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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.
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.
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A few simple choices turn a mixed pile into a clear booking. No need to estimate how much of a truck it might fill.
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 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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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The local disposal guide
Bulk junk removal in North Port: start with the item’s collection rules, then choose the arrangement that fits.
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Furniture is part of the city's scheduled bulk service, which the city names alongside appliances, televisions, mattresses and other unwanted household items.
A mattress is named among the bulk materials the city collects, so it goes out with a scheduled bulk pickup inside the allowance.
Washers, dryers, refrigerators, freezers, stoves, dishwashers, water heaters, window air conditioners, pool heaters, water conditioners and microwave ovens are collected free, and bulk metal such as grills, bicycles, metal furniture, canopy frames and lawn mowers is free as well.
The city recycles computer towers, laptops and tablets as electronic waste and asks residents not to put them in the automated garbage container.
North Port treats televisions, printers and computer monitors as garbage rather than electronic waste. A unit that fits in the garbage tote goes out with the weekly collection, and one that does not fit is scheduled as a bulk pickup.
Bulk covers anything that does not fit in the garbage tote with the lid closed, exceeds the container's 200 pound limit or does not meet the yard waste guidelines, and the city names appliances, televisions, furniture and mattresses as examples.
Garbage is collected once a week in a city-issued tote with the lid closed and loose garbage bagged inside, and recyclables and yard waste stay out of the load.
North Port refuses construction and demolition debris in the garbage, so a project load goes to the county landfill's construction and demolition facility in Nokomis rather than to the curb.
Exercise equipment is not named on the city's bulk list, which does name other large household items, so the machine has to be confirmed before it goes out.
The handoff matters
Bulk pickups must be scheduled ahead with the city's request form, and a request that arrives after hours, on a weekend or on a holiday is not received until the next business day. Once the pickup is scheduled, the items go out no earlier than 48 hours before the appointment and by 7 a.m. on the collection day. Bulk placed in the right of way without a request is still collected but may draw a fee, and material set out early can draw a Code Enforcement violation notice.
Bulk pickup allowance, scheduling and refused itemsPlace the city-issued tote at the curb by 7 a.m. on the collection day and never before 6 p.m. the night before, with the arrows facing the street and the container three to seven feet from the street edge. Leave five feet clear of cars, fences, mailboxes, utility poles and trees, bring the tote back to storage by 10 p.m. on collection day, and keep the automated container out of the middle of the bulk pile or it will not be emptied.
Weekly garbage service, container fees and refused materialMandatory recycling totes, accepted material and other recyclablesYard waste is collected once a week on the same day as garbage and recycling, but it is not part of the one-side-of-the-street rule, so it stays in front of the home at least five feet from the automated garbage tote. Bundle it, bag it in paper lawn bags or use a city yard waste tote, keep each bundle under 35 pounds, and cut branches to four feet. Mulch, sod, dirt, rocks, treated wood, lot clearing material and fruit are not accepted as yard waste.
Weekly yard waste rules and the leased yard waste toteMandatory recycling totes, accepted material and other recyclablesFluorescent bulbs, pesticides, pool chemicals, automotive products, paint and paint solvents, cleaning chemicals, sharps, unused medications, adhesives, fertilizers, fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, propane cylinders and tires stay out of the garbage and the recycling totes. The city runs two household hazardous waste collection events each year, in Spring and Fall at the Public Works facility on W. Price Blvd, and county residents can also use a chemical collection centre.
Household hazardous waste items and the two annual collection eventsCounty chemical collection centres and the free resident drop-offUse 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.
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Before you book
Bulk junk removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in North Port.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Furniture goes out with the city's scheduled bulk collection rather than the weekly garbage tote. Each residence gets two free bulk pickups each fiscal year, October 1 to September 30, with a limit of 5 cubic yards each or one pickup of up to 10 cubic yards, and further pickups are charged per cubic yard. Submit the request form before anything goes to the right of way.Official guidance
Yes. Mattresses are named among the bulk materials the city collects, so a mattress goes out with a scheduled bulk pickup rather than the weekly garbage collection. Each residence gets two free bulk pickups each fiscal year with a limit of 5 cubic yards each, or one pickup of up to 10 cubic yards. Submit the request form before the mattress goes to the right of way.Official guidance
Yes. The city collects the listed appliances and white goods free, including washers, dryers, refrigerators, freezers, stoves, dishwashers, water heaters, window air conditioners, pool heaters, water conditioners and microwave ovens, and bulk metal such as grills, bicycles, metal furniture, canopy frames and lawn mowers is free too. Schedule the pickup with Public Works at 941-240-8050, and remove the doors from refrigerators, freezers, washers and dryers first.Official guidance
Computer towers, laptops and tablets are recycled as electronic waste through a scheduled pickup, so call Public Works Customer Service at 941-240-8050 and keep the device out of the automated garbage container. Wipe the device, terminate the service and remove a SIM card before it leaves the house. Sarasota County's chemical collection centres also take electronics such as computer systems and printers free from county residents.Official guidance
No. North Port lists computer towers, laptops and tablets as electronic waste, and states that televisions, printers and computer monitors are considered garbage. A unit that fits in the normal garbage tote goes out with the weekly collection, and the city asks residents to schedule a bulk pickup for one that does not fit. Never put a television or monitor in a recycling tote.Official guidance
Each residence gets two free bulk pickups each fiscal year, October 1 to September 30, with a limit of 5 cubic yards each, or one free pickup of up to 10 cubic yards. Additional pickups are charged per cubic yard with a fixed administrative fee, and a yard waste bulk pickup may be used as one of the two free pickups.Official guidance
Yes. The city asks residents to schedule the pickup before items go to the right of way, and a request that arrives after hours, on a weekend or on a holiday is not received until the next business day. Bulk left out without a request is still collected but may draw a fee, and material set out more than 48 hours before the pickup can draw a Code Enforcement violation notice.Official guidance
Tires, paint, propane tanks, hazardous waste and commercial waste are not accepted as bulk. Household hazardous products leave through the city's two annual collection events or a county chemical collection centre, and used motor oil and batteries have their own curbside recycling arrangement.Official guidance
Garbage is collected once a week in a city-issued tote, with loose garbage bagged first and the lid closed. Totes go to the curb by 7 a.m. on the collection day and no earlier than 6 p.m. the night before, and holiday weeks push collection back one day for the rest of the week.Official guidance
Tires, brush, rocks, dirt, construction and demolition debris, household hazardous wastes, flammable substances, medical waste, sewage or manure, yard waste, grass clippings and radioactive materials are all refused in the garbage tote. The city requires recyclables and yard waste to be separated from garbage before disposal.Official guidance
Not to the curb. North Port refuses construction and demolition debris in the garbage tote, so the load goes to the Central County Landfill at 4000 Knights Trail Road in Nokomis, which runs a construction and demolition recycling facility and charges a published per ton rate with a minimum. The landfill accepts asphalt, brick, cabinets, concrete, drywall, flooring other than carpet, lumber, metal, plumbing fixtures, roofing, siding and windows, but not dirt, land clearing, fencing, carpet, furniture, vegetation or household goods.Official guidance
Exercise equipment is not named on the city's bulk list, although the list does cover other large household items that do not fit the garbage tote, so call Public Works at 941-240-8050 and confirm the machine before setting it out. If it qualifies, it follows the same scheduling rule as other bulk material.Official guidance
The City of North Port collects it through its own Solid Waste Division, reached through Public Works at 941-240-8050. Garbage runs once a week in a city-issued tote, recycling is mandatory with separate paper and commingled totes, yard waste runs on the same weekly day, and appliances, white goods and bulk metal are collected free by appointment.Official guidance
Two free bulk pickups each fiscal year, October 1 to September 30, with a limit of 5 cubic yards each, or one free pickup of up to 10 cubic yards. Additional pickups are charged per cubic yard with a fixed administrative fee, and a separated yard waste pickup can be used as one of the two free pickups.Official guidance
They never go in the garbage or the recycling totes. The city runs two household hazardous waste collection events each year, in Spring and Fall at the Public Works facility on W. Price Blvd, and county residents can also take accepted items free to a chemical collection centre, such as 250 S. Jackson Road in Venice, open Monday through Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Used motor oil and automotive batteries are collected curbside beside the recycling tote, and rechargeable batteries go in a bag on top of the paper bin.Official guidance
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