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.
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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.
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The local disposal guide
Bulk junk removal in San Clemente: start with the item’s collection rules, then choose the arrangement that fits.
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Four free bulky pickups a calendar year are available, each taking up to four large items or four bags, scheduled for the regular collection day.
White goods such as a washer, dryer or stove are inside the bulky program, provided the unit is free of liquid, oil, gas and freon.
A refrigerator or air conditioner appears in the white goods pickup category, but the same rate sheet says bulky material must not contain freon, so the route has to be confirmed before set-out.
Electronic waste has its own free pickup category that runs four times a year with unlimited items, and the same items can drop free at the county collection centers.
Project debris is not part of the curbside bulky route, and covered projects have to file a waste management plan, so the load goes to the county landfill or into a container.
Exercise equipment is not named in the bulky examples, the pickup category list or the hazardous waste list, so the machine is confirmed with the hauler before set-out.
The handoff matters
Every bulky pickup, including electronic waste and universal waste, is scheduled for the regular waste collection day, so the booking is only for a date you already have service. Book with CR&R at 877-728-0446 or through the hauler's online scheduling service, and keep the material inside eight feet in length, four feet in width and 150 pounds.
City trash and recycling page with the hauler, bulky program, sorting, organics and hazardous waste routesCity residential rate sheet with cart set rates, additional cart rates and the bulky pickup code structureThe rate sheet states that bulky material must not contain any type of liquid, oil, gas or freon, so drain gas and oil from small motorized equipment, empty appliances of liquid and confirm with the hauler how a refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner should be handled before it is set out.
City residential rate sheet with cart set rates, additional cart rates and the bulky pickup code structureBatteries other than automobile batteries, thermostats, fluorescent tubes, cathode ray tubes such as televisions and monitors, high intensity and sodium vapor lamps, non-empty aerosol cans, mercury containing items, paint, solvents, pesticides, pool chemicals, sharps in a one-way container, fertilizer and used motor oil all go through the free door-to-door household hazardous waste pickup arranged with CR&R at 877-728-0446, or to the county collection center.
City trash and recycling page with the hauler, bulky program, sorting, organics and hazardous waste routesOrange County household hazardous waste and electronic waste collection centersUse 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 San Clemente.
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.
Four free pickups a calendar year for each resident customer, each taking up to four large items or four bags of material. Book it with CR&R at 877-728-0446 or online, and it is collected on your regular waste collection day. Additional pickups cost a small published fee.Official guidance
Washing machines, dryers, sofas, refrigerators and other large household items are the City's examples. Everything has to fit within eight feet in length, four feet in width and 150 pounds, and it must not contain liquid, oil, gas or freon.Official guidance
The City lists examples rather than an exhaustive list, and a mattress is not named among them, but the route accepts large household items inside the eight foot, four foot and 150 pound limits. Call CR&R at 877-728-0446 to confirm the item before the pickup.Official guidance
Washing machines, dryers and stoves are named, and the rate sheet sets out a white goods pickup category that includes rims, refrigerators, air conditioners, washers, dryers and stoves. Anything set out has to fit the size and weight rules and must not contain liquid, oil, gas or freon.Official guidance
Yes. A bulky item may be no more than eight feet in length, four feet in width or 150 pounds, and branches or wood bundle up to four feet long and 18 inches in diameter.Official guidance
The rate sheet lists refrigerators and air conditioners in the white goods category, but it also states that bulky items must not contain any type of liquid, oil, gas or freon. Call CR&R at 877-728-0446 to confirm how the refrigerant is handled and what the pickup costs before setting the unit out.Official guidance
No. The county household hazardous waste program is built around leftover household products and electronic waste such as televisions, tablets, cell phones and computers, so a refrigerator or air conditioner belongs with the bulky pickup once the refrigerant question is settled.Official guidance
Yes. The rate sheet sets out an electronic waste pickup that runs four times a year with unlimited items, and the list includes televisions, computers, monitors, video recorders, cell phones and speakers. Book it with CR&R at 877-728-0446 for your regular collection day.Official guidance
Orange County residents can drop electronic waste free at any of the county's four household hazardous waste collection centers, including the San Juan Capistrano center at 32250 Avenida La Pata, open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Proof of county residence may be requested, and businesses, schools and non-profits cannot use the centers.Official guidance
The City lists cathode ray tubes, such as televisions and computer monitors, among its household hazardous waste examples for the free door-to-door pickup, along with batteries, fluorescent tubes, thermostats, mercury containing items, paint, solvents, pesticides, sharps and used motor oil.Official guidance
Yes for covered work. The City publishes construction and demolition debris recycling requirements, a waste management plan application, a recycling summary report form and an exemption request form, along with the state green building construction waste requirements and separate guidelines for commercial and multi-family projects.Official guidance
Prima Deshecha Landfill in San Juan Capistrano takes public disposal, but only from Orange County residents and businesses, and proof of address may be requested. The landfills open Monday through Saturday with varied schedules, close on major holidays, and require loads to be tarped or secured.Official guidance
Exercise equipment is not named among the bulky examples or in the pickup category list, but the bulky route takes large household items inside the size and weight limits. Call CR&R at 877-728-0446 with the machine type and weight to confirm it before the pickup.Official guidance
CR&R is the City's franchise waste hauler and its customer service line is 877-728-0446. City Hall is at 910 Calle Negocio and can be reached at 949-361-8200.Official guidance
Mix the medication with coffee grounds or animal waste and put it in the trash, or take it to a National Drug Take Back Day event. Medications should not be flushed down the toilet or drain, and the City publishes a medication disposal guideline with a phone number for questions.Official guidance
Used motor oil and oil filters are recycled free at listed drop-off locations in San Clemente, and they are also on the hazardous waste list for the free door-to-door pickup arranged with CR&R at 877-728-0446.Official guidance
The California Redemption Value recycling center behind the Ralph's at 638 Camino De Los Mares is open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the City links the state's rePlanet closure information for finding another certified center or retailer redemption point.Official guidance
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