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 Evanston
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.
A large piece of furniture goes out with one of the two free bulk trash collections each year, or on a special pick-up charged by volume if the household cannot wait for those weeks.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Evanston residential properties of one to five dwelling units that receive a City refuse bill, for the two bulk trash collections each year at up to six cubic yards per household; a load beyond that limit or outside those weeks is charged as a special pick-up.
When & how
Set bulk trash out on the weekend before the published bulk collection day for the household's normal collection day, and have it at the alley line or the parkway by 7 a.m. because the crews do not return for late items. A special pick-up is booked instead through 311 or 847-448-4311.
Get it ready
Keep the pile under six cubic yards, which the City describes as roughly a love seat and a chair, or one mattress and box spring, or twenty five medium garbage bags, keep it bagged, contained or bundled with nothing loose, put glass in a box that is taped and labelled, and keep construction material, hazardous material and electronics out of the pile.
The two free bulk weeks follow the normal collection day
Each spring and fall the City publishes a bulk trash collection day that follows the household's normal collection day, with Monday routes served on one Friday, Tuesday routes on the next, and so on through the week. Everything has to be out by 7 a.m. because crews do not return for a late set-out, and if the routes cannot finish on the Friday the collection continues on Saturday. Bulk trash cannot be put out before the weekend ahead of the scheduled day, and municipal solid waste is not allowed to accumulate in the street, alley or another public place.
A special pick-up is any trash beyond the capacity of the garbage cart plus one additional bag, and the City requires one after a move-out or move-in, after a major clean-up, or for a large piece of furniture. The charge is a fee for the first three cubic yards and a further fee for each additional cubic yard, placed on the water bill for payment later, and the request is made by calling or texting the Public Works Agency on 847-448-4311 or by dialling 311 inside Evanston.
Trash carts come in three sizes with recycling included in the monthly cost, collection is weekly on the assigned day, and the City bills trash, recycling and food and yard waste every two months on the water, sewer and sanitation bill. A household gets one free service adjustment each year and pays a published fee for further changes in the same calendar year, though cart maintenance such as replacing, repairing or exchanging a broken cart is separate. If a collection day falls on or after a City-recognised holiday, the service is postponed by one day.
Seasonal drop-offs for trees, lights and mercury bulbs
Holiday trees are collected by the residential hauler during the first two full weeks of January on the normal collection schedule days and are either composted or chipped into mulch, and a tree left after those weeks has to be logged with the City's 311 service for the Public Works team. Holiday string lights and extension cords are accepted from December 1 through January 31 at selected community centres, and no other holiday decorations are taken. Mercury-containing bulbs are accepted at the Ecology Center, including linear, U-tube and circline fluorescent tubes, bug zappers, tanning bulbs, black lights, germicidal and high-output bulbs, while LED and incandescent bulbs are not accepted and can go in the trash.
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.
City of Evanston Public Works Agency, with Lakeshore Recycling Systems as the residential waste hauler
The two free bulk trash collections each year
A household with up to six cubic yards of furniture, bedding or other bulk household material that can wait for the published spring or fall week.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Evanston residential properties of one to five dwelling units that receive a City refuse bill, and condo residents who receive a City refuse bill for the same residential schedule, up to six cubic yards per household per collection.
Arrange it
Put the material out on the weekend before the published bulk day for the household's normal collection day, at the alley line or the parkway, and have it out by 7 a.m.
Two collections a year, six cubic yards each, no construction material, no tires, no appliances and no electronics, and a load over the limit is tagged for a special pick-up instead. Condos that pay the franchise waste provider rather than the City cannot use the programme.
City of Evanston Public Works Agency, with Lakeshore Recycling Systems as the residential waste hauler
Book a special pick-up
A household with a move-out, a major clean-up or a large item that cannot wait for a bulk week or will not fit the six cubic yard limit.
Cost & conditions
From $100 for fee for the first three cubic yards of a special pick-up, with a further fee for each additional cubic yard, placed on the water bill for later payment. Evanston households that request the pick-up from the Public Works Agency, and the City also applies a per-unit monthly fee to water bills under the special pick-up pilot approved in 2025.
Arrange it
Call or text the Public Works Agency on 847-448-4311, or dial 311 inside Evanston, and the sanitation crews perform the pick-up and the fee is added to the water bill.
The City does not collect construction debris or hazardous materials on this route and says a private disposal firm should be hired for them, and the charge grows with the volume beyond the first three cubic yards.
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 Evanston.
How much does furniture removal cost in Evanston?+
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 Evanston?+
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 do I get rid of a couch or other large furniture?+
Use one of the two free bulk trash collections if the item can wait for the published spring or fall week, because the pile is limited to six cubic yards per household and has to be out by 7 a.m. on the collection day. If the item cannot wait, or the load is bigger than the limit, the City charges a special pick-up by volume and books it through 311 or 847-448-4311.Official guidance
Who collects trash and bulky items in Evanston?+
The City of Evanston Public Works Agency collects residential waste for properties of one to five dwelling units, with Lakeshore Recycling Systems as the residential hauler, and it runs the bulk trash collections in spring and fall. Recycling is included in the cart cost, food and yard waste is a separate cart service, and large item questions and special pick-up requests go through 311 or 847-448-4311.Official guidance
How much bulk trash is free?+
Up to six cubic yards per household, twice a year, once in spring and once in fall on a published schedule. The City describes six cubic yards as roughly a love seat and a chair, or one mattress and box spring, or twenty five medium garbage bags. Anything beyond the limit is tagged for a special pick-up and charged by volume, and everything has to be out by 7 a.m. on the collection day, no earlier than the weekend before.Official guidance
What does a special pick-up cost?+
A fee for the first three cubic yards plus a further fee for each additional cubic yard, placed on the water bill for payment at a later date. A special pick-up is any trash beyond the capacity of the cart plus one additional bag, and the City requires one after a move-out or move-in, a major clean-up, or for a large piece of furniture. Requests go to 311 or 847-448-4311.Official guidance
What do the carts and the billing cycle look like?+
Trash carts come in thirty five, sixty five and ninety five gallon sizes, billed monthly with recycling included in the cost, and households using the ninety five gallon cart may also put out one thirty gallon bag each week. Extra carts cost a monthly fee regardless of size, and the City bills trash, recycling and food and yard waste every two months on the water, sewer and sanitation bill. Food and yard waste collection runs weekly from April through November and every other week from December through March on alternating route weeks, with a monthly charge that can be opted out of.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 Evanston.
