Bulk junk removal
in Monument.

There is no municipal bulky pickup. The nearest drop off is the Peak Disposal and Recycling transfer station at 856 Washington St. in Monument, which the county directory lists for appliances and bedding, and private hauling services serve the area.

City cost & eligibility

The county directory tells residents to call each business to verify acceptance and fees, and no municipal rate applies, so call the transfer station in Monument at 481-2340 or a hauling service for the price of the load before it leaves the property.

When & how

Call ahead for the transfer station's open hours, because the county directory publishes its address and phone number but no schedule, or book a private haul for a load too large to move yourself.

Get it ready

Separate the load by material before the trip so each item reaches the right counter: appliances and bedding go through the transfer station's own lines, electronics go to the county facility within its limits, and large televisions or tires wait for a Clean Sweep event.

Furniture routes through reuse first, with the county directory listing thrift and reuse donations and one recycling yard that also takes couches, love seats, sectionals and ottomans.

City cost & eligibility

A donation costs nothing, while a private hauler sets its own price for a load it removes, and the county directory publishes no rate for either, so ask the charity or the hauler before the piece is moved.

When & how

Call the donation site first, because the directory says items in good condition only and to call for acceptance, then arrange a hauling service only for a piece that cannot be donated.

Get it ready

Clean the piece and keep it dry so a thrift store can take it, and note that the Silver Key Friends thrift locations in the county directory do not take stuffed furniture or mattresses at all, so a stained couch has to be handled as a haul instead.

A mattress goes to the transfer station in town, to a charity that takes clean bedding, or to the county facility during a Clean Sweep event.

City cost & eligibility

The county directory says to call to verify acceptance and fees for mattresses and box springs, and it publishes no amount, so call the transfer station at 481-2340 or the donation site for the current terms. The county facility takes mattresses only during Clean Sweep events.

When & how

Take the set to the transfer station on Washington Street after calling for its hours, or call a donation charity that accepts bedding, and watch the county Clean Sweep page for the spring 2027 event.

Get it ready

Keep the mattress dry and clean, because the charity entries accept queen size or smaller bedding only in new or gently used condition free of rips, stains and holes. Anything wet, stained or torn goes to the transfer station instead.

Appliances go to the transfer station in town, a landfill or a scrap yard, a working unit can be donated, and a refrigerant unit has a separate Freon recovery list.

City cost & eligibility

The county directory publishes no appliance rate and says to call to verify acceptance and fees, so ask the transfer station at 481-2340, a listed landfill or a scrap yard for the price. A refrigerant unit may also need its coolant recovered, which the directory handles through a separate appliance Freon recovery list, so confirm that step and its cost as well.

When & how

Call the receiving business first, and ask specifically whether it handles the refrigerant in a refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner before the unit is loaded.

Get it ready

A working appliance can go to a Habitat for Humanity ReStore, which the directory lists for working appliances only. Empty the unit, keep it upright on the trip, and do not put an appliance with refrigerant out with household trash.

The county household hazardous waste facility takes electronics and small televisions from El Paso and Teller County households, with an annual limit per electronic type and a screen size limit on televisions.

City cost & eligibility

The county page does not print a fee line for an El Paso or Teller County household and tells a household outside those counties to call for fees, so confirm what applies to the load at 719-520-7878 or 719-520-7879. An appointment is required for a load of 50 items or more.

When & how

Drive to 3255 Akers Dr. in Colorado Springs on a Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. or between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., or on a listed Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. The facility is closed every Wednesday and on county holidays.

Get it ready

Each type of electronic is limited to five per household per year, and a television has to be a cathode ray tube of 20 inches or smaller or a flat screen of 40 inches or smaller. Larger televisions are not accepted outside a Clean Sweep event, and every item has to be lifted out of the vehicle and placed on a cart by the household.

Project material moves through the county directory's aggregate, lumber and building material recyclers, while vegetation goes to the county yard waste program and sod, dirt and topsoil do not.

City cost & eligibility

The county directory lists the recyclers that take aggregates, asphalt, concrete, untreated lumber and building material but publishes no rate and says to call each business to verify acceptance and fees, so ask the receiving site and any hauler for its price before the load leaves the site.

When & how

Call the receiving recycler before the project generates debris, and take yard waste to Rocky Top Resources on a Saturday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. as an El Paso or Teller County resident.

Get it ready

Keep asphalt, bricks, cinder blocks, concrete, rocks, pavers, roofing tiles and sand separate from untreated lumber, because the directory sends those to different recyclers, and keep sod, dirt and topsoil out of the yard waste drop off because the county does not take them there.

Tires are taken by the county only during a Clean Sweep event, and the 2026 television and tire events have already concluded, so the current routes are the retail and recycling businesses in the county directory.

City cost & eligibility

The county Clean Sweep page says the 2026 television and tire events have concluded and offers to name alternate options, and the directory's tire list says to call to verify acceptance and fees, so ask the county at 719-520-7878 or a listed tire business for the current price.

When & how

Call 719-520-7878 or email evs-epc@elpasoco.com to be added to the list for the spring 2027 event, or contact a listed tire business for a drop off before then.

Get it ready

Keep tires out of household trash and out of the household hazardous waste drop off, because the facility takes tires only during the Clean Sweep event window. The directory lists American Tire Exchange in Peyton, Geocycle and Pueblo Tire Recycling among the alternatives.

Exercise equipment is not named by the town or in the county lists, so the machine has to be confirmed with the receiving business before it moves.

City cost & eligibility

No published rate covers an exercise machine, and the county directory sorts material by category rather than by machine, so call the transfer station in Monument at 481-2340 or a hauling service and ask whether the machine can be taken as a bulky load and what it costs.

When & how

Call the receiving business first, then load the machine only if it is accepted.

Get it ready

Take the machine down as far as it will come apart and keep the loose weights with it. A metal frame may count as scrap metal at a listed yard, while a machine with a large plastic housing is quoted as general bulky material instead.