Figuring out what the city takes. Waiting for pickup day. Calling around for quotes. It’s a lot to sort out for something you’re ready to be done with.
Standard sofa$79First item example Before applicable tax
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Find your items in the catalog and see your exact price online. Book without phone calls or an in-person estimate.
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Choose your pickup day. Book by 2pm local time for same-day pickup, where available.
In the loop until it’s gone.
Get a booking confirmation, a text before arrival and pickup photos when it’s done. Follow along on your pickup page.
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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.
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Book before you bring it out.
Your items can still be inside when you book. Follow the readiness instructions in your confirmation.
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Choose a clear outdoor spot.
You arrange any carrying out of your home or down interior stairs. Keep entrances, sidewalks and shared access clear. We handle loading and haul-away from outside.
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Show us where to find it.
Add a photo and clear location notes. Contact us before booking if a gate, building rule or restricted access window needs an arrangement.
At a house: outside, accessible and easy to identify.At an apartment: an approved outdoor spot with shared access clear.
Access needs an arrangement?
Check any building or shared-area rules. Contact us before booking if access is limited to particular hours.
City collection City-served households can use the monthly heavy route for couches, desks, dressers, tables and chairs. Confirm your address’s collection coverage and any applicable charge with its City-listed provider.
City collection Mattresses and box springs are listed heavy-trash items for City-served households. Confirm your address’s collection coverage and any applicable charge with its City-listed provider.
City collection Stoves and water heaters without refrigerant can use heavy pickup. Refrigerators and other refrigerant appliances need a separate Mayor’s Action Center arrangement. Confirm the exact unit, address eligibility and any collection charge with the City before set-out.
City collection Bag ordinary household garbage and place it inside the City trash cart. Confirm your address’s collection coverage and any applicable charge with its City-listed provider.
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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The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Look up your address’s collection provider and heavy-trash day before placing large items outside. The monthly two-item route covers listed household items; cooling appliances need separate arrangements, while electronics and construction debris use other routes.
Mattresses and box springs are listed heavy-trash items for City-served households.
City cost & eligibility
Confirm your address’s collection coverage and any applicable charge with its City-listed provider.
When & how
Use the address’s monthly heavy-trash day within the two-item allowance.
Get it ready
Lay the mattress and box spring flat on the ground next to the cart, not leaning against other objects. Ask the provider about wrapping or contaminated items.
Stoves and water heaters without refrigerant can use heavy pickup. Refrigerators and other refrigerant appliances need a separate Mayor’s Action Center arrangement.
City cost & eligibility
Confirm the exact unit, address eligibility and any collection charge with the City before set-out.
When & how
Use the heavy day for approved non-refrigerant items; contact the City before setting out any cooling appliance.
Get it ready
Give the City the appliance type and ask about refrigerant handling, door preparation and the approved date. Do not treat a refrigerator as ordinary cart trash.
Keep televisions with electronic components out of heavy trash. Marion County households can use ToxDrop for TVs no larger than 27 inches.
City cost & eligibility
Intact televisions are not collected as heavy trash. Confirm ToxDrop’s charge; RecycleForce has separately listed requested donations for flat-screen and projection TVs.
When & how
Use the selected ToxDrop Saturday or RecycleForce’s consumer drop-off hours.
Get it ready
Check screen size and type before loading. At ToxDrop, retain the household-only rules, 75-pound solid-waste limit and accessible-box preparation.
Electronics belong in a recycling route, not the cart or heavy-trash pile. ToxDrop accepts listed household devices; RecycleForce offers consumer drop-off.
City cost & eligibility
Electronics are excluded from City trash collection. Confirm ToxDrop’s charge. RecycleForce lists free consumer drop-off except TVs, monitors, refrigerant-bearing and HVAC items.
When & how
Check the chosen ToxDrop Saturday or RecycleForce’s posted consumer hours.
Get it ready
ToxDrop allows up to five computer systems and 75 pounds of solid waste per visit. Use accessible crates, boxes or bins; trash bags may be rejected.
Construction debris is excluded from both the City cart and heavy-trash route. South Side Landfill accepts approved construction and demolition loads.
City cost & eligibility
City heavy-trash collection does not take construction debris. South Side Landfill separately prices the material and load; confirm the complete total before hauling.
When & how
Arrange an approved disposal route before beginning curbside placement; use landfill receiving hours for self-haul.
Get it ready
Separate hazardous waste, liquids and electronics. Identify drywall, shingles, concrete and mixed material so the landfill can confirm classification and unloading.
Bag ordinary household garbage and place it inside the City trash cart.
City cost & eligibility
Confirm your address’s collection coverage and any applicable charge with its City-listed provider.
When & how
Use the address’s regular collection day; have the cart ready before 7 a.m.
Get it ready
Place the cart two to three feet from the curb, arrows toward the street or alley, and five feet from objects and buildings. Exclude electronics, construction waste and refrigerant appliances.
At an eligible residential address, place no more than two approved heavy items per month at the curb beside the cart. The heavy date can differ from regular collection. Refrigerant appliances need separate City arrangements; exercise equipment needs exact-item confirmation.
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.
Indianapolis Department of Public Works and LRS, by collection district
Check the provider for your address
Residents confirming City-route eligibility, heavy dates or unusual items.
Cost & conditions
Confirm your address’s collection coverage and any applicable charge with its City-listed provider.
Arrange it
Use the City’s address lookup. Current LRS districts are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9 and 10; DPW districts are 5, 7, 8 and 11.
A solid-waste district is different from a council district. LRS: 317-245-4444; DPW: 317-327-4000. For a shared building service, confirm the property’s arrangement with its manager before using residential curbside rules.
Extra household trash and qualifying heavy items such as furniture, mattresses and box springs.
Cash only; up to two trips per day. No moving trucks, dual axles, trailers, haulers or stake-bed trucks, and no truckloads over three-quarter ton. Confirm the exact load before hauling; keep electronics, refrigerant appliances and construction debris separate.
Saturday, 8 a.m.–4 p.m.; closed the Saturdays closest to Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
From $2 per carload. Posted price is $2 for a carload or $5 for an SUV or pickup load; cash only. Vehicle restrictions and two-trip daily limit apply.
Listed household electronics, including computers, monitors, printers and televisions 27 inches or smaller.
Marion County household residents only; no commercial waste. TVs must be 27 inches or smaller. Limit: five computer systems and 75 pounds of solid waste per visit. Use accessible crates, boxes or bins; trash bags may be refused. No deposits outside operating hours.
First Saturday each month, 9 a.m.–2 p.m.; closed major holidays.
Confirm any charge and the exact device/load with the City before traveling; household eligibility and item limits apply.
Listed household electronics, including computers, monitors, printers and televisions 27 inches or smaller.
Marion County household residents only; no commercial waste. TVs must be 27 inches or smaller. Limit: five computer systems and 75 pounds of solid waste per visit. Use accessible crates, boxes or bins; trash bags may be refused. No deposits outside operating hours.
Second and fourth Saturdays each month, 9 a.m.–2 p.m.; closed major holidays.
Confirm any charge and the exact device/load with the City before traveling; household eligibility and item limits apply.
Listed consumer electronics, flat-screen and projection TVs, CRT monitors, refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners.
Consumer drop-off; companies must arrange service separately. No chemical, food or trash contamination, vapes, e-cigarettes, smoke detectors or household hazardous waste. Data-bearing devices are destroyed. Use the southwest corner and honk for unloading help; confirm unusual units before traveling.
Consumer drop-off is free except TVs/monitors, refrigerant-bearing and HVAC items. Listed requested donations: $25 per CRT monitor, flat-screen TV or projection TV; $20 per refrigerant-bearing device. Confirm other types.
Approved construction and demolition debris, drywall and clean fill.
No liquids, hazardous or infectious waste. Get prior approval for asbestos. Separate electronics and identify mixed loads, shingles and clean fill; wood, drywall and painted concrete are not clean fill. Plan to unload yourself; paid pull-off assistance requires your attachment and a signed release.
From $25.5 per cubic yard of construction debris or drywall. The cubic-yard rate applies to general measured loads; pickups and SUVs use separate vehicle/load pricing that must be confirmed. Base material rates exclude the changing facility fuel adjustment and $0.60 per ton state charge. Shingles and mixed loads may cost more; confirm the complete load total. Cash, check and cards except American Express are accepted.
Prices, timing and the details that matter at your address.
How much does pickup cost?+
Choose your items to see the exact price. A standard sofa is $79 first and $29 additional. The highest first-item price applies once; every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Review any applicable sales tax and the final total before payment.
Can I book a pickup for today?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Choose from the dates shown at checkout. Your booking is for a pickup day, and we text you when your hauler is on the way.
Do my items need to be outside when I book?+
You can book while your items are still inside. Arrange any indoor carrying and have everything outside and accessible according to your confirmation. We load and haul it away from there. Contact us before booking if your property has restricted access.
How do I arrange a couch collection?+
Find your address’s heavy-trash day and provider, then use the two-item monthly allowance. Confirm unusual or oversized furniture before set-out.Official guidance
How should I place a mattress for heavy pickup?+
Lay it flat on the ground, not against another object. Keep the month’s total within two heavy items and confirm any wrapping requirements with your provider.Official guidance
Can I leave a refrigerator with ordinary heavy trash?+
Contact the Mayor’s Action Center through 317-327-4000 to arrange refrigerant-appliance collection. Confirm the date, door preparation and any charge before set-out.Official guidance
Where can a television larger than 27 inches go?+
Ask RecycleForce to confirm the television type, dimensions and requested donation. Its list includes flat-screen and projection TVs; ToxDrop’s regular TV limit is 27 inches.Official guidance
How often does Indianapolis collect heavy trash?+
For eligible City-served households, the monthly limit is two heavy items. Use the address lookup for the heavy-trash day and current provider; ordinary weekly collection is a separate schedule.Official guidance
What should residents with shared building service confirm?+
Ask the property manager and collection provider who handles large items, where they may be placed and whether the residential heavy route serves the address.Official guidance
