San Marcos, California

Bulk junk removal
in San Marcos.

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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First item / additional item

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Book by 2pm for same-day pickup.

Choose items or browse the full catalog.

Two separate tied household bags and one filled box grouped outside an open doorway, with the entrance kept clear.
Two bags. One filled box. Count what goes, then book it together.

Finish clearing the space

The last few things still deserve a pickup.

You have decided what is going. Now give those bags and boxes a pickup day, with a price you can see before anyone arrives.

The move is nearly done.

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.

The clear-out can be finished.

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.

You want to know it is handled.

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 clear count. An exact price.

Count the bags and boxes, not everything inside.

A few simple choices turn a mixed pile into a clear booking. No need to estimate how much of a truck it might fill.

Filled bags and boxes

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 and containers

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.

Furniture and other larger items

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.

Bulk junk removal prices in San Marcos

First item / additional item

  • Trash bag$59 / $10
  • Filled household box$59 / $15
  • Bag of clothes & bedding$59 / $10
  • Empty cardboard box$59 / $5
  • 10 flattened cardboard boxes$79 / $20
  • Box of toys$89 / $29
  • Dumpster Bag$300 / $250

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.

Choose my items

Ready for pickup

Bring the booked items together outside.

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.

Your place. One easy pickup plan.

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.

Text us about your setup
  1. Count it before you book.

    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.

  2. Make the handoff easy.

    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.

  3. Show us what goes.

    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.

You’re in the loop.
Until it’s gone.

Confirmation when you book. A heads-up before arrival. Photos when it’s done.

Dropcurb

Your pickup is booked.

You’re booked.

Your confirmation comes straight to your phone.

The local disposal guide

What are your
local options?

Bulk junk removal in San Marcos: start with the item’s collection rules, then choose the arrangement that fits.

Reviewed · Sources below

Bulky item pickup and the cleanup coupon

Accepted with preparation

EDCO collects large items generated from within the home on a bulky item pickup, set out at the curb or the end of the driveway by 6:00 a.m. on the appointed day and taken by a separate truck. The pickup is offered for a nominal fee per item, and EDCO also mails a free bulky item cleanup coupon twice a year.

City cost & eligibility
The operator publishes a nominal fee per item and charges more per item for a refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner, whose refrigerant needs special handling, but it prints no amount. Twice a year a free bulky item cleanup coupon is mailed with the terms printed in the Environmental Times newsletter, so confirm which route applies and the current per item price with EDCO at (858) 748-7769.
When & how
Contact EDCO at least two days before the normal collection day to arrange a bulky item pickup, then set the items at the curb or the end of the driveway by 6:00 a.m. on the appointed day. The free cleanup coupon runs on its own mailed schedule and its terms travel with the coupon.
Get it ready
Keep each item at a size the collection crew can handle and keep the pile out of the travel path, because the pickup is a separate truck from the weekly route. Wrap a mattress before it goes out, keep household hazardous waste, electronics, fluorescent bulbs, medical waste, auto parts, tires, construction debris, concrete, rocks, brick and dirt out of the pile, and never place hazardous chemicals at the curb.
Bulky item pickup: set-out rules, fee and accepted itemsCity of San Marcos waste and recycling resource guide

Couches and furniture

Accepted with preparation

Furniture is the first item on the operator's acceptable list for a bulky item pickup, and the resource guide's bulky examples add carpet, rugs and book shelves. A couch therefore travels on the per item pickup or on the free cleanup coupon.

City cost & eligibility
Furniture is accepted for a bulky item pickup at the operator's nominal fee per item, or inside the free cleanup coupon that is mailed twice a year. No amount is published, so confirm the current price with EDCO at (858) 748-7769 before the collection day.
When & how
Call EDCO at least two days before the normal collection day to book the pickup, then put the piece at the curb or the end of the driveway by 6:00 a.m. on the appointed day.
Get it ready
Keep the piece whole and liftable and leave it clear of the travel path, take off cushions and loose parts that could blow away, and keep furniture out of the trash cart, which is reserved for non-recyclable household trash. Anything in good condition is worth donating before it becomes a bulky item.
Bulky item pickup: set-out rules, fee and accepted itemsCity of San Marcos waste and recycling resource guide

Mattresses

Accepted with preparation

A mattress is one of the operator's bulky item examples, and the resource guide adds the only published preparation rule for it: the mattress should be wrapped before it is set out, and special mattress disposal bags are sold at hardware stores.

City cost & eligibility
A mattress goes out on a bulky item pickup at the operator's nominal fee per item, or inside the free cleanup coupon that is mailed twice a year. No mattress rate is published, so confirm the current price and the coupon terms with EDCO at (858) 748-7769.
When & how
Book the pickup at least two days before the normal collection day, then put the wrapped mattress at the curb or the end of the driveway by 6:00 a.m. on the appointed day.
Get it ready
Wrap the mattress before it goes out, because the operator asks for that protection on mattresses, and a special mattress disposal bag from a hardware store keeps it covered and easier to handle. Keep it out of the trash cart and off the sidewalk.
City of San Marcos waste and recycling resource guideBulky item pickup: set-out rules, fee and accepted items

Ranges, washers, dryers and small appliances

Accepted with preparation

Ranges, microwaves, water heaters, washers and dryers all appear on the operator's bulky item examples, and stoves, microwave ovens and water heaters are on the acceptable list for a bulky item pickup.

City cost & eligibility
An appliance goes out on a bulky item pickup at the operator's nominal fee per item, or inside the free cleanup coupon mailed twice a year. Refrigeration units are priced higher than other appliances, and no amount is published, so confirm the price with EDCO at (858) 748-7769.
When & how
Call EDCO at least two days before the normal collection day, then set the appliance at the curb or the end of the driveway by 6:00 a.m. on the appointed day.
Get it ready
Empty the unit, secure or remove the doors, and take off hoses and cords that could catch during handling. Keep appliances out of the trash cart, which accepts only non-recyclable household trash, and out of the recycling and organics carts.
Bulky item pickup: set-out rules, fee and accepted itemsCity of San Marcos waste and recycling resource guide

The handoff matters

Right item.
Right place.

For a bulky item day

Book the pickup at least two days before the normal collection day, then set the items at the curb or the end of the driveway by 6:00 a.m. on the appointed day. Wrap a mattress before it goes out, keep each piece where the crew can reach it, and keep hazardous chemicals, electronics, fluorescent bulbs, medical waste, auto parts, tires, concrete, dirt and construction debris out of the pile entirely.

Bulky item pickup: set-out rules, fee and accepted itemsCity of San Marcos waste and recycling resource guide

For your Dropcurb pickup

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.

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Choose what fits

A few ways
to get it gone.

The right option depends on what you have, where it is and when you need the space back.

Outdoor pickup

Dropcurb

See your price, choose an available day and follow your pickup updates.

Price
Upfront item pricing. Loading, transportation and disposal included; applicable sales tax shown before payment.
Your part
Bring the selected items to an accessible outdoor spot. We load and haul them away.
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EDCO San Marcos with the City of San Marcos

Book a bulky item pickup

A San Marcos household with a couch, a mattress, an appliance or another large item generated inside the home.

Cost & conditions
The pickup carries the operator's nominal fee per item, with a higher fee for a refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner, and no amount is published. Confirm the current price and the appointed day with EDCO at (858) 748-7769.
Arrange it
Contact EDCO at least two days before the normal collection day, then put the items at the curb or the end of the driveway by 6:00 a.m. on the appointed day for the separate bulky truck.

Household hazardous waste, electronics, fluorescent bulbs, medical waste and needles, auto parts including tires, construction and demolition debris, concrete, rocks, brick and dirt are refused, and a mattress has to be wrapped before it is set out.

Open the EDCO bulky item page

EDCO San Marcos with the City of San Marcos

Use the free bulky item cleanup coupon

A San Marcos household that received the mailed coupon and wants a bulky cleanup without the per item fee.

Cost & conditions
No charge. EDCO mails a free bulky item cleanup coupon twice a year, with the coupon and its detailed information printed in the Environmental Times newsletter inserted in the billing statement. The allowance and the terms travel with the coupon.
Arrange it
Watch for the coupon in the billing statement mailer, keep it, and follow the set-out instructions printed with it.

The coupon arrives twice a year on the operator's schedule rather than on demand, and the same refusals apply as for a paid pickup, including hazardous chemicals, electronics, tires and construction debris.

Open the EDCO bulky item page

Taking it somewhere yourself?

San Marcos residents have several self haul options. EDCO's Certified Recycling Center at 224 S. Las Posas Road takes electronic waste, household batteries and sharps for free, along with used motor oil found at certified locations that include this center, fats, oils and grease in a sealed container, and carpet, which the city lists as a Wednesday through Saturday drop-off. Leftover paint is free at PaintCare paint stores, and unused medicine goes in the anonymous kiosk at the San Marcos Sheriff's Station on Santar Place. Household hazardous waste such as cleaners, chemicals, pesticides and fluorescent bulbs goes to the North County Regional facility at 1145 East Taylor Street in Vista on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. except holiday weekends, with the regional hotline at (800) 714-1195. For a project load, EDCO rents temporary dumpsters and roll off boxes because construction debris, concrete and dirt are refused at the curb. Household items: paint, electronic waste, sharps, batteries, medicine, oil, grease, tires and carpetCity of San Marcos waste and recycling resource guideBulky item pickup: set-out rules, fee and accepted items

Customer reviews

Less stuff. A lot less stress.

“Quick and easy pickup. I wasn’t home and they sent me a picture of the pickup. Good communication too.”

Paul H.Google review

“Easy to schedule, same or next day appt and excellent prices. Highly recommend!”

Kathleen S.Trustpilot review

Selected customer reviews. Counts checked September 2026.

Before you book

A few things
worth knowing.

Bulk junk removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in San Marcos.

How much does bulk junk removal cost in San Marcos?

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.

Can you pick up bags of junk today?

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.

Do I count every object inside a bag or box?

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.

Can you pick up a small loose pile of household junk?

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.

Can I book bags, boxes and furniture together?

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.

How do bulky item pickups work in San Marcos?

EDCO collects large items from inside the home on an appointed bulky item day, with the item at the curb or the end of the driveway by 6 a.m. The pickup carries a nominal fee per item and refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners cost more, while a free bulky item cleanup coupon is mailed twice a year with its details in the billing newsletter. Chemicals, electronics, tires and construction material are never part of a bulky pile.Official guidance

Will San Marcos collect a couch at the curb?

Yes. Furniture is the first item on the operator's acceptable list for a bulky item pickup, and carpet, rugs and book shelves appear in the same list of examples. Book the pickup at least two days before the normal collection day, pay the nominal per item fee or use the free cleanup coupon, and have the piece at the curb by 6 a.m. on the appointed day.Official guidance

How do I get rid of a mattress in San Marcos?

A mattress goes out with a bulky item pickup for a nominal fee per item, or inside the free cleanup coupon that EDCO mails twice a year. Wrap the mattress before it is set out, because the operator asks for that, and use one of the mattress disposal bags sold at hardware stores if the mattress does not have a cover of its own.Official guidance

Where do San Marcos washers and dryers go?

Washers and dryers are on the operator's bulky item examples, so they go out with a bulky item pickup for the nominal per item fee or inside the free cleanup coupon. Ranges, microwaves and water heaters travel the same way, and appliances never belong in the trash, recycling or organics carts.Official guidance

What does San Marcos charge to get rid of a large item?

The bulky item pickup carries a nominal fee per item, with a higher charge for a refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner, and a free bulky item cleanup coupon is mailed twice a year. Electronic waste, batteries, sharps, used motor oil and paint drop-offs are free at the outlets named in the city's household items guide. Contact EDCO at (858) 748-7769 for the current per item price. Dropcurb prices a pickup separately and shows the total before payment.Official guidance

When does the free bulky item cleanup coupon arrive?

Twice a year EDCO mails a free bulky item cleanup coupon, and the coupon with its detailed information is printed in the Environmental Times newsletter inserted in the billing statement. The allowance and the terms travel with the coupon, and the same refusals apply as for a paid pickup, including hazardous chemicals, electronics, tires and construction debris.Official guidance

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