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City collection Furniture is named both in the city's large item definition and on the hauler's bulky item list, so a couch comes off the property on a scheduled free collection. No charge. Furniture goes out inside the two free collections and six item yearly allowance for a single family dwelling or a multi family dwelling with individual carts.
City collection A mattress is one of the large items a household can put out on a free collection, and a retailer delivering a new mattress has to take the old one away under state law. No charge. A mattress goes out within the two free collections and six item yearly allowance at no charge, and nothing else in the city program collects a mattress curbside.
City collection Stoves, water heaters, washers, dryers, refrigerators and freezers are named large items, a refrigerator or freezer may carry a freon service fee, and a small broken appliance can go to Goodwill. No charge. A large appliance goes out inside the two free collections and six item yearly allowance, and the city notes that a refrigerator or freezer may incur a freon service fee without publishing an amount, so ask Athens for the figure at 805-852-5264 before the collection.
City collection Single family homes and multi family dwellings with individual carts get a bundled weekly service of trash, recycling and organics through the city's franchise hauler, and the three carts are billed together at a rate the City Council sets. From $25.26 for the published maximum monthly rate for the limited automated cart bundle, 32 gallon garbage, 64 gallon recycling and 96 gallon organics, effective January 1, 2026. The standard single family bundle with a 64 gallon garbage cart is 28.05 a month and the same bundle with a 96 gallon garbage cart is 31.75. A multi family dwelling with individual carts and limited organics is 25.26. Separate published lines add a 10 percent senior discount on the weekly bundle, 34.56 a month for on premise valet service, 3.69 a month for a garbage cart upsize, and 6.91, 9.21 and 9.21 a month for an additional 64 gallon garbage cart, an additional 96 gallon garbage cart and an additional organics cart, while recycling cart upgrades and extra recycling carts are listed at no charge. Billing runs through Athens Services at 805-852-5264.
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?
Thousand Oaks collects residential trash, recycling and organics through a franchise agreement with Athens Services, and the city bundles the three carts into one monthly rate set by City Council. Large household items never go in a cart: a single family household or a multi family dwelling with individual carts may request up to two free bulky item collections for a total of six items a calendar year, and the pickup covers appliances, furniture, tires, carpets and mattresses. Anything the bulky route will not take has a destination: paint, chemicals, batteries and electronics go to the city's permanent household hazardous waste facility on Conejo Center Drive by appointment, construction debris moves through a limited franchise bin or a documented recycling facility under the city's 65 percent diversion rule, and twice a year the city opens a free landfill day at the Calabasas Landfill for a loaded car or pickup.
Single family homes and multi family dwellings with individual carts get a bundled weekly service of trash, recycling and organics through the city's franchise hauler, and the three carts are billed together at a rate the City Council sets.
City cost & eligibility
From $25.26 for the published maximum monthly rate for the limited automated cart bundle, 32 gallon garbage, 64 gallon recycling and 96 gallon organics, effective January 1, 2026. The standard single family bundle with a 64 gallon garbage cart is 28.05 a month and the same bundle with a 96 gallon garbage cart is 31.75. A multi family dwelling with individual carts and limited organics is 25.26. Separate published lines add a 10 percent senior discount on the weekly bundle, 34.56 a month for on premise valet service, 3.69 a month for a garbage cart upsize, and 6.91, 9.21 and 9.21 a month for an additional 64 gallon garbage cart, an additional 96 gallon garbage cart and an additional organics cart, while recycling cart upgrades and extra recycling carts are listed at no charge. Billing runs through Athens Services at 805-852-5264.
When & how
Carts go to the curb by 7 a.m. on the collection day. Single family neighborhoods are serviced once a week between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, and a holiday shifts service by one day.
Get it ready
Set the carts with the wheels against the curb and at least one foot from each other and from any obstruction, and keep all trash inside the container with the lid closed. Food scraps, food soiled paper, yard trimmings and untreated wood go in the organics cart, and clean bottles, cans, paper and cardboard go in the recycling cart. The city also sells a discounted composter to residents and keeps a free mulch pile in the lot between the library and the senior center at 1385 East Janss Road.
A single family household or a multi family dwelling with individual carts may request up to two free large item collections for a total of six items picked up per calendar year.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Two collections a calendar year with up to six large items in total are free for a single family dwelling and for a multi family dwelling with individual cart service. A refrigerator or freezer may incur a freon service fee, which the city does not publish, so ask Athens for the amount when the pickup is scheduled.
When & how
Submit the online request or call Athens Services at 805-852-5264. The city asks residents not to put bulky items, construction debris, electronic waste or automotive parts in the carts, because doing so can interrupt service.
Get it ready
Keep the items on the property until a collection is scheduled, then set them out as the hauler directs. Reuse and donation come first for anything usable, and an item that needs a forklift or crane is outside the definition the city and hauler publish. Unincorporated addresses are told to contact the County of Ventura instead.
Tires are named among the large items the city and its hauler collect on a bulky item pickup, and free landfill day takes a limited number of loose passenger tires as well.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. A tire set out on one of the two free large item collections counts against the six item yearly allowance at no charge, and up to five passenger or pickup tires without rims are also accepted at no charge during a free landfill day by a resident who is an Athens customer.
When & how
Schedule the bulky pickup at 805-852-5264, or take the tires to the Calabasas Landfill on one of the free landfill day dates between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., with no late entry.
Get it ready
Remove the rims, because tires on rims are on the free landfill day refusal list, and keep tires out of every cart. A tire store that sells new tires commonly takes the old ones back, which is the shortest route.
A mattress is one of the large items a household can put out on a free collection, and a retailer delivering a new mattress has to take the old one away under state law.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. A mattress goes out within the two free collections and six item yearly allowance at no charge, and nothing else in the city program collects a mattress curbside.
When & how
Call Athens Services at 805-852-5264 or submit the online request, and ask the retailer for the state law mattress haul away when a new mattress is delivered.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress off the curb until a collection is scheduled, keep it dry and out of the rain, and count it as one of the six items for the year. Donating a clean mattress is the better first step when a charity will take it.
Furniture is named both in the city's large item definition and on the hauler's bulky item list, so a couch comes off the property on a scheduled free collection.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Furniture goes out inside the two free collections and six item yearly allowance for a single family dwelling or a multi family dwelling with individual carts.
When & how
Request the collection from Athens at 805-852-5264 or online, then set the furniture out as directed for the collection date.
Get it ready
Do not set furniture out on the curb without a scheduled pickup, and keep it out of the carts, because a bulky item in a cart can interrupt service. Athens asks residents to reuse or donate usable pieces first, and a small appliance or a device can be dropped at a Goodwill donation center in town, which takes small appliances and nearly all electronic waste whether it works or not.
Stoves, water heaters, washers, dryers, refrigerators and freezers are named large items, a refrigerator or freezer may carry a freon service fee, and a small broken appliance can go to Goodwill.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. A large appliance goes out inside the two free collections and six item yearly allowance, and the city notes that a refrigerator or freezer may incur a freon service fee without publishing an amount, so ask Athens for the figure at 805-852-5264 before the collection.
When & how
Schedule the collection at 805-852-5264 or online, and keep the appliance on the property until the collection date.
Get it ready
Empty the unit and remove food and loose parts before it goes out. A small appliance such as a toaster oven, blender or vacuum can be dropped at any Goodwill, which is a certified electronic waste recycler and takes appliances or anything with a cord, working or not, but it refuses large appliances such as refrigerators and washing machines.
Electronic waste is not allowed in a cart and goes to the city's household hazardous waste facility by appointment, to a retailer that collects it, or on a free large item collection when the piece is bulky.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. The city household hazardous waste facility takes electronics at no charge by appointment for a resident of Thousand Oaks or unincorporated Ventura County, Goodwill takes nearly all electronic waste at no charge, and a bulky television or copier goes out inside the two free collections a year. Tempus, formerly PC Recycle, charges for some items, including printers and microwaves and photocopiers, and Gold Coast Recycling in Ventura takes listed electronics from Ventura County residents but not from businesses.
When & how
Book an appointment at the household hazardous waste facility at 2010 Conejo Center Drive for a Friday or Saturday between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., drop the device at a Goodwill that is open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., or schedule a bulky item collection at 805-852-5264 for a large screen or copier.
Get it ready
Keep the device whole and out of every cart, because a state law prohibition applies and it is illegal to place e-waste in a container. Bring photo identification, a utility bill or another proof of residency to the hazardous waste facility. Wipe or remove personal data before the device leaves your hands, and note that Tempus refuses hard drives, console televisions, tube televisions and monitors larger than 32 inches, refrigerant containing electronics and appliances.
Exercise equipment is not named in the city's large item definition or on the hauler's bulky item list, so the machine has to be confirmed before it goes out.
City cost & eligibility
No published rate covers an exercise machine and neither the city nor the hauler names the category, so call Athens Services at 805-852-5264 with the type of machine to ask whether it can be taken on one of the two free large item collections and whether any charge applies before it is set out.
When & how
Call 805-852-5264 before requesting the collection, and ask how the machine should be set out if it is accepted.
Get it ready
Take the machine down as far as it will come apart and keep the loose weights and parts with it. Leave it on the property while you wait for an answer, because the city asks residents not to put bulky items in the carts and to request a collection first.
Construction and demolition material cannot go in a cart or on a bulky item pickup. A covered project needs a recycling plan and either a limited franchise bin, a documented processing facility or a self haul.
City cost & eligibility
From $100 for the construction waste management plan review fee for a project under 50,000 square feet. The same review costs 360.00 for a project over 50,000 square feet, and missing weight tickets carry a non compliance penalty of 200.00 or 720.00. A temporary bin has one charge to rent the container plus a separate disposal charge based on a per ton gate or processing fee, and the city sets the maximum rate rather than a single figure, so ask each hauler for the current quote. Free landfill day takes concrete, dirt, asphalt and construction and demolition material at no charge for a resident who is an Athens customer.
When & how
Submit the Construction Waste Management Plan for approval and pay the review fee before the building permit is issued, then file weight tickets before final inspection. Order the bin from a limited franchise hauler, or plan the self haul, before the project starts generating debris.
Get it ready
Covered work has to divert at least 65 percent of construction and demolition waste from landfill under CALGreen and the city's Demolition Debris Recycling Ordinance, and that covers all new permitted construction, all permitted demolition, permitted residential additions and alterations, and non residential additions or alterations of 1,000 square feet or more or with a valuation of 200,000 or more. Only Athens Services, E.J. Harrison and Sons and Ware Disposal may provide bins, and a property owner or contractor may also self haul with its own vehicles and equipment. A mixed load should go to a processing facility that verifies at least 65 percent diversion, and the nearest mixed construction and demolition processing facility is about 10 miles northeast at the Simi Valley Landfill.
Carts go to the curb by 7 a.m. on the collection day, wheels against the curb and at least one foot from each other and from any obstruction, with all trash inside the container and the lid closed. Service runs once a week between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Furniture, mattresses, appliances and other large items are collected by request on one of the two free collections a calendar year, and the city asks residents not to put bulky items, electronics, construction debris or automotive parts in the carts. Request the collection from Athens first, then set the items out as directed.
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.
Athens Services, the City of Thousand Oaks franchise hauler
Request a free large item collection
A single family household or a multi family dwelling with individual carts that needs up to six large items cleared in a calendar year.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Two collections a calendar year covering six large items in total are free for a single family dwelling or a multi family dwelling with individual cart service. A refrigerator or freezer may incur a freon service fee that the city does not publish, so confirm the amount when the collection is scheduled.
Arrange it
Submit the online request or call Athens Services at 805-852-5264, then set the items out as directed for the collection date.
Automobile parts, construction debris, hazardous waste, and loose or scattered building materials and lumber are refused. Reuse and donation come first for anything usable, and an item that needs a forklift or crane is outside the large item definition. Unincorporated addresses are told to contact the County of Ventura.
Athens Services, the City of Thousand Oaks franchise hauler
Order a temporary bin from a limited franchise hauler
A household or contractor with construction, demolition or clean up material that the carts and the large item collection refuse.
Cost & conditions
There is one charge to rent the container and a separate disposal charge based on a per ton gate or processing fee, and the city sets maximum rates rather than a single published figure, so ask Athens Services at 805-852-5264, E.J. Harrison and Sons at 805-647-1414 or Ware Disposal at 877-714-9273 for the current quote.
Arrange it
Order the bin before the project starts and arrange collection when the work is finished, or self haul the material with your own vehicles and equipment.
Temporary service means up to 30 days at one location per calendar year, or service tied to a valid city building or grading permit for a construction project, and only the three limited franchise haulers may place a bin in the city. Mixed loads should go to a facility that verifies at least 65 percent diversion.
A household with a small appliance, a television, a computer, a phone or another electronic device that still works or at least can be plugged in.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Goodwill is a state authorized electronic waste collector and takes nearly all electronic waste at no charge, working or not, at three Thousand Oaks locations, and the city also names Goodwill as the place for small broken appliances such as a toaster oven, blender or vacuum.
Arrange it
Drop the item at 140 W. Hillcrest Dr. or 2060 Avenida de los Arboles in Thousand Oaks, or 1560 Newbury Rd. in Newbury Park. Donations are accepted seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Goodwill refuses hard wired electrical items, batteries, light bulbs and large appliances such as refrigerators and washing machines, so a large appliance has to go out on a free large item collection instead.
Household hazardous waste and electronic waste from residents, including aerosol sprays, batteries, fire extinguishers, fluorescent bulbs and tubes, holiday light strands, liquid cleaners, medical sharps, mercury items, nail polish, oven cleaners, glues and adhesives, paint of all kinds, paint thinners, photo chemicals, solvents, wood preservatives, antifreeze, auto batteries, brake fluid, gasoline, oil and oil filters, waxes and polishes, flares, fertilizers, fungicides, pesticides, rodenticides, pool chemicals, propane cylinders, weed killers and electronics.
Appointments are required, online registration closes at 5 p.m. the day before the disposal date, state law limits a load to 15 gallons or 125 pounds of hazardous material per vehicle, and a resident brings a photo ID, utility bill or other proof of residence in Thousand Oaks or unincorporated Ventura County. Containers are not returned except for used oil collection containers. A qualifying small quantity generator business is served separately on Friday afternoons at a charge.
Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., with 2026 closures on February 13 and 14, May 22 and 23, July 3 and 4, September 4 and 5, November 13 and 14, November 27 and 28, December 25 and 26, and January 1 and 2, 2027. Appointments are made online or through Clean Harbors Environmental Services at 800-356-8570, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
No charge. Drop off is free for a resident of Thousand Oaks or unincorporated Ventura County with an appointment. Usable household products collected at the events are offered back to the public at no charge through the material reuse program during the same hours, with a limit of 20 items per customer and 40 per household a month. A qualifying small quantity generator business pays for its own appointments.
Calabasas Landfill free landfill and recycling day
5300 Lost Hills Road, Agoura Hills, CA 91301
Non hazardous residential trash, green waste, concrete, dirt, asphalt, construction and demolition material, and bulky items such as sofas, water heaters and appliances, plus up to five passenger or pickup tires without rims.
Open only to City of Thousand Oaks residents who are current Athens Services customers, with a driver license with photo identification or a utility bill shown at the cashier, and no commercial waste, no commercial vehicles or landscaping company loads and no trailers. Each resident may bring up to two loads per event in a vehicle no larger than a five passenger automobile or a pickup truck, every load has to be tarped, all loads are subject to inspection, and there is no late entry. Hazardous materials, electronic waste, fluorescent tubes and ballasts, liquids, medical waste, automobile bodies, radioactive material and tires on rims are refused, and the city warns of waits that can reach 90 minutes.
8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the published 2026 dates of March 28, June 20 and September 26, with arrival before 1 p.m. The event is subject to cancellation for weather, so the city asks residents to check for updates at AthensServices.com before going.
No charge. The event is free to Thousand Oaks residents who are current Athens customers, with up to two loads per event. Anything over the vehicle, load and material limits is not accepted at the gate.
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.
How many large items can a household put out each year?+
Two free collections a calendar year covering six large items in total. The allowance is written for single family dwellings and for multi family dwellings with individual cart service, and the city does not take more than those six items without another arrangement.Official guidance
How do I schedule a bulky item pickup?+
Submit the online request form or call Athens Services at 805-852-5264. The city asks residents not to set bulky items in the trash cart or at the curb without a request, and it asks unincorporated addresses to contact the County of Ventura rather than the city program.Official guidance
What cannot go on a bulky item pickup?+
Automobile parts; construction debris such as dirt, concrete, tile, drywall and rock; hazardous waste such as antifreeze, automotive fluids, cleaning products, compressed gas cylinders, pesticides, paint, pharmaceuticals, pool chemicals and solvents; and loose or scattered building materials and lumber. Each of those has a separate route in Thousand Oaks.Official guidance
Can a mattress go out with the regular trash?+
No. A mattress does not fit the cart and is not part of the weekly collection, so it has to be scheduled as one of the two free large item collections a year. When a new mattress is delivered, state law requires the retailer to haul the old one away.Official guidance
Will Thousand Oaks pick up a couch?+
Yes, on one of the two free large item collections a year. Furniture is named in the city's bulky item definition and on the hauler's list, so a couch, sofa or chair is collected by request rather than on the weekly route.Official guidance
Is there a fee for a refrigerator on a bulky pickup?+
It can be. The city states that refrigerators and freezers may incur a freon service fee but does not publish an amount, so ask Athens Services for the current figure at 805-852-5264 when the collection is scheduled. The collection itself is inside the two free collections a year.Official guidance
Where can I take a small broken appliance?+
Any Goodwill store in Thousand Oaks takes small appliances such as a toaster oven, blender or vacuum, working or not, because Goodwill is a certified electronic waste recycler that accepts appliances or anything with a cord. It does not take large appliances such as refrigerators and washing machines.Official guidance
Where can I take a television or computer in Thousand Oaks?+
The city household hazardous waste facility at 2010 Conejo Center Drive accepts electronics by appointment on Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Three Goodwill stores in town take nearly all electronic waste seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and Tempus in Newbury Park takes devices on weekdays and charges for some items such as printers, microwaves and photocopiers.Official guidance
Can electronics go in the trash cart?+
No. The hauler lists electronic waste among the items that must not go in a container, and the city states that broken or unwanted electronics should not be discarded in trash or recycling bins because they need special handling. A bulky television, projection television or large freestanding copier can be scheduled on a free large item collection instead.Official guidance
Who handles trash and recycling collection in Thousand Oaks?+
Athens Services collects residential and commercial trash, recycling and organics under a franchise agreement with the city, and the rates are set by City Council. Athens customer care is at 805-852-5264, Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to noon, and the city Sustainability Division is at 805-449-7283 or gogreen@toaks.org.Official guidance
Does a holiday change my collection day?+
Yes. Holidays create a one day delay in collection. Athens observes New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day, and a holiday that falls on a Saturday or Sunday does not delay service.Official guidance
What happens at the household hazardous waste facility?+
The city facility at 2010 Conejo Center Drive in Newbury Park takes paint, solvents, pesticides, pool chemicals, batteries, used oil, antifreeze, propane cylinders, fluorescent bulbs and electronics from residents of Thousand Oaks and unincorporated Ventura County on Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. An appointment is required, online registration closes at 5 p.m. the day before, a load is limited to 15 gallons or 125 pounds, and Clean Harbors schedules appointments at 800-356-8570.Official guidance
What is free landfill day and who can use it?+
The city opens the Calabasas Landfill at 5300 Lost Hills Road in Agoura Hills from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on published dates, which are March 28, June 20 and September 26 in 2026, for Thousand Oaks residents who are current Athens customers. A resident with identification may bring up to two loads of trash, green waste, concrete, dirt, asphalt, bulky items or construction material in a car or pickup, and up to five loose passenger tires, with no late entry and no commercial or landscaping loads.Official guidance
Do apartments and complexes with shared bins get the same service?+
Multi family dwellings with individual carts are covered by the single family rate sheet and by the same two collections and six item large item allowance, but a complex with centralized bin service is billed under a separate multi family and mixed use rate schedule. Call Athens at 805-852-5264 to confirm what a shared bin property receives before setting anything out.Official guidance
