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Choose a clear outdoor spot.
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City collection Furniture is named in the city's bulky item examples along with rugs and carpets, sinks and toilets, and shipping crates and containers, so a couch leaves on an on-call bulky pickup rather than in the carts. No charge. Included in the up to three no-charge bulky waste pickups a year for single-family homes, duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes. A pickup beyond the allowance carries a fee.
City collection Richmond gives mattresses two free routes. A mattress or box spring can ride a bulky pickup, and residents of Richmond and the neighbouring West Contra Costa communities may bring up to three mattresses a month to the household hazardous waste collection facility at 101 Pittsburg Ave at no cost. No charge. The bulky pickup is included in the up-to-three no-charge pickups a year, and the drop-off accepts three mattresses a month free from residents of Richmond, Hercules, Pinole, San Pablo, El Cerrito and the unincorporated communities with identification or a utility bill.
City collection Household appliances and water heaters are named in the city's bulky item examples, so an appliance leaves on an on-call bulky pickup. A refrigerator cannot go to a Neighborhood Dumpster Day, because the city lists refrigerators among the prohibited items there and points those materials at the West County hazardous waste facility. No charge. Included in the up-to-three no-charge bulky pickups a year for single-family homes, duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes, with each item at 200 pounds or less. Commercial-sized appliances are refused on the pickup.
City collection Richmond households in single-family homes, duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes may schedule up to three bulky waste pickups at no charge each calendar year, and each pickup has a choice of fifteen 35 gallon bags, four 95 gallon bags, five e-waste items, up to 1.8 cubic yards of uncontainerized garbage or organic waste, or, once a year, a large item pickup of up to three large items. No charge. Residents of single-family homes, duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes, up to three bulky waste pickups each calendar year at no charge. A customer who exceeds the free allowance schedules a fee pickup.
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?
Richmond runs its collection through Republic Services, and the route for a couch, a mattress, an appliance or a treadmill is the on-call bulky waste pickup: households in single-family homes, duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes get up to three no-charge pickups a year, arranged in advance at 510.262.7100, with a choice of fifteen 35 gallon bags, four 95 gallon bags, five e-waste items, 1.8 cubic yards of loose waste, or, once a year, a large item pickup of up to three pieces. Everything on the pickup is limited to 200 pounds an item, and construction or demolition debris, hazardous waste and commercial-sized appliances are refused. Richmond also runs free Neighborhood Dumpster Days in every neighborhood, a free household hazardous waste drop-off at 101 Pittsburg Ave or the El Cerrito Recycling Center with a 15 gallon or 125 pound limit per vehicle, and a free drop-off for up to three mattresses a month at that same Pittsburg Avenue facility.
Richmond households in single-family homes, duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes may schedule up to three bulky waste pickups at no charge each calendar year, and each pickup has a choice of fifteen 35 gallon bags, four 95 gallon bags, five e-waste items, up to 1.8 cubic yards of uncontainerized garbage or organic waste, or, once a year, a large item pickup of up to three large items.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Residents of single-family homes, duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes, up to three bulky waste pickups each calendar year at no charge. A customer who exceeds the free allowance schedules a fee pickup.
When & how
Call Republic Services at 510.262.7100 in advance, at least 10 workdays ahead, and the items are collected on the next scheduled collection day. The hauler's flyer asks for at least one week of notice and notes that same week or same day service carries an extra charge.
Get it ready
Keep each bag within the published weight for its size, 50 pounds for the 35 and 95 gallon bag options under the city page and 40 pounds under the hauler flyer, keep each item at 200 pounds or less, box small e-waste peripherals, and keep jagged or sharp objects out of the bags.
Furniture is named in the city's bulky item examples along with rugs and carpets, sinks and toilets, and shipping crates and containers, so a couch leaves on an on-call bulky pickup rather than in the carts.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included in the up to three no-charge bulky waste pickups a year for single-family homes, duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes. A pickup beyond the allowance carries a fee.
When & how
Book the pickup with Republic Services at 510.262.7100 at least 10 workdays ahead so the items are collected on the next scheduled collection day.
Get it ready
Keep each piece at 200 pounds or less, and route a mattress or box spring to the free drop-off instead if that is easier, since the city publishes a separate no-cost mattress route.
Richmond gives mattresses two free routes. A mattress or box spring can ride a bulky pickup, and residents of Richmond and the neighbouring West Contra Costa communities may bring up to three mattresses a month to the household hazardous waste collection facility at 101 Pittsburg Ave at no cost.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. The bulky pickup is included in the up-to-three no-charge pickups a year, and the drop-off accepts three mattresses a month free from residents of Richmond, Hercules, Pinole, San Pablo, El Cerrito and the unincorporated communities with identification or a utility bill.
When & how
Call Republic Services at 510.262.7100 for the curbside route, or use the drop-off at 101 Pittsburg Ave in Richmond, open Wednesday to Saturday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM and closed from noon to 12:30 PM.
Get it ready
Take the unit whole, because cut mattresses and box springs are refused, along with excessively wet, damaged, partial or soiled units, mattresses with bed bugs, car beds or water beds, fold-out sofa beds and futons, and air mattresses, sleeping bags, pillows, mattress toppers or other furniture.
Household appliances and water heaters are named in the city's bulky item examples, so an appliance leaves on an on-call bulky pickup. A refrigerator cannot go to a Neighborhood Dumpster Day, because the city lists refrigerators among the prohibited items there and points those materials at the West County hazardous waste facility.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included in the up-to-three no-charge bulky pickups a year for single-family homes, duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes, with each item at 200 pounds or less. Commercial-sized appliances are refused on the pickup.
When & how
Call Republic Services at 510.262.7100 at least 10 workdays before the collection day to schedule the pickup.
Get it ready
Empty the unit, keep it within the 200 pound item limit, and do not take a refrigerator to a dumpster day, because the city's prohibited list sends refrigerators, batteries, electronics, tires, concrete, oil, paint, propane tanks and treated wood to the West County hazardous waste facility instead.
Electronic waste is a published pickup option: a household may use five e-waste items as one of its bulky pickups, and the hauler's flyer counts up to five e-waste items as one bulky item. Televisions, laptops and microwaves cannot go to a Neighborhood Dumpster Day, and the city routes that material to the West County hazardous waste facility.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included in the up-to-three no-charge bulky pickups a year, where five e-waste items count as one pickup, and free to Richmond residents at the West County household hazardous waste drop-off.
When & how
Book the e-waste pickup with Republic Services at 510.262.7100 at least 10 workdays ahead, or take the devices to the West County household hazardous waste facility at 101 Pittsburg Ave or the El Cerrito Recycling Center.
Get it ready
Box small e-waste peripherals as the flyer requires, wipe personal data before handover, and keep electronics out of the dumpster days and the carts, because the city lists e-waste as prohibited at those events.
The hauler's bulky flyer refuses construction and demolition waste outright, and the city's prohibited list sends concrete and treated wood to the hazardous waste facility rather than a curbside pickup. No municipal construction collection or drop-off is published for a household project.
City cost & eligibility
No municipal rate covers construction or demolition debris, because the bulky program refuses it and the city publishes no construction drop-off for residents. A private container or hauling company quotes its own price, which has to be arranged before the work starts.
When & how
Arrange a private container or hauling company, and note that concrete and treated wood appear on the city's prohibited list with the other materials it routes to the West County hazardous waste facility.
Get it ready
Keep construction and demolition debris, concrete, treated wood, cement, rocks and dirt off the bulky pickup and out of the dumpster days, so the rest of the load is not refused or charged.
Exercise equipment is named outright in the city's published bulky item examples, so a treadmill or weight machine leaves on an on-call bulky pickup without needing a confirmation call.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included in the up-to-three no-charge bulky pickups a year for single-family homes, duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes, with the machine at 200 pounds or less.
When & how
Call Republic Services at 510.262.7100 at least 10 workdays ahead, and use the large item pickup option, which is available once a year for up to three pieces, if the machine is heavy.
Get it ready
Take the machine down as far as it will come apart so it can be handled safely, and keep it under the 200 pound item limit, which the flyer applies to every bulky item.
Richmond residents dispose of household hazardous waste free at the West County Household Hazardous Waste Facility in Richmond or the El Cerrito Recycling Center. The city lists batteries, e-waste, oven cleaner, refrigerators, bug spray, fluorescent lights, paint, tires, concrete, oil, propane tanks and treated wood as prohibited at the neighborhood dumpster days and says the West County facility takes most of them free.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free to Richmond residents at either the West County Household Hazardous Waste Facility in Richmond or the El Cerrito Recycling Center, with each visit limited to no more than 15 gallons or 125 pounds of material per vehicle and identification or proof of residency required.
When & how
Use the West County facility at 101 Pittsburg Ave in Richmond, open Wednesday to Saturday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM with a midday closure from noon to 12:30 PM, or the El Cerrito Recycling Center.
Get it ready
Keep hazardous material out of the trash, recycling and organics carts, because the city states it is illegal to put paint, pesticides, batteries, electronics or fluorescent bulbs in them, and bring identification or proof of residency to the drive-through drop-off.
Pick one of the five published options for the pickup
Each on-call bulky pickup uses one of five options: up to fifteen 35 gallon bags with a 50 pound per bag maximum, four 95 gallon bags with the same maximum, five e-waste items, up to 1.8 cubic yards of uncontainerized garbage or organic waste, or, a maximum of once a year, a large item pickup of up to three large items. The hauler's flyer caps each item at 200 pounds, requires small e-waste peripherals to be boxed, and warns that anything beyond three bulky items carries an extra charge.
The hauler publishes the material it never takes: liquids of any kind, cactus, ivy, palm and yucca, fluorescent bulbs, lamps and tubes, paint cans, tied boards, motor oil, fencing, solvents, pesticide containers, mirrors, metal parts, mercury containing thermostats and timers, broken or window glass, car parts, empty gas tanks, cement, rocks and dirt, household, car, rechargeable and button batteries, tree stumps, asbestos, medical sharps and hypodermic needles, and boxed or bundled debris.
Dumpster days run on a postcard and a fixed window
Every Richmond neighborhood receives a free dumpster day, running from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm or until the dumpsters fill, at one to four locations, with postcards mailed two to four weeks ahead and events in spring, summer and fall. Businesses are not eligible. Curbside pickup is only for seniors and residents with disabilities, requested from the Abatement Division before 12:00 pm on the Wednesday before the event for pickup on the Friday before, limited to one pickup truck load per household with identification checked.
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 Richmond and Republic Services, formerly Richmond Sanitary Service
Schedule an on-call bulky pickup
A household in a single-family home, duplex, triplex or fourplex with furniture, an appliance, e-waste, bagged material or a large item to clear out.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Up to three bulky waste pickups each calendar year at no charge for single-family homes, duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes. A pickup beyond the free allowance is scheduled for a fee.
Arrange it
Call Republic Services at 510.262.7100 at least 10 workdays before the collection day, choose one of the five published options, and set the material out for the next scheduled collection day.
Each item must be 200 pounds or less and household-sized, and construction and demolition waste, hazardous waste, commercial-sized appliances and the long never-taken list are refused.
City of Richmond and Republic Services, formerly Richmond Sanitary Service
Book a pickup beyond the free allowance
A household that has already used its no-charge pickups for the year and still has material to clear.
Cost & conditions
Both the city page and the hauler flyer state that a pickup beyond the allowance and any additional item carry a fee, but neither publishes an amount, so confirm the price at 510.262.7100 when booking.
Arrange it
Call Republic Services at 510.262.7100 to schedule the extra pickup and confirm the charge at that point.
The same item limits apply, including the 200 pound cap on each item, the refusal of construction and demolition waste and hazardous waste, and the never-taken list.
City of Richmond and Republic Services, formerly Richmond Sanitary Service
Use the Neighborhood Dumpster Day
A household with mattresses, box springs, small appliances, glass, broken toys, household items, tables, clothing or bagged yard waste to dispose of close to home.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free to residents of the neighborhood hosting the event, with postcards mailed two to four weeks ahead. Businesses are not eligible, and curbside pickup is limited to seniors and residents with disabilities.
Arrange it
Watch for the postcard and take the material to one of the one to four locations in the neighborhood between 8:00 am and 12:00 pm, or request the Friday curbside pickup through the Abatement Division before noon on the Wednesday before if the household qualifies.
Batteries, e-waste, refrigerators, oven cleaner, bug spray, fluorescent lights, paint, tires, concrete, oil, propane tanks and treated wood are prohibited at the dumpster days and go to the West County hazardous waste facility instead, and curbside pickup is capped at one pickup truck load per household.
City of Richmond and Republic Services, formerly Richmond Sanitary Service
Drop household hazardous waste for free
A household with paint, pesticides, batteries, electronics, fluorescent bulbs, oil, propane tanks, treated wood or another prohibited item.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free to Richmond residents at the West County Household Hazardous Waste Facility in Richmond or the El Cerrito Recycling Center, with each visit limited to 15 gallons or 125 pounds per vehicle.
Arrange it
Drive to the West County facility at 101 Pittsburg Ave in Richmond, open Wednesday to Saturday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM with a midday closure from noon to 12:30 PM, or to the El Cerrito Recycling Center, with identification or proof of residency.
The per-visit limit is 15 gallons or 125 pounds per vehicle, so a larger load has to be split across visits, and the city lists the material it prohibits in the carts as the material for this route.
City of Richmond and Republic Services, formerly Richmond Sanitary Service
Drop mattresses and box springs free
A household in Richmond or a neighbouring West Contra Costa community with bedding to dispose of.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Up to three mattresses a month free for residents of Richmond, Hercules, Pinole, San Pablo, El Cerrito and the unincorporated communities, with identification or a utility bill.
Arrange it
Take the units to 101 Pittsburg Ave in Richmond on Wednesday to Saturday between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, avoiding the noon to 12:30 PM closure.
Cut mattresses and box springs are refused, as are excessively wet, damaged, partial or soiled units, mattresses with bed bugs, car beds or water beds, fold-out sofa beds and futons, and air mattresses, sleeping bags, pillows, mattress toppers or other furniture.
A household or contractor with construction, demolition or remodeling debris that the household programs refuse.
Cost & conditions
No municipal rate covers construction or demolition debris, so the container or hauling company quotes its own price before the load is moved.
Arrange it
Contact a private container company, since neither the bulky pickup nor a dumpster day accepts construction or demolition material.
The hauler's flyer refuses construction and demolition waste outright, and the city's prohibited list keeps concrete and treated wood away from the dumpster days.
Household hazardous waste facility that also takes mattresses and box springs free
West County Household Hazardous Waste Facility
101 Pittsburg Ave, Richmond, CA 94801
Household hazardous waste including paint, pesticides, batteries, electronics, fluorescent bulbs, oil, propane tanks, refrigerators and tires, with the city saying the facility takes most of the items it prohibits at the dumpster days, plus up to three mattresses or box springs a month.
Richmond residents with identification or proof of residency, limited to 15 gallons or 125 pounds of material per vehicle and per visit. Mattresses must be whole and clean: cut, wet, damaged, partial or soiled units, units with bed bugs, car beds, water beds, fold-out sofa beds, futons, air mattresses, sleeping bags, pillows, mattress toppers and other furniture are refused.
Wednesday to Saturday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, closed from noon to 12:30 PM.
No charge. Free to Richmond residents, including the mattress and box spring drop-off at up to three units a month.
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 many free bulky pickups do Richmond households get?+
The city's residential page now advertises up to three bulky waste pickups at no charge each calendar year for single-family homes, duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes, collected on the next scheduled collection day when the request is made at least 10 workdays ahead. The hauler's own flyer still describes two on-call clean-ups a year with one reserved for bulky or e-waste items, so confirm the current allowance at 510.262.7100 when booking.Official guidance
Will Richmond pick up a couch?+
Yes. Furniture is named in the city's bulky item examples, so a couch rides one of the up-to-three no-charge bulky pickups a single-family home, duplex, triplex or fourplex can schedule each calendar year. The pickup is booked with Republic Services at 510.262.7100 at least 10 workdays ahead.Official guidance
Can I drop a mattress off for free in Richmond?+
Yes. Richmond residents, along with residents of Hercules, Pinole, San Pablo, El Cerrito and the unincorporated communities, can bring up to three mattresses a month to the West Contra Costa County household hazardous waste collection facility at 101 Pittsburg Ave at no cost, with identification or a utility bill for proof. The site is open Wednesday to Saturday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM and closed from noon to 12:30 PM, and it refuses cut, wet, damaged, soiled or bed-bug infested units, car and water beds, fold-out sofa beds and futons, and other bedding or furniture.Official guidance
Will Richmond take a refrigerator or a washer?+
A household appliance is named in the city's bulky item examples and travels on an on-call bulky pickup booked at 510.262.7100, as long as it is a household-sized unit, because the flyer refuses commercial-sized appliances. A refrigerator cannot go to a Neighborhood Dumpster Day, where the city lists refrigerators as prohibited and directs that material to the West County hazardous waste facility at 101 Pittsburg Ave.Official guidance
How do televisions and computers leave a Richmond household?+
Through the bulky pickup, where five e-waste items count as one of the up-to-three no-charge pickups the city publishes, or at the free household hazardous waste drop-off at 101 Pittsburg Ave or the El Cerrito Recycling Center, which is limited to 15 gallons or 125 pounds per vehicle. Electronics cannot go to a Neighborhood Dumpster Day, because the city lists e-waste among the prohibited items there.Official guidance
Who collects trash and bulky items in Richmond?+
Republic Services, the city's hauler and the former Richmond Sanitary Service, runs the carts and the on-call bulky pickup and answers at 510.262.7100 for rates, billing, missed pickups and bulky item scheduling. The City of Richmond Public Works side runs the Neighborhood Dumpster Days and publishes the household hazardous waste and mattress drop-off routes.Official guidance
How do I schedule a bulky pickup in Richmond?+
Call Republic Services at 510.262.7100 in advance, at least 10 workdays before the regular collection day, and the items go out for that day. Each pickup uses one of five published options, from fifteen 35 gallon bags to a once-a-year large item pickup of up to three pieces, and a pickup beyond the free allowance is scheduled for a fee.Official guidance
What can Richmond residents drop off for free?+
Household hazardous waste is free at the West County Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 101 Pittsburg Ave or the El Cerrito Recycling Center, limited to 15 gallons or 125 pounds per vehicle, and up to three mattresses a month are free at the Pittsburg Avenue facility for Richmond and neighbouring West Contra Costa residents. Each neighborhood also gets a free dumpster day, with postcards mailed two to four weeks ahead.Official guidance
What can I bring to a Richmond Neighborhood Dumpster Day?+
The city accepts box springs and mattresses, glass, small appliances, broken toys, household items, tables, clothing and bagged yard waste at a dumpster day, which runs from 8:00 am to noon or until the dumpsters fill at one to four neighborhood locations. Batteries, e-waste, refrigerators, fluorescent lights, paint, tires, concrete, oil, propane tanks and treated wood are prohibited there and go to the West County hazardous waste facility instead, and businesses are not eligible.Official guidance
