The old fridge, washer or dryer, off your list and gone from the curb. See your exact price, book by 2pm for same-day pickup and get updates along the way.
A replacement is on its way. A broken washer is taking up space. Or the old fridge is the last thing left before a move. Give that appliance its own pickup plan, with a price you can see and a day you can choose.
Your appliance. Your exact price.
Choose the unit you have and see its price online. Add a washer and dryer separately to see the total for both.
A pickup day that fits your plan.
Book by 2pm local time for same-day pickup, where available, or choose a future date at checkout.
Know when it is gone.
Get a confirmation, a text before arrival and pickup photos when it is done. Follow along on your pickup page.
Every appliance has its own catalog choice and price. Add only the items you want taken away, then review the exact total before booking.
Laundry appliances
Front-load and top-load washing machines use the washing machine choice. Add the dryer separately. Contact us about a single combined laundry unit or a stack that still needs separating.
Fridges and freezers
Choose Refrigerator for a full-size household fridge. Mini fridges and separate freezers have their own choices. Contact us first if the model or refrigerant needs checking.
Kitchen appliances
Stoves, dishwashers and microwaves are available in All appliances. Built-in units must already be detached and outside. Send a photo if your appliance does not match a listed choice.
Appliance removal prices in Watsonville
First item / additional item
Refrigerator$109 / $59
Washing machine$109 / $59
Dryer$109 / $59
Mini fridge$79 / $29
Freezer$109 / $59
Stove / oven$109 / $59
Dishwasher$109 / $35
Microwave$79 / $19
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.
We handle loading and haul-away from your accessible outdoor spot. Arrange any indoor carrying, uninstallation and utility disconnection before pickup.
You can book before the appliance is outside. Plan the disconnection and move first, then have it ready by the time shown for your pickup.
Your place. One easy pickup plan.
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.
Have the appliance safely disconnected from power, water and gas, as applicable. Use a qualified professional for gas, hardwired or plumbing connections when needed.
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Empty it and arrange outdoor access
Remove food, clothes and other contents. Have the appliance at an accessible ground-level outdoor spot by your pickup readiness time, with a clear path and permission to use the space.
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Show us the right appliance
Add a location photo and a note about the entrance or outdoor area. Keep any appliances that are staying separate from the items you booked.
You’re in the loop. Until it’s gone.
Confirmation when you book. A heads-up before arrival. Photos when it’s done.
Stove, washer, dryer, dishwasher and microwave are on the curbside bulky list, and the drop-off center takes appliances free once each per residential customer per year. Refrigerators and air conditioners are the exceptions, because the curbside list refuses cooling units.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Curbside: one of the three bulky items inside the free annual pickup for a household with a city garbage utility account. Drop-off center: residential customers get one of each listed appliance free per year, with a $13.00 fee after the yearly amount, and the list covers air conditioners, clothes dryers, dishwashers, freezers, microwaves, ovens, refrigerators, stoves, wall heaters, washing machines, water heaters and water coolers.
When & how
Book the curbside pickup at (831) 768-3133 at least 48 hours ahead, or take the appliance to 320 Harvest Drive Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Get it ready
Empty the appliance and tape the doors shut before it goes out, because the bulky program requires it, and keep each unit within the 4 by 5 by 4 foot size limit and under 100 pounds. Keep a refrigerator or air conditioner off the curbside list entirely and take it to the drop-off center instead.
Refrigerators and air conditioning units are refused on the curbside bulky list, so the drop-off center is the route, where a residential customer gets one of each appliance free per year and pays the published fee after that.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. City residents with scheduled garbage collection, at the Waste and Recycling Drop-off Center, where one unit of each listed appliance is free per residential customer per year and a $13.00 fee applies after the yearly amount. The curbside bulky program explicitly refuses refrigerators and air conditioning units.
When & how
Take the unit to 320 Harvest Drive, open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and cover the load with a tarp or an extra fee applies.
Get it ready
Empty the unit and secure the doors before the trip, keep it off the curbside bulky order, and never put it in a cart. The vehicle and trailer together cannot exceed 30 feet, and address verification is required at the gate.
Book the bulky pickup 48 hours ahead with the exact item list
Contact customer service at (831) 768-3133 at least 48 hours before the collection, list the three bulky items, and put only those items at the curb by 7 a.m. on the collection day. Empty drawers, washers and dryers and tape the doors shut, keep each item within 4 feet wide by 5 feet long by 4 feet tall and under 100 pounds, and leave 3 feet of clearance from the carts, parked cars and mailboxes, because blocked material is not collected. The service runs Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the account has to be current.
Carts go out the night before and bulky items never go in a cart
Cart wheels should touch the curb with the handles facing the house, carts need three feet of clearance on all sides from signs, poles and cars, and they go out the night before because collection starts at 4:30 a.m. Garbage and recyclables are collected weekly and recycling runs every other week from the free 95 gallon blue cart. The city is explicit that bulky items do not belong in the carts and should go to the drop-off center instead.
The drop-off center is for city residents on a garbage account
The Waste and Recycling Drop-off Center is open to Watsonville residents living within the city limits, address verification is required, and users must have regularly scheduled city garbage collection. Loads have to be covered with a tarp or an extra fee applies, the combined vehicle and trailer length cannot exceed 30 feet, and the site asks users to separate garbage, clean wood, yard waste, tires, mattresses, electronic waste, metal, plastics, hazardous waste and recyclables before arriving so the load can be processed quickly.
Household hazardous waste is free with a transport limit
Household hazardous waste is accepted free at the drop-off center for Watsonville residents and small businesses, and state law limits what one trip may carry: 15 gallons of liquid or 125 pounds of solid material. Accepted material includes paint, batteries of every household sort, fluorescent tubes and compact bulbs, motor oil, oil filters, transmission fluid, brake fluid, antifreeze and electronic waste such as computers, monitors, phones and televisions, and containers should arrive sealed and unmixed.
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 Watsonville Solid Waste Division, Municipal Service Center
Book the free annual bulky item pickup
A Watsonville household with a city garbage utility account and up to three items such as a couch, a mattress, a stove, a washer, a dryer, a dishwasher, a microwave, carpet, a bicycle or two rimless tires.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Residents within the city limits with a garbage utility bill with the city, except apartment complexes and businesses, for one free pickup per calendar year of up to three items. Additional pickups are available at an additional cost.
Arrange it
Call customer service at (831) 768-3133 at least 48 hours ahead with the item list, then set the items at the curb by 7 a.m. on the collection day.
Three items per service and one free service a year, items limited to 4 by 5 by 4 feet and under 100 pounds, no apartment complexes or businesses, and e-waste, cooling appliances, construction materials, yard waste and hazardous material are refused.
City of Watsonville Solid Waste Division, Municipal Service Center
Take the load to the Harvest Drive drop-off center
A city household with mattresses, e-waste, appliances, exercise machines, tires, metal, clean wood, yard waste or extra garbage that the carts and the bulky order will not take.
Cost & conditions
The center prices loads by item and volume: garbage at $4.00 for a 32 gallon can, $6.00 for 68 gallon and $10.00 for 95 gallon with $13.00 per cubic yard, concrete and dirt at $13.00 per cubic yard, and yard waste at a $4.00 minimum and $9.00 per cubic yard, while mattresses, exercise machines, e-waste, metal, clean wood and used motor oil are on the free recycle list and appliances are free once each per residential customer per year with $13.00 after that. Confirm the material and the amount at (831) 768-3133.
Arrange it
Take the load to 320 Harvest Drive, open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with the load covered and the vehicle and trailer under 30 feet combined.
Open to city residents with scheduled garbage collection and address verification, closed on Sundays and Mondays, requires a tarp over the load, and the free appliance allowance is one of each item per residential customer per year before the per item fee applies.
City of Watsonville Solid Waste Division, Municipal Service Center
Use the free household hazardous waste service
A city household or small business with paint, batteries, motor oil, oil filters, transmission fluid, brake fluid, antifreeze, fluorescent bulbs or electronic waste.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free at the Waste and Recycling Drop-off Center at 320 Harvest Drive for Watsonville residents and small businesses only, with the state transport limit of 15 gallons of liquid or 125 pounds of solid material per trip.
Arrange it
Take the material to 320 Harvest Drive on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Saturday during regular business hours, with containers sealed and unmixed.
Small business customers face limited amounts, the transport limit is set by state law, and paint, batteries, oil and antifreeze should arrive in their original or clearly labelled containers rather than mixed together.
City waste and recycling drop-off center for bulky, hazardous and hard to recycle items
Watsonville Waste and Recycling Drop-off Center
320 Harvest Drive, Watsonville, CA 95076
Extra garbage, clean and untreated wood, yard waste, tires, mattresses, electronic waste, metal items, plastics except Styrofoam, household hazardous waste including paint, batteries, motor oil, oil filters, transmission fluid, brake fluid, antifreeze, fluorescent tubes and bulbs, and recyclables such as cardboard, paper, glass and metal cans. Free recycle items include mattresses, exercise machines, batteries and most electronics, and appliances are free once each per residential customer per year.
Open to Watsonville residents living within the city limits with regularly scheduled garbage collection and address verification, closed Sundays and Mondays, loads must be covered with a tarp or an extra fee applies, and the combined vehicle and trailer length cannot exceed 30 feet. Styrofoam counts as garbage, hazardous waste is limited to 15 gallons of liquid or 125 pounds of solid material per trip, and after the yearly appliance allowance each unit is charged the published per item fee.
Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., closed Sundays and Mondays and on the published holiday dates; the fee flyer for the same address prints a 2:30 p.m. close, so confirm the closing time before a trip.
Garbage is priced by the can or by volume, concrete, dirt and yard waste are priced by the cubic yard, tires have tiered per item fees, and mattresses, exercise machines, e-waste, metal, clean wood and used motor oil are free, with appliances free once each per year before the per item fee applies. Confirm the exact material and amount at (831) 768-3133.
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Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Appliance removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Watsonville.
How much does appliance removal cost in Watsonville?+
A full-size household refrigerator is $109 as a single item. A washing machine is $109, and a dryer is $109. Other appliances have their own catalog prices. Choose each item to see your exact total before booking; disposal and recycling costs are included in the item price.
Can I get same-day appliance pickup in Watsonville?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Checkout shows the dates you can choose. Your pickup is scheduled for a day rather than an exact arrival appointment, and we text you before arrival. Have the appliance disconnected and ready outside by your pickup readiness time.
Can you take a washing machine and dryer in one pickup?+
Yes. Add one Washing machine and one Dryer so both units are included in the price. They are separate items, even when you bought them as a set. If yours is a single combined unit or the machines still need to be unstacked, contact us before booking to confirm the scope.
Will you disconnect my appliance or carry it out?+
Dropcurb picks up appliances that are already disconnected and accessible outside at ground level. Arrange uninstallation, utility disconnection and indoor carrying before pickup. Use a qualified professional for gas, hardwired or plumbing connections when needed. We handle loading and haul-away from the outdoor pickup spot.
Can I book if the delivery company did not take my old appliance?+
Yes. Dropcurb pickup is separate from buying or installing a replacement, so you can book removal on its own. Select the old appliance, choose a pickup day and arrange for it to be disconnected and accessible outside. If your new delivery is still ahead, confirm the retailer’s haul-away arrangements before booking a separate pickup.
Is there a limit on free appliance drop off?+
Yes. Residential customers get one of each listed appliance free per year at the drop-off center, covering air conditioners, clothes dryers, dishwashers, freezers, microwaves, ovens, refrigerators, stoves, wall heaters, washing machines, water heaters and water coolers, and the per item fee applies only after that yearly amount has been used. The curbside bulky route instead accepts washers, dryers, dishwashers, microwaves and stoves inside the three item allowance.Official guidance
Can a refrigerator go out for the city bulky pickup?+
No. Refrigerators and air conditioning units are on the bulky program's non accepted list. They go to the Waste and Recycling Drop-off Center at 320 Harvest Drive instead, where a residential customer gets one of each listed appliance free per year and pays the published per item fee after that yearly amount.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Watsonville?+
The City of Watsonville itself: the Municipal Service Center's Solid Waste Division collects garbage and recyclables from more than 11,000 homes and businesses each week, and it also runs the Waste and Recycling Drop-off Center at 320 Harvest Drive. Customer service answers at (831) 768-3133 and utility services start at (831) 768-3455.Official guidance
What are the limits on the Watsonville bulky pickup?+
One free pickup per calendar year with a maximum of three items, for a household inside the city limits that has a city garbage utility account, and additional pickups cost extra. Items must be within 4 feet wide by 5 feet long by 4 feet tall and under 100 pounds, and only the items on the service order are collected.Official guidance
What can never go on a Watsonville bulky order?+
Garbage, roofing and construction materials, car parts, mirrors and glass, yard waste, propane tanks, e-waste such as televisions, computers and gaming consoles, refrigerators and air conditioning units, hazardous materials like paint, batteries, fertilizer and oil, and landscaping materials such as dirt, sand and stumps. Those go to the Waste and Recycling Drop-off Center instead.Official guidance
What is free at the Watsonville drop-off center?+
Mattresses, exercise machines, electronic waste such as televisions, computers and monitors, batteries, metal items, glass bottles and jars, cardboard, paper, clean and untreated wood, bicycles, metal bed frames, used motor oil and Christmas trees are on the free recycle list. Appliances are free once each per residential customer per year before the published per item fee applies, and household hazardous waste is free at the same site for residents and small businesses.Official guidance
One less thing on your list
Put the old appliance on its way out.
Choose your appliance to see the price for pickup in Watsonville. We will keep you updated from booking to the pickup photos.
