One dresser or a few pieces from different rooms, gone from the curb. Choose what goes, see the exact total and book by 2pm for same-day pickup. You don’t need to be home.
The desk you no longer use. The dresser that doesn’t fit the new layout. The chairs left over after a move. Choose the pieces you’re done with and give them a pickup day, without arranging a quote visit.
Different pieces. One clear total.
Add each furniture item and its quantity. See the combined price before you pay, with loading, transportation and disposal included.
Ready to have them gone?
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, or choose a future date at checkout. You arrange the move outside before pickup.
Know when they’ve been collected.
Get a text when your hauler is on the way and photos when the pickup is done. With everything outside and accessible, you don’t need to stay home.
You don’t need to guess how much space your furniture fills in a truck. Match each piece to the catalog, then add its quantity. Your total updates as you go.
Tables and chairs
Choose the table, then add each chair separately. Coffee tables, side tables and dining tables have their own options. A large or substantially heavy table has a different choice.
Dressers and mirrors
Match the dresser’s overall size. Add a separate dresser mirror as its own item if it is leaving too. Empty drawers and keep the belongings you want before moving the dresser outside.
Desks and bookshelves
Choose by construction, not height alone. A basic desk is different from a heavy desk with a substantial body. A tall, lightweight bookcase can still be a standard bookshelf. Empty it first.
Furniture removal prices in Ankeny
First item / additional item
Small dresser$79 / $19
Medium dresser$79 / $29
Large dresser$109 / $59
Standard desk$79 / $29
Heavy desk$109 / $52
Dining chair$79 / $19
Dining table$79 / $29
Coffee table$79 / $19
Bookshelf$79 / $29
Nightstand$79 / $19
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.
The furniture goes outside. We take it from there.
Dropcurb handles loading and haul-away from an accessible outdoor spot. A little preparation makes it clear which pieces are going and how to reach them.
Book before moving items outside, then follow the readiness instructions in your confirmation. Contact us before booking if your building only allows a short pickup window; the booking is for a day, not an exact arrival time.
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.
Count the furniture you want removed and empty drawers, shelves and cabinets. Add any other items to the booking instead of leaving an unlisted pile beside the furniture.
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Arrange the move outside.
You handle indoor carrying and any disassembly needed to get the furniture through your home. Plan for doorways, interior stairs and building access before pickup day.
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Show exactly what goes.
Use a permitted outdoor spot with a clear route to the furniture. Add a location photo and access notes. Keep the pickup items separate from furniture and belongings that are staying.
You’re in the loop. Until it’s gone.
Confirmation when you book. A heads-up before arrival. Photos when it’s done.
Furniture is a large item that the household hauler collects by arrangement, and it is also eligible material on the city spring cleanup day.
City cost & eligibility
Furniture pricing is set by each hauler, and the city publishes no rate, so confirm the piece, the collection day and the charge with the company the address uses. The spring cleanup day is the free route once a year.
When & how
Arrange the pickup with the hauler ahead of the collection day, or hold the piece for the posted spring cleanup day.
Get it ready
Keep upholstery dry and the piece whole unless it comes apart easily, and keep furniture out of the garbage cart. Mattress and box spring pieces are treated as separate items, and anything a contractor removed from the property is the contractor's to haul.
Five haulers serve the city, and each one prices its own service
Ankeny Sanitation, Aspen Waste Systems, Garbage Guys, Waste Connections of Iowa and Waste Management of Iowa all collect residential garbage in the city, and the city sends residents to the company they use for rates, pickup days and times, yard waste fees, large item and extra trash procedures, missed collections and cart changes. The city itself publishes no collection rate.
The free city events for limbs, leaves and large junk
Spring cleanup day lets residents inside the corporate limits dispose of large unwanted items free of charge at the Ankeny Sanitation site on SE Delaware Avenue, with proof of residency and no trucks larger than a pickup. Tires come off the rim and are limited to 5 per household. Tree and branch recycling runs three times a year at the City Maintenance Facility on SE Lorenz Drive, and leaf collection days run in October and November.
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, mattress, appliance, exercise machine or pile of extra trash that will not fit in the cart.
Cost & conditions
There is no city rate because each household contracts privately, so call the company that serves the address for the item price, the collection day and any special handling an appliance needs.
Arrange it
Call the hauler the address uses, list every item, ask whether an appliance or refrigerant unit needs special handling, and set the items out only for the agreed collection day.
Each company sets its own prices and its own list of what it will take, and construction and demolition material, hazardous waste and tires are not cart waste.
Private haulers under contract with Ankeny households, with Metro Waste Authority and the City of Ankeny Public Works
City spring cleanup day
A household inside the corporate limits with large unwanted items that can wait for the posted cleanup date.
Cost & conditions
No charge. The city describes the spring cleanup day as free disposal of large unwanted items for residents inside the corporate limits, with proof of residency required and trucks larger than a pickup prohibited.
Arrange it
Watch the city recycling events page for the date, load the vehicle, and bring proof of residency to the Ankeny Sanitation headquarters on SE Delaware Avenue.
Antifreeze, asphalt, batteries, clothes dryers and washers, computer monitors, dehumidifiers, dishwashers, freezer and refrigerator, furnaces, microwave ovens, oil, ovens and stoves, paint, pesticides, propane and helium tanks, television sets, tree stumps, water heaters and yard debris are refused. Tires are accepted off the rim up to 5 per household.
Selected customer reviews. Counts checked September 2026.
Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Furniture removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Ankeny.
How much does furniture removal cost in Ankeny?+
Choose the type and size of each piece to see its price. For example, a medium dresser is $79 as the first item or $29 as an additional item. Your total starts with the highest first-item price in your selection, then uses the additional-item price for every other item. Review the complete total and any applicable tax before payment.
Can I get same-day furniture pickup in Ankeny?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup and choose from the dates shown at checkout. Arrange to have the furniture outside according to your confirmation. You receive a text when your hauler is on the way and photos after collection.
Will you remove furniture from inside my apartment?+
Dropcurb starts outside. You arrange indoor carrying, including any interior stairs or elevator trip. We load and take away the furniture from an accessible outdoor location. Check your building’s rules and plan the route out before booking.
Can you take several different furniture items in one pickup?+
Yes. Add each piece and its quantity to one booking. A dining table and four chairs are five items; a separate mirror is not included with a dresser. You can mix eligible items from different rooms and review their combined total before paying.
Do I need to take furniture apart before pickup?+
You arrange any disassembly needed to move the furniture out of your home and into an accessible outdoor pickup spot. Dropcurb does not provide indoor disassembly or carrying. If you are unsure which catalog choice matches a dismantled or unusual piece, send a photo and ask before booking.
How is a couch removed in Ankeny?+
Through the household hauler, which sets its own price and schedule for large items. Ankeny Sanitation, Aspen Waste Systems, Garbage Guys, Waste Connections of Iowa and Waste Management of Iowa all serve the city, so call the company the address already uses.Official guidance
Can a couch go out at the spring cleanup?+
The city describes the spring cleanup day as free disposal of large unwanted items for residents inside the corporate limits at the Ankeny Sanitation site on SE Delaware Avenue. The published refusal list covers chemicals, appliances, electronics, paint and yard debris, and furniture is not on it. Tires are the exception on the accepted side, because the event takes tires off the rim, up to five per household, into a separate recycling dumpster provided by Metro Waste Authority.Official guidance
What is the city spring cleanup day?+
Once a year in the spring, residents inside the corporate limits can dispose of large unwanted items free of charge at the Ankeny Sanitation headquarters on SE Delaware Avenue, with proof of residency and no trucks larger than a pickup. A published refusal list covers chemicals, appliances, electronics, paint, propane tanks, tires in quantity, stumps and yard debris.Official guidance
One less thing on your list
A pickup plan for the pieces you’re done with.
Choose your furniture. See the exact total. Book a pickup day in Ankeny.
