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 Santee: start with the item’s collection rules, then choose the arrangement that fits.
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Mattresses and box springs are accepted without an appointment at Waste Management's recycling center on weekdays, and a homeowner can also use one of the two free Sycamore Landfill passes.
Santee publishes no curbside bulky programme, so furniture moves as a bulky item through the two free Sycamore Landfill passes a homeowner gets each year.
No Santee page names appliances as accepted or refused, so the route has to be confirmed even though a landfill pass covers bulky items and up to a ton of other solid waste.
Electronic waste including televisions, computers, VCRs, stereos and microwaves goes without an appointment to Waste Management's recycling center on weekdays.
Santee collects a permit deposit on construction and demolition projects and requires proof that at least 65 per cent of the waste by weight was recycled or reused, and the landfill passes cover concrete.
Exercise equipment is named nowhere on the Santee pages, so the route has to be confirmed before the machine is moved.
A Santee homeowner gets two free passes a year to dispose of bulky items, concrete or up to one ton of other solid waste at the Sycamore Landfill.
The handoff matters
Santee requires residents, businesses and multi-family apartment complexes to separate recyclable material from other solid waste under Municipal Code Chapter 9, and the state's organic waste and recycling rules apply to every generator. The blue cart takes clean, dry, loose paper, cardboard, containers, cans, bottles and cartons, with no plastic bags, and the green cart takes lawn clippings, leaves, branches, garden trimmings, clean wood scraps, food and food-soiled paper with no plastic bags or wire ties. Plastic bags, pet waste, palm fronds, soil, dirt, painted wood and treated wood go in the trash.
Trash and recycling page with the Waste Management franchise, the service contact, the separation requirement under the municipal code and the state organic waste and recycling regulationsResidential recycling guidelines with the gray, blue and green cart contents and the exclusions that belong in the trashThe city publishes no curbside bulky programme, so bulky items, concrete and up to one ton of other solid waste go to the Sycamore Landfill on one of the two free passes a homeowner gets each year. Passes come from the landfill office near the entrance at 8514 Mast Blvd., are issued Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm against a driver's licence and a residential water or electric bill, are valid for one year and cannot be replaced if lost.
Landfill passes page with the two free passes a year for homeowners, the bulky item, concrete and one ton coverage, the Sycamore Landfill office address and hours, the proof of residency requirement and the landfill contactSharps that are properly packaged, household batteries, fluorescent light tubes, mattresses and box springs, thermostats, and electronic waste including televisions, computers, VCRs, stereos and microwaves are accepted without an appointment Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. at Waste Management's recycling center on 925 O'Conner Street, with a limit of one to two similar items per visit.
Household hazardous waste page with the appointment-only El Cajon facility, the current no-charge statement, the load limits, the no-appointment weekday drop-off list at the recycling center and the prescription drug binHousehold hazardous waste goes to the permanent facility operated by Waste Management in El Cajon, open on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month by appointment only, booked at 619-596-5100, with no charge currently for disposal and a load limit of 125 pounds or 15 gallons. Explosives, medical waste and business waste are refused. Motor oil and used oil filters are collected curbside by appointment, and prescription medications go in the lobby bin at the Santee Sheriff's Station on 8811 Cuyamaca Street.
Household hazardous waste page with the appointment-only El Cajon facility, the current no-charge statement, the load limits, the no-appointment weekday drop-off list at the recycling center and the prescription drug binUse 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 Santee.
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.
At Waste Management's recycling center on 925 O'Conner Street, where mattresses and box springs are accepted without an appointment Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., with a limit of one to two similar items per visit. A Santee homeowner can also use one of the two free Sycamore Landfill passes a year, and the appointment-only hazardous waste facility in El Cajon also takes mattresses.Official guidance
Santee publishes no curbside bulky item programme, so a couch goes to the Sycamore Landfill using one of the two free passes a Santee homeowner is eligible for each year. Passes cover bulky items, concrete or up to one ton of other solid waste, come from the landfill office at 8514 Mast Blvd. on weekdays between 8:00 am and 3:00 pm, and require a driver's licence plus a residential water or electric bill.Official guidance
No Santee page names appliances in its accepted or refused lists. A Santee homeowner can use one of the two free Sycamore Landfill passes, which cover bulky items, concrete or up to one ton of other solid waste, so call Waste Management at 619-596-5100 first to confirm the unit and its refrigerant handling.Official guidance
To Waste Management's recycling center on 925 O'Conner Street, where electronic waste including televisions, computers, VCRs, stereos and microwaves is accepted without an appointment Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., limited to one to two similar items per visit. Consumer electronics and monitors are also on the list for the appointment-only hazardous waste facility in El Cajon, open the second and fourth Saturdays.Official guidance
A deposit is collected at permit issuance for demolition, new residential construction including single-family, multi-family and condo conversions, residential additions and accessory structures, new commercial and industrial buildings, and tenant improvements that involve demolition, with exemptions in Chapter 9.04 of the Santee Municipal Code. At the end of the work you must submit documentation and proof that 65 per cent or more of the construction and demolition waste by weight was recycled or reused, and the full deposit is refunded when that goal is met.Official guidance
Exercise equipment is not named on any Santee page, and the city publishes no curbside bulky programme. The route available to a homeowner is one of the two free Sycamore Landfill passes a year, which cover bulky items, concrete or up to one ton of other solid waste, so call Waste Management at 619-596-5100 and the landfill at 619-562-0530 to confirm the machine first.Official guidance
With one of the two free Sycamore Landfill passes a Santee homeowner is eligible for each year. The passes cover bulky items, concrete or up to one ton of other forms of solid waste, and they come from the landfill office near the entrance at 8514 Mast Blvd., issued Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm against a driver's licence and a residential water or electric bill.Official guidance
Waste Management Inc. provides residential, commercial and industrial collection under an exclusive franchise agreement with the city, and service start, change or end requests go to 619-596-5100. The city's own questions about the programme go to santeerecycles@cityofsanteeca.gov, and Municipal Code Chapter 9 requires residents, businesses and multi-family complexes to separate recyclables.Official guidance
Santee homeowners are eligible for two free passes a year to dispose of bulky items, concrete or up to one ton of other solid waste at the Sycamore Landfill. Passes come from the landfill office near the entrance at 8514 Mast Blvd., issued Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm against a valid driver's licence and a residential water or electric bill, are valid for one year and cannot be replaced if lost.Official guidance
Batteries, fluorescent tubes, thermostats, mattresses and box springs and electronic waste including televisions, computers, VCRs and stereos go without an appointment on weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the recycling center on 925 O'Conner Street, limited to one to two similar items per visit. Paint, antifreeze, gasoline, compressed gas containers, rodent poison and weed killer need an appointment at the permanent facility in El Cajon, open the second and fourth Saturdays, booked at 619-596-5100, with no charge currently and a limit of 125 pounds or 15 gallons.Official guidance
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