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City collection Furniture and sofas are named bulky waste at the Meriden Transfer Station and they are also eligible for the paid curbside pickup, so a couch leaves on one of those two routes. The station charges by the vehicle and the curbside program charges a flat appointment fee. From $10 per vehicle per visit at the Meriden Transfer Station, where a car pays 10.00, a minivan or SUV 20.00, a pickup truck at level, full size van or single axle trailer 40.00 and a modified pickup, dump truck, double axle trailer or U-Haul 80.00, or a flat 50.00 for a curbside bulky waste appointment. Meriden residents with proof of residency, using a non-commercial vehicle at the station; the curbside program requires registration for a qualified residential property and takes up to eight listed items.
City collection A clean mattress or box spring is accepted free at the Meriden Transfer Station during normal hours, and a broken or dirty one carries an extra charge per item. The curbside program also takes clean bedding, counting a mattress and box spring together as two of the eight items. No charge. Clean mattresses and box springs in good shape are free at the Transfer Station for Meriden residents during normal hours. A broken or dirty mattress or box spring carries an additional 20.00 per item charge, and the curbside route charges a flat appointment fee with a mattress and box spring counting as two items.
City collection White metal is an accepted category at the Meriden Transfer Station, and the city's own list names appliances, bicycles, air conditioners, refrigerators and freezers, so an appliance rides the vehicle fee rather than needing a separate program. Lawn equipment comes in the same way once the fluids are drained. From $10 per vehicle per visit at the Meriden Transfer Station for white metal including appliances, air conditioners, refrigerators and freezers, with a car paying 10.00 and larger vehicles paying 20.00, 40.00 or 80.00. Meriden residents with proof of residency using a non-commercial vehicle; commercial and industrial loads and contractors are not admitted.
City collection Bulky waste, carpeting, tires and yard material all have a route in Meriden. The paid curbside program takes up to eight listed items on a Wednesday appointment with a mattress and box spring counting as two items and four tires counting as four, while the Transfer Station charges by the vehicle for furniture, sofas, carpeting, lawn equipment with the fluids drained and up to four passenger tires without rims, and takes brush and leaves free within the published limits. $50 per curbside bulky waste appointment, non-refundable, as published for the 2026 bulky waste curbside collection, with a self haul to the Transfer Station charged by the vehicle instead from 10.00 for a car. Qualified residential properties in Meriden for the curbside appointment, which requires registration and takes up to eight listed items; the Transfer Station requires proof of residency, a non-commercial vehicle and the vehicle fee.
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?
Meriden runs its bulky material through one of two doors: a paid curbside appointment booked through the city recreation system, or a self haul to the Transfer Station on Evansville Avenue. The curbside program costs a flat fee, runs on Wednesdays for qualified residential properties, and takes up to eight listed items, with a clean mattress and box spring counting as two of them and up to four tires without rims counting as four. The Transfer Station, which is residential only and where staff do not help unload, charges by the vehicle rather than the item: furniture, sofas, carpeting, lawn equipment with the fluids drained, tires and white metal such as appliances, air conditioners, refrigerators and freezers all ride that fee, a broken or dirty mattress adds a charge per item, and clean bedding, brush within the size limits, corrugated cardboard, leaves in paper bags and electronics including televisions, computers, DVRs, coffee makers and microwaves are free. Construction debris, roofing, wood, excavation material, household garbage, propane and hazardous material are refused there and move through the private transfer stations, PaintCare counters and the regional hazardous waste program the city names.
Furniture and sofas are named bulky waste at the Meriden Transfer Station and they are also eligible for the paid curbside pickup, so a couch leaves on one of those two routes. The station charges by the vehicle and the curbside program charges a flat appointment fee.
City cost & eligibility
From $10 per vehicle per visit at the Meriden Transfer Station, where a car pays 10.00, a minivan or SUV 20.00, a pickup truck at level, full size van or single axle trailer 40.00 and a modified pickup, dump truck, double axle trailer or U-Haul 80.00, or a flat 50.00 for a curbside bulky waste appointment. Meriden residents with proof of residency, using a non-commercial vehicle at the station; the curbside program requires registration for a qualified residential property and takes up to eight listed items.
When & how
The Transfer Station takes loads Mondays from 10:00AM to 2:00PM, Wednesdays from 7:00AM to 12:00PM and the first and third Saturdays from 7:00AM to 12:00PM. Curbside pickups run on Wednesdays by appointment.
Get it ready
Bring help to unload at the station, because city staff are not permitted to assist. For the curbside route, list every item when registering, put everything out no earlier than 4:00 p.m. the day before and no later than 7:00 a.m. on the pickup day, and keep each piece light enough for two people to carry.
A clean mattress or box spring is accepted free at the Meriden Transfer Station during normal hours, and a broken or dirty one carries an extra charge per item. The curbside program also takes clean bedding, counting a mattress and box spring together as two of the eight items.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Clean mattresses and box springs in good shape are free at the Transfer Station for Meriden residents during normal hours. A broken or dirty mattress or box spring carries an additional 20.00 per item charge, and the curbside route charges a flat appointment fee with a mattress and box spring counting as two items.
When & how
Station hours are Mondays 10:00AM to 2:00PM, Wednesdays 7:00AM to 12:00PM and the first and third Saturdays 7:00AM to 12:00PM, with curbside appointments on Wednesdays.
Get it ready
Keep the unit clean, dry and undamaged, because severely damaged, twisted, wet, frozen or soiled bedding and anything with bed bugs is refused, and so are pillows, loose bedding, water beds, fold out sofa beds, futons and loose pads or toppers. On the curbside route, list both pieces in advance because a mattress and box spring count as two items.
White metal is an accepted category at the Meriden Transfer Station, and the city's own list names appliances, bicycles, air conditioners, refrigerators and freezers, so an appliance rides the vehicle fee rather than needing a separate program. Lawn equipment comes in the same way once the fluids are drained.
City cost & eligibility
From $10 per vehicle per visit at the Meriden Transfer Station for white metal including appliances, air conditioners, refrigerators and freezers, with a car paying 10.00 and larger vehicles paying 20.00, 40.00 or 80.00. Meriden residents with proof of residency using a non-commercial vehicle; commercial and industrial loads and contractors are not admitted.
When & how
The station accepts loads Mondays 10:00AM to 2:00PM, Wednesdays 7:00AM to 12:00PM and the first and third Saturdays 7:00AM to 12:00PM.
Get it ready
Bring help to unload, keep the unit whole so it can be handled, and drain the fuel and oil from lawnmowers, grass trimmers and snow blowers before the trip, because those items are only accepted with the fluids removed.
Electronics are accepted free of charge at the Meriden Transfer Station, and the city's list names televisions, computers, DVRs, coffee makers and microwaves. That makes the station the standing local route for a television or a computer, with no appointment needed.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free to Meriden residents at the Transfer Station during normal hours for electronics including televisions, computers, DVRs, coffee makers and microwaves.
When & how
Drop off during station hours, Mondays 10:00AM to 2:00PM, Wednesdays 7:00AM to 12:00PM and the first and third Saturdays 7:00AM to 12:00PM.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data before handover, keep the device out of the household garbage, and note that recycling is not collected at the station, because the city requires residents to recycle through their hauler.
Construction debris and roofing materials are on the refused list at the city Transfer Station, along with excavation material such as asphalt, rocks and concrete, and wood whether treated or not. The city points those loads at private transfer stations and lists three of them with addresses and phone numbers.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no construction rate because it refuses the material, and it directs households to private transfer stations that quote their own prices, including one with a 60.00 minimum, so confirm the items and the cost with the receiving station before loading.
When & how
Private transfer stations keep their own hours, such as the Cheshire station's Saturday window from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM, and the city station refuses the material on every one of its open days.
Get it ready
Keep construction debris, roofing, wood, asphalt, rocks and concrete out of the city station load, since all of them are refused there, and separate clean material such as concrete or asphalt for a receiving site that takes it.
Exercise equipment is named neither in the city's bulky waste list nor in the curbside program rules, so a treadmill or weight machine has to be confirmed before it is moved. A machine that is mostly metal is the closest fit to the white metal category the station does accept.
City cost & eligibility
No city list names an exercise machine and no rate covers one, so call Public Works at 203-630-4018 or ask at the scale house before loading the machine, and confirm whether it is treated as white metal under the vehicle fee.
When & how
Ask before one of the station's open windows: Mondays 10:00AM to 2:00PM, Wednesdays 7:00AM to 12:00PM, or the first and third Saturdays 7:00AM to 12:00PM.
Get it ready
Break the machine down as far as it will go so two people can handle it, keep fluids and batteries out of it, and take off any console or battery pack so the electronic part goes to the free electronics drop-off instead.
Bulky waste, carpeting, tires and yard material all have a route in Meriden. The paid curbside program takes up to eight listed items on a Wednesday appointment with a mattress and box spring counting as two items and four tires counting as four, while the Transfer Station charges by the vehicle for furniture, sofas, carpeting, lawn equipment with the fluids drained and up to four passenger tires without rims, and takes brush and leaves free within the published limits.
City cost & eligibility
$50 per curbside bulky waste appointment, non-refundable, as published for the 2026 bulky waste curbside collection, with a self haul to the Transfer Station charged by the vehicle instead from 10.00 for a car. Qualified residential properties in Meriden for the curbside appointment, which requires registration and takes up to eight listed items; the Transfer Station requires proof of residency, a non-commercial vehicle and the vehicle fee.
When & how
Curbside pickups run on Wednesdays by appointment. The Transfer Station takes loads Mondays 10:00AM to 2:00PM, Wednesdays 7:00AM to 12:00PM and the first and third Saturdays 7:00AM to 12:00PM.
Get it ready
List every item before the curbside pickup, put the pile out no earlier than 4:00 p.m. the day before and no later than 7:00 a.m. on the collection day, keep each item light enough for two people to carry, keep loose wood and bagged garbage off the pile because both are refused, and at the station bring cash or a check and your own help to unload.
The Transfer Station is residential only and staff do not unload
Everything brought to the Meriden Transfer Station has to come from the residential user, commercial and industrial waste is not accepted, and contractors are not granted access. Department of Public Works personnel are not permitted to help unload, so residents bring their own help, and proof of residency is required. Fees are charged per vehicle per visit and the station takes cash or a check payable to the City of Meriden.
The curbside pickup is by registration, on Wednesdays, with every item listed
The bulky waste curbside collection runs by appointment on Wednesdays for qualified residential properties with a non-refundable fee, and every item has to be listed in advance, with the list updated by the Monday before the pickup. Items go out no earlier than 4:00 p.m. the day before and no later than 7:00 a.m. on the pickup day, they have to fit in the back of a pickup truck, and two people have to be able to carry each one.
The curbside program refuses hazardous or toxic waste such as paint, motor oil, asbestos and lead paint chips, loose wood, garbage and trash bags including bags of clothing or toys, propane tanks and automobile parts including lawnmowers and their parts. The Transfer Station refuses auto and truck parts, construction debris and roofing, excavation material such as asphalt, rocks and concrete, explosives, gas, oil and antifreeze, hazardous waste, household garbage, oil and propane tanks, stumps and grass clippings, and wood of any kind.
Paint, chemicals, propane and grease have named destinations
Paint goes to Connecticut PaintCare drop-off counters, including named retailers in Cheshire, Southington and Wallingford. Other hazardous waste goes to the Regional Water Authority's New Haven program, which runs seasonally from May to October. Gas, oil and antifreeze go to Tradebe on Gracey Avenue in Meriden, propane tanks go to a hardware store in Cheshire, household garbage and recycling stay with the private curbside hauler, and larger brush goes to a named Southington yard.
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 clean mattress and box spring, carpeting, tires without rims or a few large items that will not fit the regular collection.
Cost & conditions
$50 per curbside bulky waste appointment, non-refundable, as published for the 2026 bulky waste curbside collection. Qualified residential properties in Meriden, with registration required and a limit of eight listed items per pickup.
Arrange it
Register for a Wednesday pickup date through the city recreation registration page, list every item, and put the pile out no earlier than 4:00 p.m. the day before and no later than 7:00 a.m. on the pickup day.
Eight items maximum, every item listed in advance, two people must be able to carry each piece, and hazardous waste, loose wood, bagged garbage, propane tanks and automobile parts are refused. The fee is non-refundable even if items disappear before the crew arrives.
A household with furniture, appliances, white metal, tires, brush, cardboard, leaves or electronics that can be driven to Evansville Avenue.
Cost & conditions
From $10 per vehicle per visit, with a car at 10.00, a minivan or SUV at 20.00, a pickup truck at level, full size van or single axle trailer at 40.00 and a modified pickup, dump truck, double axle trailer or U-Haul at 80.00. Meriden residents with proof of residency using a non-commercial vehicle; a broken or dirty mattress adds 20.00 per item while clean bedding, brush within the limits, cardboard, leaves and electronics are free.
Arrange it
Load a non-commercial vehicle and drive to 226 Evansville Ave. during the published hours, with cash or a check and your own help to unload.
Residential material only, no contractors or commercial loads, staff cannot assist with unloading, and construction debris, wood, excavation material, household garbage, propane, oil tanks and hazardous waste are refused.
A household with construction debris, roofing, wood or excavation material that the city station refuses.
Cost & conditions
Private stations quote their own prices, and the city notes that one of them has a 60.00 minimum, so confirm the items accepted, the cost and the payment method before loading.
Arrange it
Contact a private transfer station the city lists, such as Central Connecticut Recycling and Transfer on Burton Drive in Cheshire, CWPM on Christian Lane in Berlin, or Central Connecticut Resource Recovery on Triano Drive in Southington.
Each station decides what it takes and how it charges, one of them is cash only on Saturdays, and hazardous material is never accepted at these sites.
A household with usable furniture, appliances or building material left over from a project.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Donation rather than disposal, with the city listing the ReCONNstruction Center in New Britain and the Habitat for Humanity of Middlesex ReStore in Cromwell as reuse options.
Arrange it
Call the reuse center first, then deliver the reusable items.
Only reusable material is wanted, so damaged furniture, non-working appliances and contaminated building material still go to the station or a private transfer station.
A household clearing out paint, solvents, automotive fluids or other hazardous products found during a cleanout.
Cost & conditions
The PaintCare counters and the Regional Water Authority program set their own terms and seasons, so confirm the current drop-off location, the accepted items and any charge before traveling.
Arrange it
Take paint to a PaintCare drop-off counter, and take other hazardous products to the Regional Water Authority's New Haven program during its May to October season; gas, oil and antifreeze go to the named Meriden facility.
These are outside programs rather than city services, the hazardous waste site is seasonal, and none of it can be left at the Transfer Station or on a curbside bulky pile.
City transfer station for residential self haul loads, with free electronics and clean mattress drop-off
Meriden Transfer Station
226 Evansville Ave., Meriden, CT 06451
Broken or dirty mattresses and box springs at an extra charge per item, bulky waste including furniture, sofas and carpeting, lawnmowers, grass trimmers and snow blowers with fluids removed, up to four passenger vehicle tires without rims, and white metal including appliances, bicycles, air conditioners, refrigerators and freezers, all under the vehicle fee. Free of charge: clean mattresses and box springs in good shape, brush up to four feet long and six inches in diameter within two cubic yards per visit, corrugated cardboard, leaves in paper bags, and electronics including televisions, computers, DVRs, coffee makers and microwaves.
Residential material only, no commercial or industrial waste and no contractors, with proof of residency required and no staff assistance with unloading. Refused: auto and truck parts, construction debris and roofing, excavation material such as asphalt, rocks and concrete, explosives and ammunition, gas, oil and antifreeze, hazardous waste including asbestos, biomedical waste, oil based paints, toxics and fertilizers, household garbage, oil and propane tanks, stumps, root balls and grass clippings, and wood of any kind.
Mondays 10:00AM to 2:00PM, Wednesdays 7:00AM to 12:00PM and the first and third Saturdays 7:00AM to 12:00PM, closed during inclement weather and other emergency conditions, with a published 2026 holiday closure list.
From $10 per vehicle per visit, with a car at 10.00, a minivan or SUV at 20.00, a pickup truck at level, full size van or single axle trailer at 40.00 and a modified pickup, dump truck, double axle trailer or U-Haul at 80.00, and an additional 20.00 per broken or dirty mattress or box spring. Meriden residents with proof of residency using a non-commercial vehicle, paying cash or by check to the City of Meriden.
Private transfer station the city names for construction debris, roofing and wood
Central Connecticut Recycling and Transfer (AJ Waste Systems)
22 Burton Drive, Cheshire, CT
Private transfer station listed by the city for construction debris, roofing materials and wood, with the city advising households to contact the station directly for the items it accepts and its costs.
The city publishes the station's window and one payment condition rather than an item list, so confirm what it takes and what it charges before loading, and keep hazardous material out of the load.
Saturdays from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM, cash only, per the city's transfer station policy.
The station sets its own prices and the city only notes its hours and its cash only Saturday window, so confirm the accepted items and the cost by phone before a trip.
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 does a Meriden household get rid of a couch?+
Either through the paid curbside bulky waste pickup, which runs on Wednesdays by appointment for a flat fee and takes up to eight listed items, or by taking it to the Meriden Transfer Station on Evansville Avenue, where furniture and sofas are bulky waste charged by the vehicle. The station is open Mondays 10:00AM to 2:00PM, Wednesdays 7:00AM to 12:00PM and the first and third Saturdays 7:00AM to 12:00PM, and staff do not help unload.Official guidance
Where does a Meriden mattress go?+
To the Meriden Transfer Station, where clean mattresses and box springs are accepted free during normal hours and a broken or dirty one carries an extra charge per item. The bedding has to be in good shape and cannot be wet, frozen or severely damaged, and pillows, water beds, fold out sofa beds, futons and loose pads or toppers are refused. The paid curbside pickup also takes clean bedding, counting the mattress and box spring as two of the eight items.Official guidance
Can a refrigerator be taken to the Meriden Transfer Station?+
Yes. White metal is on the city's accepted list and includes appliances, bicycles, air conditioners, refrigerators and freezers, all charged by the vehicle rather than by the item. The station is open Mondays 10:00AM to 2:00PM, Wednesdays 7:00AM to 12:00PM and the first and third Saturdays 7:00AM to 12:00PM, it takes residential material only, and staff do not help unload.Official guidance
Where can a Meriden household take a television?+
To the Meriden Transfer Station on Evansville Avenue, where electronics including televisions, computers, DVRs, coffee makers and microwaves are accepted free of charge during normal hours. The station is open Mondays 10:00AM to 2:00PM, Wednesdays 7:00AM to 12:00PM and the first and third Saturdays 7:00AM to 12:00PM, takes residential material only, and does not collect recycling, which stays with the household's hauler.Official guidance
How does a Meriden household set out a pile of bulky waste?+
Either book a curbside bulky waste appointment, which runs on Wednesdays for a flat non-refundable fee and takes up to eight listed items with each item carried by two people, or take the load to the Transfer Station on Evansville Avenue, which charges by the vehicle. The curbside program refuses hazardous waste, loose wood, garbage and trash bags, propane tanks and automobile parts, and the station refuses construction debris, household garbage, propane, wood and hazardous material.Official guidance
How does Meriden handle bulky waste?+
Two ways. A household can book a curbside bulky waste appointment, which runs on Wednesdays for a flat non-refundable fee and takes up to eight listed items, or it can drive the load to the Meriden Transfer Station on Evansville Avenue, where fees are charged per vehicle and the accepted list covers furniture, sofas, carpeting, appliances, tires within the limit and electronics. The station takes residential material only, requires proof of residency and does not provide help with unloading.Official guidance
When is the Meriden Transfer Station open?+
Mondays from 10:00AM to 2:00PM, Wednesdays from 7:00AM to 12:00PM and the first and third Saturdays from 7:00AM to 12:00PM, at 226 Evansville Ave. The station closes during inclement weather and other emergency conditions and publishes a 2026 holiday closure list, so a trip should be planned around those dates.Official guidance
What is free at the Meriden Transfer Station?+
Clean mattresses and box springs in good shape, brush up to four feet long and six inches in diameter within two cubic yards per visit, corrugated cardboard, leaves in paper bags, and electronics including televisions, computers, DVRs, coffee makers and microwaves. Everything else on the accepted list is covered by the per vehicle fee, and a broken or dirty mattress adds a charge per item.Official guidance
Where do construction debris, wood and paint go instead?+
The city station refuses construction debris, roofing, wood of any kind and excavation material, and directs those loads to private transfer stations, including one on Burton Drive in Cheshire that is open Saturdays from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM and takes cash only. Paint goes to Connecticut PaintCare counters, other hazardous products go to the Regional Water Authority program in New Haven during its May to October season, and gas, oil and antifreeze go to a named Meriden facility.Official guidance
