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 Pittsburg
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.
Pittsburg runs two curbside extras on the paid residential service. One bulky item a calendar year, under 200 pounds, may be an appliance, a large piece of furniture or an electronic. Two on-call pickups a calendar year collect up to twelve bags of household garbage or yard waste at no more than 50 pounds a bag, with branches tied in a bundle no larger than 18 inches by 3 feet, at least one week apart.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included with regular paid garbage service: one bulky item a calendar year under 200 pounds, and two on-call pickups a calendar year of up to twelve 32 gallon bags of garbage or yard waste under 50 pounds each.
When & how
Call Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery at (925) 682-9113 to schedule either service for your regular collection day, and keep the two on-call pickups at least a week apart.
Get it ready
Set carts at the curb by 5 a.m. with the lid closed and contents below the rim, keep bags under the weight limit, bundle branches within the size limit, and keep construction material, furniture, lumber, logs, carpets, appliances and e-waste out of a bag pickup because the hauler refuses them there.
Garbage, recycling and organics are collected weekly, and carts have to be at the curb by 5 a.m. on the service day with the contents below the rim and the lid properly closed. Garbage carts are the 64 or 96 gallon brown or black cart, recycling goes in the blue 64 gallon cart, and organics go in the 96 gallon green cart.
One big item a year, or a bagged load twice a year
The bulky allowance takes a single item, under 200 pounds, and it may be an appliance, a large piece of furniture or an electronic. The on-call allowance instead takes up to twelve 32 gallon bags of household garbage or yard waste at 50 pounds or less a bag, with branches bundled no larger than 18 inches by 3 feet, twice a calendar year and at least a week apart. Neither route takes construction material, and the bag route also refuses furniture, carpets, appliances and e-waste.
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 Pittsburg and Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery
Use the annual bulky item pickup
A Pittsburg household with one appliance, one large piece of furniture or one electronic that will not fit a cart and weighs less than 200 pounds.
Cost & conditions
No charge. One item a calendar year as part of regular paid garbage service, under 200 pounds, chosen from an appliance, large furniture or an electronic.
Arrange it
Schedule with Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery at (925) 682-9113 and set the item at the curb on the scheduled collection day.
Only one item is allowed, it has to stay under 200 pounds, and mattresses and exercise equipment are not named on the published examples, so those have to be confirmed first.
City of Pittsburg and Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery
Use an on-call bag pickup for a small load
A household with bagged garbage or yard waste that does not fit the cart, or with bundled branches.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Two pickups a calendar year at no additional cost with regular paid garbage service, each collecting up to twelve 32 gallon bags of garbage or yard waste at 50 pounds or less a bag.
Arrange it
Call Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery at (925) 682-9113 to schedule the pickup for your regular collection day, at least a week apart from the other on-call pickup.
The route refuses building and construction material, furniture, lumber, logs, carpets, appliances and e-waste, and branches must be tied in a bundle no larger than 18 inches by 3 feet.
City recycling center and transfer station for self-hauled waste and appliances
Recycling Center and Transfer Station
1300 Loveridge Road, Pittsburg, CA 94565
Self-hauled residential waste from Pittsburg households, including the appliances the Delta household hazardous waste facility refuses, and bare uncut Christmas trees at no charge until January 31.
The city's municipal code sets out the self-haul rules in section 8.04.250, and the county household hazardous waste program sends appliances here because it does not take them, so confirm the accepted material and the gate charge for the specific load before loading.
7 a.m. to 6 p.m., phone (925) 473-0180.
The site prices a self-hauled load at the gate rather than publishing a flat rate, so ask at (925) 473-0180 what the load will cost before you drive out.
Selected customer reviews. Counts checked September 2026.
Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Bulk junk removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Pittsburg.
How much does bulk junk removal cost in Pittsburg?+
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.
What curbside extras come with Pittsburg service?+
One bulky item a calendar year, under 200 pounds, which may be an appliance, a large piece of furniture or an electronic, and two on-call pickups a calendar year of up to twelve bags of garbage or yard waste at no more than 50 pounds a bag. The bag pickups cannot take construction material, furniture, lumber, logs, carpets, appliances or e-waste.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Pittsburg?+
Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery collects organics, recyclables and garbage weekly under the city's franchise, and it also runs the bulky, on-call, scrap metal, battery, bulb and oil programs. Customer service is (925) 682-9113, the hauler office is at 555 California Avenue, and the city publishes the franchise agreement and the solid waste sections of the municipal code.Official guidance
What happens to holiday trees?+
Holiday trees are collected at the curb when scheduled in advance, on the regular collection day, and the tree has to be undecorated and unflocked and cut into three foot sections with the stand removed, placed next to the organics cart. A bare uncut tree can also be dropped at the recycling center and transfer station free until January 31.Official guidance
Is there a discounted rate for seniors?+
A low income and senior rate covers a 64 gallon garbage cart and includes weekly organics, recycling and garbage collection, and the current amount is the one published in the residential rate sheet effective January 1, 2026 that the hauler links from its billing and rates section. To qualify, the resident has to be 62 or older, be the head of household with income at or below the published limit excluding social security, and be approved by the City of Pittsburg water department.Official guidance
Can scrap metal be collected?+
Yes, once a year: residents may schedule a pickup of small metal scraps and cast aluminum with Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery at (925) 682-9113. Larger metal loads and appliances need the bulky allowance or a self-haul trip to the transfer station.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.