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Choose a clear outdoor spot.
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City collection A Torrance address with City trash collection gets one free large item pickup a calendar year of up to twenty items, including furniture and mattresses, booked in advance. No charge. One free large item collection a calendar year per address for residents with City trash collection, up to twenty items per pickup. An additional collection is priced from the published rate table by item count.
City collection A Torrance address with City trash collection gets one free large item pickup a calendar year of up to twenty items, including furniture and mattresses, booked in advance. No charge. One free large item collection a calendar year per address for residents with City trash collection, up to twenty items per pickup. An additional collection is priced from the published rate table by item count.
City collection Metal appliances are one of the two categories the City recycles instead of landfilling, so a refrigerator, freezer, washer, dryer or stove goes out on the large item pickup, while a water heater is refused as a plumbing fixture. No charge. A metal appliance goes out on the one free large item collection a calendar year, inside the twenty item limit, and it is recycled rather than landfilled. A water heater is the published exception, because plumbing fixtures are on the prohibited list.
City collection Trash, recycling and organics are collected weekly by the City, the rate depends only on the size of the trash container, and the recycling and organics containers are free. $52.29 for the published monthly rate for a 96 gallon residential refuse container effective July 1, 2026. Single family homes, duplexes and select three and four unit properties served by the City sanitation division. The rate depends only on the trash container size, recycling and organics containers carry no monthly charge, and alley service, an additional refuse container and a senior or disabled account each carry their own published rate.
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.
Selected customer reviews. Counts checked September 2026.
The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Torrance runs its own sanitation division rather than franchising the residential route, and it collects trash, recycling and organics weekly from single family homes, duplexes and some small multi-unit properties. The bill depends only on the size of the trash container, and the recycling and organics containers carry no monthly charge. Large items leave the curb on a booked pickup rather than with the carts: one free collection a calendar year per address of up to twenty items. Mattresses are accepted and recycled, metal appliances are the one item category recycled instead of landfilled, and a water heater is refused as a plumbing fixture. Electronics and household chemicals are household hazardous waste and go to a county drop-off, since paint, oil, batteries, bulbs, sharps and electronic waste cannot go in any cart. Renovation material has no curbside route at all, so a project load needs a licensed private hauler and a permit if the container sits on City property.
Trash, recycling and organics are collected weekly by the City, the rate depends only on the size of the trash container, and the recycling and organics containers are free.
City cost & eligibility
$52.29 for the published monthly rate for a 96 gallon residential refuse container effective July 1, 2026. Single family homes, duplexes and select three and four unit properties served by the City sanitation division. The rate depends only on the trash container size, recycling and organics containers carry no monthly charge, and alley service, an additional refuse container and a senior or disabled account each carry their own published rate.
When & how
Residential collection runs Monday through Thursday between 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on the published collection area map. A City-observed holiday that falls Monday through Thursday delays collection by one day for the rest of that week, and there is never Saturday or Sunday residential collection.
Get it ready
Carts go out with the lid opening facing the street and the lid fully closed, which matters because an overfilled cart may not be collected. The blue or grey recycling bin takes paper, cardboard, metal cans, glass bottles and jars, and only plastics numbered one, two and five, and recyclables go in loose rather than bagged. The green bin takes food waste, food-soiled paper and yard trimmings, and the black bin takes household trash only.
A Torrance address with City trash collection gets one free large item pickup a calendar year of up to twenty items, including furniture and mattresses, booked in advance.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. One free large item collection a calendar year per address for residents with City trash collection, up to twenty items per pickup. An additional collection is priced from the published rate table by item count.
When & how
Call the City sanitation customer service line at 855-354-5623, Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The pickup happens on your scheduled refuse collection day, and it is not available while the Christmas tree recycling programme is running, so book at least three weeks before that programme starts.
Get it ready
The pickup is booked, not set out on demand: materials cannot be placed out earlier than 12 hours before the scheduled pickup, items go where recycling is collected and at least five feet from the trash and recycling containers, and anything left on private property is not collected. Small items have to be tied together or bagged, and a cancellation has to be made at least one day ahead.
Metal appliances are one of the two categories the City recycles instead of landfilling, so a refrigerator, freezer, washer, dryer or stove goes out on the large item pickup, while a water heater is refused as a plumbing fixture.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. A metal appliance goes out on the one free large item collection a calendar year, inside the twenty item limit, and it is recycled rather than landfilled. A water heater is the published exception, because plumbing fixtures are on the prohibited list.
When & how
Add the appliance to the large item pickup booked at 855-354-5623, and set it out on the scheduled refuse collection day inside the twelve hour window.
Get it ready
Empty the unit, keep it upright and clear of the carts, and keep a water heater out of the load entirely, because plumbing fixtures are refused. Batteries cannot go in any cart in California, so route any battery to a drop-off separately.
Televisions, computers, cellphones and other electronic devices are household hazardous waste in Torrance, so they do not go in a cart and go instead to a county drop-off center, a paint and e-waste retailer programme, or a county collection event.
City cost & eligibility
The City publishes electronic devices as household hazardous waste and points to the county drop-off centers and to a retailer take-back programme for electronic waste only, while the same large item page says electronics are one of the two categories collected and recycled rather than landfilled and also lists electronic waste among the prohibited items. Because those two statements point in opposite directions, confirm with the City at 855-354-5623 before adding a device to the annual large item pickup. The permanent county drop-off centers are free to Los Angeles County residents.
When & how
Take the devices to the Gaffey Street collection center at 1400 North Gaffey Street in San Pedro, open Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. except holidays and rainy days, or to the EDCO recycling and transfer center at 2755 California Ave in Signal Hill on the second and fourth Saturday of the month from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The City also lists a retailer take-back programme for electronic waste only and county one-day collection events.
Get it ready
Keep electronics out of all three carts, because the trash bin refuses electronics and hazardous waste and California makes it illegal to put any battery in the trash or recycling cart. Tape the terminals of lithium batteries or bag each one separately, keep the load inside the county per trip limit for collection events, and expect to give your address at a county collection center because devices from residents without a valid address are refused.
Construction and renovation material is refused on the large item pickup and in the carts, so a project load moves through a container from a licensed private hauler, with a permit when the container sits on City property.
City cost & eligibility
The City lists wood, concrete, bricks, drywall, wall-to-wall carpeting, dirt, tree trunks and plumbing fixtures such as water heaters as prohibited large item material, and refuses construction debris and dirt, rock, sod and concrete in the trash bin, so no curbside route takes a project load. Dumpster and roll-off rentals have to come from a licensed private hauler, and the City publishes a reference list of local transfer stations that are open to the public, which carries its own instruction to call ahead for prices and accepted materials.
When & how
Order the container from a licensed private hauler before the work starts, and apply for a Public Property Encroachment Permit through the Community Development Department at 310-618-5898 if the container will sit on City property.
Get it ready
Keep construction material out of all three carts and off the large item pile, and keep paint, solvents and treated material for a household hazardous waste drop-off. Wall-to-wall carpeting is refused on the pickup and can instead be recycled through the carpet recovery programme the City links, so keep it out of the mixed debris.
Carts may go to the curb no earlier than 12 hours before collection and have to come back in within 12 hours after it. They sit with three feet between them and five feet from obstacles, the lid opening faces the street, the lid closes fully, and the total weight stays under 200 pounds.
The large item pickup is booked, not set out on demand
One free large item collection is available a calendar year per address, up to twenty items, and it has to be booked with the sanitation line at 855-354-5623. Materials cannot go out earlier than 12 hours before the scheduled pickup, small items must be tied or bagged, the pile goes where recycling is collected and at least five feet from the carts, and a cancellation has to be made at least a day ahead.
Hazardous material and electronics go to a drop-off
Paint, cleaners, motor oil, auto products, batteries, fluorescent tubes and bulbs, mercury equipment, sharps, medicine, non-empty aerosol cans and electronic waste cannot go in any cart or on the large item pile. Take them to the Gaffey Street collection center at 1400 North Gaffey Street in San Pedro on weekends from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., or to the EDCO center at 2755 California Ave in Signal Hill on the second and fourth Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., both free to county residents.
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.
A household with furniture, a mattress, a metal appliance or another large item that will not fit in a cart, up to twenty items.
Cost & conditions
No charge. One free collection a calendar year per address for residents with City trash collection, with up to twenty items in the pickup.
Arrange it
Call 855-354-5623 Monday through Friday between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., and set the items out on the scheduled refuse collection day.
Twenty items per pickup and one free pickup a year, not available during the Christmas tree recycling programme. Construction debris, auto parts, household hazardous waste, electronic waste and anything two people cannot safely handle are refused.
A household that has used the free pickup for the year and still has a load to clear.
Cost & conditions
$40 for the published rate for an additional large item pickup of ten items, with a twenty item additional pickup priced higher on the same rate table. Torrance addresses with City trash collection that have already used the free pickup for the calendar year. The City publishes the same two additional collection prices for each year of its five year schedule.
Arrange it
Book the additional collection on the same sanitation line at 855-354-5623 and tell the office the item count so the right rate applies.
Priced by item count, and the same prohibited item list applies, so construction material, hazardous waste, auto parts and electronic waste still cannot be added to the load.
County household hazardous waste and electronic waste drop-off
Gaffey Street S.A.F.E. Collection Center
1400 North Gaffey Street, San Pedro, CA 90731
Household hazardous waste and electronic waste, including cleaning products, paints, motor oil, auto products, batteries, fluorescent tubes and bulbs, mercury-containing equipment, CRTs, computers, televisions, cellphones, DVD players and non-empty aerosol cans, along with paint from the paint stewardship programme and electronic waste taken by a retailer take-back programme.
Los Angeles County residents only, and anyone dropping off has to give an address, because devices from residents without a valid address are refused. Explosives, ammunition and radioactive material are not accepted, and the county's published per trip limit for its collection events is 15 gallons or 125 pounds per vehicle, so confirm the limit that applies at this center when you arrive.
Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., except holidays and rainy days. Los Angeles County publishes the same hours and address for this center.
No charge. Free for Los Angeles County residents at the county's permanent household hazardous waste collection centers.
County drop-off with a household product reuse center
EDCO Recycling and Transfer Center
2755 California Ave, Signal Hill, CA 90807
Household hazardous waste and electronic waste, plus a reuse center where residents pick up partially used products such as household cleaners, lawn and garden products and paint at no cost.
Los Angeles County residents only, with a limit of up to five reuse items per household per week. The center operates on its published Saturdays only, and the same county prohibitions on explosives, ammunition and radioactive material apply.
Open the second and fourth Saturday of every month from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
No charge. Free for Los Angeles County residents at the county's permanent household hazardous waste collection centers, and the reuse center is free as well.
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 item pickups does an address get?+
One free pickup a calendar year per address, on call rather than on a fixed week, with up to twenty items collected. The City also sells additional collections, priced from its rate table by how many items are collected.Official guidance
How do I book the large item pickup?+
Call 855-354-5623 Monday through Friday between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. The pickup is scheduled on your regular refuse collection day, at least twenty items is the cap, small items must be tied or bagged, and the load goes where recycling is picked up and at least five feet from the carts.Official guidance
What will not be taken on the large item pickup?+
Construction debris such as wood, concrete, bricks, drywall, wall-to-wall carpeting, dirt, tree trunks and plumbing fixtures such as water heaters; auto parts such as batteries, doors, fenders, motors, gas tanks and tires; household hazardous waste such as paint, medicine, sharps, fluorescent tubes and bulbs, mercury equipment and electronic waste; and anything two people cannot safely handle, such as a spa, hot tub, piano or organ.Official guidance
Will Torrance take a mattress?+
Yes, and it is one of the items the City recycles rather than landfilling. Mattresses are accepted on the large item pickup and recycled through the Mattress Recycling Council, and the City also points out that California law requires a mattress retailer to take back the old mattress when a new one is delivered.Official guidance
Will Torrance take a refrigerator or washer?+
Yes. The City says large item collections are landfilled except for electronics and metal appliances, which means a metal appliance such as a refrigerator, freezer, washer, dryer or stove is collected and recycled through the free annual pickup. Add it to the pickup when you call 855-354-5623.Official guidance
What about a water heater?+
A water heater is refused on the large item pickup, because the City lists plumbing fixtures such as water heaters with the prohibited construction debris. The City points to a metal recycler instead, and battery and metal scrap are also taken there.Official guidance
Where do televisions and computers go in Torrance?+
To a county household hazardous waste drop-off. The nearest are the Gaffey Street collection center at 1400 North Gaffey Street in San Pedro, open weekends from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. except holidays and rainy days, and the EDCO recycling and transfer center at 2755 California Ave in Signal Hill on the second and fourth Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Both are free to Los Angeles County residents.Official guidance
Where do household batteries go?+
Not in any cart. The City says batteries, especially the lithium-ion cells in phones, laptops, e-bikes, power tools and earbuds, should never go in the trash or recycling because they start fires in trucks and at recycling facilities. Rechargeable, lithium primary, button cell and alkaline batteries all go to a participating drop-off, and every type is also accepted at a county collection center or a county mobile event.Official guidance
Can electronics go out with the large item pickup?+
The City's own page is inconsistent on this, because it says electronics and metal appliances are collected and recycled rather than landfilled while also listing electronic waste among the prohibited items on the same page. Ask the sanitation line at 855-354-5623 before adding a device to the pickup, and use a county drop-off in the meantime.Official guidance
How do I get a dumpster for a project?+
Dumpster and roll-off containers have to come from a licensed private hauler, because the City does not rent them. If the container will sit on City property it also needs a Public Property Encroachment Permit, arranged with the Community Development Department at 310-618-5898.Official guidance
Can I haul a project load somewhere myself?+
The City keeps a reference list of local transfer stations open to the public, including yards in Gardena, Long Beach, Compton, Wilmington, Downey, Signal Hill and Carson. The City marks that list as reference only and subject to change, tells residents to call ahead about pricing, hours and accepted materials, and notes that Torrance residents with proof of residency can receive discounted City rates there.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Torrance?+
The City's own Public Works Sanitation Division, which runs weekly trash, recycling and organics collection for about 29,500 single family homes, duplexes and select three and four unit properties. Customer service is 855-354-5623 Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and commercial and multi-family property service runs through private haulers instead.Official guidance
What does weekly collection cost a household?+
The monthly rate depends only on the size of the trash container, and the City publishes a five year schedule of increases through July 1, 2027. Recycling and organics containers carry no monthly charge, up to two extra recycling or organics carts are free apart from the delivery fee, and an additional refuse container carries its own published monthly rate.Official guidance
Is there a discount for a senior or disabled resident?+
Yes. The low income senior and disabled rate requires a 64-gallon refuse cart, a resident who is 62 or older or permanently disabled, and a household income inside the programme limits. Applications go through the Finance Department utility billing line at 310-618-5830.Official guidance
Can I take my own load to a transfer station?+
The City publishes a reference list of local transfer stations open to the public, in Gardena, Long Beach, Compton, Wilmington, Downey, Signal Hill and Carson. The City marks the list as reference only and subject to change, asks residents to call ahead about prices, hours and accepted materials, and notes that Torrance residents can receive discounted City rates with proof of residency.Official guidance
