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Choose a clear outdoor spot.
You arrange any carrying out of your home or down interior stairs. Keep entrances, sidewalks and shared access clear. We handle loading and haul-away from outside.
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City collection Furniture is a named bulky item, so a couch or a table leaves the property on a scheduled bulky item pickup, and the city points usable pieces at local second hand stores first. No charge. Furniture goes out on the city's bulky item allowance at no charge, and the count is confirmed with the hauler at booking because the city's page and the hauler's page describe the annual allowance differently.
City collection A mattress goes out on a bulky item pickup, and one mattress and box spring set a year can be recycled free at Gold Coast Recycling. No charge. A mattress is collected on the city's bulky item allowance at no charge. Gold Coast Recycling takes one mattress and box spring set per year for free from a city resident, and a retailer delivering a new mattress may take the old one away as well.
City collection Large household appliances and water heaters are named bulky items, and a unit with refrigerant that is self hauled to the transfer station carries the station's Freon extraction charge on top of the disposal charge. No charge. An appliance goes out on the city's bulky item allowance at no charge. A refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner that is hauled to Gold Coast Recycling instead is charged a Freon extraction charge per unit plus the disposal charge at the scale house.
City collection Residential addresses get weekly curbside collection of trash, recycling and yard waste through the city's franchise hauler, and food waste has to be bagged into the yard waste cart. Residential pricing and billing run through E.J. Harrison rather than a city counter, so confirm the monthly charge for the cart size on the account by calling 805-647-1414 or 800-41-TRASH. Bulky item pickups are part of the residential program at no charge rather than something sold separately.
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?
Ventura, formally the City of San Buenaventura, franchises curbside collection to E.J. Harrison and Sons, and the city and the hauler both send large household items to a bulky item pickup rather than the curb. The city's page allows four bulky items across two pickups a year without charge and names appliances, furniture, tires, carpets and mattresses as the kinds of items it covers, while the hauler words the same benefit as four bulky item pickups in a 12-month period, so the count is worth confirming when you book. Anything the curbside program will not take can go to Gold Coast Recycling and Transfer Station on Colt Street: electronic waste is free for a resident with a Ventura address and one mattress set a year is free, household hazardous waste goes to a monthly appointment only collection event the third Saturday of the month, and tires, construction debris and heavy material are charged at the scale house.
Residential addresses get weekly curbside collection of trash, recycling and yard waste through the city's franchise hauler, and food waste has to be bagged into the yard waste cart.
City cost & eligibility
Residential pricing and billing run through E.J. Harrison rather than a city counter, so confirm the monthly charge for the cart size on the account by calling 805-647-1414 or 800-41-TRASH. Bulky item pickups are part of the residential program at no charge rather than something sold separately.
When & how
Collection runs Monday through Friday depending on the street. Put the carts out by 7 a.m. on the collection day, and expect pickup to slide by one day in a holiday week.
Get it ready
Place each cart two to three feet from the next cart and from mailboxes and parked cars with the wheels facing the curb. Bag food waste and place the bag in the yard waste cart, because residents are required to recycle food waste. Trash is limited to what fits inside the cart.
Large household items are collected on a scheduled bulky item pickup instead of the curb, and the city's page describes four bulky items across two pickups a year at no charge while the hauler's page describes four bulky item pickups in a 12-month period.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. The City of Ventura states that residential customers may arrange four bulky items during two pickups a year without charge. E.J. Harrison's own page words the same benefit as four bulky item pickups in a 12-month period at no charge, so confirm the allowance that applies to the address when booking at 805-647-1414 or through the hauler's request form.
When & how
Call 805-647-1414 or 800-41-TRASH, or submit the hauler's online request form. Nothing is collected at the curb on the regular trash day, and the city asks residents not to set a mattress, an appliance or furniture out with the trash carts while a pickup is pending.
Get it ready
Keep the items on the property until the hauler gives you an appointment date, then set them out as directed for that date. Ask the hauler how early to set the pile out, because no citywide bulky set out clock is published. Disposing of it is the whole point of the appointment, so do not include anything you want returned.
Tires are named in the city's bulky item definition, and the transfer station also takes them from self haulers at a published per tire charge.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. A tire that goes out on a bulky item pickup uses the city's annual bulky item allowance at no charge. A tire that is hauled to Gold Coast Recycling instead is charged at the station's published tire rates, and the tire store that sold the new tire will often take the old one back at no cost.
When & how
Request the bulky pickup at 805-647-1414, or take the tire to Gold Coast Recycling on Colt Street during its open hours.
Get it ready
Ask the shop that sold you the new tires about a take back first, because the city points residents there and notes that many tire stores accept used tires for a fee. Keep tires out of the monthly household hazardous waste event, which refuses them.
A mattress goes out on a bulky item pickup, and one mattress and box spring set a year can be recycled free at Gold Coast Recycling.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. A mattress is collected on the city's bulky item allowance at no charge. Gold Coast Recycling takes one mattress and box spring set per year for free from a city resident, and a retailer delivering a new mattress may take the old one away as well.
When & how
Book the bulky item pickup at 805-647-1414 or through the hauler's request form, or take the set to Gold Coast Recycling at 5275 Colt St. during its open hours.
Get it ready
Do not set the mattress at the curb with the trash carts. The city lists donating a gently used mattress to a local charity before recycling, and it points to the Salvation Army among others. Keep the set dry and out of the rain until it leaves.
Furniture is a named bulky item, so a couch or a table leaves the property on a scheduled bulky item pickup, and the city points usable pieces at local second hand stores first.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Furniture goes out on the city's bulky item allowance at no charge, and the count is confirmed with the hauler at booking because the city's page and the hauler's page describe the annual allowance differently.
When & how
Book the pickup at 805-647-1414 or online, then set the piece out as the hauler directs for the appointment date.
Get it ready
Never set a couch or a table at the curb with the trash carts. The city lists Goodwill, the Coalition Thrift Store, the ARC Foundation and Thrift Store, the Boys and Girls Club Thrift Store and the SPARC Second Chance Store as local donation options for gently used furniture, so offer a usable piece there before booking a pickup.
Large household appliances and water heaters are named bulky items, and a unit with refrigerant that is self hauled to the transfer station carries the station's Freon extraction charge on top of the disposal charge.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. An appliance goes out on the city's bulky item allowance at no charge. A refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner that is hauled to Gold Coast Recycling instead is charged a Freon extraction charge per unit plus the disposal charge at the scale house.
When & how
Book the pickup at 805-647-1414 or online, or take the unit to Gold Coast Recycling on Colt Street during its open hours.
Get it ready
Empty the unit, remove food and loose parts, and keep it on the property until the pickup is scheduled. The hauler also lists water heaters and old bathroom and kitchen fixtures as common bulky items, so those follow the same route.
Electronic waste cannot go in the trash or the recycling cart, and disposal is free for a City of Ventura resident with a Ventura address at Gold Coast Recycling.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Electronic equipment disposal is free for residential customers at Gold Coast Recycling, and the city states that a resident should bring identification and a Ventura address. Commercial businesses pay a fee for the same drop off, so a business load is quoted by the station.
When & how
Take the device to Gold Coast Recycling at 5275 Colt St. during the station's open hours, weekdays from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. The station is closed Sunday.
Get it ready
Computers, monitors, televisions, printers, fax machines, cell phones, VCRs, DVD players, consoles, lamps and small kitchen appliances are all accepted, and the station's rule of thumb is that anything with a circuit board counts as electronic waste. Wipe or remove personal data before the device leaves your hands. A hazardous item that is not a device goes to the monthly household hazardous waste collection event instead.
Exercise equipment is not named on the city's bulky item definition or on the hauler's list of common bulky items, so the machine has to be confirmed with the hauler before it goes out.
City cost & eligibility
No published rate covers an exercise machine and neither the city nor the hauler names the category, so call E.J. Harrison at 805-647-1414 with the type of machine to ask whether it can be collected on a bulky item pickup and what it costs before anything is set out.
When & how
Call 805-647-1414 before booking, and ask how early to set the machine out if the hauler accepts it.
Get it ready
Take the machine down as far as it will come apart and keep the loose weights and parts with it. Leave it on the property while you wait for an answer, because the city asks residents not to set bulky items at the curb with the trash carts.
Project debris does not go on a bulky item pickup. The city's construction and demolition program requires a diversion plan and sends the material through a franchised roll off container or a documented self haul facility.
City cost & eligibility
The city sets no published price for project debris. A roll off container is rented from the franchised hauler with construction and demolition recycling rates quoted on request, and a self hauled load is charged the transfer station's tonnage rate with an added construction and demolition rate, so ask for both figures before ordering.
When & how
Submit Form 1, the waste management plan, for approval before the building permit is issued, keep the recycling receipts and weight tags, and file Form 2, the final report, before final inspection. Approvals go through Ventura Online Permits Services, and the coordinator is at 805-652-4525 or CDFORMS@cityofventura.ca.gov. Order the container before the project starts generating debris.
Get it ready
Covered work has to divert at least 65 percent of its construction and demolition waste from landfill, and the requirement reaches new permitted construction, permitted demolition and residential additions or alterations that increase conditioned area, volume or size, plus non residential additions and alterations. Onsite collection has to use the city's franchise hauler at 805-647-1414, and self hauling is limited to a licensed contractor using its own employees and equipment as an incidental part of the job. Segregate concrete, asphalt, rock, brick, dirt and sand before hauling, and confirm with the receiving facility that it can document the diversion rate.
Weekly trash, recycling and yard waste collection runs Monday through Friday depending on the street, and carts have to be out by 7 a.m. on the collection day. Pickup can slide by one day in a holiday week, so check the hauler's holiday schedule around a holiday.
Carts go two to three feet apart from one another and two to three feet from mailboxes and parked cars, with the wheels facing the curb. Trash is limited to what fits inside the cart, and food waste belongs in the yard waste cart bagged rather than in the trash.
Furniture, mattresses and appliances are collected on a scheduled bulky item pickup, and the city asks residents not to set any of it out on the curb with the trash bins. Keep the items on the property until the hauler gives you a pickup date, then set them out as directed.
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.
E.J. Harrison & Sons, the City of Ventura franchise hauler
Book a bulky item pickup
A household with furniture, a mattress, an appliance, a water heater, a carpet, tires, or old bathroom or kitchen fixtures to clear.
Cost & conditions
No charge. The City of Ventura states that residential customers may arrange four bulky items during two pickups a year without charge, and E.J. Harrison's page words the benefit as four bulky item pickups in a 12-month period at no charge. Confirm the allowance for the address when booking at 805-647-1414 or 800-41-TRASH.
Arrange it
Call 805-647-1414 or submit the hauler's online request form, then set the items out as directed for the appointment date instead of on the regular trash day.
The city asks residents not to set bulky items at the curb with the trash carts, and it points usable furniture and appliances at local second hand stores first. A machine that neither the city nor the hauler lists as a bulky item, such as a treadmill, is not covered by this appointment until the hauler confirms it.
E.J. Harrison & Sons, the City of Ventura franchise hauler
Household hazardous waste collection event
A household with paint, batteries, solvents, pesticides, fluorescent tubes, used motor oil or another hazardous material to dispose of.
Cost & conditions
No charge. The monthly events are free for City of Ventura residents, and the events are for city residents only, so a business has to register separately at 805-652-4525 and cannot drop material during the residential hours. Free antifreeze, battery, oil and latex paint drop off at Gold Coast Recycling is separate and is limited to residential customers of the hauler.
Arrange it
Register for an appointment for the third Saturday of the month, except December, or call 805-652-4525 Monday through Thursday. The event runs 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and turns people away after the closing time, and appointments close the Thursday before each event.
Each visit is limited to 15 gallons or 125 pounds of material. Fireworks, smoke detectors, radioactive and medical waste, explosive material, compressed gas cylinders, tires and trash are refused, and the antifreeze, battery, oil and paint drop off excludes pesticides, oil based paint, spray paint and solvents.
E.J. Harrison & Sons, the City of Ventura franchise hauler
Free electronics drop off at the transfer station
A household with a television, monitor, computer, printer, fax machine, phone or another device to dispose of.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Electronic equipment disposal is free for residential customers at Gold Coast Recycling, and the city states that a City of Ventura resident should bring identification and a Ventura address. Commercial businesses pay a fee for the same drop off.
Arrange it
Take the device to 5275 Colt St. at Sperry Avenue during the station's open hours, weekdays from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. The station is closed Sunday.
The station takes devices with a circuit board, including computers, monitors, televisions, printers, fax machines, cell phones, VCRs, DVD players and consoles, and it refuses hazardous waste, medical waste, oily waste, solvent solid waste, chemical toilet waste, radioactive waste, dead animals, pesticides and tennis shoes.
E.J. Harrison & Sons, the City of Ventura franchise hauler
Rent a roll off container from the city's hauler
A contractor or household moving construction, roofing, demolition, land clearing or heavy material.
Cost & conditions
Roll off containers and temporary bins are rented from the franchise hauler with construction and demolition recycling rates quoted on request, and a self hauled load is charged the transfer station's tonnage rate with an added construction and demolition rate, so ask for both the container price and the disposal figure before ordering.
Arrange it
Call 800-41-TRASH or 805-647-1414, or submit the rental request form online. Containers come as 3 yard bins and as 10, 25 and 40 yard roll offs, and the company recycles construction and demolition debris so a project can meet its diversion requirement.
A 3 yard bin holds up to 700 pounds and is built for home, garage and yard cleanup; a 10 yard roll off is designed for concrete and wash out, dirt, asphalt, sod and heavy material; and the 25 and 40 yard roll offs are designed for construction, roofing, land clearing, demolition, weed abatement and household furniture and appliances. Every roll off has a 10 ton maximum weight limit, so keep the load under that and segregate materials before they leave the site.
Self hauled trash and hard to handle material from residents and businesses, recyclables at the buy back center, electronic equipment at no charge for residential customers, antifreeze, auto and household batteries, motor oil and filters and latex paint at no charge for residential customers of the hauler, one mattress and box spring set a year at no charge, and tires charged by size.
A load is charged the minimum for half a ton or less and the per ton rate above that, and a load the customer identifies as construction and demolition is charged the added construction and demolition rate. Bring identification for the free residential electronic equipment drop off and keep the load separated, because green waste, recyclables and refuse go to different areas. The station refuses hazardous waste, medical waste, oily waste, solvent solid waste, chemical toilet waste, radioactive waste, dead animals, pesticides and tennis shoes, and it will not accept the hazardous household items that belong at the monthly city collection event.
Gold Coast Recycling is open weekdays from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m., and it is closed Sunday. The recycle buy back center is open Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Phone 805-642-9236, and call before a Saturday trip because the city page and the hauler page publish different Saturday closing times.
From $37.84 for a self hauled load of half a ton or less at the scale house. A load over half a ton is charged 73.18 per ton, and a load the customer identifies as construction and demolition is charged an added 20.00 per ton for a rate of 93.18 per ton. A sealed unit with refrigerant adds a Freon extraction charge per unit plus the disposal charge, fluorescent lamps are charged 0.35 per foot for commercial and non hauler customers with a limit of ten lights a day, ballasts and dry cell batteries are charged 0.35 and 1.00 per pound, a special pull off is 50.00 plus the disposal charge, and motor oil is bought back at 0.04 per quart with a 20 gallon limit in five gallon containers. Tires are charged 7.00 below 36 inches, 35.00 from 36 to 60 inches, 225.00 per ton for car tires, 250.00 per ton for solid and truck tires from 36 to 60 inches and 250.00 each for truck tires over 60 inches. Electronic equipment is free for residential customers and charged at normal self haul rates for commercial customers.
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 do I schedule a bulky item pickup in Ventura?+
Call E.J. Harrison and Sons at 805-647-1414 or 800-41-TRASH, or submit the request form on the hauler's website. Bulky items are not collected on the regular trash route, so the pickup has to be arranged first, and the city asks residents to confirm the allowance that applies when they book.Official guidance
What counts as a bulky item in Ventura?+
The city defines bulky items as discarded large household appliances, furniture, tires, carpets, mattresses and similar large items that need special handling because of their size. The hauler's page lists broken or old furniture, water heaters, mattresses, old bathroom and kitchen fixtures and household appliances among the common bulky items it collects.Official guidance
Can furniture go out with the trash carts?+
No. The city states that old furniture and appliances cannot be set out on the curb with the trash bins, and that a bulky item pickup has to be scheduled instead. Setting the piece out early also risks a report to the city's Safe and Clean Hotline at 805-677-3900.Official guidance
Where can I recycle a mattress for free in Ventura?+
Gold Coast Recycling and Transfer Station on Colt Street allows one mattress and box spring set per year to be recycled at no charge for a city resident. Otherwise book a bulky item pickup through E.J. Harrison, and ask the retailer delivering a new mattress whether it will take the old one with it.Official guidance
Does a mattress go out with the trash in Ventura?+
No. The city states that a mattress cannot be set out on the curb with the trash bins and that a bulky item pickup has to be scheduled. A mattress that is left out without an appointment falls under the city's illegal dumping guidance, which runs through the Safe and Clean Hotline at 805-677-3900.Official guidance
Will Ventura take a couch or sofa?+
Yes, on a scheduled bulky item pickup. Furniture is named in the city's definition of a bulky item, so a couch, sofa or table is collected from the address on an appointment rather than on the regular trash day.Official guidance
Can I donate furniture instead of throwing it away?+
Yes. The city lists Goodwill, the Coalition Thrift Store, the ARC Foundation and Thrift Store, the Boys and Girls Club Thrift Store and the SPARC Second Chance Store as places that take gently used furniture, and it frames donation as the first option before a bulky item pickup.Official guidance
Will Ventura take a refrigerator or a washer?+
Yes. Large household appliances are named in the city's bulky item definition and household appliances appear on the hauler's common bulky item list, so a refrigerator, washer, dryer or stove is collected on a scheduled pickup rather than on the trash route.Official guidance
Is there a charge for an appliance with refrigerant?+
It depends on the route. An appliance collected on a bulky item pickup carries no charge, while a sealed unit such as a refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner hauled to Gold Coast Recycling is charged the station's Freon extraction charge per unit plus the disposal charge at the scale house.Official guidance
Can a television go out with the trash in Ventura?+
No. The city groups electronic waste with household hazardous waste as material that cannot be placed in the trash or the recycling cart, and it points residents at the free electronic waste drop off at Gold Coast Recycling instead.Official guidance
Where can I drop off electronics in Ventura?+
Gold Coast Recycling and Transfer Station at 5275 Colt St. takes electronic waste at no charge from a City of Ventura resident with a Ventura address, and the city asks residents to bring identification. Computers, monitors, televisions, printers, cell phones, VCRs, DVD players, consoles and small kitchen appliances are on the accepted list.Official guidance
Who collects trash and recycling in Ventura?+
E.J. Harrison and Sons is the city's exclusive franchise hauler and handles the weekly curbside collection of trash, recycling and yard waste, with residential pricing, billing and cart changes at 805-647-1414 or 800-41-TRASH. The city's Environmental Sustainability division runs the bulky item and household hazardous waste programs and can be reached at 805-652-4525.Official guidance
Do apartments and shared buildings get the same service?+
The city's bulky item program is written for residential customers and the hauler's page addresses residential customers without saying how a multi family property is treated. If you live in an apartment or a shared building, call 805-647-1414 to confirm what the property is eligible for before setting anything out.Official guidance
Does a holiday change my collection day?+
It can. Pickup may be delayed by one day in a holiday week, and the hauler publishes a holiday schedule lookup on its Ventura page. Carts still go out by 7 a.m. on whichever day the route runs.Official guidance
What happens at the monthly household hazardous waste event?+
The events run on the third Saturday of each month except December, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Gold Coast Recycling on Colt Street. An appointment is required through 805-652-4525, the events are for City of Ventura residents only, and each visit is limited to 15 gallons or 125 pounds of material. Fireworks, smoke detectors, radioactive and medical waste, explosive material, compressed gas cylinders, tires and trash are refused.Official guidance
