Bags, boxes and the last things left to clear, gone from the curb. Choose what’s going, see your exact price and book by 2pm for same-day pickup. You don’t need to be home.
Two bags. One filled box. Count what goes, then book it together.
Finish clearing the space
The last few things still deserve a pickup.
You have decided what is going. Now give those bags and boxes a pickup day, with a price you can see before anyone arrives.
The move is nearly done.
Book the unwanted bags and boxes left after packing. Choose an available pickup day before you hand back the keys, and arrange to have them outside.
The clear-out can be finished.
You do not need a whole house of junk. Select the bags, boxes and larger items you actually have. Your combined price is shown online.
You want to know it is handled.
When the next collection does not fit your plans, choose a Dropcurb pickup day. Updates keep you informed, and completion photos show when the booked items are gone.
A few simple choices turn a mixed pile into a clear booking. No need to estimate how much of a truck it might fill.
Filled bags and boxes
Count each trash bag or filled household box. Books and media go by the box. Clothes, bedding and shoes go by the filled bag. Toys packed together have a Box of toys choice. Ask us about unusually heavy or oversized bags and boxes first.
Empty cardboard and containers
Empty cardboard is a different choice: choose single empty boxes or tied bundles of 10 flattened boxes. Compacted bales have their own weight-based choices and require loading-dock access. A Storage bin choice covers the empty bin itself; ask us to confirm the contents if they are going too.
Furniture and other larger items
Add the actual larger item alongside your bags and boxes, such as a sofa, chair or mattress. It has its own price and preparation. Keep construction materials and items needing special handling out of ordinary household bags.
Bulk junk removal prices in Pico Rivera
First item / additional item
Trash bag$59 / $10
Filled household box$59 / $15
Bag of clothes & bedding$59 / $10
Empty cardboard box$59 / $5
10 flattened cardboard boxes$79 / $20
Box of toys$89 / $29
Dumpster Bag$300 / $250
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.
You handle sorting and getting things out of the home or building. We load and haul away the items on your booking from an accessible outdoor spot.
Book by 2pm at the pickup address for same-day pickup, using the dates shown at checkout. Pickup is booked for a day, not an exact arrival time. Confirm any short building-access window with us before booking.
Your place. One easy pickup plan.
A house, a condo or an apartment. Choose an accessible outdoor spot that works for your property. You arrange the move outside; we take it from there.
Add the bags, boxes and separate larger items, then choose an available day. Have an unusual pile or uncertain contents? Send a photo before booking so we can help with the choices.
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Make the handoff easy.
Bag or box small household items as much as possible. Keep the booked items together, separate from anything staying. Follow your confirmation for when they need to be outside and accessible.
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Show us what goes.
Add photos and clear pickup-location notes on your order page. You do not need to be home when everything is outside and accessible. We send pickup updates and completion photos.
You’re in the loop. Until it’s gone.
Confirmation when you book. A heads-up before arrival. Photos when it’s done.
A Pico Rivera household may book ten free on-call bulky item collections between July 1 and June 30, with up to four items in each collection, and each spring there is also a collection week with no limit on acceptable items.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Ten on-call bulky item collections a year are free to a Pico Rivera residence, and the year runs from July 1 to June 30. Multifamily complexes are allocated one collection for each unit each year, and the city states a fee applies after the free collections are used.
When & how
Call NASA Services at 888-888-0388 at least 24 hours before the next regular collection day to book an on-call collection, then have the items at the curb no later than 6 a.m. on the collection day. The spring collection week runs without an appointment, on the regular collection day, and the city announces the week each year.
Get it ready
Keep each item light enough for a two-man crew to move, keep the load to four items on an on-call collection, and keep hazardous material, construction debris, equipment or vehicles and tires off the pile. The city warns that anything left at the curb without a scheduled pickup through NASA is treated as illegal dumping under municipal code 8.12.460.
Chairs, sofas and household furniture are named in the hauler's bulky item list, so a couch leaves on one of the ten free on-call collections or during the spring collection week.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Furniture goes out on one of the ten free bulky item collections a household gets between July 1 and June 30, or during the unlimited spring collection week.
When & how
Call NASA Services at 888-888-0388 at least 24 hours before the regular collection day to book an on-call collection, or set the piece out for the spring collection week on the regular collection day.
Get it ready
Keep the piece movable by a two-man crew, keep it away from the carts so the regular collection is not blocked, and do not put it out without a scheduled collection, because the city treats an unscheduled pile as illegal dumping.
A mattress is named in the hauler's bulky item list under furniture, and the state program adds a free drop-off route and a retailer take-back right.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. A mattress goes out on one of the ten free bulky item collections a household gets between July 1 and June 30, or during the spring collection week. The state mattress program also takes mattresses at no cost at participating locations, where unit limits vary and a residency restriction may apply.
When & how
Book the bulky collection with NASA Services at 888-888-0388 at least 24 hours before the regular collection day, and have the mattress at the curb no later than 6 a.m. on collection day.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress movable by a two-man crew and out of the carts. If a new mattress is being delivered, ask the retailer to take the old one back rather than assuming the pickup is the only route.
Refrigerators, ranges, washers and dryers, water heaters and dishwashers are named in the hauler's bulky item list, so an appliance leaves on a free bulky collection.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. An appliance goes out on one of the ten free bulky item collections a household gets between July 1 and June 30, or during the spring collection week.
When & how
Call NASA Services at 888-888-0388 at least 24 hours before the regular collection day and have the appliance curbside by 6 a.m. on collection day.
Get it ready
Empty the appliance and keep it out of the black cart, which refuses heavy items and household hazardous waste. Keep each piece movable by a two-man crew, and keep appliances away from the carts so the regular collection is not blocked.
Corded devices and electronics may not go in the trash or recycling carts, so a television or computer leaves on a bulky collection or at a free drop-off instead.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Electronics can ride one of the ten free bulky item collections a household gets between July 1 and June 30, the city states they can be dropped off free at NASA Services, and the Los Angeles County household hazardous and electronic waste program is free to county residents.
When & how
Book the bulky collection with NASA Services at 888-888-0388 at least 24 hours ahead, ask about the free drop-off, or check the Los Angeles County program for the next collection event. The city lists the county events and notes that the dates rotate.
Get it ready
Keep electronics out of both the trash and recycling carts, because the city states they may not be placed in either. Wipe or factory reset anything that stores personal data before it leaves the house, and keep batteries with the household hazardous waste routes rather than on a bulky pile.
Concrete, asphalt, lumber and drywall are refused on a bulky pile and in the carts, so a project load moves through a permitted temporary bin or a roll-off.
City cost & eligibility
The bulky item program refuses construction debris such as concrete, asphalt, lumber or drywall, and the hauler warns against construction and demolition material in the carts. NASA Services offers a three cubic yard bin, a ten yard dumpster for inert material and a forty yard dumpster for larger jobs, and the rate sheet for the period ending June 30, 2026 lists a first three cubic yard temporary bin including delivery, disposal and a 7 day rental. Confirm the bin size, the current rate and the permit before ordering.
When & how
Order the bin before the project generates debris so nothing lands in the carts or on a bulky pile, and keep the permit on hand for the placement period, because the city's bin permit is described as valid for 7 days.
Get it ready
Separate the inert material from household debris, because the ten yard dumpster is meant for dirt, rock, sand, concrete or stucco rather than grass or roots, and the three yard bin is for small remodeling and garage clean outs rather than heavy brick, concrete or sand. Keep unauthorized bins off the street, because an ordinance prohibiting them took effect in March 2023.
An on-call collection has to be booked with NASA Services at 888-888-0388 at least 24 hours before the next regular collection day, and the items have to be curbside no later than 6 a.m. on collection day. Leaving a pile at the curb without a scheduled collection is treated as illegal dumping and can bring a fine.
The free allowance is ten on-call bulky collections between July 1 and June 30, with up to four items in each collection, and a fee applies once the allowance is used. Heavy items do not qualify at all, because everything on the pile has to be movable by a two-man crew.
Cords, heavy metal and debris stay out of the carts
The trash cart refuses hot ashes, dirt, rocks, concrete, construction and demolition debris, heavy metal items such as auto parts, anything with a cord and household hazardous waste. Electronics belong on a bulky collection or at a free drop-off, and construction material belongs in a permitted temporary bin.
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 Pico Rivera Office of Sustainability and NASA Services
Book a free on-call bulky collection
A Pico Rivera household with furniture, a mattress, an appliance, electronics, clothing or yard waste that will not fit in the carts.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Ten on-call bulky item collections a year are free between July 1 and June 30, with up to four items in each collection. Multifamily complexes are allocated one collection for each unit each year.
Arrange it
Call NASA Services at 888-888-0388 at least 24 hours before the next regular collection day, then put the items at the curb no later than 6 a.m. on collection day.
Hazardous waste, construction debris, equipment or vehicles and tires are refused, every item has to be movable by a two-man crew, and an unscheduled pile at the curb is treated as illegal dumping.
City of Pico Rivera Office of Sustainability and NASA Services
Use the annual bulky item collection week
A household with more acceptable material than one four item collection covers, or one that would rather not book an appointment.
Cost & conditions
No charge. The spring collection week is a citywide event with no per item charge, and residents may place an unlimited amount of acceptable items at the curb on the regular collection day.
Arrange it
Watch for the city's announcement of the week each spring and set the acceptable items out on the regular collection day, with the same accepted and refused lists that apply to an on-call collection.
The event runs once a year, so a household that misses it waits for the next spring, and the refused list still applies, including hazardous waste, construction debris, equipment or vehicles and tires.
City of Pico Rivera Office of Sustainability and NASA Services
Pay for a bulky collection beyond the free allowance
A household that has used the ten free collections for the year and still has acceptable items to clear.
Cost & conditions
From $50.23 each bulky item pickup beyond the ten free collections a year for a residential cart customer. The hauler's rate sheet states rates effective July 1, 2025 for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 and lists the charge for an additional bulky item pickup beyond the ten free ones, with a separate commercial first item and each additional item schedule. Because that window has closed, confirm the current amount with NASA Services at 888-888-0388 when the collection is booked.
Arrange it
Call NASA Services at 888-888-0388 to book the collection and confirm the charge, then put the items out no later than 6 a.m. on collection day.
The charge is set by the hauler's published rate sheet rather than by this guide, and the same refused list applies, so a collection will not take hazardous waste, construction debris, equipment, vehicles or tires.
City of Pico Rivera Office of Sustainability and NASA Services
Use the Los Angeles County collection program
A household with paint, solvents, cleaners, pesticides, pool chemicals, batteries, oil, bulbs or electronics that cannot go in the carts.
Cost & conditions
No charge. The Los Angeles County household hazardous and electronic waste collection program is free and runs rotating events and permanent centers. The city also lists free retail take-back counters and a free yearly sharps collection through NASA Services.
Arrange it
Check the county program for the next collection event or a permanent center. Published events near Pico Rivera include the City of Lynwood event on October 3 and the City of Artesia event on October 10, both from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The dates rotate, the sites are county events rather than a Pico Rivera facility, and solar panels are not accepted at any event or permanent center.
Plastic plant materials, nickel-zinc, nickel-metal hydride, nickel-cadmium and lithium-ion batteries, non-automotive lead-acid batteries, CFLs, cell phones and plastic bags.
This is a retail take-back counter for the listed material only. Automotive lead-acid batteries, paint, solvents, pool chemicals and other household hazardous waste are not on the list and belong with the Los Angeles County collection program. Confirm the take-back terms at the counter before the trip.
Store hours are not published on the city flyer, so call (562) 942-9909 before the trip.
The city flyer lists the store as a take-back counter for the listed batteries, CFLs, cell phones, plastic bags and plastic plant materials without publishing a charge, so confirm the current terms and any limit at (562) 942-9909 before loading the car.
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Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Bulk junk removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Pico Rivera.
How much does bulk junk removal cost in Pico Rivera?+
A trash bag is $59 as the first item and $10 additional. A filled household box is $59 as the first item. Add your actual items and quantities to see the combined price before booking. Loading, transportation and disposal are included; any applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
Can you pick up bags of junk today?+
Book by 2pm in the pickup address’s local time for same-day pickup. Available dates appear at checkout. Have the booked bags and boxes outside and accessible according to your confirmation. You receive pickup updates and completion photos; the booking is for a day rather than an exact arrival time.
Do I count every object inside a bag or box?+
No. Count the filled bags or boxes using the matching choice. Books and media go in Filled household box; clothes, bedding and shoes go in Bag of clothes & bedding; packed toys have a Box of toys choice. Empty cardboard is separate, with individual empty boxes and bundles of 10 flattened boxes. Heavy, oversized or unusual contents need a photo review before booking.
Can you pick up a small loose pile of household junk?+
Yes. Estimate how many trash bags the small household pile would fill, and bag or box as much as possible. Select furniture and other larger items separately. There is no extra charge just because the pile is loose. Send a photo first if the count or contents are unclear. A household Dumpster Bag choice does not accept construction debris.
Can I book bags, boxes and furniture together?+
Yes. Select the bags and boxes, then add each larger item using its own catalog choice. The booking shows one combined price for the selected items. Move everything to an accessible outdoor spot before pickup; indoor carrying and sorting are not included. Keep anything you want to retain apart from the booked items and identify what goes in your photos and notes.
How many free bulky collections does a Pico Rivera household get?+
Ten on-call bulky item collections a year, and the year runs July 1 to June 30. Up to four items go in each collection, the pickup is booked with NASA Services at 888-888-0388 at least 24 hours before the regular collection day, and a multifamily complex is allocated one collection for each unit each year.Official guidance
What can go out with a bulky collection?+
Furniture such as chairs, sofas and mattresses, appliances such as refrigerators, ranges, washers and dryers, water heaters and dishwashers, e-waste such as computers, telephones, televisions and stereo equipment, yard waste including branches or bundles up to four feet long, clothing, and other non-hazardous items. Everything has to be movable by a two-man crew.Official guidance
What is refused with bulky items?+
Hazardous waste or material such as oil, solvents or paint, construction debris such as concrete, asphalt, lumber or drywall, equipment or vehicles, and pick-up truck or automobile tires. Yard waste is accepted, but additional bags or bundles of green waste also count as a bulky item rather than going in a cart that is already full.Official guidance
What is the annual bulky item collection week?+
It is a citywide event held each spring when residents may place an unlimited amount of acceptable items at the curb on their regular collection day, using the same accepted and refused lists as an on-call collection and with no appointment needed.Official guidance
Can I just leave items at the curb?+
No. The city states that anything left on the curb without a pickup scheduled through NASA Services is treated as illegal dumping, that storing items in public view on private property is illegal under Pico Rivera Municipal Code 8.12.460, and that the fine can be high. Dumping can be reported to the Code Division at (562) 801-4413.Official guidance
Will Pico Rivera collect a couch from the curb?+
Yes, as a bulky item. Furniture such as chairs and sofas is on the accepted list, so a couch goes out on one of the ten free on-call collections or during the spring collection week. Book the on-call collection with NASA Services at 888-888-0388 at least 24 hours ahead.Official guidance
Should I donate furniture instead?+
The hauler asks residents to consider donating working, usable items to local thrift stores and charities before putting them at the curb, which keeps usable furniture out of the waste stream and leaves the bulky collection allowance for items that cannot be reused.Official guidance
Will a mattress count as a bulky item?+
Yes. The hauler's acceptable list names mattresses under furniture, so a mattress goes out on one of the ten free on-call collections, up to four items per collection, or during the spring collection week when acceptable items are unlimited.Official guidance
Does the store have to take my old mattress?+
If you are having a new mattress delivered, California law requires the retailer to offer to take the old one back at no additional cost, the retailer has up to 30 days to collect it, and it may refuse a unit that poses a health or safety risk. Delivery or setup fees for the new product may still apply.Official guidance
Can I drop a mattress off instead?+
Yes. The state mattress recycling program takes mattresses and box springs at no cost at participating locations, though unit limits vary by location and a residency restriction may apply. The city points residents at the same program from its waste services page.Official guidance
Will Pico Rivera take an old refrigerator or washer?+
Yes. Appliances such as refrigerators, ranges, washers and dryers, water heaters and dishwashers are on the hauler's acceptable bulky item list, so they go out on one of the ten free on-call collections or during the spring collection week, as long as a two-man crew can move them.Official guidance
Can an appliance go in the regular cart?+
No. The hauler's guide refuses heavy metal items and anything with a cord in the trash cart, and appliances are collected as bulky items instead. Carts used with the optional roll-out or backyard service must also stay under 60 pounds, so an appliance is never a cart item.Official guidance
Can electronics go in the trash or recycling cart?+
No. The city states that electronics and corded devices may not be placed in the trash or recycling containers and lists televisions, monitors and computer components, VCR and DVD players, small kitchen appliances, lamps, cords, wires and power tools, phones, car batteries and electric scooters. They can be picked up with bulky items or dropped off free at NASA Services.Official guidance
Where can I take electronics to a county event?+
The Los Angeles County household hazardous and electronic waste program is free and runs rotating collection events and permanent centers. The county's published events near Pico Rivera include the City of Lynwood event on October 3 and the City of Artesia event on October 10, both from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the county notes that solar panels are not accepted at any event or center.Official guidance
How do I clear construction debris in Pico Rivera?+
Not with a bulky collection, because construction debris such as concrete, asphalt, lumber and drywall is on the refused list, and not in a cart, because the hauler warns against construction and demolition material there. Order a temporary bin or dumpster from NASA Services, choosing the ten yard dumpster for inert material or the three yard bin for a small job.Official guidance
Do I need a permit for a temporary bin?+
Yes, and the city describes the permit more than one way, so confirm the route before ordering. The waste services page says a bin on private property needs a permit from the Planning Division, and a bin curbside needs an encroachment permit from Public Works that is free for residents and charged to contractors and businesses. A later section of the same page and the hauler's page say all residents ordering temporary bins must obtain a free temporary use permit from City Hall at 6615 Passons Blvd. that is valid for 7 days.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Pico Rivera?+
NASA Services is the city's franchise waste hauler and handles residential and commercial waste, recyclables, green waste and construction and demolition debris, while the city's Office of Sustainability oversees the service. NASA customer service is 888-888-0388, and the city's utility and waste questions go through City Hall at 6615 Passons Blvd.Official guidance
How is the Pico Rivera trash rate set?+
The hauler publishes a rate sheet for the city that lists the monthly cart service charge, additional cart charges, overage and extra pickup charges, the charge for a bulky pickup beyond the free collections, and the commercial and roll-off schedules. The sheet posted for Pico Rivera states rates effective July 1, 2025 for the period ending June 30, 2026, so confirm the current amount on the account with NASA Services at 888-888-0388.Official guidance
Do apartments get the same bulky service?+
Multifamily complexes are allocated one bulky item collection for each unit each year rather than the ten collections a single-family household gets. A resident in an apartment should ask the property manager or NASA Services at 888-888-0388 who places the request for the property.Official guidance
Where do tires go?+
Pick-up truck and automobile tires are on the refused list for bulky collections, so they cannot go out with a pile and cannot go in a cart. The city links the Los Angeles County tire recycling route from its waste services page, and a tire retailer is the other common route for a household set of tires.Official guidance
How does yard waste go out?+
Yard trimmings, leaves, grass and small branches go in the green cart, and any additional bags or bundles of green waste are collected as a bulky item rather than in a full cart. During January, Christmas trees are collected every week on the regular collection day, cut in half if over seven feet tall, with tinsel and ornaments removed.Official guidance
Is there a special collection for horse manure?+
Yes. NASA Services offers a special collection and recycling of horse manure and bedding, and the material is composted with a local facility rather than landfilled. Bin sizes and prices come from NASA Services at 888-888-0388.Official guidance
One less thing on your list
Get the last things off your list.
Choose your bags, boxes and larger items. See the price and book a day that works.