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City collection Chairs, sofas and lawn furniture are on the city's bulky item list, and a household can set out up to ten free items every month once the pickup is scheduled. Furniture is taken only when two people can lift the piece, and futons, couch beds, bed-frame parts and wet, damaged or soiled items are refused. No charge. Up to ten free bulky items each month for residential customers and for multi-family tenants, with a fee collected by the hauler for each item after the tenth in that month. Business pickups are charged.
City collection Mattresses are on both the city's bulky item list and the hauler's accepted list, so a mattress leaves inside the ten free items a household can set out each month. Mattress pads and toppers, water beds, air mattresses, bed-frame parts, items with bed bugs and wet, damaged or soiled bedding are refused, and the county's mattress program lists the transfer station on Garfield Avenue for free residential drop-off. No charge. A mattress counts inside the ten free bulky items a month for residential customers and multi-family tenants, and the county mattress program lists the South Gate transfer station for free residential drop-off.
City collection Household appliances are named on both the city's bulky item list and the hauler's accepted list, so a refrigerator, stove, washer or dryer leaves inside the ten free items a month. Anything past the tenth item in the same month is charged, and a business pickup carries a cost from the start. No charge. Household appliances count inside the ten free bulky items a month for residential customers and multi-family tenants, with a fee for each item after the tenth in that month. Business pickups are charged.
City collection A residential customer or multi-family tenant may set out up to ten bulky items free in any month once the pickup is scheduled, and the count resets the following month. Rugs and bundled wood no longer than four feet ride the same list, while the city refuses bedding parts, wet or soiled material and anything with bed bugs. No charge. Up to ten free bulky items each month for residential customers, and ten items per month for each multi-family unit, with a fee from the hauler for every item after the tenth in that month.
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?
South Gate franchises its collection to Universal Waste Systems, and the bulky item program is unusually generous: a residential customer or a multi-family tenant gets up to ten free bulky items every month when the pickup is scheduled, and a charge applies only after the tenth item in that month. Chairs, sofas, appliances, bed frames, mattresses, lawn furniture, rugs, bundled wood no longer than four feet and electronic waste all ride that list, while bed-frame parts, futons, couch beds, mattress pads and toppers, water beds, air mattresses, items with bed bugs and excessively wet, damaged or soiled material are refused. Household hazardous waste has its own local route, with one boxed pickup on the porch each quarter and four mail-in sharps containers a year, and anything the hauler will not take goes to the Los Angeles County collection events or to the county transfer station on Garfield Avenue, where non-hazardous waste is weighed and charged by the ton.
Chairs, sofas and lawn furniture are on the city's bulky item list, and a household can set out up to ten free items every month once the pickup is scheduled. Furniture is taken only when two people can lift the piece, and futons, couch beds, bed-frame parts and wet, damaged or soiled items are refused.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Up to ten free bulky items each month for residential customers and for multi-family tenants, with a fee collected by the hauler for each item after the tenth in that month. Business pickups are charged.
When & how
Call Universal Waste Systems at (562) 334-3660 to schedule the pickup and confirm the collection date, then place the items on the sidewalk or parkway of the property on that date.
Get it ready
Keep the piece to what two people can lift, keep bedding parts and wet or soiled material out of the pile because the city refuses those, and give the hauler the item list when the pickup is scheduled.
Mattresses are on both the city's bulky item list and the hauler's accepted list, so a mattress leaves inside the ten free items a household can set out each month. Mattress pads and toppers, water beds, air mattresses, bed-frame parts, items with bed bugs and wet, damaged or soiled bedding are refused, and the county's mattress program lists the transfer station on Garfield Avenue for free residential drop-off.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. A mattress counts inside the ten free bulky items a month for residential customers and multi-family tenants, and the county mattress program lists the South Gate transfer station for free residential drop-off.
When & how
Schedule the pickup at (562) 334-3660 and put the mattress out on the collection date. Mattress drop-off at the transfer station runs during its public hours, Monday to Saturday from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress dry and free of bed bugs, keep the pad and topper out of the pile because the city refuses them, and send a mattress and box spring together. At the transfer station the load has to be unloaded before the late afternoon cutoffs.
Household appliances are named on both the city's bulky item list and the hauler's accepted list, so a refrigerator, stove, washer or dryer leaves inside the ten free items a month. Anything past the tenth item in the same month is charged, and a business pickup carries a cost from the start.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Household appliances count inside the ten free bulky items a month for residential customers and multi-family tenants, with a fee for each item after the tenth in that month. Business pickups are charged.
When & how
Call (562) 334-3660 to schedule the pickup, give the hauler the appliance list, and set the unit out on the collection date.
Get it ready
Empty and defrost the unit, keep the doors secured so the piece can be lifted by two people, and keep the appliance clear of the sidewalk path. Refrigerant units are handled by the hauler as an appliance, so mention the type of unit when the pickup is booked.
Electronic waste is on the hauler's accepted bulky item list, so a television, monitor or computer leaves on a scheduled pickup inside the ten free items a month. Los Angeles County also takes household hazardous waste and electronic waste free at its collection events and permanent centers inside a trip limit of 15 gallons or 125 pounds.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. E-waste counts inside the ten free bulky items a month for residential customers and multi-family tenants, and the county program takes household electronic waste free from county residents within the per-trip limit.
When & how
Add the device to a scheduled pickup at (562) 334-3660, or take it to a county collection event, most of which run on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., or to a county permanent center.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data before the device leaves the house, list each electronic item when the pickup is scheduled, and pack anything bound for a county event in a cardboard box with the resident staying in the vehicle while staff unload.
Construction and demolition material is not on the bulky item list, so a renovation load moves in a roll-off bin from the hauler or in a self-hauled vehicle to the county transfer station on Garfield Avenue. The station takes only non-hazardous municipal solid and inert waste and charges by the ton.
City cost & eligibility
From $123.12 per ton of municipal solid and inert waste in the South Gate Transfer Station rates effective July 15, 2026, with hard to handle and bulky items at 138.12 per ton and pull-offs at 62.65 per load. Any customer delivering a non-hazardous load to the South Gate Transfer Station at 9530 Garfield Avenue, paid at the scales in cash, by credit or debit card, or on a pre-arranged account.
When & how
The transfer station is open Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Sunday and major holidays. A roll-off bin is arranged separately through the hauler's customer service line.
Get it ready
Keep hazardous and liquid waste out of the load because the station refuses both, arrive early enough to finish unloading before the late afternoon cutoffs, and separate clean inert material from mixed debris where possible because the rates differ.
Exercise equipment is not named on the city's bulky item list or on the hauler's accepted list, so acceptance has to be confirmed before a machine goes to the sidewalk. Furniture is taken only when two people can lift the piece, which is the same handling limit a heavy machine would face.
City cost & eligibility
Neither the city nor the hauler publishes an exercise equipment line or a separate rate, so confirm the machine with Universal Waste Systems at (562) 334-3660 before adding it to the ten item monthly allowance.
When & how
Call the hauler first, and if the machine is accepted it goes out on the scheduled collection date with the rest of the listed items.
Get it ready
Have the machine's weight and size ready when calling, keep it to what two people can lift, and remove any console or battery so the electronic part is listed separately as e-waste.
A residential customer or multi-family tenant may set out up to ten bulky items free in any month once the pickup is scheduled, and the count resets the following month. Rugs and bundled wood no longer than four feet ride the same list, while the city refuses bedding parts, wet or soiled material and anything with bed bugs.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Up to ten free bulky items each month for residential customers, and ten items per month for each multi-family unit, with a fee from the hauler for every item after the tenth in that month.
When & how
Schedule the pickup by phone at (562) 334-3660, by email at SGCustomerService@uwscompany.com or through the hauler website, supply the item list, and place everything on the sidewalk or parkway of the property on the collection date.
Get it ready
Bundle wood to no more than four feet and keep loose material together so the crew can count it, refuse the pile if it holds futons, couch beds, water beds, air mattresses, mattress pads or toppers, and keep excessively wet, damaged or soiled items out of the load because they will not be collected.
Residential and multi-family customers receive one household hazardous waste pickup each quarter, with the material boxed and left on the porch, and the hauler also supplies four mail-in sharps containers per account every year. Anything the quarter pickup does not take goes to a Los Angeles County collection event or permanent center.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. One household hazardous waste pickup per quarter for residential and multi-family accounts, with items boxed and left on the porch, plus four mail-in sharps containers per account each year through the hauler.
When & how
Call (562) 334-3660 to schedule the quarterly pickup and to request the sharps mail-in containers. County collection events run on published dates, most of them Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Get it ready
Box the hazardous material and leave the box on the porch rather than at the curb, keep products in their original containers and never mix them, and keep the amount within the transport limit at any one time. County events refuse business waste, explosives, ammunition, radioactive material, controlled substances, trash, tires, white goods and solar panels.
Bulky material is only collected on a scheduled pickup, so the request goes to Universal Waste Systems by phone, email or the website with a list of the items. Once the collection date is confirmed, the items go on the sidewalk or parkway of the property rather than into the street, and the crew counts each piece against the monthly allowance.
A residential customer and a multi-family tenant each get up to ten free bulky items every month, and the count starts again the next month rather than running for the calendar year. The city's own example is a household that sets out twelve items in June and is charged for the eleventh and twelfth, then receives up to ten free items again in July.
Bed-frame parts, futons, couch beds, mattress pads and toppers, water beds, air mattresses, items with bed bugs and excessively wet, damaged or soiled items are all refused, and furniture is only taken when two people can lift the piece. Bundled wood has to be no longer than four feet, and construction and demolition material is not part of the program at all.
The quarterly household hazardous waste pickup requires the material to be boxed and left on the porch rather than at the curb, and the hauler also supplies four mail-in sharps containers per account each year. Other households use the Los Angeles County collection events, where the material travels in cardboard boxes in the trunk and the resident stays in the vehicle while staff unload, inside a limit of 15 gallons or 125 pounds per trip.
Finish unloading before the transfer station cutoffs
The South Gate Transfer Station takes only non-hazardous municipal solid and inert waste, weighs every load and takes payment in cash, by credit or debit card or on a pre-arranged account, with no checks. Hand-unloaded vehicles are not admitted after 4:30 p.m., self-dumping vehicles after 4:45 p.m., and all unloading has to finish by 4:50 p.m.
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.
City of South Gate Public Works with Universal Waste Systems
Ten free bulky items every month
A household with a couch, a mattress, an appliance, rugs, bundled wood or electronic waste that will not fit the carts.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Up to ten free bulky items each month for residential customers and multi-family tenants, with a fee from the hauler for each item after the tenth in that month.
Arrange it
Call Universal Waste Systems at (562) 334-3660, email SGCustomerService@uwscompany.com or submit the request through the hauler website with the list of items, then place them on the sidewalk or parkway on the collection date.
Bed-frame parts, futons, couch beds, mattress pads and toppers, water beds, air mattresses, items with bed bugs and excessively wet, damaged or soiled material are refused, wood has to be bundled to four feet, furniture has to be liftable by two people, and business pickups are charged.
City of South Gate Public Works with Universal Waste Systems
Quarterly household hazardous waste pickup
A household with paint, cleaners, batteries, garden chemicals or sharps that cannot go in a cart or on a bulky pile.
Cost & conditions
No charge. One household hazardous waste pickup per quarter for residential and multi-family customers, with the material boxed and left on the porch, plus four mail-in sharps containers per account each year.
Arrange it
Call (562) 334-3660 to schedule the quarterly pickup and to request the sharps containers, then box the material and leave it on the porch.
The pickup is a scheduled visit rather than a walk-up drop-off, the allowance is one visit per quarter, and anything the hauler will not take has to go to a Los Angeles County collection event or permanent center instead.
City of South Gate Public Works with Universal Waste Systems
Los Angeles County collection events
A household that needs to dispose of household chemicals or electronic waste on a day the quarterly pickup is not scheduled.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free to Los Angeles County residents at one-day collection events and permanent centers, with no appointment, inside a limit of 15 gallons or 125 pounds per trip.
Arrange it
Check the county collection schedule, pack the material in cardboard boxes in the trunk, and drive through the event or the nearest permanent center on its open day.
Business waste, explosives, ammunition, marine flares and radioactive material, controlled substances, trash and tires, white goods such as refrigerators and stoves, and solar panels are refused, and the resident stays in the vehicle while staff unload.
City of South Gate Public Works with Universal Waste Systems
Self-haul a load to the South Gate Transfer Station
A household or contractor with a truck load of non-hazardous garbage, bulky material, concrete or demolition debris that the curbside program will not take.
Cost & conditions
From $123.12 per ton of municipal solid and inert waste in the South Gate Transfer Station rates effective July 15, 2026, with hard to handle and bulky items at 138.12 per ton and pull-offs at 62.65 per load. Any customer delivering a non-hazardous load to 9530 Garfield Avenue, paid at the scales in cash, by credit or debit card, or on a pre-arranged account.
Arrange it
Drive to 9530 Garfield Avenue in South Gate, enter the scales, and unload before the late afternoon cutoffs, since hand-unloaded vehicles are cut off at 4:30 p.m. and self-dumping vehicles at 4:45 p.m.
Only non-hazardous municipal solid and inert waste is accepted, and hazardous or liquid waste, checks as payment and late arrivals are all refused.
A household or contractor with a remodeling load that needs a container rather than a curbside pickup.
Cost & conditions
The hauler offers roll-off bin service on request but publishes no rate, so confirm the bin size, the included tonnage and the delivery charge with customer service before ordering.
Arrange it
Call (562) 334-3660 or email SGCustomerService@uwscompany.com to order the bin and arrange delivery and pickup.
Construction and demolition material cannot ride the bulky item program, and a bin load is subject to the receiving facility's rules on hazardous and liquid waste.
A household with a mattress or box spring that cannot wait for the next scheduled pickup.
Cost & conditions
No charge. The county mattress program lists the South Gate transfer station for free drop-off for residents, with business drop-offs permitted at a fee and permanent mattress collection centers also available across the county.
Arrange it
Take the mattress and box spring to the South Gate Transfer Station on Garfield Avenue during its public hours, or use another mattress collection center listed for the county.
Only mattresses and box springs are accepted on this route, business drop-offs carry a fee at some sites, and commercial hauler loads are not accepted at the county collection events.
City of South Gate Public Works with Universal Waste Systems
Confirm an exercise machine before it goes out
A household with a treadmill or weight machine that is not named on the city's bulky item list.
Cost & conditions
The city and the hauler publish no exercise equipment line and no separate rate, so acceptance is confirmed with customer service before the machine is counted against the monthly allowance.
Arrange it
Call Universal Waste Systems at (562) 334-3660, describe the machine and its weight, and add it to the scheduled pickup if the representative confirms the item.
If the machine is refused, it stays the household's responsibility, and a metal frame can still go to the county transfer station on Garfield Avenue as part of a weighed non-hazardous load.
County transfer station inside the city for non-hazardous self-haul loads
South Gate Transfer Station
9530 Garfield Avenue, South Gate, CA 90280
Non-hazardous municipal solid waste and inert waste from households and haulers, delivered by vehicles that hand-unload or dump automatically, with mattress drop-off also listed through the county mattress program.
Hazardous and liquid waste are refused. Hand-unloaded vehicles are not admitted after 4:30 p.m., self-dumping vehicles after 4:45 p.m., and all unloading has to finish by 4:50 p.m., with any material left in the vehicle weighed back for a refund. Payment is cash, credit card, debit card or pre-arranged credit, and no checks are accepted.
Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Sunday and major holidays, with the scale house reachable at (562) 908-4288 extension 4731.
From $123.12 per ton of municipal solid and inert waste in the South Gate Transfer Station rates effective July 15, 2026, with hard to handle and bulky items at 138.12 per ton and pull-offs at 62.65 per load. Any customer delivering a non-hazardous load to the scales, with disposal rates including state, county and local fees and taxes.
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.
Will South Gate collect a couch as a bulky item?+
Yes. Chairs, sofas and lawn furniture are on the city's bulky item list, and a residential customer or multi-family tenant gets up to ten free items every month when the pickup is scheduled with Universal Waste Systems at (562) 334-3660. A piece has to be light enough for two people to lift, and futons, couch beds, bed-frame parts and wet, damaged or soiled items are refused.Official guidance
Where does a South Gate mattress go?+
A mattress counts as one of the ten free bulky items a household can set out each month when the pickup is scheduled at (562) 334-3660, and the county mattress program also lists the South Gate transfer station for free residential drop-off. Mattress pads and toppers, water beds, air mattresses, bed-frame parts and items with bed bugs are refused, so keep those out of the pile.Official guidance
How many free appliance pickups does South Gate allow?+
Up to ten free bulky items every month, and a household appliance counts as one of them. The city's example is that twelve items placed out during June mean the eleventh and twelfth are charged, and the allowance resets to ten free items the following month. Business pickups are charged from the first item, quoted through the same customer service line at (562) 334-3660.Official guidance
Where can a South Gate household take a television?+
Electronic waste is on the hauler's accepted bulky item list, so a television, monitor or computer can go out on a scheduled pickup at (562) 334-3660 inside the ten free items allowed each month. Los Angeles County also accepts household electronic waste free at its collection events and permanent centers, most events running on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., within a 15 gallon or 125 pound trip limit.Official guidance
How many free bulky items can a South Gate household set out?+
Up to ten free items each month for a residential customer, and ten items per month for each unit in a multi-family building, so the allowance resets rather than running on an annual count. The city's own example is that a twelfth item in the same month is charged, and the pickup has to be scheduled first through Universal Waste Systems at (562) 334-3660.Official guidance
How do South Gate residents get rid of paint and sharps?+
Residential and multi-family customers receive one household hazardous waste pickup every quarter, with the items boxed and left on the porch, arranged through Universal Waste Systems at (562) 334-3660. The same line supplies four mail-in sharps containers per account each year, and anything the quarterly pickup does not take can go to a Los Angeles County collection event or permanent center, where white goods, tires and business waste are refused.Official guidance
How does the South Gate bulky item program work?+
Universal Waste Systems collects up to ten free bulky items every month for a residential customer, and ten items per month for each multi-family unit, once the pickup is scheduled at (562) 334-3660. The list covers chairs, sofas, appliances, bed frames, mattresses, lawn furniture, rugs, bundled wood up to four feet and electronic waste, items go on the sidewalk or parkway on the collection date, and a fee applies to each item after the tenth in the same month.Official guidance
Who collects trash and bulky items in South Gate?+
Universal Waste Systems is the exclusive provider of waste management services in the city, with residential service under the current contract beginning January 1, 2023, and customer service at (562) 334-3660 or SGCustomerService@uwscompany.com. The same line handles cart exchanges, service problems, bulky pickups, quarterly household hazardous waste visits and roll-off bin requests.Official guidance
Where do South Gate residents take paint, batteries and other chemicals?+
Residential and multi-family customers get one household hazardous waste pickup every quarter, with the items boxed and left on the porch and the visit arranged through (562) 334-3660, plus four mail-in sharps containers per account each year. For anything else, Los Angeles County runs free collection events and permanent centers where county residents can drop off household chemicals and electronic waste inside a trip limit of 15 gallons or 125 pounds, and white goods such as refrigerators and stoves are not accepted there.Official guidance
Can I take my own load to the South Gate Transfer Station?+
Yes. The transfer station at 9530 Garfield Avenue in South Gate accepts non-hazardous municipal solid and inert waste Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Sunday and major holidays, weighs every load and charges by the ton with a higher rate for hard to handle and bulky items. Payment is cash, credit card, debit card or pre-arranged credit and never a cheque, and unloading stops at 4:30 p.m. for hand-loaded vehicles and 4:50 p.m. for everyone.Official guidance
