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.
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You have decided what is going. Now give those bags and boxes a pickup day, with a price you can see before anyone arrives.
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.
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.
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 clear count. An exact price.
A few simple choices turn a mixed pile into a clear booking. No need to estimate how much of a truck it might fill.
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 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.
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.
First item / additional item
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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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.
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.
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.
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.
Confirmation when you book. A heads-up before arrival. Photos when it’s done.
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The local disposal guide
Bulk junk removal in Salinas: start with the item’s collection rules, then choose the arrangement that fits.
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Home furnishings are named as bulky items, so a couch goes out on the one free bulky pickup a single-family home gets each year, and anything past that allowance goes to a Salinas Valley Recycles facility.
Mattresses are recycled free at the Salinas Valley Recycles sites, up to ten in recyclable condition, and they are also named as bulky items for the yearly city pickup.
Appliances are named as bulky items for the yearly city pickup, and the Salinas Valley Recycles fee schedule keeps them separate: a stove, oven, dishwasher, washing machine, dryer or water heater that holds no refrigerant is free, while a refrigerator or other refrigerant unit is charged per piece.
CRT televisions and monitors are accepted at no charge at the Salinas Valley Recycles facilities, electronics including televisions are free at three drop-off sites, and a television is a named bulky item for the yearly city pickup.
Electronic waste is free at three Salinas Valley Recycles drop-off sites, and the fee schedule keeps computers, keyboards, printers, fax machines, phones, tablets and small kitchen appliances on the no charge list.
Construction and demolition material is kept out of the free bulky pickup and goes to Johnson Canyon Landfill or the Jolon Road Transfer Station, where it is charged on the same tonnage tiers as household waste.
Exercise equipment is not named on the city bulky list, the Salinas Valley Recycles accepted lists or the fee schedule, so the machine has to be confirmed before it goes out or is hauled.
Salinas single-family homes get one bulky pickup a year at no charge, covering two large items, ten thirty-two gallon bags, or the equivalent of up to two cubic yards, and any load past that allowance is a paid drop-off at a Salinas Valley Recycles facility.
The handoff matters
The Salinas bulky pickup requires items to be placed in the street against the curb and away from cars, trees, parked cars and overhead wires. Keep loose or bagged trash, carpet, construction materials, wood, paint, batteries, chemicals and hazardous waste out of the load, because the free pickup refuses them, and never leave a large item at the curb on a day when no collection is scheduled.
Bulky item pickup terms and facility addressesLarge load and bulky item optionsAt a Salinas Valley Recycles facility the charge depends on the material and the weight, so keep mattresses and box springs separate from other waste to stay inside the free ten mattress allowance, keep appliances apart from mixed debris, and separate concrete, asphalt, clean wood and green waste onto their own lines. Secure the load, because an untarped load is charged an additional 50 percent of the fee, and pay by cash, check or card at the scale.
Disposal fee schedule effective July 1, 2026Johnson Canyon Landfill accepted recyclable materialsFree recycling routes for electronics, mattresses, carpet and batteriesHouseholds in the service area drop hazardous items at the collection facility at 1104 Madison Lane at no charge and with no appointment, but the load may not exceed 15 gallons or 125 pounds per month. Bring chemicals in secure containers and do not mix them, and leave explosives, radioactive material, drums, medical waste other than sharps, and unstable chemicals at home. Antifreeze, batteries, motor oil and filters and latex paint have their own program with a five gallon limit.
Household hazardous waste accepted and refused itemsDisposal fee schedule effective July 1, 2026Hazardous waste collection facilityUse 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.
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Before you book
Bulk junk removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Salinas.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Schedule the free bulky pickup that a single-family Salinas home gets once a year with Republic Services of Salinas at (831) 775-3840. The pickup covers two large items, ten thirty-two gallon bags, or up to two cubic yards, and a couch is a named bulky item. A second pickup costs a fee, and a couch can also be self-hauled to a Salinas Valley Recycles facility, where the load is charged on the published schedule.Official guidance
Yes, up to ten mattresses or box springs in recyclable condition are accepted at no charge at the Madison Lane Recycling Center, Johnson Canyon Landfill or the Jolon Road Transfer Station. An eleventh mattress, or one in unacceptable condition such as a wet or badly damaged mattress, is charged per piece. A mattress can also go out on the free yearly bulky pickup for a single-family home.Official guidance
Yes. Refrigerators and other units that hold refrigerant carry a per-unit fee on the Salinas Valley Recycles schedule, while appliances without refrigerant such as stoves, ovens, dishwashers, washers, dryers and water heaters are accepted at no charge. Ammonia based appliances are not accepted at all, and a refrigerant appliance can also go out on the free yearly bulky pickup for a single-family home.Official guidance
CRT televisions and monitors are accepted at no charge at the Madison Lane Recycling Center, Johnson Canyon Landfill and the Jolon Road Transfer Station, and electronic waste is free at those same sites. A television is also a named bulky item, so it can go out on the yearly free bulky pickup for a single-family home, scheduled through Republic Services of Salinas at (831) 775-3840.Official guidance
Yes. Electronic waste can be taken to any Salinas Valley Recycles site and recycled for free, including the Madison Lane Recycling Center in Salinas and the Johnson Canyon Landfill in Gonzales. The fee schedule also lists computers and keyboards, cell phones and tablets, printers and fax machines, CRT televisions and monitors, and small kitchen appliances as accepted at no charge.Official guidance
No. Construction materials are on the unacceptable list for the free bulky pickup, and the same page also refuses carpet, wood, paint, batteries, chemicals and hazardous waste. A construction or demolition load goes to the Johnson Canyon Landfill or the Jolon Road Transfer Station, where it is charged on tonnage tiers starting with a minimum load charge for up to 500 pounds, and an untarped load costs an additional 50 percent.Official guidance
Exercise equipment is not named on the city bulky list or in the Salinas Valley Recycles fee schedule, so call Republic Services of Salinas at (831) 775-3840 before the pickup day. The yearly bulky pickup is limited to two large items, ten bags or up to two cubic yards, and a heavy machine that goes to a facility instead is charged on the tonnage tiers.Official guidance
One pickup a year for a single-family home, and it covers two large items, ten thirty-two gallon bags, or the equivalent of up to two cubic yards. Republic Services of Salinas schedules it at (831) 775-3840, and the load has to sit in the street against the curb, clear of cars, trees, parked cars and overhead wires. Additional pickups and anything past the allowance cost extra.Official guidance
Republic Services of Salinas is the collection hauler listed by the city, and it also runs the bulky item program, scheduled at (831) 775-3840. The drop-off side belongs to Salinas Valley Recycles, which runs the Madison Lane Recycling Center and household hazardous waste facility in Salinas and the Johnson Canyon Landfill in Gonzales, and its main office answers at (831) 775-3000.Official guidance
To the household hazardous waste collection facility at 1104 Madison Lane in Salinas, which takes paints, batteries, bulbs and tubes, cleaners, pesticides and garden chemicals, pool chemicals, used oil and filters, antifreeze, thermometers and other mercury items, pharmaceuticals, sharps and electronic waste. It is free for households in the service area with no appointment, open Monday to Friday 7am to 4pm and Saturday 8am to 4pm, and the load may not exceed 15 gallons or 125 pounds per month. Antifreeze, batteries, motor oil and filters and latex paint also have their own free program with a five gallon limit.Official guidance
No. Salinas Valley Recycles states that the Sun Street Transfer Station has permanently closed. Use the Madison Lane Recycling Center at 1104 Madison Lane for recyclables, electronic waste, mattresses, carpet, batteries and hazardous waste, or the Johnson Canyon Landfill in Gonzales for household, construction and appliance loads. The main office at 126 Sun St. answers questions at (831) 775-3000.Official guidance
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