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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Book by 2pm for same-day pickup.
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Finish clearing the space
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.
Choose my itemsReady for pickup
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.
Your pickup is booked.
Your confirmation comes straight to your phone.
The local disposal guide
Bulk junk removal in San Rafael: start with the item’s collection rules, then choose the arrangement that fits.
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A San Rafael household with its own Marin Sanitary Service account gets two scheduled bulky item collections a year at no extra charge, each taking up to two items, and the request needs 24 hours of notice.
The handoff matters
A residential account holder gets two scheduled bulky item collections a year at no extra charge, each taking up to two items, requested from Marin Sanitary Service with at least 24 hours of notice plus the item dimensions and approximate weight. Anything over 60 pounds or six feet carries a fee for special equipment or a helper, and nothing over 100 pounds or eight feet is collected except appliances. Telephone estimates can change once the driver sees the load.
Hauler residential extras page with the twice yearly curbside clean-up weeks and limits, the two scheduled bulky collections of up to two items, the oversized item rules, the 24 hour notice requirement and the refused materialsHauler residential services page naming the weekly garbage, recycling and compostables collection, the San Rafael service area, the under four unit definition and the customer service lineCurbside clean-ups run twice a year and the week depends on the town and the billing cycle printed on the bill. During that week up to 14 bags, about two cubic yards, of garbage, recycling and compostables go out at no extra cost on the normal service day, with bags or cans capped at 60 pounds and 32 gallons, yard waste in paper bags and no plastic, and extra recycling in a container or small cardboard box. Mattresses, appliances, furniture, hazardous waste, electronics, batteries, light bulbs, paint, dirt, rock and construction material are all refused.
Hauler residential extras page with the twice yearly curbside clean-up weeks and limits, the two scheduled bulky collections of up to two items, the oversized item rules, the 24 hour notice requirement and the refused materialsUse 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 Rafael.
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.
Two scheduled bulky item collections a year, each taking up to two items, at no extra charge for residential customers with a personal Marin Sanitary Service account. Request one on (415) 456-2601 with at least 24 hours of notice and have the dimensions and approximate weight of the items ready.Official guidance
Marin Sanitary Service collects garbage, recycling and compostables weekly for San Rafael households of fewer than four units, and answers on (415) 456-2601 Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Bulky items run on separate scheduled collections, and the city adds a monthly collection day for apartment residents.Official guidance
Two scheduled collections a year at no extra charge, each taking up to two items, requested with at least 24 hours of notice and with the dimensions and approximate weight. Items over 60 pounds or six feet carry a special equipment or helper fee, and nothing over 100 pounds or eight feet is collected except appliances.Official guidance
The clean-up runs twice a year in spring and fall, and the week depends on the town and the billing cycle printed on the bill. Designated San Rafael areas fall on March 2 to 6, May 4 to 8 and May 11 to 15 in spring 2026 and on August 17 to 21, October 26 to 30 and November 2 to 6 in fall 2026.Official guidance
Yes. San Rafael hosts a bulky item collection day with Marin Sanitary Service and Conservation Corps North Bay for multi-family apartment residents only, on the last Saturday of the month from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. near Pickleweed Park at the junction of Canal Street and Spinnaker Point Drive. Each resident may bring up to one pickup truck bed's worth of items, and hazardous waste, refrigerators, microwaves and construction materials are refused.Official guidance
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Choose your bags, boxes and larger items. See the price and book a day that works.
