Figuring out what the city takes. Waiting for pickup day. Calling around for quotes. It’s a lot to sort out for something you’re ready to be done with.
Standard sofa$79First item example Before applicable tax
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Choose your pickup day. Book by 2pm local time for same-day pickup, where available.
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Get a booking confirmation, a text before arrival and pickup photos when it’s done. Follow along on your pickup page.
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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.
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Book before you bring it out.
Your items can still be inside when you book. Follow the readiness instructions in your confirmation.
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Choose a clear outdoor spot.
You arrange any carrying out of your home or down interior stairs. Keep entrances, sidewalks and shared access clear. We handle loading and haul-away from outside.
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Show us where to find it.
Add a photo and clear location notes. Contact us before booking if a gate, building rule or restricted access window needs an arrangement.
At a house: outside, accessible and easy to identify.At an apartment: an approved outdoor spot with shared access clear.
Access needs an arrangement?
Check any building or shared-area rules. Contact us before booking if access is limited to particular hours.
City collection Residents with an active refuse account can schedule a curbside large item pickup, charged per stop, for items such as couches, chairs, recliners, tables, grills and bicycles. From $10 for published charge per stop for ten or fewer items, rising to a higher rate per stop above ten items, with separate charges for appliances, computers and televisions added to the bill. Cedar Falls residents with an active Cedar Falls refuse account. Charges are added to the CFU bill.
City collection Residents with an active refuse account can schedule a curbside large item pickup, charged per stop, for items such as couches, chairs, recliners, tables, grills and bicycles. From $10 for published charge per stop for ten or fewer items, rising to a higher rate per stop above ten items, with separate charges for appliances, computers and televisions added to the bill. Cedar Falls residents with an active Cedar Falls refuse account. Charges are added to the CFU bill.
City collection Appliances are picked up with the large item service and carry their own published charge for each appliance. $10 for published charge for each appliance accepted in the large item pickup. Cedar Falls residents with an active Cedar Falls refuse account. Charges are added to the CFU bill.
City collection Residents with an active refuse account can schedule a curbside large item pickup, charged per stop, for items such as couches, chairs, recliners, tables, grills and bicycles. From $10 for published charge per stop for ten or fewer items, rising to a higher rate per stop above ten items, with separate charges for appliances, computers and televisions added to the bill. Cedar Falls residents with an active Cedar Falls refuse account. Charges are added to the CFU bill.
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?
Cedar Falls runs a scheduled large item pickup for residents with an active refuse account, charged per stop and added to the CFU bill, with appliances, computers and televisions carrying their own charges on top. Yard waste has two routes: a free seasonal compost facility on North Main Street that is open to Cedar Falls residents only, and the Transfer Station on State Street, which charges by the bag or by weight. The Transfer Station also handles demolition material, scrap metal and recycling of appliances, tires, computers and televisions.
Residents with an active refuse account can schedule a curbside large item pickup, charged per stop, for items such as couches, chairs, recliners, tables, grills and bicycles.
City cost & eligibility
From $10 for published charge per stop for ten or fewer items, rising to a higher rate per stop above ten items, with separate charges for appliances, computers and televisions added to the bill. Cedar Falls residents with an active Cedar Falls refuse account. Charges are added to the CFU bill.
When & how
Call Public Works at (319) 273-8629 between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday to schedule, then place the items curbside after 8 p.m. the night before the scheduled collection.
Get it ready
Keep items to the large item list, since the service is not intended as a garbage collection. Gutters and downspouts must be in sections less than six feet long, and no more than 20 items are accepted per stop.
Appliances are picked up with the large item service and carry their own published charge for each appliance.
City cost & eligibility
$10 for published charge for each appliance accepted in the large item pickup. Cedar Falls residents with an active Cedar Falls refuse account. Charges are added to the CFU bill.
When & how
Schedule the large item pickup at (319) 273-8629 between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and set appliances out after 8 p.m. the night before collection.
Get it ready
Keep appliances out of the general large item count where possible, since each one carries its own charge, and expect them to be handled as a separate line on the bill.
Computers and televisions are accepted in the large item pickup at a published charge each, and the Transfer Station recycles them for a fee as well.
City cost & eligibility
$10 for published charge for each computer and each television in the large item pickup, with the Transfer Station charging a recycling fee for the same items. Cedar Falls residents with an active Cedar Falls refuse account for the pickup, and anyone delivering to the Transfer Station during posted hours.
When & how
Electronics go out with a scheduled large item pickup, or can be brought to the Transfer Station at 1524 State Street during posted hours.
Get it ready
Keep computers and televisions separate from general refuse, since the Transfer Station handles them as recyclable material with a fee rather than as ordinary waste.
Yard waste goes free to the seasonal compost facility on North Main Street for Cedar Falls residents, or to the Transfer Station where bagged and bulk loads carry published fees.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Cedar Falls residents at the compost facility, which admits no contractors. The Transfer Station charges separately for yard waste by the bag or by weight.
When & how
The compost facility is open daily 7:30 a.m. to dusk from April through November and weather permitting from December through March. The Transfer Station takes yard waste Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., with Mondays designated yard waste only.
Get it ready
Yard waste includes tree debris such as brush, vines, logs, shrubs, leaves and twigs; garden debris including fruit and vegetable waste; and yard debris such as grass clippings, weeds, ornamental grasses, house plants and flowers. It may arrive at the Transfer Station in any type of container.
Large items scheduled for curbside pickup must be placed at the curb after 8 p.m. the night before the scheduled collection. The service is limited to large items and is not intended to be a service for garbage.
All types of insulation are accepted at the Transfer Station but must be bagged. Loose insulation is refused for health and safety reasons, and the same site refuses lead-acid batteries, asbestos, fertilizers, paint, antifreeze, hazardous waste, concrete, rock, dirt and railroad ties.
Non-contaminated used engine oil and used oil filters can be disposed of at the Transfer Station at no charge. Both are on the large item pickup refusal list, so the Transfer Station is the route for them.
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.
Households with furniture, mattresses, bicycles or appliances that will not fit in regular refuse service.
Cost & conditions
From $10 for published charge per stop for ten or fewer items, rising above ten items, with separate per item charges for appliances, computers and televisions. Cedar Falls residents with an active Cedar Falls refuse account. Charges are added to the CFU bill.
Arrange it
Call Public Works at (319) 273-8629 between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday to schedule the stop, then place items curbside after 8 p.m. the night before the scheduled collection.
Large items only, and not a garbage service. No more than 20 items per stop. Bagged garbage, yard waste, dirt, hazardous waste, bricks, rocks, concrete, sand and construction, demolition or remodeling materials cannot be picked up, and appliances, computers and televisions each add their own charge.
Households with household refuse, demolition material, yard waste, scrap metal, appliances, tires, computers or televisions.
Cost & conditions
From $7 for published minimum charge for loads below the stated weight thresholds, alongside per bag, per ton and per appliance rates published on the same page. Scrap metal carries no charge. Open to the public during posted hours. The separate compost site is for Cedar Falls residents only.
Arrange it
Bring material to 1524 State Street, next to the Cedar Falls Recycling Center, during posted hours. The last load is taken at 4:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, and the station began accepting solid waste on Mondays starting June 1, 2026.
Lead-acid batteries, asbestos, fertilizers, paint, antifreeze, hazardous waste, concrete, rock, dirt and railroad ties are not accepted. Large batteries such as car or power wheel batteries are refused, and loose insulation is refused because it must be bagged.
Cedar Falls households with brush, leaves, grass clippings, garden debris or other yard waste.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Cedar Falls residents only, with no fee for yard waste disposal. Contractors are not admitted.
Arrange it
Bring yard waste to the 300 block of North Main Street. The facility is open daily 7:30 a.m. to dusk from April through November and weather permitting from December through March.
The facility is for Cedar Falls residents only and does not admit contractors, and outside the April through November season it opens only when weather permits.
Cedar Falls residents can take material to the Transfer Station at 1524 State Street, next to the Cedar Falls Recycling Center, which accepts household refuse, demolition material and yard waste and recycles scrap metal, appliances, tires, computers and televisions. Scrap metal is free, rechargeable batteries go in the Call 2 Recycle boxes in the vestibule, and non-contaminated used engine oil and filters are free, while lead-acid batteries, asbestos, fertilizers, paint, antifreeze, hazardous waste, concrete, rock, dirt and railroad ties are refused. Yard waste is free at the compost facility in the 300 block of North Main Street for Cedar Falls residents, with no contractors admitted. Call Public Works at (319) 273-8629 with questions. Transfer Station hours, accepted and refused materials, and feesYard waste definition, Transfer Station fees and compost facility
Transfer Station and recycling drop-off
Cedar Falls Transfer Station
1524 State Street, Cedar Falls, IA
Household refuse, demolition material and yard waste, plus recycling of scrap metal, appliances, tires, computers and televisions
Lead-acid batteries, asbestos, fertilizers, paint, antifreeze, hazardous waste, concrete, rock, dirt and railroad ties are not accepted, nor are large batteries such as car or power wheel batteries. All insulation must be bagged and loose insulation is refused. Scrap metal carries no charge, rechargeable batteries are accepted in the vestibule Call 2 Recycle boxes, and non-contaminated used engine oil and used oil filters are free.
Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the last load at 4:45 p.m., and Saturday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. with the last load at 2:45 p.m. Solid waste has been accepted on Mondays since June 1, 2026.
From $7 for published minimum charge for loads below the stated weight thresholds, alongside per bag, per ton and per appliance rates. Open to the public during posted hours.
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.
What can go out for the large item pickup?+
Couches, chairs, recliners, tables, grills, gutters and downspouts in sections under six feet, bicycles, mattresses and box springs can be picked up. The service is limited to large items and is not intended to be a service for garbage.Official guidance
What will the large item pickup not take?+
Bagged garbage, yard waste, dirt, hazardous waste, bricks, rocks, concrete, sand, and construction, demolition or remodeling materials cannot be picked up. Used oil filters and oil are also on that list, though the City notes both are accepted free at the Transfer Station.Official guidance
How many items can go out at once?+
The charge is a published rate per stop for ten or fewer items, rising to a higher rate per stop above ten items, and no more than 20 items are accepted per stop. Charges are added to the CFU bill.Official guidance
Which appliances does Cedar Falls accept?+
Accepted charged items are washers and dryers, refrigerators and freezers, garbage disposals, dishwashers, air conditioners, water softeners, water heaters, dehumidifiers and humidifiers, microwave ovens, stoves and furnaces, each at a published charge per appliance. Computers and televisions are also charged per item.Official guidance
What does it cost to get rid of a computer or television?+
The City publishes a charge for each computer and each television in the large item pickup, added to the CFU bill. The Transfer Station also recycles computers and televisions and charges a recycling fee for them.Official guidance
Is there a free place to take yard waste?+
Yes. The City compost facility in the 300 block of North Main Street accepts yard waste at no charge, is open daily from 7:30 a.m. to dusk April through November and weather permitting from December through March, and is for Cedar Falls residents only with no contractors.Official guidance
What does the Transfer Station charge for yard waste?+
The Transfer Station publishes a per bag charge for bagged yard waste and a per ton rate for loose yard waste, with a minimum charge for bulk quantities under 400 pounds. Mondays are designated as yard waste only at that location.Official guidance
Do I need a refuse account for the large item pickup?+
Yes. Large item pickup is available to residents with an active Cedar Falls refuse account, and the charges for the stop and for any appliances, computers or televisions are added to the CFU bill.Official guidance
What changed at the Transfer Station in 2026?+
Starting June 1, 2026 the Transfer Station began accepting solid waste on Mondays. Small amounts of yard waste are still accepted at the drop-off location by the scale house, but larger amounts should go to the City compost site in the 300 block of North Main Street.Official guidance
How do I reach Cedar Falls Public Works?+
Call Public Works at (319) 273-8629 between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday to schedule a large item pickup or to ask about the Transfer Station.Official guidance
