Bags, boxes and the last things left to clear, gone from the curb. Choose what’s going, see your exact price and book by 2pm for same-day pickup. You don’t need to be home.
Two bags. One filled box. Count what goes, then book it together.
Finish clearing the space
The last few things still deserve a pickup.
You have decided what is going. Now give those bags and boxes a pickup day, with a price you can see before anyone arrives.
The move is nearly done.
Book the unwanted bags and boxes left after packing. Choose an available pickup day before you hand back the keys, and arrange to have them outside.
The clear-out can be finished.
You do not need a whole house of junk. Select the bags, boxes and larger items you actually have. Your combined price is shown online.
You want to know it is handled.
When the next collection does not fit your plans, choose a Dropcurb pickup day. Updates keep you informed, and completion photos show when the booked items are gone.
A few simple choices turn a mixed pile into a clear booking. No need to estimate how much of a truck it might fill.
Filled bags and boxes
Count each trash bag or filled household box. Books and media go by the box. Clothes, bedding and shoes go by the filled bag. Toys packed together have a Box of toys choice. Ask us about unusually heavy or oversized bags and boxes first.
Empty cardboard and containers
Empty cardboard is a different choice: choose single empty boxes or tied bundles of 10 flattened boxes. Compacted bales have their own weight-based choices and require loading-dock access. A Storage bin choice covers the empty bin itself; ask us to confirm the contents if they are going too.
Furniture and other larger items
Add the actual larger item alongside your bags and boxes, such as a sofa, chair or mattress. It has its own price and preparation. Keep construction materials and items needing special handling out of ordinary household bags.
Bulk junk removal prices in New Britain
First item / additional item
Trash bag$59 / $10
Filled household box$59 / $15
Bag of clothes & bedding$59 / $10
Empty cardboard box$59 / $5
10 flattened cardboard boxes$79 / $20
Box of toys$89 / $29
Dumpster Bag$300 / $250
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.
You handle sorting and getting things out of the home or building. We load and haul away the items on your booking from an accessible outdoor spot.
Book by 2pm at the pickup address for same-day pickup, using the dates shown at checkout. Pickup is booked for a day, not an exact arrival time. Confirm any short building-access window with us before booking.
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.
Add the bags, boxes and separate larger items, then choose an available day. Have an unusual pile or uncertain contents? Send a photo before booking so we can help with the choices.
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Make the handoff easy.
Bag or box small household items as much as possible. Keep the booked items together, separate from anything staying. Follow your confirmation for when they need to be outside and accessible.
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Show us what goes.
Add photos and clear pickup-location notes on your order page. You do not need to be home when everything is outside and accessible. We send pickup updates and completion photos.
You’re in the loop. Until it’s gone.
Confirmation when you book. A heads-up before arrival. Photos when it’s done.
New Britain collects upholstered and wooden furniture, rugs and bundled wood through an on-call burnable collection, with three free collections of up to five items a year for a single family home.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. A single family home gets three on-call burnable collections of up to five items each fiscal year, which runs July 1 to June 30. Multi-family properties up to six family get two collections per dwelling unit with a maximum of eight, for example four collections a year and ten items per collection for a two family building. Extra collections cost 20 dollars for the first item and 10 dollars for each additional item.
When & how
Call the City's contractor at 860-793-6721 or book online to set the appointment, and coordinate with the other units in a multi-family building so no more than five items per unit go out on the appointment date.
Get it ready
Set out only eligible material: rugs and carpeting, couches, chairs and recliners, plastic furniture, toys and wooden furniture, with wood no longer than four feet and tied, bundled and taped. Loose wood, yard clippings and fencing carry special instructions, so ask Public Works at 860-826-3350 before adding them to a pile.
Appliances, metal furniture, bathtubs, toilets and other hard material go out through the on-call non-burnable collection, with one free collection of up to five items a year for a single family home.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. A single family home gets a one-time annual free non-burnable collection of up to five items. A two to six family building gets one free service for all units on the appointment date with up to five items per unit, so a two family building may put out up to ten items and a six family building up to thirty. Extra collections cost 50 dollars for up to five items.
When & how
Call the City's contractor at 860-793-6721 or book online, and coordinate the units in a multi-family building so everything goes out on the same appointment date.
Get it ready
Check the published list before setting anything out. Freon appliances are limited to residential sizes, lawnmowers and snowblowers have to have their fluids removed, tanks have to be dry and cut in half, drums need the tops removed, punctured and dry, and limited amounts of building debris, bricks, rocks, cement and tar products, sheetrock, shingles, siding and tar paper have to be packaged or in 32 gallon barrels half full.
A mattress is free to drop at the City Recycling Center on Christian Lane, which the City lists among the items accepted there at no cost.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. The City states that many items, including mattresses, electronics and metal waste, can be disposed of at the Recycling Center at no cost. The Disposal and Recycling Guide lists mattresses with a pointer to the mattress program information rather than publishing a fee or a limit.
When & how
Take the mattress to 642 Christian Lane in Berlin, open Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., on the second and fourth Saturdays from April through October, and every Saturday in November from 7:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress out of the maroon trash container, and check with Public Works at 860-826-3350 about any unit limit before loading, because the guide points at the mattress program page rather than stating a limit.
Appliances without Freon are free at the City Recycling Center, and Freon appliances such as refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners are on the on-call non-burnable collection list.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. The Disposal and Recycling Guide lists appliances that do not contain Freon as free to dispose of at the Recycling Center or through an on-call collection. A refrigerator, freezer, dehumidifier or air conditioner with Freon is eligible on the on-call non-burnable collection list, limited to non-commercial sizes.
When & how
Book an on-call non-burnable collection at 860-793-6721, or take the unit to 642 Christian Lane during the Recycling Center's open hours.
Get it ready
Confirm whether the unit holds refrigerant before choosing the route, because Freon appliances are handled through the non-burnable list and are limited to non-commercial sizes. Remove fluids from a lawnmower or snowblower, and keep the appliance out of the maroon trash container.
Small amounts of building material are eligible on the on-call non-burnable collection, and larger amounts go to the City Recycling Center at the published ton rate with minimum charges.
City cost & eligibility
$160 per ton of general waste such as construction debris at the City Recycling Center. The Recycling Center charges 160 dollars a ton, which its page equates to eight cents a pound, with minimum transaction fees of 10 dollars up to 100 pounds and 20 dollars from 101 to 240 pounds. Limited packaged amounts of building debris, bricks, rocks, cement and tar products, sheetrock, shingles, siding and tar paper can also go out on the on-call non-burnable collection at no charge within the five item allowance.
When & how
Book the on-call non-burnable collection at 860-793-6721 for small packaged amounts, or deliver the load to 642 Christian Lane during the Recycling Center's open hours for material beyond the curbside allowance.
Get it ready
Package the material properly for a curbside collection, and use 32 gallon barrels filled no more than half way for bricks, rocks, cement and tar products, sheetrock, shingles and tile. Siding has to be bundled and quantities are limited, because contractor quantities are not accepted.
Burnable material covers upholstered and wooden items such as couches, chairs, recliners, rugs and bundled wood, and it is booked by appointment with three free collections of up to five items a year for a single family home. Non-burnable material covers appliances, metal furniture, exercise machines, bathtubs and toilets, with one free collection of up to five items a year. Getting the pile into the wrong program is the most common way a collection is refused.
The Recycling Center charges by weight, so sort first
Mattresses, electronics and metal waste are free at the City Recycling Center, while general waste such as household trash and construction debris is charged by weight with minimum transaction fees. Separating the free material from the general waste before the trip is what keeps a load cheap.
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 a couch, chairs, recliners, rugs, carpeting, wooden or plastic furniture, toys or bundled wood to clear.
Cost & conditions
No charge. A single family home gets three burnable collections of up to five items each fiscal year, July 1 to June 30, and a multi-family building gets two collections per unit with a maximum of eight. Extra collections cost 20 dollars for the first item and 10 dollars for each additional item.
Arrange it
Call the City's contractor at 860-793-6721 or book online, and put only eligible material out, with wood cut to four feet and tied, bundled and taped.
The item count per collection is capped at five per unit, the material has to be on the eligible burnable list, and loose wood, yard clippings and fencing carry special instructions that have to be confirmed at 860-826-3350.
A household with an appliance, metal furniture, an exercise machine, a bathtub, a toilet or packaged building debris to clear.
Cost & conditions
No charge. A single family home gets one free non-burnable collection of up to five items each fiscal year, and a two to six family building gets one free service for all units on the appointment date with up to five items per unit. An extra collection costs 50 dollars for up to five items.
Arrange it
Call the City's contractor at 860-793-6721 or book online, and coordinate the units in a multi-family building so everything is out on the same appointment date.
Only listed material is eligible, Freon appliances are limited to non-commercial sizes, fluids have to be removed from lawn equipment, tanks must be dry and cut in half, and contractor quantities of siding and fencing with cement footings are refused.
A household with a mattress, electronics, metal waste or a general waste load that the curbside programs do not take.
Cost & conditions
From $10 for the minimum transaction fee for up to 100 pounds of general waste at the City Recycling Center. Mattresses, electronics and metal waste are free there. General waste such as household trash and construction debris is charged at 160 dollars a ton, which the City equates to eight cents a pound, with minimum transactions of 10 dollars up to 100 pounds and 20 dollars from 101 to 240 pounds. Propane cylinders, batteries and tires carry the separate fees listed in the guide.
Arrange it
Drive to 642 Christian Lane, Berlin, CT 06037, open Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., on the second and fourth Saturdays from April through October, and every Saturday in November from 7:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
The Center is outside the city in Berlin, the Saturday schedule changes by season and by month, and the free items are the ones the City lists, so a load that mixes free material with general waste is charged on the general waste rate.
Free of charge for mattresses, electronics, metal waste, and the items the City's guide lists as free: appliances without Freon, metal recreational equipment such as swingsets, exercise equipment and grills without tanks, metal bed frames, metal doors, metal furniture, metal lawn furniture, metal shelves and closets, microwaves, yard equipment such as lawnmowers, clippers and spreaders, oil tanks dry and cut in half, hot water heaters and radiators. Propane cylinders, batteries, tires and motor oil are also taken, with the fees listed in the guide, and general waste such as household trash and construction debris is accepted at the ton rate.
General waste is charged at 160 dollars a ton with minimum transactions of 10 dollars up to 100 pounds and 20 dollars from 101 to 240 pounds. Propane is charged per cylinder, batteries per drop off, and tires per tire with no large equipment tires. Oil tanks have to be dry and cut in half. The Center sits in Berlin rather than in New Britain, the Saturday schedule follows the published seasonal openings, and the City publishes the holiday closings for each fiscal year.
Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., second and fourth Saturdays from April through October and every Saturday in November from 7:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Contact Public Works at 860-826-3350.
From $10 for the minimum transaction fee for up to 100 pounds of general waste. Mattresses, electronics and metal waste are free. General waste is 160 dollars a ton, which the City equates to eight cents a pound, with the 10 dollar and 20 dollar minimum transactions, and the separate fees for propane, batteries and tires are listed in the City's Disposal and Recycling Guide.
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Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Bulk junk removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in New Britain.
How much does bulk junk removal cost in New Britain?+
A trash bag is $59 as the first item and $10 additional. A filled household box is $59 as the first item. Add your actual items and quantities to see the combined price before booking. Loading, transportation and disposal are included; any applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
Can you pick up bags of junk today?+
Book by 2pm in the pickup address’s local time for same-day pickup. Available dates appear at checkout. Have the booked bags and boxes outside and accessible according to your confirmation. You receive pickup updates and completion photos; the booking is for a day rather than an exact arrival time.
Do I count every object inside a bag or box?+
No. Count the filled bags or boxes using the matching choice. Books and media go in Filled household box; clothes, bedding and shoes go in Bag of clothes & bedding; packed toys have a Box of toys choice. Empty cardboard is separate, with individual empty boxes and bundles of 10 flattened boxes. Heavy, oversized or unusual contents need a photo review before booking.
Can you pick up a small loose pile of household junk?+
Yes. Estimate how many trash bags the small household pile would fill, and bag or box as much as possible. Select furniture and other larger items separately. There is no extra charge just because the pile is loose. Send a photo first if the count or contents are unclear. A household Dumpster Bag choice does not accept construction debris.
Can I book bags, boxes and furniture together?+
Yes. Select the bags and boxes, then add each larger item using its own catalog choice. The booking shows one combined price for the selected items. Move everything to an accessible outdoor spot before pickup; indoor carrying and sorting are not included. Keep anything you want to retain apart from the booked items and identify what goes in your photos and notes.
What can go out in a burnable collection?+
Rugs and carpeting, couches, chairs and recliners, plastic furniture, toys, wooden furniture, and wood no longer than four feet that is tied, bundled and taped. Loose wood, yard clippings and fencing have special instructions, so ask Public Works at 860-826-3350.Official guidance
How many burnable collections does a household get?+
A single family home gets three on-call burnable collections of up to five items each fiscal year, which runs July 1 to June 30, and the property owner books the appointment. Extra collections beyond the allowance cost 20 dollars for the first item and 10 dollars for each additional item.Official guidance
What can go out in a non-burnable collection?+
Appliances including refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers and air conditioners with Freon, washers, dryers, stoves, dishwashers and microwaves, furnaces and water heaters, bathtubs, sinks, toilets and vanities, metal doors, metal bedframes, metal furniture, bicycles, exercise machines, cement mixers, snowblowers with no fluids, lawnmowers with fluids removed, dismantled swingsets, pipes bundled up to four feet, tanks cut in half, and limited packaged amounts of building debris, bricks, rocks, sheetrock, shingles and siding.Official guidance
How many non-burnable items can go out?+
A single family home gets one free collection of up to five items a year. A two to six family building gets one free service for the whole building on the appointment date, with up to five items per unit, so the building total runs from ten items for a two family to thirty for a six family. An extra collection costs 50 dollars for up to five items.Official guidance
Where does a sleeper sofa go?+
The non-burnable list accepts a sleeper sofa only on its metal bedframe, while the burnable list covers couches, chairs and recliners. A sleeper sofa is therefore split between the two programs, so ask Public Works at 860-826-3350 how the piece should be presented before the appointment.Official guidance
Where does a mattress go in New Britain?+
To the City Recycling Center at 642 Christian Lane in Berlin, where the City states mattresses, electronics and metal waste can be disposed of at no cost. The Disposal and Recycling Guide lists mattresses with a pointer to the mattress program information rather than a fee.Official guidance
When is the Recycling Center open?+
Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month from April through October, and every Saturday in November, with Saturday hours of 7:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. The City publishes the Saturday openings and holiday closings for each fiscal year on the same page.Official guidance
Where does a refrigerator or washer go in New Britain?+
A refrigerator, freezer, dehumidifier or air conditioner with Freon goes out through the on-call non-burnable collection, limited to non-commercial sizes, or to the Recycling Center. Appliances that do not contain Freon are listed as free to dispose of at the Recycling Center or through an on-call collection.Official guidance
What about other metal and metal furniture?+
Metal bedframes, metal doors, metal furniture, metal lawn furniture, metal shelves and closets and metal vacuum cleaners are all on the non-burnable list and are also free at the Recycling Center, along with metal recreational equipment such as swingsets, exercise equipment and grills without tanks.Official guidance
How do I clear construction debris in New Britain?+
Small packaged amounts can go out on the on-call non-burnable collection within the free five item allowance, with bricks, rocks, cement and tar products, sheetrock, shingles and tile in 32 gallon barrels half full. Larger amounts go to the City Recycling Center, which charges 160 dollars a ton with minimum transaction fees of 10 dollars up to 100 pounds and 20 dollars from 101 to 240 pounds.Official guidance
Are there amounts the City will not take at the curb?+
Yes. The non-burnable list allows only limited quantities and refuses contractor quantities of siding, and fencing has to come without cement footings. Toilets, tubs and sinks are handled at the Recycling Center and on the non-burnable collection.Official guidance
Who collects trash in New Britain?+
The City of New Britain Public Works Department runs the service and uses CWPM as its rubbish and recycling contractor. Public Works is at 27 West Main Street on the 5th floor, telephone 860-826-3350, and the contractor's collection appointment line is 860-793-6721.Official guidance
What large item programs does New Britain run?+
Two, both booked by appointment. The burnable collection takes couches, chairs, recliners, rugs, carpeting, wooden and plastic furniture, toys and bundled wood, and the non-burnable collection takes appliances, metal furniture, exercise machines, bathtubs, toilets and packaged building debris. A single family home gets three burnable collections of up to five items and one non-burnable collection of up to five items each fiscal year.Official guidance
What do the collections and drop-off fees cost?+
The annual allowances are free. An extra burnable collection costs 20 dollars for the first item and 10 dollars for each additional item, and an extra non-burnable collection costs 50 dollars for up to five items. At the Recycling Center, mattresses, electronics and metal waste are free, general waste is 160 dollars a ton with minimum transactions, batteries are 5 dollars, propane runs from 2 to 20 dollars and tires run from 10 to 60 dollars each by size.Official guidance
How does a multi-family building book collections?+
A two to six family building gets one free non-burnable service for all units on the appointment date with up to five items per unit, so the building total runs from ten items for a two family to thirty for a six family. Burnable collections run at two per dwelling unit with a maximum of eight, and the owner or tenants have to coordinate so no more than five items per unit go out at once.Official guidance
What can go in the blue recycling container?+
The blue container is a single stream program, so paper, newspaper, cardboard, box board, plastics numbered 1 through 7, glass and aseptic cartons can be mixed in it, and the City asks residents to keep non recyclable material out because contamination costs the City money. The guide lists co-mingled recycling as free at the Recycling Center as well as at the curb.Official guidance
How do leaves go out?+
In paper leaf bags only, on the citywide collection routes, with no plastic bags, no tape or staples, and no more than 40 pounds per bag. Bags are for leaves only, so sticks, pine needles, acorns, brush and rubbish go in the regular trash and grass is composted in the backyard or left on the lawn. The Recycling Center is the drop-off site for overweight bags.Official guidance
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