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City collection Large items such as couches, sectionals, mattresses and household furniture go at the kerb next to the regular garbage, and bulky waste is the one exception to the rule against loose material. The county publishes no bulky item fee and simply directs residents to place large items at the kerb next to the regular garbage, while the transfer station fee table covers only the listed materials, so confirm any charge with the Solid Waste Division on (904) 827-6980 before a heavy cleanout.
City collection An appliance is recycled curbside only after the household schedules a collection with the Solid Waste Division, and white goods can also be taken to either transfer station. The county tells residents to contact the Solid Waste Division to schedule an appliance collection and publishes no separate curbside appliance fee, while the transfer station fee table lists only tires, treated wood, mixed loads, fluorescent bulbs and paints. Confirm the current arrangement and any charge on (904) 827-6980 or SolidWaste@sjcfl.us before the unit goes out.
City collection Large items such as couches, sectionals, mattresses and household furniture go at the kerb next to the regular garbage, and bulky waste is the one exception to the rule against loose material. The county publishes no bulky item fee and simply directs residents to place large items at the kerb next to the regular garbage, while the transfer station fee table covers only the listed materials, so confirm any charge with the Solid Waste Division on (904) 827-6980 before a heavy cleanout.
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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The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
St. Johns County is an administrative area rather than a city with its own public works yard, so the answer to a bulky item question starts with the county Solid Waste Division. FCC Environmental Services is the single contracted hauler for residential curbside work, the once-a-week garbage, recycling and yard waste service is funded by an assessment on the tax bill, and a household that needs an appliance collected has to ring the division on (904) 827-6980 to arrange it rather than leave the unit at the kerb. Everything else large goes out with the regular pickup: couches, sectionals, mattresses and household furniture are placed at the kerb next to the garbage, while tires, construction and demolition debris and household hazardous waste are specifically excluded from curbside collection. Yard waste has its own published limits, with branches and stumps under 6 feet and 50 pounds stacked neatly and everything small bagged, bundled or containerised in 32 gallons or less. Two transfer stations at Tillman Ridge and Stratton Road take the rest, including white goods, hazardous waste, obsolete electronics and flattened cardboard, with a fee table for tires, treated wood, mixed loads, construction debris and paint that is paid in cash or by cheque.
An appliance is recycled curbside only after the household schedules a collection with the Solid Waste Division, and white goods can also be taken to either transfer station.
City cost & eligibility
The county tells residents to contact the Solid Waste Division to schedule an appliance collection and publishes no separate curbside appliance fee, while the transfer station fee table lists only tires, treated wood, mixed loads, fluorescent bulbs and paints. Confirm the current arrangement and any charge on (904) 827-6980 or SolidWaste@sjcfl.us before the unit goes out.
When & how
Call the Solid Waste Division on (904) 827-6980 or email SolidWaste@sjcfl.us to schedule the appliance collection, or take the white good to the Tillman Ridge Transfer Station at 3005 Allen Nease Rd in Elkton or the Stratton Road Transfer Station at 250 North Stratton Rd in St. Augustine, both open Monday to Friday 7 am to 6 pm and Saturday 7 am to 1 pm.
Get it ready
Empty and clean the unit, secure or remove the doors, and keep the appliance out of the garbage container because non-containerised garbage other than bulky waste is not collected and no can or bag may weigh more than 50 lbs. Keep refrigerant containing units out of a mixed curb pile until the division has confirmed how the unit will be handled.
Large items such as couches, sectionals, mattresses and household furniture go at the kerb next to the regular garbage, and bulky waste is the one exception to the rule against loose material.
City cost & eligibility
The county publishes no bulky item fee and simply directs residents to place large items at the kerb next to the regular garbage, while the transfer station fee table covers only the listed materials, so confirm any charge with the Solid Waste Division on (904) 827-6980 before a heavy cleanout.
When & how
Put the bulky items at the kerb next to the regular garbage on the collection day, with everything out by 6 am and separated from recycling and yard debris, or take them to a transfer station during its published hours.
Get it ready
Keep each item liftable and out of the garbage container, because non-containerised garbage other than bulky waste is not collected and no can or bag may exceed 50 lbs. Keep tires, construction and demolition debris and household hazardous waste out of the kerb pile because special waste is not collected curbside, and avoid placing anything in front of a vacant lot, land or other property because it will not be collected.
Yard waste is collected on the standard service day within published bag, container, length and weight limits, with no charge beyond the tax-bill assessment.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. St. Johns County residential units on the county collection programme, which is funded by the once-per-week solid waste assessment on the tax bill; the published guidelines set no separate charge, and material outside the size and packaging rules is simply not collected.
When & how
Set the yard waste out with the regular collection day, separated from garbage and recycling and curbside by 6 am, with small pieces bagged, bundled or containerised and larger pieces stacked neatly.
Get it ready
Branches, shrubs and stumps must be no longer than 6 feet and no heavier than 50 lbs and stacked neatly, leaves, grass clippings, twigs and small pieces must be bagged, bundled or placed in a receptacle no larger than 32 gallons and 50 lbs, and a pile that has to be pulled apart will not be collected. Do not blow leaves into the street or storm drains, and keep whole trees, land clearing debris, fencing, landscape timbers, garden hoses, planters, flower pots and yard decorations out of the pile because they are not yard waste.
Transfer station drops for bulky, white goods and special items
Accepted with preparation
Both county transfer stations take household garbage, white goods, hazardous waste, obsolete electronics and flattened cardboard, with a fee table for tires, treated wood, mixed loads, construction debris and paint.
City cost & eligibility
From $2.75 per tire when ten or fewer are brought in, with $210.00 per ton for ten or more tires, $67.26 per ton for commercial loads, pressure treated wood or mixed loads of garbage with construction and demolition debris, $0.75 each for fluorescent bulbs 2 to 4 feet and $1.00 each for 6 to 8 feet, $2.00 per gallon for latex paint and $4.00 per gallon for oil-based paint. St. Johns County residents with proof of residence such as a driver's licence showing a current county address; fees are paid by cash or cheque only, and household hazardous waste, obsolete electronics, white goods and flattened cardboard are taken without a listed fee.
When & how
Take the load to the Tillman Ridge Transfer Station at 3005 Allen Nease Rd in Elkton or the Stratton Road Transfer Station at 250 North Stratton Rd in St. Augustine, open Monday to Friday 7 am to 6 pm and Saturday 7 am to 1 pm.
Get it ready
Bring a driver's licence or other proof of a current St. Johns County address, separate flattened cardboard for the drop-off centre because no other recyclables are accepted there, transport fuel in an approved container that may have to be left on site, and keep lithium-ion batteries out of the garbage and recycling carts because they can start fires and belong at a retail or county drop-off point instead.
St. Johns County runs a single residential curbside programme, and FCC Environmental Services has been the sole provider since August 1, 2024. The assessment on the property tax bill pays for once-per-week garbage, recycling and yard waste collection, and the hauler does not supply garbage containers, so the property owner buys them and asks the county on 904-827-6980 for a recycling cart. Garbage, recycling and yard debris have to be separated by the resident and placed curbside by 6 am on the collection day, within 3 to 5 feet of the edge of the travelled roadway, with household garbage in cans or secured plastic bags so animals and wind cannot scatter it. No collections run on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day or New Year's Day.
The kerb has hard limits, but bulky waste is the exception
Nothing in a can or plastic bag may weigh more than 50 lbs, non-containerised garbage is not collected except for bulky waste, and anything left in front of a vacant lot, land or other property is skipped. Tires, construction and demolition debris and household hazardous waste are on the special waste list and never come off the kerb. What does come off the kerb is the bulky pile: couches, sectionals, mattresses and household furniture go at the kerb next to the regular garbage, and an appliance is recycled curbside only after the household schedules the collection with the Solid Waste Division on (904) 827-6980 or SolidWaste@sjcfl.us, which is the same contact for a recycling cart.
Yard waste has size rules and the transfer stations take the rest
Yard waste goes out on the standard collection day with branches, shrubs and stumps no longer than 6 feet and no heavier than 50 lbs stacked neatly, and leaves, grass clippings, twigs and small pieces bagged, bundled or in a receptacle no larger than 32 gallons and 50 lbs. Anything that has to be pulled apart is not collected, and whole trees, land clearing debris, fencing, landscape timbers, garden hoses, planters, flower pots and yard decorations are not yard waste at all. For everything the kerb will not take there are two transfer stations, Tillman Ridge at 3005 Allen Nease Rd in Elkton and Stratton Road at 250 North Stratton Rd in St. Augustine, open Monday to Friday 7 am to 6 pm and Saturday 7 am to 1 pm, where residents with proof of a current county address can bring household garbage, white goods, hazardous waste, obsolete electronics and flattened cardboard, and pay the published fees in cash or by cheque for tires, pressure treated wood, mixed loads, construction debris and paint.
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.
St. Johns County Solid Waste Division with FCC Environmental Services
Schedule an appliance collection
A St. Johns County household with a refrigerator, freezer, washer, dryer, stove or similar white good to get rid of.
Cost & conditions
The county tells residents to contact the Solid Waste Division to schedule an appliance collection and publishes no curbside appliance rate, while the transfer station fee table covers only the listed materials, so confirm the arrangement and any charge on (904) 827-6980 before the unit goes out.
Arrange it
Call (904) 827-6980 or email SolidWaste@sjcfl.us, give the item and the address, and set the appliance out as directed once the collection is scheduled.
An appointment is required rather than a simple kerbside set-out, the county publishes no rate, and refrigerant containing units should be confirmed with the division before they leave the property.
St. Johns County Solid Waste Division with FCC Environmental Services
Take the load to a county transfer station
A household with white goods, hazardous waste, obsolete electronics, flattened cardboard or fee items such as tires, treated wood, mixed loads, construction debris or paint.
Cost & conditions
From $2.75 per tire when ten or fewer are brought in, with $210.00 per ton for ten or more tires, $67.26 per ton for commercial loads, pressure treated wood or mixed loads, $0.75 or $1.00 per fluorescent bulb depending on length, $2.00 per gallon of latex paint and $4.00 per gallon of oil-based paint. St. Johns County residents with proof of residence such as a driver's licence showing a current county address, paying by cash or cheque only, with white goods, electronics, hazardous waste and cardboard taken without a listed fee.
Arrange it
Drive to Tillman Ridge at 3005 Allen Nease Rd in Elkton or Stratton Road at 250 North Stratton Rd in St. Augustine on a weekday between 7 am and 6 pm or a Saturday between 7 am and 1 pm, and check in at the scale.
Both stations close on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day, fees are payable only in cash or by cheque, the cardboard drop-off centre takes nothing but flattened boxes, fuel containers may have to be left on site, and loads must fit the county's rules for the material.
St. Johns County Solid Waste Division with FCC Environmental Services
Put bulky items out with the regular garbage
A household with a couch, sectional, mattress or household furniture that cannot go in a container.
Cost & conditions
The county publishes no bulky item fee and simply directs residents to place large items at the kerb next to the regular garbage, so confirm any charge on (904) 827-6980 before a large cleanout.
Arrange it
Put the items at the kerb next to the regular garbage on the collection day, out by 6 am and separated from recycling and yard debris.
No can or bag over 50 lbs, nothing in front of a vacant lot or another property, and no tires, construction and demolition debris or hazardous waste, because special waste is not collected curbside.
A household holding lithium-ion batteries that must not go in the garbage or the recycling cart.
Cost & conditions
The county directs residents to drop old lithium batteries at retailers such as Home Depot, Staples or Lowe's or at a county drop-off centre but publishes no fee for either, so confirm the store's current policy before handing batteries over.
Arrange it
Take the batteries to a participating retailer such as Home Depot, Staples or Lowe's, or to a county drop-off centre, rather than putting them in the garbage or recycling cart.
A retail goodwill programme rather than a county service, with store policies that can change, and damaged or swollen lithium cells should be handled with care because they can ignite.
County transfer station with hazardous waste, electronics, white goods and cardboard drop-offs
Tillman Ridge Transfer Station
3005 Allen Nease Rd, Elkton, FL 32033
Household garbage, hazardous waste, white goods, obsolete electronics and flattened cardboard, with fee items including tires, pressure treated wood, mixed loads of garbage with construction and demolition debris, fluorescent bulbs, latex paint and oil-based paint.
Residents need proof of residence such as a driver's licence showing a current St. Johns County address, fees are paid by cash or cheque only, the cardboard drop-off centre takes nothing but flattened boxes, fuel must travel in an approved container that may have to be left on site, and commercial loads are charged by the ton.
Monday to Friday 7 am to 6 pm and Saturday 7 am to 1 pm, closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.
From $2.75 per tire when ten or fewer are brought in, with $210.00 per ton for ten or more tires, $67.26 per ton for commercial loads, pressure treated wood or mixed loads, $0.75 or $1.00 per fluorescent bulb depending on length, $2.00 per gallon of latex paint and $4.00 per gallon of oil-based paint. St. Johns County residents with proof of residence, paying by cash or cheque only; white goods, hazardous waste, obsolete electronics and flattened cardboard carry no listed fee.
Second county transfer station with the same drop-off services
Stratton Road Transfer Station
250 North Stratton Rd, St. Augustine, FL 32095
Household garbage, hazardous waste, white goods, obsolete electronics and flattened cardboard, with the same fee items as the county's other station.
Residents need proof of residence with a current St. Johns County address, fees are paid by cash or cheque only, and the station follows the county's material rules rather than taking commercial quantities without the by-ton charge.
Monday to Friday 7 am to 6 pm and Saturday 7 am to 1 pm, closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.
From $2.75 per tire when ten or fewer are brought in, with the same county fee table applying for tires by the ton, treated wood, mixed loads, fluorescent bulbs and paint. St. Johns County residents with proof of residence, paying by cash or cheque only.
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 St. Johns County appliance get collected?+
By appointment. The county tells residents to recycle appliances curbside by contacting the Solid Waste Division on (904) 827-6980 or SolidWaste@sjcfl.us to schedule the collection, which separates appliances from the ordinary bulky furniture that can simply be placed at the kerb. White goods may also be taken to either the Tillman Ridge or Stratton Road transfer station, which are open Monday to Friday 7 am to 6 pm and Saturday 7 am to 1 pm, and the county publishes no curbside appliance fee, so confirm any charge when the collection is booked.Official guidance
What counts as a St. Johns County large item?+
The county lists couches, sectionals, mattresses and household furniture among the large bulky items that go at the kerb next to the regular garbage. Bulky waste is the exception to the rule that non-containerised garbage will not be collected, so a sofa can sit beside the cans, while tires, construction and demolition debris and household hazardous waste are refused at the kerb. Put everything out by 6 am on the collection day, separated from recycling and yard debris, and confirm any charge with the Solid Waste Division on (904) 827-6980 before a large cleanout.Official guidance
What are the St. Johns County yard waste limits?+
Branches, shrubs and stumps must be no longer than 6 feet and no heavier than 50 lbs and stacked neatly, while leaves, grass clippings, twigs and small pieces have to be bagged, bundled or placed in a receptacle no larger than 32 gallons and 50 lbs. Larger pieces go into small, neat, manageable piles, and anything that has to be pulled apart will not be collected. Whole trees, land clearing debris, anything over 6 feet or 50 lbs, unbagged small pieces, fencing, landscape timbers, garden hoses, planters, flower pots and yard decorations are not treated as yard waste.Official guidance
Can St. Johns County residents use the transfer stations?+
Yes. Residents with proof of residence, such as a driver's licence showing a current St. Johns County address, may bring items to either the Tillman Ridge Transfer Station at 3005 Allen Nease Rd in Elkton or the Stratton Road Transfer Station at 250 North Stratton Rd in St. Augustine, both open Monday to Friday 7 am to 6 pm and Saturday 7 am to 1 pm and closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Household garbage, white goods, hazardous waste, obsolete electronics and flattened cardboard are taken, and fees apply to items such as tires, pressure treated wood, mixed loads, construction debris and paint, paid by cash or cheque only.Official guidance
Who collects St. Johns County garbage and recycling?+
FCC Environmental Services is the sole residential curbside provider for St. Johns County, holding the contract since August 1, 2024, and the Solid Waste Division manages that contract from 2750 Industry Center Road in St. Augustine on (904) 827-6980 and SolidWaste@sjcfl.us. The assessment on the property tax bill pays for once-per-week garbage, recycling and yard waste collection; the hauler does not provide garbage containers, so owners buy their own and request a recycling cart from the county. Garbage, recycling and yard debris go out separated and curbside by 6 am, with household garbage in cans or secured bags.Official guidance
How do St. Johns County appliances leave the house?+
By appointment with the county rather than by leaving the unit at the kerb. The county says to recycle appliances curbside by contacting the Solid Waste Division on (904) 827-6980 or SolidWaste@sjcfl.us to schedule a collection, which is the same contact used for a recycling cart. White goods are also accepted at either transfer station, Tillman Ridge in Elkton or Stratton Road in St. Augustine, and the county publishes no curbside appliance fee, so confirm any charge when booking.Official guidance
What can go at the kerb in St. Johns County?+
Large bulky items such as couches, sectionals, mattresses and household furniture go at the kerb next to the regular garbage, and bulky waste is the exception to the rule that non-containerised garbage is not collected. Yard waste goes out with the same collection when branches, shrubs and stumps are no longer than 6 feet and no heavier than 50 lbs and stacked neatly, and leaves, grass clippings, twigs and small pieces are bagged, bundled or in a receptacle no larger than 32 gallons and 50 lbs. No can or bag may exceed 50 lbs, and tires, construction and demolition debris and household hazardous waste are never collected curbside.Official guidance
What does the St. Johns County transfer station charge?+
Household garbage, white goods, hazardous waste, obsolete electronics and flattened cardboard carry no listed fee for residents with proof of a current county address, while tires are charged per piece up to ten and per ton beyond that, and pressure treated wood, mixed loads of garbage with construction and demolition debris and commercial loads are charged by the ton. Fluorescent bulbs cost a set amount each by length, latex paint is charged by the gallon and oil-based paint at a higher rate per gallon. Both stations pay only by cash or cheque, open Monday to Friday 7 am to 6 pm and Saturday 7 am to 1 pm, and close on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.Official guidance
