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City collection A couch or sofa and household furniture are named in the county large item answer, which is the pickup that runs with the regular refuse day at no separate charge. One large item is accepted a week on non holiday weeks, and a sofa sleeper counts once the metal springs are removed and scheduled on their own. No charge. Households on Shawnee County Solid Waste refuse service, which is billed monthly and includes the weekly large item rather than selling it as a separate pickup.
City collection A box spring and a mattress are the first items named on the county large item answer, so a bed set goes out with the regular refuse rather than into the recycling cart. One large item is accepted a week on non holiday weeks. No charge. Households on Shawnee County Solid Waste refuse service, which includes the weekly large item in the billed monthly service.
City collection No local page publishes acceptance for a refrigerant unit. The county keeps the large item answer to mattresses, a couch or sofa, household furniture, yard waste bags and bundled limbs or carpet, and it routes metal items to a scheduled appointment. A refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner is both metal and a sealed refrigerant appliance, so it is a question for the department rather than an assumed acceptance. No refrigerant appliance rate is published. Call the Shawnee County Solid Waste Department at 785.233.4774 to confirm whether the unit is accepted and what the metal item pick-up costs. The ReStore on NE Gordon St lists appliances among its donations and states that it recycles scrap metal and broken appliances, so it is worth a second call on 785.783.7670, but neither page answers the refrigerant question.
City collection The weekly large item is Topeka's bulky item route. It runs with the regular refuse day, it is capped at one item a week, and it pauses during holiday weeks along with the extra bag allowance. Material the county does not treat as household refuse, such as a metal item or a load of remodeling debris, becomes a fee pickup arranged by phone. No charge. Households on Shawnee County Solid Waste refuse service, which includes one large item a week in the billed monthly service. Material the county does not consider household refuse is picked up separately for a fee.
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?
Topeka does not run its own garbage trucks. Curbside refuse and recycling come from the Shawnee County Solid Waste Department, which bills a monthly service that covers weekly refuse collection, recycling every other week and one large item a week. The county names box springs and mattresses, a couch or sofa, and household furniture as the large items it takes with the regular refuse, and it adds an allowance of up to 15 bags of leaves, grass and bundled trimmings. Metal items sit outside that list: they are scheduled by phone with the department and carry a minimum charge. Electronics go to the department's Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 131 NE 46th St, which takes electronic waste without charge except for CRT televisions and monitors. Construction and demolition material, dirt, rock and concrete stay out of the refuse cart.
A couch or sofa and household furniture are named in the county large item answer, which is the pickup that runs with the regular refuse day at no separate charge. One large item is accepted a week on non holiday weeks, and a sofa sleeper counts once the metal springs are removed and scheduled on their own.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Households on Shawnee County Solid Waste refuse service, which is billed monthly and includes the weekly large item rather than selling it as a separate pickup.
When & how
Put the furniture at the collection point with the refuse before 7 am on the regular refuse day, which stays the same every week. Bulky items and extra bags are suspended during the weeks the county observes a holiday, so a holiday week waits for the following refuse day.
Get it ready
Keep the load to one large item a week and outside the carts. Cut and tie anything that comes apart, such as boards or carpet, into bundles no longer than four feet and 18 inches in diameter. If the piece is metal or has a metal frame, call the department before setting it out, because metal items are scheduled by appointment instead of riding along with the refuse.
A box spring and a mattress are the first items named on the county large item answer, so a bed set goes out with the regular refuse rather than into the recycling cart. One large item is accepted a week on non holiday weeks.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Households on Shawnee County Solid Waste refuse service, which includes the weekly large item in the billed monthly service.
When & how
Set the mattress out with the refuse before 7 am on the regular refuse day. The day stays the same every week apart from the holiday weeks, when bulky items and extra bags are suspended.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress dry and out of the blue lid recycling cart, which takes plastics 1, 2 and 5, metal and paper and is not emptied when it holds anything else. One large item a week is the limit, so a mattress and a box spring in the same week is a question for the office at 785.233.4774.
Appliances are not on the county large item list, which names mattresses, a couch or sofa, household furniture, yard waste bags and bundled limbs or carpet. The restrictions line puts metal items on a phone call and a scheduled appointment with a minimum charge, and a washer, dryer, stove or water heater is a metal item, so it is an arrangement rather than an automatic curbside pickup.
City cost & eligibility
From $65 for minimum charge for a scheduled metal item pick-up with the Shawnee County Solid Waste Department. Households booking a metal item pick-up by phone at 785.233.4774. The county states that metal items are picked up by calling the office to schedule and that the service carries a minimum charge.
When & how
Call the department at 785.233.4774 to schedule the metal item. An appliance does not ride along on the free weekly large item, so the appointment is what replaces the automatic pickup and it decides the day.
Get it ready
Empty the appliance, remove loose parts, and keep it out of the refuse cart and the recycling cart. Confirm the unit and whether it ever held refrigerant when you call, because that answer decides which route the department gives it.
No local page publishes acceptance for a refrigerant unit. The county keeps the large item answer to mattresses, a couch or sofa, household furniture, yard waste bags and bundled limbs or carpet, and it routes metal items to a scheduled appointment. A refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner is both metal and a sealed refrigerant appliance, so it is a question for the department rather than an assumed acceptance.
City cost & eligibility
No refrigerant appliance rate is published. Call the Shawnee County Solid Waste Department at 785.233.4774 to confirm whether the unit is accepted and what the metal item pick-up costs. The ReStore on NE Gordon St lists appliances among its donations and states that it recycles scrap metal and broken appliances, so it is worth a second call on 785.783.7670, but neither page answers the refrigerant question.
When & how
Call before the unit goes out. Nothing publishes a refrigerant appliance route for Topeka, so the appointment with the department or the ReStore donation desk is what decides the day.
Get it ready
Keep the unit upright and the doors closed, and keep it out of both carts and off the curb until the receiving site confirms the piece. Say when you call whether the unit still holds refrigerant.
Electronic waste goes to the county Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 131 NE 46th St, which accepts all electronic waste for recycling. The facility charges nothing for e-waste except a CRT television or monitor, which carries a published fee whatever its size.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Households dropping off electronic waste at the Shawnee County Household Hazardous Waste Facility. There is no charge for e-waste except a CRT television or monitor, which carries a published fee regardless of size.
When & how
The facility opens Monday through Thursday from 7 am to 5 pm and Friday from 7 am to 3 pm, with a collection on the first Saturday of each month from 9 am to noon except January and July. The household hazardous waste line is 785.286.4381.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data from a computer, laptop, tablet or phone before handover, and keep the devices out of the recycling cart, which takes plastics 1, 2 and 5, metal and paper. Cords, garden hoses and anything that wraps around equipment are refused in the cart, and televisions were never part of the curbside large item route.
Construction and demolition material is written out of the household refuse cart, alongside dirt, rock and concrete. The county says the cart is for household waste and offers pick-up of non household refuse only on a limited basis, with a fee for material that is not considered household refuse.
City cost & eligibility
The county publishes no rate for construction or demolition debris. Call the Shawnee County Solid Waste Department at 785.233.4774 to ask whether a limited non household refuse pickup is available for the load and what it costs, before the work produces the material.
When & how
There is no refuse day for construction debris, so nothing goes to the curb. Arrange the load with the department or a private hauler in advance, and keep it out of both carts while the arrangement is being made.
Get it ready
Keep demolition material, dirt, rock, concrete and paint cans that still hold paint out of the refuse cart, because the county names each of them as material the cart does not take. Keep treated and painted wood out of the yard waste bundles as well.
Exercise equipment is not named in the county large item answer, and the ReStore states plainly that it does not accept exercise equipment. A treadmill or a weight machine is therefore a confirmation rather than a routine pickup, even though the machine is usually metal.
City cost & eligibility
No exercise machine rate is published. Call the Shawnee County Solid Waste Department at 785.233.4774 and describe the machine, because a metal item goes on a scheduled appointment with a minimum charge and the free weekly large item list does not name exercise equipment.
When & how
Call first, then set the machine out only if the department confirms it for the metal item appointment. The free large item goes out with the refuse before 7 am on the regular refuse day, but it does not name exercise equipment.
Get it ready
Take the console off the frame, strip the machine down as far as it comes apart, and remove or tape any battery pack. Keep it clear of the recycling cart, which needs three feet of clearance on all sides so the collection arm can reach it.
Yard waste travels with the same weekly service. The county allows up to 15 bags of leaves or grass on non holiday weeks, and it also takes bundled tree limbs or carpet no longer than four feet and 18 inches in diameter.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Households on Shawnee County Solid Waste refuse service, which includes the yard waste allowance in the billed monthly service.
When & how
Yard waste goes out with the refuse before 7 am on the regular refuse day, up to 15 bags on non holiday weeks. The county suspends bulky items and the extra bag allowance during the weeks it observes a holiday.
Get it ready
Bag leaves and grass so each bag stays under 45 pounds, and cut and tie branches, shrubs, boards and carpet into bundles no longer than four feet and 18 inches in diameter. Keep yard waste out of the blue lid recycling cart, which takes plastics 1, 2 and 5, metal and paper.
The weekly large item is Topeka's bulky item route. It runs with the regular refuse day, it is capped at one item a week, and it pauses during holiday weeks along with the extra bag allowance. Material the county does not treat as household refuse, such as a metal item or a load of remodeling debris, becomes a fee pickup arranged by phone.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Households on Shawnee County Solid Waste refuse service, which includes one large item a week in the billed monthly service. Material the county does not consider household refuse is picked up separately for a fee.
When & how
The large item goes out with the refuse before 7 am on the regular refuse day, one a week, and not during a holiday week. Metal items are the exception to the automatic route and are scheduled at 785.233.4774.
Get it ready
Keep the pile to one item, keep it out of both carts, and leave three feet of clearance around the recycling cart so the collection arm can reach it. Bagged waste over 45 pounds, a personal container over 32 gallons or over 65 pounds, and liquids are all outside what the crews accept.
Refuse, recycling and the large item are all out by 7 am
The county asks for refuse and recycling at the collection point before 7:00 AM on the service day, and the one allowed large item goes out beside the cart on the same morning. Refuse is collected every week and recycling every other week, on the red or blue week the address lookup resolves. Trucks photograph addresses without carts and do not return before the next scheduled day.
The recycling cart goes to the curb or alley facing the street with at least three feet of clearance on all sides so the collection arm can reach it. Anything left outside the cart is handled as trash, bagged items are not accepted in the recycling cart, and a cart holding anything other than the accepted plastics 1, 2 and 5, metal and paper is not emptied.
No liquids go in the refuse cart. Used needles and sharps go into an empty hard plastic container with a tight fitting lid, such as a laundry detergent or bleach bottle rather than a milk jug or a red biohazard container, with the lid taped and the contents written on the outside. Containers filled with sharps, and any hazardous material, belong at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility on NE 46th St.
Branches, shrubs, boards and carpet go out cut and tied in bundles no longer than four feet and 18 inches in diameter, and bagged waste stays under 45 pounds a bag. A personal container has to hold no more than 32 gallons, have handles, and weigh no more than 65 pounds, and the county supplies carts for households that do not want to use their own.
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A household with a mattress or box spring, a couch or sofa, or household furniture that needs to leave with the regular refuse.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Households on Shawnee County Solid Waste refuse service, which includes the weekly large item in the billed monthly service rather than as a separate pickup.
Arrange it
Put one large item at the collection point with the refuse cart before 7 am on the regular refuse day. Refuse runs every week and recycling every other week, and the large item goes out on a refuse day that is not a holiday week.
One large item a week, and no bulky items or extra bags during holiday weeks. Liquids are not accepted. Metal items are not part of this route and are scheduled by phone instead.
A household with a washer, dryer, stove, water heater, treadmill or another metal item that has to leave.
Cost & conditions
From $65 for minimum charge for a scheduled metal item pick-up with the Shawnee County Solid Waste Department. Households booking a metal item pick-up by phone at 785.233.4774.
Arrange it
Call the Shawnee County Solid Waste Department at 785.233.4774, describe the item and schedule the pickup. Metal items are taken by appointment rather than going out with the regular refuse.
The service carries a minimum charge and is not the free weekly large item. Confirm the unit and whether it ever held refrigerant when you call, because a sealed refrigerant appliance may take a different route.
Drop electronics and hazardous material at the county facility
A household with a television, monitor, computer or another electronic device, or with paint, batteries, fluorescent bulbs, used oil or pesticides.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Households dropping off at the Shawnee County Household Hazardous Waste Facility. Electronic waste is free except a CRT television or monitor, which carries a published fee regardless of size.
Arrange it
Drive to the Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 131 NE 46th St in Topeka. It opens Monday through Thursday from 7 am to 5 pm, Friday from 7 am to 3 pm, and the first Saturday of each month from 9 am to noon except January and July.
The facility cannot manage explosives or ammunition, pressurized gas cylinders, infectious waste, radioactive material, unlabeled materials or anything forbidden for shipment by the Department of Transportation. There is no curbside electronics route in Topeka.
Donate usable furniture and appliances to the ReStore
A household with furniture or a working appliance that is worth reusing rather than throwing away.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free donation drop-off during the ReStore donation hours, or free pickup by appointment on 785.783.7670.
Arrange it
Drop off at 121 NE Gordon St in Topeka, Tuesday through Saturday from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM, or call 785.783.7670 to schedule a free donation pickup. Shopping hours are Thursday through Saturday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
The ReStore does not accept mattresses or box springs, exercise equipment, electronics including televisions, printers and computers, used paint, broken items, pianos, water softeners or hazardous materials. Donations are accepted during donation hours only.
A household clearing remodeling material, a load of debris, or another load the refuse cart will not take.
Cost & conditions
No rate is published for the separate pickup. Call the Shawnee County Solid Waste Department at 785.233.4774 before the load is produced, because the department says it picks up non household refuse only on a limited basis and that material not considered household refuse can be lifted for a fee.
Arrange it
Call the department at 785.233.4774 and describe the load. The department says it also works with local entities to facilitate the removal of storm debris, which is a separate arrangement from the household refuse route.
Construction and demolition material, dirt, rock and concrete cannot go in the refuse cart, and the department does not publish a resident rate for the separate pickup. Nothing about this route is automatic.
County drop-off for electronics, paint, batteries and other hazardous material
Shawnee County Household Hazardous Waste Facility
131 NE 46th St, Topeka, KS 66617
All electronic waste for recycling, plus aerosols, rechargeable and alkaline batteries, compact fluorescent bulbs and tubes, drain, oven and general purpose cleaners, cooking oil, medications in liquid and pill form, used needles and sharps, oil and fuel additives, grease and rust solvents, carburetor and fuel injection cleaners, starter fluids, power steering, brake and transmission fluid, antifreeze, oil filters, old gasoline and diesel, kerosene, automotive batteries, paints, stains, varnishes, sealants, paint thinners and strippers, herbicides, pesticides, rat poisons, pool and photo processing chemicals and empty camping or barbeque propane tanks.
Explosives or ammunition, pressurized gas cylinders, infectious waste, radioactive material, unlabeled materials and anything forbidden for shipment by the Department of Transportation are refused. The county asks households to inventory the material, keep lids tight, pack liquids and solids separately, and keep the material in its original containers where possible.
Monday through Thursday from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm and Friday from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm, with a special collection on the first Saturday of each month from 9:00 am to noon, except January and July. The household hazardous waste line is 785.286.4381.
No charge. Households dropping off at the county facility. Electronic waste is free except a CRT television or monitor, which carries a published fee regardless of size.
Donation drop-off for usable furniture, appliances and building materials
Topeka Habitat for Humanity ReStore
121 NE Gordon St, Topeka, KS 66608
Furniture and appliances, plus building materials, cabinets, counter tops, doors and windows, electrical items, flooring, hardware, tile, home accessibility aids, home decor, new insulation, landscaping materials, lighting, lumber and trim without nails, plumbing fixtures, tools, paint and painting supplies, HVAC materials and shelving. The ReStore also recycles scrap metal and broken appliances.
Mattresses and box springs, exercise equipment, electronics including televisions, printers and computers, used paint, broken items, pianos, water softeners, hazardous materials, fluorescent bulbs or ballasts, corded window blinds, cubicles or large desks, baby items, clothing, books, media and weapons are not accepted, and donations are taken during donation hours only rather than during shopping hours.
Donation drop-off Tuesday through Saturday from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM. Shopping hours are Thursday through Saturday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, closed Sunday through Wednesday. Phone 785.783.7670.
No charge. Free donation drop-off during the published donation hours, or free pickup by appointment on 785.783.7670.
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.
Does Topeka pick up a couch or sofa at the curb?+
Yes. A couch or sofa is named in the county large item answer, and that pickup runs with the regular refuse day. One large item is accepted a week on non holiday weeks, and a sofa sleeper counts only after the metal springs are removed, with the springs then scheduled separately by phone. Metal items as a group are handled by appointment rather than going out automatically.Official guidance
Will the county take a mattress or box spring in Topeka?+
Yes. Box springs and mattresses are named first on the county large item answer, and the pickup rides with the monthly refuse service that already covers weekly collection. Put the item out with the refuse before 7 am on the regular refuse day, one large item a week, and skip holiday weeks, when bulky items are suspended. The ReStore does not accept mattresses or box springs.Official guidance
How do I get rid of a washer, dryer or stove in Topeka?+
Call the Shawnee County Solid Waste Department at 785.233.4774. Appliances are metal items, and the county schedules metal items by phone with a minimum charge rather than taking them as the free weekly large item. A working appliance can also be donated to the ReStore on NE Gordon St, which takes drop-offs Tuesday through Saturday and offers free pickup by appointment.Official guidance
Where do refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners go in Topeka?+
No local page publishes a route for them, so call the Shawnee County Solid Waste Department at 785.233.4774 first. The published large item answer names mattresses, a couch or sofa, household furniture and bundled limbs rather than appliances, and metal items go on a scheduled appointment with a minimum charge. The ReStore on NE Gordon St accepts appliances and recycles scrap metal and broken ones, so it is the other number to try.Official guidance
Where do televisions and electronics go in Topeka?+
To the Shawnee County Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 131 NE 46th St, which accepts all electronic waste for recycling. E-waste is free there except a CRT television or monitor, which carries a published fee whatever its size. The facility opens Monday through Thursday from 7 am to 5 pm, Friday from 7 am to 3 pm and the first Saturday of the month from 9 am to noon except January and July.Official guidance
How many large items can I put out in Topeka each week?+
One. The county allows one bulky item a week with the regular refuse, with no separate charge for households on the county refuse service, and the item goes out before 7 am on the regular refuse day. Bulky items and extra bags are suspended during holiday weeks, and metal items are scheduled by phone instead of going out automatically.Official guidance
Who handles trash and large item pickup in Topeka?+
The Shawnee County Solid Waste Department. The department serves the county whose seat is Topeka, supplies the carts, bills the monthly refuse service and runs the weekly large item pickup. The office is at 1515 NW Saline St, Suite 225 in Topeka and the number is 785.233.4774. The City of Topeka programs page routes trash and recycling questions to the same county department.Official guidance
Are large items picked up during holiday weeks?+
No. The county states that bulky items and yard waste are not picked up during holiday weeks, and the new customer packet adds that extra bags are suspended as well. Those weeks also move the collection day for the households on the affected route, so the holiday schedule the department publishes is what settles the day for that week.Official guidance
Which items need an appointment instead of going out with the refuse?+
Metal items. The county says metal items are picked up by calling the office at 785.233.4774 to schedule and that the service carries a minimum charge, which sits apart from the free weekly large item covering mattresses, a couch or sofa, household furniture, yard waste bags and bundled limbs or carpet. A washer, dryer, stove, water heater or treadmill is a metal item for this purpose, and so is a refrigerator or air conditioner.Official guidance
