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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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City collection Furniture is named on the bulk list, and anything upholstered has to be wrapped in plastic before it goes to the curb. No charge. Furniture counts as one of the two bulky items included with the curbside service the household already pays for, with no additional charge when it is wrapped as published. An unwrapped upholstered item that forces a special return trip carries the published 100 dollar charge.
City collection A mattress is a bulk item, and it has to be bagged or wrapped in plastic before it will be collected. No charge. A mattress counts as one of the two bulky items included with the curbside service the household already pays for, with no additional charge when it is bagged or wrapped as published. A mattress left unwrapped that forces a special return trip carries the published 100 dollar charge.
City collection Appliances ride the same weekly bulk allowance, but a cooling unit only goes out with the doors removed and the refrigerant drained. No charge. An appliance counts as one of the two bulky items included with the curbside service the household already pays for, with no additional charge when the unit is prepared as published. A unit that has not been properly drained is refused instead of collected.
City collection Waste Management collects one 96-gallon trash cart and one 96-gallon recycling cart once a week from every Mishawaka household. $21.69 for the published residential rate for the trash and recycling service the city bills through the Mishawaka Utilities business office, with a separate published senior rate for residents 65 and over. Residential accounts inside the city, where the trash and recycling service is mandatory and residents cannot opt out. The service is billed on the Mishawaka Utilities account, which is issued monthly, and only the carts the contractor provides are collected, so confirm the billing period and the senior rate with the utilities business office when the account is set up.
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?
Mishawaka hands its curbside work to Waste Management and bills the service on the Mishawaka Utilities account, which makes the weekly routine simple. One truck comes once a week for a 96-gallon trash cart and a 96-gallon recycling cart, and the same truck takes up to two bulky items on that same day without any call ahead. The catch is preparation: a mattress, a couch or any upholstered piece has to be wrapped in plastic and sealed, and a refrigerator or freezer only leaves the curb with the doors removed and the refrigerant drained. Everything the carts and the bulk allowance refuse has a city route instead. Leaves are collected by the street department each fall and trees are picked up after Christmas, while paint, oil, batteries, bulbs, tires and electronics go to the city household hazardous waste center, which also accepts material directly from a home.
Waste Management collects one 96-gallon trash cart and one 96-gallon recycling cart once a week from every Mishawaka household.
City cost & eligibility
$21.69 for the published residential rate for the trash and recycling service the city bills through the Mishawaka Utilities business office, with a separate published senior rate for residents 65 and over. Residential accounts inside the city, where the trash and recycling service is mandatory and residents cannot opt out. The service is billed on the Mishawaka Utilities account, which is issued monthly, and only the carts the contractor provides are collected, so confirm the billing period and the senior rate with the utilities business office when the account is set up.
When & how
Once a week on the address collection day, with carts at the curb by 6 a.m. and a holiday delay of one day when a holiday falls on a weekday.
Get it ready
Bag the trash before it goes in the cart and empty recyclables loose into the recycling cart rather than bagging them, with the lid closed on both. Carts sit at least three feet apart and away from parked cars, mailboxes and trees, facing the street with the wheels toward the house so the automated arms can lift them. One bag of up to 40 pounds may be set beside the bin.
Two bulky items may go to the curb every week on the regular collection day, with no scheduling call needed.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Up to two bulky items a week are included with the curbside service the household already pays for on the utility bill, with no separate scheduling and no additional collection charge for properly prepared items. An item that is not prepared as published can force a special return trip, and the city states that a 100 dollar charge is then applied to the customer.
When & how
Set the items at the curb by 6 a.m. on the regular collection day. No appointment is needed, because the drivers identify bulky items during service and call them in.
Get it ready
Keep the load to two items, leave the items at the curb rather than in the alley or yard, and prepare bedding and upholstery as published. Concrete, brick, asphalt and roofing, batteries, contractor construction debris, auto parts, tires, motor oil and filters, gasoline, tree stumps and hazardous waste are all refused.
Furniture is named on the bulk list, and anything upholstered has to be wrapped in plastic before it goes to the curb.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Furniture counts as one of the two bulky items included with the curbside service the household already pays for, with no additional charge when it is wrapped as published. An unwrapped upholstered item that forces a special return trip carries the published 100 dollar charge.
When & how
Put the furniture at the curb by 6 a.m. on the regular collection day, with no appointment needed.
Get it ready
Wrap upholstered furniture in plastic and seal it properly, because an unwrapped couch or box spring may be left behind and a return trip is charged. Chairs, tables, armoires, cabinets, chests, headboards, dressers and interior doors are all named as acceptable, while furniture stays out of the recycling cart.
A mattress is a bulk item, and it has to be bagged or wrapped in plastic before it will be collected.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. A mattress counts as one of the two bulky items included with the curbside service the household already pays for, with no additional charge when it is bagged or wrapped as published. A mattress left unwrapped that forces a special return trip carries the published 100 dollar charge.
When & how
Put the wrapped mattress at the curb by 6 a.m. on the regular collection day, with no appointment needed.
Get it ready
Bag or wrap the mattress in plastic and seal it completely, and count a box spring as the second bulky item if both go out in the same week. Wrap loose plastic fully so no part of the mattress is exposed.
Appliances ride the same weekly bulk allowance, but a cooling unit only goes out with the doors removed and the refrigerant drained.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. An appliance counts as one of the two bulky items included with the curbside service the household already pays for, with no additional charge when the unit is prepared as published. A unit that has not been properly drained is refused instead of collected.
When & how
Set the prepared appliance at the curb by 6 a.m. on the regular collection day as one of the two bulky items, with no appointment needed.
Get it ready
Remove the doors from a refrigerator or freezer and have the refrigerant evacuated by a professional before the unit goes to the curb, because the guide refuses an appliance containing refrigerant that has not been properly drained. Washers, dryers and hot water heaters are named as acceptable appliances and do not need that step.
Electronics are kept out of both carts and out of the bulk pile, and instead go to the city household hazardous waste center, which lists electronics among its accepted items.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. The city household hazardous waste center lists electronics among its accepted items and publishes no fee for household quantities, so no charge is asserted here. Confirm the current hours, the quantity limit and any charge on (574) 235-9971 before loading a vehicle.
When & how
Take the item to the household hazardous waste center during its posted hours, rather than setting it out with the carts or the bulk items.
Get it ready
Keep electronic items out of the trash cart, the recycling cart and the bulk pile, delete personal data before handover, and call ahead if the load includes several devices or a large television so the center can confirm the intake.
Construction material is refused in the trash cart and in the bulk allowance, with contractor debris named specifically.
City cost & eligibility
The city does not collect construction debris. The trash page keeps construction waste out of the bin and the guide refuses construction debris from a contractor along with concrete, brick, asphalt and roofing, so the route is a private hauler or a container arranged by the household, and no city rate is published.
When & how
Arrange a private hauler or container for the load before demolition or remodeling starts, since the material is refused in every curbside collection.
Get it ready
Keep the material out of the carts, out of the bulk allowance and out of the household hazardous waste load, separate clean masonry and wood so a hauler can price the load, and leave anything a contractor generated with the contractor.
Exercise machines are not named on the accepted list, so the item has to be confirmed before it goes to the curb.
City cost & eligibility
No published price covers an exercise machine because the accepted list names furniture and appliances rather than fitness equipment, so call the contractor customer care line on (866) 797-9018 and describe the machine before it is set out.
When & how
Confirm the machine first, then set it out as one of the two weekly bulky items if customer care accepts it.
Get it ready
Take off the loose weights and the console and break the frame down as far as it comes apart, then keep the pieces together as a single item at the curb clear of parked cars, mailboxes and trees.
The street department sweeps leaves each fall and collects Christmas trees after the holiday, and bagged yard waste can go out with the normal trash all year.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. The fall leaf collection and the Christmas tree collection are city services with no published fee, and bagged leaves and yard waste may be set out with the normal trash. No separate yard waste charge is published on the city pages.
When & how
Fall leaf pickup normally starts near the end of October and runs through November or until the need ends, with the street department working the day before each address regular trash day. Christmas tree pickup starts the week after Christmas and runs through the last week of January.
Get it ready
Rake leaves to the parkway rather than into the street, keep bags out of the recycling cart, and set the Christmas tree at the curb tree side out. Bagged leaves and yard waste go out with the normal trash on the regular collection day.
Paint, oil, batteries, bulbs, tires and other household chemicals go to the city household hazardous waste center rather than to the curb.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. The city household hazardous waste center publishes no fee for household quantities in the material it accepts, and the city also states that the service will accept material directly from a home. Confirm the current hours and any charge on (574) 235-9971 because the page carries season dates that have not been updated.
When & how
Take the material to the household hazardous waste center during its posted hours, or call first to ask about the home pickup service.
Get it ready
Keep each product in its original container with the label readable, keep medicine, gasoline powered engines, propane, helium and other compressed gas tanks, tractor and semi tires, vehicle, boat and lawn or garden batteries and fire extinguishers out of the load because they are refused, and never put paint, oil or chemicals in a cart or on a bulk pile.
Carts go to the curb by 6 a.m. on the collection day, at least three feet apart and clear of parked cars, mailboxes and trees, facing the street with the wheels toward the house so the automated arms can lift them. Trash is bagged before it goes in the cart, recyclables go in loose rather than bagged, and one bag of up to 40 pounds may sit beside the bin.
Up to two bulky items go out on the regular collection day, and no appointment is needed because the drivers identify the items during service and call them in. A mattress, a couch, a box spring or any upholstered piece has to be fully wrapped in plastic and sealed. An item that is not wrapped may be left behind, the contractor is sent back for a special pickup and the published charge for that return trip is applied to the customer.
The hazardous waste route for what the curb refuses
The city points household chemicals, paints, solvents, batteries, bulbs, tires and electronics to its household hazardous waste center at 828 Kerr Street in South Bend, with a seasonal site on East 5th Street in Mishawaka, and the city also states that the service will accept material directly from a home. Appliances containing refrigerant, medicine, compressed gas tanks, tractor and semi tires, vehicle and boat batteries and fire extinguishers are refused there.
The street department collects leaves in the fall, normally from near the end of October through November, working the day before each address regular trash day, and bagged leaves and yard waste can always go out with the normal trash. Christmas trees are collected from the week after Christmas through the last week of January, with the tree left at the curb.
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.
A household whose weekly volume does not fit the standard 96-gallon trash cart or the recycling cart.
Cost & conditions
The city states that a smaller 64-gallon cart or an additional cart is available on request and that the cost will be the same, without printing a separate amount, so confirm the terms with the contractor customer care line at (866) 797-9018.
Arrange it
Call customer care, request the smaller or additional cart, and keep using only contractor carts, because resident owned bins are not collected.
The service is mandatory and cannot be opted out of, so a household cannot discontinue the contracted collection and use a different hauler for household trash.
A household or contractor with construction, remodeling or demolition material, a stump, or a load the curbside service refuses.
Cost & conditions
The city publishes no hauler or container rate, so confirm the container size, the material, the access at the property and the price directly with the company before it is delivered.
Arrange it
Describe the material and where it will be staged, ask how the load will be separated, and confirm the destination before the container arrives.
Construction debris, concrete, brick, asphalt, roofing, stumps and contractor material are refused in every curbside collection, and yard waste does not include soil or demolition fill.
Household hazardous waste center for Mishawaka residents
St. Joseph County household hazardous waste center
828 Kerr Street, South Bend, IN
Aerosols including spray paint and insect sprays, rechargeable, lithium and button cell batteries, corrosives, mercury devices such as thermostats, switches and vapor lamps, paints and solvents, stains, finishing oils and thinners, pesticides and herbicides, poisons, car and pickup truck tires, waste fuels including gasoline, fuel oil and cooking oil, waste oils and lubricants, compact fluorescent and fluorescent bulbs, and electronics.
Appliances containing refrigerant such as refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners, building materials, medicine of any kind, gasoline powered engines, photo chemicals, tractor and semi tires, gas, propane and helium tanks of any size, automotive, boat and lawn or garden batteries, household trash and recycling, and fire extinguishers are refused. The city page carries season dates that have not been updated, so call before a trip.
Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon as listed by the city, with (574) 235-9971 as the contact number.
No charge. The city page publishes no fee for household quantities of the material it accepts, including electronics and car or pickup truck tires, and it also states that the service will accept household hazardous waste directly from a home. Confirm current hours and any charge on (574) 235-9971.
The same household hazardous waste categories the city lists for its hazardous waste program, including paints and solvents, pesticides, poisons, batteries, mercury devices, bulbs, waste fuels, waste oils, car and pickup truck tires and electronics.
The site operates as a seasonal location and the city page still carries the 2022 and 2023 season dates, so the address and hours have to be confirmed by phone before a trip. Refrigerant appliances, building materials, medicine, compressed gas tanks, vehicle and boat batteries and fire extinguishers are refused.
Listed by the city as Tuesday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., with the season dates on the page out of date, so call (574) 235-9971 first.
The city publishes no fee for household quantities but the page season dates are out of date, so confirm that the site is open and whether any charge applies on (574) 235-9971 before loading the car.
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 many bulky items can go out each week?+
Two. The city and the contractor guide both allow up to two bulky items on the regular collection day, with no separate scheduling, and the drivers call the items in for collection when they see them at the curb.Official guidance
What bulky items will not be collected?+
Appliances containing refrigerant that has not been properly drained, concrete, brick, asphalt and roofing, batteries, construction debris from a contractor, auto parts, tires, motor oil and filters, gasoline, tree stumps and hazardous waste are all on the refused list.Official guidance
How should a mattress be prepared?+
Bag it or wrap it in plastic and seal it properly before it goes to the curb, which the city requires for mattresses and upholstered furniture. The guide lists a mattress bagged or wrapped in plastic as an acceptable bulk item, and an unwrapped item may be left behind.Official guidance
Does a box spring count as one of the two items?+
Yes. Up to two bulky items go out each week, so a mattress and its box spring use the whole weekly allowance when they go out together and have to wait for the next week if a third large piece is ready.Official guidance
What has to happen before a refrigerator goes out?+
The doors come off and the refrigerant is evacuated by a professional first. The city's transition page says the freon has to be taken out before the unit is left at the curb, and the guide refuses an appliance containing refrigerant that has not been properly drained.Official guidance
Which appliances are collected at the curb?+
Washers, dryers and hot water heaters are named as acceptable bulky items, along with refrigerators and freezers once the doors are removed and the refrigerant is drained. Small household appliances such as microwaves and toasters are also named, and appliances with undrained refrigerant are refused.Official guidance
Where do televisions and electronics go in Mishawaka?+
To the city household hazardous waste center, which lists electronics among its accepted items. Electronics are refused in the trash cart, the recycling cart and the bulk allowance, so they never go to the curb.Official guidance
Should I call before bringing electronics in?+
Yes. The city page prints the center address and phone number but carries season dates that have not been updated, so call (574) 235-9971 before a trip to confirm the hours and any quantity or item limit.Official guidance
Who collects the trash in Mishawaka?+
Waste Management collects household trash, recycling and bulky items under the city contract, and the city bills the service through the Mishawaka Utilities business office. The curbside service is mandatory, residents cannot opt out and use another hauler for household trash, and the leaves and Christmas trees are handled by the city street department instead.Official guidance
How is the trash service billed?+
It appears on the Mishawaka Utilities account, and the city publishes a residential rate and a lower senior rate for residents 65 and over, with senior sign-up handled by the utilities business office. The utilities bill is issued monthly with a review period before the due date.Official guidance
How do I find my collection day?+
The pickup day follows the address, and the carts go out by 6 a.m. on that day. When a holiday falls on a weekday, collections for the rest of the week are pushed back by one day, and holiday collection is not delayed when the holiday falls on a weekend.Official guidance
Is there a charge if an item is not wrapped?+
Yes. An unwrapped mattress or upholstered item may be left behind, the contractor is sent back for a special pickup and the city states that a 100 dollar charge is then applied to the customer. Wrapping and sealing the item before it goes to the curb avoids the return trip.Official guidance
Can household chemicals be collected at the house?+
The city page states that the hazardous waste service will accept household hazardous wastes directly from a home, so a resident who cannot drive the material to the center can call (574) 235-9971 and ask about that option along with the current hours.Official guidance
