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.
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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 Iowa City: start with the item’s collection rules, then choose the arrangement that fits.
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Iowa City schedules bulky items rather than collecting them on the ordinary route, at 20 dollars for the first item and 10 dollars for each additional item, with a maximum item length of seven feet.
A chair and a couch are named in the city's bulky item examples, so furniture is collected on the scheduled pickup at the published per item fees.
Mattresses are named in the city's bulky item examples, so they are collected on the scheduled pickup at the same published per item fees.
Appliances are banned from the landfill cell and recycled at the Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center for 12.50 dollars each, with a separate rate for large commercial appliances.
Televisions, monitors and computers are banned from the landfill cell and recycled at the Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center for 20 dollars each, with other electronic items at three dollars.
Exercise equipment appears on the landfill's own recycling fee list at three dollars each, which is the one explicit local acceptance for a machine.
Concrete and similar loads are charged as special waste at 95 dollars per ton with a minimum for Iowa City loads, and clean asphalt shingles are recycled at 30 dollars per ton.
The handoff matters
Iowa City collects curbside recycling, organic waste and garbage for single-family homes and residential buildings up to four units, billed monthly on the utility account at 14 dollars for garbage, 8.50 dollars for recycling and 3.50 dollars for composting. Operations are normally Monday to Friday apart from city holidays and severe weather, multi-family buildings of five units or more are not served by curbside collection but must provide recycling, and new residents sign up for utilities, which include water and curbside collection.
City curbside collection page with the monthly garbage, recycling and composting fees, the single-family to four unit eligibility, the multi-family rule, the bulky item booking line and fees with the seven foot limit and named examples, the bag and yard waste sticker rules and the list of material that cannot be recycled curbside including electronics and appliancesBulky item collection is booked through Resource Management on 319-356-5151 or the online form, for items that cannot be broken down to fit a standard garbage cart or bag, up to a maximum length of seven feet. The city names chair, couch and mattress as examples, and the fees are 20 dollars for the first item and 10 dollars for each additional item per pickup. Electronics and appliances must also be scheduled rather than left out, and unscheduled material at the curb is subject to additional fees after 24 hours notice.
City curbside collection page with the monthly garbage, recycling and composting fees, the single-family to four unit eligibility, the multi-family rule, the bulky item booking line and fees with the seven foot limit and named examples, the bag and yard waste sticker rules and the list of material that cannot be recycled curbside including electronics and appliancesThe Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center on 3900 Hebl Avenue SW bans yard waste, cardboard, computer and TV monitors, tires, appliances, lead-acid batteries and oil from the landfill cell, and mixed garbage and yard waste loads are turned away while a garbage load containing cardboard may be charged double the regular tipping fee. Everything the city recycles is priced per item or per ton: computers and televisions at 20 dollars each with components included, other electronic items and small appliances at three dollars each, exercise equipment at three dollars, large appliances at 12.50 dollars each, grills at three dollars, propane or helium tanks at one dollar, tires at 15 cents per pound with a three dollar minimum, clean asphalt shingles at 30 dollars per ton and glass, cardboard, books, metal, paper and oil free of charge.
Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center page with the address and hours, the landfill bans, the secured load fine, the Iowa City and non city garbage fees, the special waste rate for concrete and similar loads, the per item electronics, appliance and exercise equipment fees, the tire, shingle and compost charges and the recycling streamsA garbage load under 600 pounds costs 14 dollars for Iowa City customers, with about 50 cents for each additional 20 pounds over 600 pounds and a 47.50 dollar per ton rate, while non-Iowa City loads from Johnson County, Kalona and Riverside pay 15 dollars and 52.50 dollars per ton. Special waste such as dust, railroad ties, telephone poles, concrete and tree root balls is charged at 95 dollars per ton with a minimum for Iowa City loads. All loads must be secured, unsecured loads get one warning and then a 50 dollar fine, and the site closes on city holidays and can close early on windy days.
Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center page with the address and hours, the landfill bans, the secured load fine, the Iowa City and non city garbage fees, the special waste rate for concrete and similar loads, the per item electronics, appliance and exercise equipment fees, the tire, shingle and compost charges and the recycling streamsUse 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 Iowa City.
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.
By appointment. Iowa City schedules bulky item collection through Resource Management on 319-356-5151 or the online form, charges 20 dollars for the first item and 10 dollars for each additional item per pickup, and limits items to seven feet in length. The city names chairs, couches and mattresses as examples, and bulky items like electronics and appliances must be scheduled rather than left at the curb, with unscheduled items subject to additional fees after 24 hours notice.Official guidance
Yes, once it is scheduled. Iowa City names a chair and a couch among its bulky item examples and books the collection on 319-356-5151 at 20 dollars for the first item and 10 dollars for each additional item, with a maximum item length of seven feet. The pickup is not part of the ordinary curbside route, so nothing should go out before the appointment is arranged.Official guidance
On the scheduled bulky item pickup. Iowa City names a mattress among its bulky item examples, books the collection on 319-356-5151 at 20 dollars for the first item and 10 dollars for each additional item, and limits items to seven feet in length. The mattress is not collected on the ordinary route, so it goes out only after the appointment is arranged.Official guidance
They go to the Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center, because appliances are banned from the landfill cell and the curbside page sends electronics and appliances there. Large appliances cost 12.50 dollars each, with one dollar per cubic foot for large commercial units, small appliances cost three dollars each, and the site at 3900 Hebl Avenue SW is open Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. to noon.Official guidance
To the Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center on 3900 Hebl Avenue SW, because computer and TV monitors are banned from the landfill cell and the curbside page sends electronics and appliances there. Computers and televisions cost 20 dollars each with components included, other electronic items cost three dollars each, and holiday light strands and cords are free. The site is open Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. to noon.Official guidance
Yes, at the landfill and recycling center, where the city's own recycling fee list names exercise equipment at three dollars each. Take it to 3900 Hebl Avenue SW, open Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. to noon with the gate closing at noon, and remove any console or battery pack so the electronics go through the electronics bay. A scheduled bulky pickup at 20 dollars for the first item is the alternative for a heavy machine.Official guidance
To the Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center as special waste, charged at 95 dollars per ton with a minimum charge for Iowa City loads, and the city says special waste includes loads of dust, railroad ties, telephone poles, concrete and tree root balls. Clean asphalt shingles are recycled at 30 dollars per ton when the load contains shingles only with no wood, metal flashing, plastic or paper, and unsecured loads get one warning and then a 50 dollar fine.Official guidance
The city's own Resource Management division, for single-family homes and residential buildings up to four units, billing 14 dollars a month for garbage, 8.50 for recycling and 3.50 for composting on the utility account, with collection normally Monday to Friday. Multi-family buildings of five units or more are not served by curbside collection but are required to provide recycling. Bulky items are scheduled separately on 319-356-5151.Official guidance
20 dollars for the first item and 10 dollars for each additional item per pickup, and the item must be no longer than seven feet. Book it through Resource Management on 319-356-5151 or the online form, and note that electronics and appliances are also scheduled rather than left out, with unscheduled material subject to additional fees after 24 hours notice. The city names chair, couch and mattress as bulky item examples.Official guidance
An Iowa City garbage load under 600 pounds costs 14 dollars, with about 50 cents for each additional 20 pounds over that and a 47.50 dollar per ton rate, while non-Iowa City loads from Johnson County, Kalona and Riverside pay 15 dollars and 52.50 dollars per ton. Special waste such as concrete, railroad ties, telephone poles and tree root balls is 95 dollars per ton with a minimum for Iowa City loads. Appliances, electronics, exercise equipment, tires and shingles carry their own published charges, and unsecured loads get one warning and then a 50 dollar fine.Official guidance
The Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center on 3900 Hebl Avenue SW is open Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. to noon, with the entrance gate closing at noon and closures on city holidays and windy days. Payment is by cash, cheque or major card at the scalehouse in lane 2, and the site serves only Johnson County material and loads from the city limits of Kalona and Riverside.Official guidance
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