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City collection Furniture is named in the city's list of waste that cannot go in any cart, and no furniture pickup or drop-off is published, so the route has to be confirmed with the Refuse Division. The city publishes no furniture charge because it publishes no furniture route. Call the Refuse Division at 782-7513 to ask how furniture is handled and what it costs, or arrange a private hauler.
City collection The city and the Mattress Recycling Council opened a permanent mattress and box spring collection site at the Corporation Yard on North Prospect Street. It is free and open to Porterville and Tulare County residents on the third Saturday of each month. No charge. Free to Porterville and Tulare County residents at the Corporation Yard site on the third Saturday of each month. The state mattress recycling fee is collected on each mattress sold rather than charged at the drop-off, and California retailers must offer to take an old mattress when they deliver a new one.
City collection Large appliances are named in the city's list of waste that cannot go in any cart, and no appliance pickup or drop-off is published, so the route has to be confirmed with the Refuse Division. No appliance charge is published because the city publishes no appliance route. Call the Refuse Division at 782-7513 to ask how a refrigerator, washer, dryer or water heater is handled and what it costs, or arrange a private hauler.
City collection The city collects three carts on separate days for each of four zones: blue recycling, green yard waste and food, and black household trash. Everything has to be inside the right cart with the lid closed and at the curb by 6 a.m. on that cart's day. No charge. Included in the residential refuse rate of $31 per 30 day billing cycle that took effect July 1, 2026, with larger containers and more frequent pickups charged at higher rates. Contaminated containers are not serviced, and a return trip for a container that was not ready carries an additional 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?
Porterville runs its own refuse division and collects three carts on separate days: blue for recycling, green for yard waste and food, and black for household trash, all at the curb by 6 a.m. on the zone day. The carts do not take large appliances, furniture, construction debris or hazardous material, and the city publishes no curbside bulky item service, so those items need a call to the Refuse Division before anything is set out. The routes the city does publish are the monthly hazardous waste and electronic waste collection and the free mattress recycling site, both on the third Saturday morning at the Corporation Yard on North Prospect Street.
The city collects three carts on separate days for each of four zones: blue recycling, green yard waste and food, and black household trash. Everything has to be inside the right cart with the lid closed and at the curb by 6 a.m. on that cart's day.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included in the residential refuse rate of $31 per 30 day billing cycle that took effect July 1, 2026, with larger containers and more frequent pickups charged at higher rates. Contaminated containers are not serviced, and a return trip for a container that was not ready carries an additional fee.
When & how
Each cart has its own day: zone one runs blue Monday, green Tuesday and black Thursday; zone two green Tuesday, blue Wednesday and black Thursday; zone three blue Tuesday, green Wednesday and black Friday; and zone four blue Monday, green Wednesday and black Friday. Cans go out by 6 a.m. and the city runs a holiday schedule.
Get it ready
Put the cart near the corner of the driveway behind the curb, at least three to five feet from fences, mailboxes, basketball hoops and other containers, with cars parked three to five feet away. Keep the lid closed, keep the material inside, and keep plastic bags out of the green can because contaminated green and blue containers are not serviced and may be subject to fines.
Porterville publishes no curbside bulky item pickup. Large appliances, furniture and construction debris are excluded from all three carts, and the only city drop-off that takes volume is the recycling center, which accepts the same recyclables as the blue can and refuses everything else.
City cost & eligibility
No bulky item route or rate is published, so call the Refuse Division at 782-7513 before setting anything out and confirm what the city can take, what has to go to a private hauler and what any charge would be.
When & how
No bulky collection day is published. The recycling drop-off center at 555 N. Prospect Street is open 24 hours a day, but it is for residential recyclables only.
Get it ready
Keep large items out of the carts, because the city lists large appliances, furniture and construction debris among the waste it will not collect, and never leave material in the street. Hazardous material goes to the monthly collection at the Corporation Yard instead.
Furniture is named in the city's list of waste that cannot go in any cart, and no furniture pickup or drop-off is published, so the route has to be confirmed with the Refuse Division.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no furniture charge because it publishes no furniture route. Call the Refuse Division at 782-7513 to ask how furniture is handled and what it costs, or arrange a private hauler.
When & how
No furniture collection day is published. Confirm the route before the piece is moved, and keep furniture out of the carts meanwhile.
Get it ready
Keep the piece off the street and out of the carts, because furniture is on the city's not-allowed list for cart collection.
The city and the Mattress Recycling Council opened a permanent mattress and box spring collection site at the Corporation Yard on North Prospect Street. It is free and open to Porterville and Tulare County residents on the third Saturday of each month.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free to Porterville and Tulare County residents at the Corporation Yard site on the third Saturday of each month. The state mattress recycling fee is collected on each mattress sold rather than charged at the drop-off, and California retailers must offer to take an old mattress when they deliver a new one.
When & how
Third Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. at 555 N. Prospect Street, alongside the household hazardous waste collection. It is the only published mattress drop-off window in the city.
Get it ready
Bring the mattress or box spring to the Corporation Yard during the monthly window, keep it dry, and ask the retailer to take the old unit when a new one is delivered if that is easier.
Large appliances are named in the city's list of waste that cannot go in any cart, and no appliance pickup or drop-off is published, so the route has to be confirmed with the Refuse Division.
City cost & eligibility
No appliance charge is published because the city publishes no appliance route. Call the Refuse Division at 782-7513 to ask how a refrigerator, washer, dryer or water heater is handled and what it costs, or arrange a private hauler.
When & how
No appliance collection day is published. Confirm the route before the unit leaves the house, and keep it out of the carts because large appliances are excluded.
Get it ready
Empty and defrost the unit, take the door off anything a child could climb into, and keep it out of the street until the route is confirmed.
Electronic waste is collected at the city's monthly household hazardous waste collection at the Corporation Yard, and the blue can rules state plainly that computer monitors and television sets are never accepted in a curbside container.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free at the city's monthly household hazardous waste collection, which names electronic waste among the accepted items and is open the third Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. until noon.
When & how
Third Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. at 555 N. Prospect Street. It is the only published electronic waste window in the city, and the recycling drop-off center takes blue can recyclables rather than e-waste.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data from computers, phones and tablets before the drop-off, keep the devices out of all three carts, and bring them during the monthly window. Household batteries and fluorescent lamps are collected at the same event.
Construction debris is named in the city's list of waste that cannot go in any cart, and the city publishes no construction drop-off, so a renovation load needs a private hauling arrangement or a call to the Refuse Division.
City cost & eligibility
No construction debris rate is published by the city, so confirm the current option with the Refuse Division at 782-7513 or a private hauler, including where the load is accepted and what it costs, before any material is moved.
When & how
No construction collection day is published. Keep the material off the curb and out of the carts while the route is arranged.
Get it ready
Keep concrete, dirt and rock out of the green can as well, because those are refused there too, and keep painted or treated material out of the recyclables. Nothing from a renovation belongs in a household cart.
Exercise equipment is not named on any city page, and the carts exclude large items, so a treadmill or weight machine has to be confirmed with the Refuse Division before it is moved.
City cost & eligibility
No published rate covers an exercise machine because the city publishes no bulky route. Call the Refuse Division at 782-7513 with the machine type and size and confirm what it can take and whether any charge applies.
When & how
No collection day is published for this item. Confirm the route first, and keep the machine out of the carts and the street until then.
Get it ready
Break the machine down as far as it will come apart, remove any console or battery pack, and keep the pieces dry and off the sidewalk while the route is arranged.
Place the cart near the corner of the driveway behind the curb, at least three to five feet from a fence, mailbox, basketball hoop or another container, and make sure cars are parked three to five feet away so the truck can reach it. Keep the lid closed with all material inside, and check the zone map because each cart has its own day.
Dirt, sod, rock, concrete, large appliances, furniture, hot ashes, flammable materials, oil, gasoline, paint and construction debris are all excluded from the carts, and toxic or hazardous waste is never accepted in a curbside container. The blue can page adds used oil and filters, poisons, solvents, garden chemicals, batteries, fluorescent tubes and computer monitors and television sets to that list.
Contaminated or overfilled containers are not serviced
Green and blue containers that are contaminated are not serviced, and the green can page states that contaminated or overfilled containers, meaning too heavy or with material sticking out, may be subject to fines. The driver will return for an additional fee when a container was not ready at the time of service.
One monthly window for hazardous and electronic waste
The household hazardous waste collection and the mattress recycling site both operate on the third Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. until noon at the Corporation Yard, 555 N. Prospect Street. Electronic waste, used motor oil and filters, antifreeze, automotive batteries, latex paints, household batteries and fluorescent lamps are taken at the event, and it is the only published drop-off window for them.
The Recycling Drop-Off Center at the Corporation Yard on North Prospect Street is open 24 hours a day for residential material only and accepts the same materials as the curbside recycling programme, with commercial material refused. It is not a bulky item or construction debris site, and it is unlawful for anyone other than the city to remove materials set out for recycling.
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 household with household trash, recyclables and yard waste or food scraps that fit inside the three city carts.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Included in the residential refuse rate of $31 per 30 day billing cycle effective July 1, 2026, with larger containers and more frequent pickups charged at higher rates and a return trip fee when a container was not ready.
Arrange it
Put the right cart at the curb by 6 a.m. on its zone day, keep the lid closed and the material inside, and bring the empty cart back in.
Large appliances, furniture, construction debris, dirt, rock, concrete, hot ashes, oil, gasoline, paint and hazardous material are refused, and contaminated green or blue containers are not serviced and may draw fines.
Monthly household hazardous waste and electronic waste collection
A household with electronic waste, used motor oil and filters, antifreeze, automotive batteries, latex paint, household batteries or fluorescent lamps that the carts refuse.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free at the city's monthly collection for residents, with the accepted list published on the city page and the information line at (559) 782-7514.
Arrange it
Bring the material to the Corporation Yard at 555 N. Prospect Street on the third Saturday of the month between 8 a.m. and noon.
One window a month only, at one address, and it is the only published route for electronic waste and the household chemicals on the list. Large appliances and furniture are not named at this event.
A Porterville or Tulare County household with a mattress or box spring to recycle.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free to Porterville and Tulare County residents at the Corporation Yard site on the third Saturday of each month, with the state mattress recycling fee collected on sales rather than at the drop-off.
Arrange it
Take the mattress or box spring to 555 N. Prospect Street between 8 a.m. and noon on the third Saturday of the month and hand it over at the site.
One morning a month at one address, and the mattress has to be dry and manageable. The mattress must not go in any city cart.
A household with more recyclables than the blue can holds, such as after a move or a party.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free for residential material at the Corporation Yard drop-off center, which is open 24 hours a day and accepts the same materials as the curbside recycling programme.
Arrange it
Take the recyclables to 555 N. Prospect Street at any hour and separate nothing, since the programme is single stream like the blue can.
Residential recyclables only, with commercial material refused, so furniture, appliances, mattresses, construction debris and hazardous waste cannot be dropped here.
A household buying a new mattress or box spring for delivery in California.
Cost & conditions
No charge. California law requires any retailer delivering a purchased mattress or box spring to offer to take away an old one at no additional cost, and the city states that this applies to online purchases as well.
Arrange it
Ask the retailer about take back when the delivery is arranged, and keep the old unit dry until it is collected.
The take back applies to a mattress the retailer is delivering against, and the Mattress Recycling Council is the body that runs the programme and receives the reports.
Self haul in Porterville means the two city drop-offs at the Corporation Yard on North Prospect Street. The recycling drop-off center there is open around the clock for residential recyclables that match the blue can programme, and it refuses commercial loads. On the third Saturday of each month between 8 a.m. and noon the same yard hosts the household hazardous waste collection, which takes electronic waste, used motor oil and filters, antifreeze, automotive batteries, latex paints, household batteries and fluorescent lamps, and alongside it the free mattress and box spring site run with the Mattress Recycling Council for Porterville and Tulare County residents. Nothing else has a published city drop-off: the carts refuse large appliances, furniture and construction debris, and the city publishes no curbside bulky pickup, so confirm the current option with the Refuse Division at 782-7513 or arrange a private hauler before moving a large item. Recycling programs, the 24 hour residential drop-off center and special wastesMonthly household hazardous waste collection and the mattress recycling siteSolid waste and refuse collection zones, cart rules and excluded material
Monthly hazardous waste and mattress collection site
City of Porterville Corporation Yard
555 N. Prospect Street, Porterville, CA 93257
Household hazardous waste including used motor oil and oil filters, antifreeze, automotive batteries, electronic waste, latex paints, household batteries and fluorescent lamps, plus mattresses and box springs at the Mattress Recycling Council site
The hazardous waste collection and the mattress site operate only during the monthly window, and the mattress site is open to Porterville and Tulare County residents while the hazardous waste collection serves residents of the city. Large appliances and furniture are not named at this event.
Third Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. The information line is (559) 782-7514.
No charge. No charge for residents at the monthly hazardous waste collection, and no charge for the mattress and box spring site.
Single stream residential recyclables matching the blue can programme, including plastics numbered 1 through 7, glass, aluminum, steel and tin cans, mixed paper and cardboard
Residential material only, with commercial recycling refused, and the same contamination rules as the curbside programme apply. It is not a bulky item, appliance, furniture, mattress or construction debris site.
Open 24 hours a day per the city recycling page
No charge. Free for residential recyclables, as part of the city recycling programmes.
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.
Does Porterville pick up bulky items at the curb?+
The city publishes no bulky item pickup, and its cart rules exclude large appliances, furniture and construction debris, so there is no standing curbside route. Call the Refuse Division at 782-7513 to ask what the city can do with a specific item, and note that the 24 hour drop-off center on North Prospect Street is limited to residential recyclables.Official guidance
Where does furniture go in Porterville?+
Furniture is on the city's list of waste that cannot go in the carts, and Porterville publishes no furniture pickup or drop-off, so the current option has to come from the Refuse Division at 782-7513. The recycling drop-off center on North Prospect Street takes recyclables only, so a couch cannot go there either.Official guidance
How do I recycle a mattress in Porterville?+
Take it to the permanent collection site at the City Corporation Yard, 555 N. Prospect Street, which is open to Porterville and Tulare County residents on the third Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. until noon at no cost. California retailers also have to offer to take an old mattress or box spring when they deliver a new one, including for online purchases.Official guidance
Where do televisions and computers go in Porterville?+
To the city's household hazardous waste collection on the third Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. until noon at the Corporation Yard, 555 N. Prospect Street. Electronic waste is on the accepted list there, and the blue can rules say computer monitors and television sets are never accepted in curbside containers, so the monthly event is the published route.Official guidance
Can I put a television in the recycling cart?+
No. The city's blue can page lists computer monitors and television sets with the hazardous waste that is never accepted in curbside containers, along with batteries, fluorescent tubes, paint, solvents and used oil. Those items go to the monthly collection event instead.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Porterville?+
The city collects it. The Public Works Field Services Division runs the refuse routes and the recycling programmes, and the Refuse Division answers collection questions at 782-7513. Residential refuse is billed on the city utility account at the rate the finance department publishes for the current year.Official guidance
How do large items leave a Porterville home?+
The city publishes no curbside bulky item pickup, and the cart rules exclude large appliances, furniture and construction debris, so a large item has no standing route. Call the Refuse Division at 782-7513 to ask about the specific item, and use the monthly Corporation Yard collection for electronic waste and household chemicals and the free mattress site for mattresses and box springs.Official guidance
