubic yard bags provided by the hauler, or up to fourteen of your own 32-gallon bags, filled at the curb no more than twenty-four hours before collection and out by 6 a.m. on the scheduled day. Everything has to fit inside without protruding, no item over 75 pounds, wood shorter than three feet, and loose material outside the bags, treated wood waste, auto parts, dirt, sod, cement, rock, brick and hazardous waste are refused.Official guidance
Where do paint, batteries and fluorescent lamps go in Milpitas?+
To Santa Clara County's household hazardous waste programme, which is free with an appointment and takes flammable items such as paints and gasoline, corrosive items such as acids, bases and batteries, toxic items such as pesticides and solvents, oxidizers such as pool chemicals, and additional items including e-waste, propane, helium, small oxygen tanks, smoke detectors, fluorescent lamps and sharps. Medications are no longer accepted at the county's San Jose and San Martin permanent facilities.Official guidance
Can I donate usable furniture or electronics in Milpitas instead?+
Yes. The city lists the Goodwill of Silicon Valley store at 311 W Calaveras Boulevard, which takes clothing, housewares, shoes, books, jewelry, working and non-working electronics, printers, microwaves, vacuums, sellable furniture and small appliances. It does not take large appliances, large furniture, batteries, weapons, trash, liquids of any kind or hazardous chemicals, and the city suggests calling to confirm hours and items first.Official guidance
Is there a discounted rate for older residents in Milpitas?+
Yes. Residents 62 and older get a 50 percent cost reduction of the quarterly solid waste rate on the 26-gallon and 19-gallon garbage and food scraps carts, and the quarterly rate includes a 96-gallon split recycling cart and a 96-gallon yard trimmings cart at no additional charge, with an application through Milpitas Sanitation.Official guidance
