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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.
Your driveway or another accessible outdoor spot. Bring your items outside and leave a clear path. We take care of loading and hauling them away.
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 Pekin: start with the item’s collection rules, then choose the arrangement that fits.
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Furniture is a bulk item under Ordinance 2960 and is prohibited from the Pekin solid waste collection, so the City cart cannot be used for it.
A mattress is named in the City's own definition of a prohibited bulk item, so it cannot go into the Pekin cart or be set out with the household garbage.
Household appliances are prohibited from the Pekin collection, and appliances also appear on the City list of material that will not be accepted at all.
Cooling appliances and water heaters belong to the appliance category the Pekin collection refuses, and water heaters are named on the refusal list.
Building and construction material is prohibited from the Pekin collection, with one standing exception for carpet that is rolled and within the size and weight limits.
Exercise equipment is not collected by the City and, as an item too large for the 96-gallon cart, it falls under the prohibited bulky material rule.
Bulky items are prohibited from the Pekin collection, and the City publishes no bulky item pickup, so oversized loads are the household's own arrangement.
The handoff matters
The Solid Waste Department collects solid waste curbside every week for single-family dwellings and duplexes, and the City is the sole provider of residential collection for homes and buildings of four units or fewer. All garbage goes to the curb by 6 a.m. on the collection day, the day itself is set by the address on the City collection map, and the 96-gallon cart is a one-time purchase made on the second floor of City Hall with delivery normally within one to two business days.
City solid waste division page with the three divisions, the weekly curbside service, the cart purchase and the holiday shift ruleCity garbage page with the cart specification and price, the code fee schedule, the sole-provider rule, the 6 a.m. curb time, the Ordinance 2960 prohibition list and the electronics drop-off lineWhen Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day or New Year's Day falls on a weekday, there is no garbage, recycling or yard waste pickup that day, that day's pickup moves to the following day and the rest of the week runs one day behind. If one of those holidays falls on a Saturday or Sunday the collection week runs on its regular schedule even when City Hall is closed.
City solid waste division page with the three divisions, the weekly curbside service, the cart purchase and the holiday shift ruleSince Ordinance 2960 took effect on April 19, 2021, the collection does not take building or construction material, bulk items too large for a 96-gallon cart including furniture and mattresses, household appliances and electronics, animal remains and animal waste that is not placed in a separate bag or container, hazardous waste, batteries, motor oil and other material that the disposal facility cannot accept, or paint cans unless the paint is completely dried. Tires, large batteries, appliances, water heaters, electronics, paint and hazardous chemicals are refused outright, and the City code separately prohibits dumping refuse, grass, leaves or branches in an alley, gutter, street or other public way, storing combustible refuse so that it creates a fire hazard, or leaving refuse where the wind can scatter it.
City garbage page with the cart specification and price, the code fee schedule, the sole-provider rule, the 6 a.m. curb time, the Ordinance 2960 prohibition list and the electronics drop-off lineYard waste is separated from garbage under the Illinois law the City cites and is collected weekly from April 7 through December 19, and all of it is recycled. Recycling is a voluntary curbside programme: a household makes a one-time purchase of a 64-gallon roll-out cart, which is billed on the following month's water and sewer bill with no additional monthly charge, and only the owner of the property can be billed, so a tenant buys containers at the City. Christmas trees may go out with the regular garbage collection and are the only trees the City allows.
City yard waste page with the Illinois separation law and the April 7 to December 19 weekly collection seasonCity recycling page with the voluntary curbside program, the one-time 64-gallon cart purchase and the owner billing ruleCity garbage page with the cart specification and price, the code fee schedule, the sole-provider rule, the 6 a.m. curb time, the Ordinance 2960 prohibition list and the electronics drop-off lineUse 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 Pekin.
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.
No. Bulky items are defined as items too large to fit inside the 96-gallon cart, including furniture and mattresses, and they are prohibited from the solid waste collection under Ordinance 2960. The City publishes no bulky item pickup, so a household arranges the removal itself and can call the Solid Waste Department on 309-477-2325 to check what the collection will accept.Official guidance
No. The City defines a bulk item as something too large to fit inside a 96-gallon cart, names furniture and mattresses as examples, and lists bulk items among the material prohibited from the solid waste collection under Ordinance 2960. A mattress therefore needs a private disposal arrangement rather than a spot at the curb.Official guidance
No. Household appliances are in the list of material prohibited from the solid waste collection under Ordinance 2960, and the same page states plainly that appliances, water heaters, large batteries, tires, electronics, paint and hazardous chemicals will not be accepted at all. A household arranges its own disposal and can call 309-477-2325 with questions.Official guidance
No. The City states that appliances and water heaters will not be accepted at all and lists household appliances among the material prohibited from the solid waste collection. There is no City cooling appliance route, so the household arranges the disposal with a company that handles the appliance and its refrigerant.Official guidance
Building and construction material is prohibited from the solid waste collection, so a remodeling load needs a private arrangement. Carpet is the one published exception: it is accepted when it is rolled into bundles no longer than four feet and no heavier than fifty pounds. Anything left in an alley, gutter, street or other public way is also prohibited by the City code.Official guidance
The City does not collect it. A treadmill is an item too large for the 96-gallon cart, and the City prohibits bulk items of that kind from the solid waste collection, so the removal has to be arranged privately. Call 309-477-2325 if the item needs to be confirmed against what the collection will accept.Official guidance
They are not collected. The City defines a bulk item as one too large to fit inside the 96-gallon cart and prohibits bulk items from the solid waste collection under Ordinance 2960, and the same page lists material that will not be accepted at all, including appliances, water heaters, electronics, tires, paint and hazardous chemicals. Households arrange the removal themselves and can call 309-477-2325 with questions.Official guidance
The City of Pekin Solid Waste Department does. The department has three divisions, garbage, recycling and yard waste, collects solid waste curbside every week for single-family dwellings and duplexes, and the City code makes it the sole provider of residential collection for homes and buildings of four units or fewer. The department can be reached on 309-477-2325.Official guidance
Under Ordinance 2960 the collection refuses building and construction material, bulky items too large for a 96-gallon cart including furniture and mattresses, household appliances and electronics, hazardous waste, batteries, motor oil and paint that is not completely dried. Tires, large batteries, appliances, water heaters, electronics, paint and hazardous chemicals are refused outright, and carpet is the one standing exception when it is rolled into bundles no longer than four feet and no heavier than fifty pounds.Official guidance
A 96-gallon garbage cart is a one-time purchase of 60 dollars made on the second floor of City Hall at 111 South Capitol Street, and the cart is normally delivered to the curb within one to two business days. The collection fee is billed on the monthly wastewater bill as a separate line item, listed at 27 dollars a month from May 1, 2026 and rising to 28 dollars from May 1, 2027, and it covers garbage, recycling and yard waste together.Official guidance
Yard waste is separated from garbage under Illinois law and collected weekly from April 7 through December 19, and everything collected is recycled. Recycling is voluntary: a household buys a 64-gallon roll-out cart once for 40 dollars, billed on the following month's water and sewer bill, with no additional monthly charge, and only the property owner can be billed, so tenants buy containers at the City.Official guidance
Not through the City collection. Bulk items are defined as anything too large for the 96-gallon cart and are prohibited, and appliances and electronics are refused as well. Pekin publishes no bulky item pickup, so the household arranges a private removal, and it can call the Solid Waste Department on 309-477-2325 to confirm anything the collection might still accept. Televisions, computers and printers go to the local drop-off places the City lists, with a charge per television or monitor.Official guidance
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