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 by 2pm for same-day pickup.
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Finish clearing the space
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 Joliet: start with the item’s collection rules, then choose the arrangement that fits.
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Garbage, recycling and yard waste are each collected weekly on the same day, with a free 96 or 64 gallon cart and extra waste allowed in bags or containers no larger than 45 gallons and no heavier than 50 pounds.
Bulk items are collected with the regular weekly pickup, and the flyer names couches, small tables, mattresses and chairs, with furniture and mattresses required to be dry.
Couches, chairs and small tables are named as bulk items and go out with the weekly collection, provided the piece is dry.
The handoff matters
Every cart, including yard waste, has to be at the curb no later than 7 a.m. on the collection day, with the handle facing away from the roadway and at least three feet between carts. Carts may go out the night before but must not be placed on the street, should be stored in a garage or a back or side yard location between collections, and have to come in no later than the evening of the collection day. Recyclables go loose rather than bagged, and shredded paper goes in a paper bag first.
Waste Management program flyer for Joliet with the cart and holiday rules, the bulk, carpet, appliance, water softener and small project debris provisions, the restricted item list, the tire allowance and the At Your Door special collection listsCity garbage, recycling and yard waste page with the hauler contact, the special collection contact routes, the cart set-out times, the weekly collection description, the yard waste season and options and the remodeling container and Bagster routesBulk items go out with the regular weekly collection, and the flyer names couches, small tables, mattresses and chairs. Furniture and mattresses must be dry and covered when rain or snow is forecast, carpet must be cut and rolled into four foot lengths secured with tape or string and under 50 lbs per roll, and appliances such as refrigerators, washers, dryers, AC units and dehumidifiers are collected the same week, collected separately, with the doors removed from refrigerators and freezers. A hot water tank is not regular trash and needs a White Goods pickup.
Waste Management program flyer for Joliet with the cart and holiday rules, the bulk, carpet, appliance, water softener and small project debris provisions, the restricted item list, the tire allowance and the At Your Door special collection listsUse 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 Joliet.
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.
Garbage, recycling and yard waste are each collected weekly on the same scheduled day but at different times. All carts must be at the curb no later than 7 a.m., with the handle facing away from the roadway and at least three feet apart, and they may go out the night before. The free carts are 96 or 64 gallons, an extra waste cart can be rented at the published monthly rate, and extra waste can go in bags or containers up to 45 gallons and 50 pounds. A weekday holiday delays the rest of that week by a day.Official guidance
Bulk items are collected with the regular weekly pickup rather than by appointment, and the flyer names couches, small tables, mattresses and chairs. Furniture and mattresses have to be dry, so cover them if rain or snow is coming. Carpet has to be cut and rolled into four foot lengths, secured with tape or string, under 50 lbs per roll and dry. Christmas trees count as bulk items and are collected through January 31.Official guidance
A couch, chair or small table is a bulk item, and bulk items are collected with the regular weekly pickup rather than on a separate appointment. Put the piece out with the weekly collection by 7 a.m., keep it dry and cover it if rain or snow is coming, because the flyer requires furniture to be dry, and keep it out of the recycling cart.Official guidance
Garbage, recycling, yard waste, bulk items and large household appliances are all part of the weekly residential service, and the flyer publishes no per item price for any of them, though it does publish a monthly rate for an extra 96 gallon waste cart. Renting a 10, 15, 20 or 30 cubic yard container is a quote from the hauler, and the Bagster route is published with an approximate pickup charge the city says is subject to change, with one free Bagster per household available at City Hall while supplies last. The At Your Door special collection for hazardous waste and electronics is a separate program with no residential price published in these sources. Dropcurb prices its own pickup separately and shows the total at checkout.Official guidance
Waste Management holds the residential contract and can be reached at 815-280-7854, Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding holidays, or through the live chat on its Joliet page. Local service information is published at home.wm.com/Joliet-Il and on the city's own garbage and recycling page, and the city directs special collection requests for hazardous waste and electronics to the At Your Door program rather than to the curbside service.Official guidance
Bulk items such as couches, small tables, mattresses and chairs go out with the regular weekly pickup, and large household appliances such as refrigerators, washers, dryers, AC units and dehumidifiers are collected the same week, separately and for recycling. Furniture, mattresses and carpet must be dry and covered in wet weather, carpet has to be cut and rolled into four foot lengths under 50 lbs each, and a water softener can go out as trash once drained. What cannot go out is household hazardous waste and electronics, large quantities of construction and demolition material, pallets, dirt, stone, concrete, rock, fencing, medications and syringes.Official guidance
Yard waste runs weekly on the regular collection day from March 9, 2026 through the week of November 30 to December 4, 2026, and returns mid-March. Grass, leaves, branches and brush go in brown paper yard waste bags or clearly labeled 32 gallon containers, with free YARD WASTE ONLY labels at City Hall and Joliet Jewel-Osco locations, or in a rented or purchased 96 gallon yard waste cart. Brush and branches have to be cut into four foot lengths and bundled at no more than 50 lbs, and sod, whole trees, stumps, limbs over three inches in diameter and dirt are not part of the program. Christmas trees are collected on the regular garbage day through January 31.Official guidance
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