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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You have decided what is going. Now give those bags and boxes a pickup day, with a price you can see before anyone arrives.
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.
When the next collection does not fit your plans, choose a Dropcurb pickup day. Updates keep you informed, and completion photos show when the booked items are gone.
A clear count. An exact price.
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.
First item / additional item
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.
Choose my itemsReady for pickup
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.
Confirmation when you book. A heads-up before arrival. Photos when it’s done.
Your pickup is booked.
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The local disposal guide
Bulk junk removal in Alton: start with the item’s collection rules, then choose the arrangement that fits.
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Republic Services collects residential trash in Alton, with carts set out by 6 a.m. on the collection day and a one day delay for the rest of the week when a holiday falls on or before the service day.
Single family homes get free bulky item pickup, with up to five items collected four times a year when the pickup is scheduled in advance and each item weighs under 50 pounds.
Couches, chairs, dressers, tables and desks are named on the acceptable bulk item list, so a couch goes out on a free scheduled bulk pickup.
The handoff matters
Carts go to the curb by 6 a.m. on the collection day, at least five feet from any object such as a car, tree, pole, fire hydrant, mailbox, electrical box or cable box, with the same five feet between the recycling and waste carts, one foot from the curb, the lid arrows facing the street and the handle toward the house, the lid closed and fifteen feet of overhead clearance. Yard waste is not always collected the same day as trash, so use the free 95-gallon yard waste container, biodegradable bags, or a personal 32 to 35 gallon cart marked with a red X, and never put yard waste in the recycling or trash carts.
Republic Services cart placement flyer for Alton with the 6 a.m. set-out time, the five foot clearance rule, the curb offset, the lid arrow direction and the overhead clearanceCity Public Works FAQ naming Republic Services as the residential collector, listing the holidays, and covering the yard waste container, bags and marked carts plus the leaf programme and the Public Works contactsRepublic Services acceptable and unacceptable recycling items flyer with the six accepted materials, the empty clean dry preparation rule and the never list including electronics, batteries, construction waste and yard wasteCheck the acceptable list first, call Republic Services at 618.656.6883 to schedule, and have everything at the curb by 6 a.m. on the scheduled day, because up to five items can be collected four times a year at no charge for a single family home. Every item has to weigh under 50 pounds, carpet rolls have to be no longer than four feet and three feet in diameter, the glass portions of doors and windows go in a small box marked glass, and mattress sets have to be free from infestation.
Republic Services bulk item requirements flyer for the City of Alton with the free pickup allowance, the scheduling number, the 50 pound item limit, the acceptable item list with carpet and glass preparation and the unacceptable item listUse 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 Alton.
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.
Republic Services collects residential trash at 618.656.6883, and carts have to be at the curb by 6 a.m. on the collection day, five feet clear of cars, trees, poles, mailboxes and utility boxes, one foot from the curb, with the lid arrows facing the street and the lid closed. There is no collection on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day, and when a holiday falls on or before the service day the rest of that week runs one day late.Official guidance
Bulk item pickup is free for single family homes. Call Republic Services at 618.656.6883 to schedule, because each residential unit can put out up to five bulk items four times a year, and everything has to be at the curb by 6 a.m. on the scheduled day with each item under 50 pounds. The acceptable list covers carpet, mattress sets, couches, chairs, dressers, tables, desks and the glass portions of doors and windows.Official guidance
A couch, chair, dresser, table or desk is on the acceptable bulk item list, so it goes out on a scheduled bulk pickup that is free for single family homes within the five item, four times a year allowance. Call Republic Services at 618.656.6883 to schedule, keep the piece under 50 pounds, and have it at the curb by 6 a.m. on the pickup day.Official guidance
Bulk item pickup is published as free for single family homes, up to five items collected four times a year, with each item under 50 pounds. The regular trash cart service is part of the residential service the city contracts and no per pickup rate is published in the city flyers, so confirm the service details with Republic Services at 618.656.6883 or the city Public Works office at 618.463.3530. Appliances, electronics, construction material and other refused streams need a route that the city has not published in readable form. Dropcurb prices its own pickup separately and shows the total at checkout.Official guidance
Republic Services is the residential waste collection company in Alton, reachable at 618.656.6883 with hours Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to noon. The city Public Works office at 2 Emma Kaus Lane can be reached at 618.463.3530 and is open Monday to Friday 7:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M., and City Hall is at 101 E. Third St on 618.463.3500.Official guidance
The acceptable list names carpet, mattress sets, couches, chairs, dressers, tables, desks and the glass portions of doors and windows, with each item under 50 pounds, carpet bundled to four feet by three feet, glass boxed in a small box marked glass, and mattress sets free from infestation. Appliances, electronic waste and batteries, concrete and construction material, fluorescent light bulbs, tires, yard waste and paint are all refused. Schedule the pickup with Republic Services at 618.656.6883.Official guidance
Yard waste service runs year round at the curb but is not always collected the same day as trash, so check the schedule in Republic's app or online. Republic offers one 95-gallon yard waste container at no cost, and the alternatives are biodegradable yard waste bags or a personal 32 to 35 gallon cart marked with a red X. Yard waste must never go into the recycling or trash carts.Official guidance
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