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
Your exact price. Upfront.
Find your items in the catalog and see your exact price online. Book without phone calls or an in-person estimate.
Gone as soon as today.
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.
Made for your place
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.
1
Book before you bring it out.
Your items can still be inside when you book. Follow the readiness instructions in your confirmation.
2
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.
3
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 Old furniture and rugs are named on the city's special load list, so a couch or a set of chairs leaves on that route rather than in the cart. The load is described by phone in advance, the department prices it by the pickup truck sized load, and the material has to sit at the curb because the crew cannot come into an alley or onto the property. $15 per pickup truck sized load on the special load service, billed by the Owensboro Sanitation Department on the sanitation account. City sanitation customers who call the department in advance and describe the items, so the office can price the load; the fee covers a curbside pickup the size of a pickup truck, and a larger pile is a second load.
City collection Mattresses are not named on the special load list, in the residential trash rules or on the neighborhood cleanup list, so no city route states plainly that a mattress will be taken. The special load service is still the route to ask about, because it is the city service meant for items the cart will not hold, but the answer has to come from the Sanitation Department. No city page publishes a mattress rule or a mattress figure. Call the Sanitation Department, describe the bed, and confirm whether it goes on the special load route and what the pickup truck sized load charge would be before anything is set out.
City collection Appliances are named special load material, with washers and refrigerators given as the examples. A unit that holds refrigerant carries an added charge on top of the load price, and a large appliance still holding food waste or other organic material is refused in the cart, so empty it before the pickup. From $15 per pickup truck sized load on the special load service, with a freon item charge of 20 dollars added when a load includes a refrigeration unit, billed by the Owensboro Sanitation Department. City sanitation customers who call the department in advance; the unit has to be empty of food and other organic material before it goes curbside, and a refrigerator or freezer doors-off request follows the department's own guidance on the call.
City collection Excess household solid waste is the first item on the city's special load list, which is the route for anything one 96 gallon cart cannot hold. The office prices the service by the pickup truck sized load after a phone description, and households that keep overflowing have two smaller options between now and a booked load: a second cart rental or single use overflow bags from City Hall. $15 per pickup truck sized load on the special load service, billed by the Owensboro Sanitation Department on the sanitation account. City sanitation customers who call the department in advance; the price is set per pickup truck sized load, so a bigger pile is charged as more than one load, and the household trash fee itself does not cover the special load.
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.
Selected customer reviews. Counts checked September 2026.
The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Owensboro hauls its own waste, so there is no contracted hauler to call. The Sanitation Department collects one 96 gallon cart of household trash a week for about 22,000 homes, runs yard waste on the same day, and handles anything the cart will not take as a special load: excess household waste, old furniture, televisions and rugs, appliances and tires, all by phone in advance because the city works this route with one truck. Two things follow from that. Furniture and televisions do leave with a published route, at a per load fee, and mattresses or exercise machines, which the city never names, have to be confirmed on the same call. Construction material is the opposite case: it is written out of residential collection and out of the annual neighborhood cleanups, so a remodel load needs a call to the department rather than a curb pile.
Old furniture and rugs are named on the city's special load list, so a couch or a set of chairs leaves on that route rather than in the cart. The load is described by phone in advance, the department prices it by the pickup truck sized load, and the material has to sit at the curb because the crew cannot come into an alley or onto the property.
City cost & eligibility
$15 per pickup truck sized load on the special load service, billed by the Owensboro Sanitation Department on the sanitation account. City sanitation customers who call the department in advance and describe the items, so the office can price the load; the fee covers a curbside pickup the size of a pickup truck, and a larger pile is a second load.
When & how
Call the Sanitation Department before the pickup, give a description of the furniture, and set it out curbside on the day the office confirms. Only one truck runs this route, so allow for a delay.
Get it ready
Keep the piece whole, leave it at the curb rather than in an alley or on the property, keep it at least four feet from vehicles, poles, fences and mailboxes, and keep it clear of tree limbs and overhead lines so the truck can reach it.
Mattresses are not named on the special load list, in the residential trash rules or on the neighborhood cleanup list, so no city route states plainly that a mattress will be taken. The special load service is still the route to ask about, because it is the city service meant for items the cart will not hold, but the answer has to come from the Sanitation Department.
City cost & eligibility
No city page publishes a mattress rule or a mattress figure. Call the Sanitation Department, describe the bed, and confirm whether it goes on the special load route and what the pickup truck sized load charge would be before anything is set out.
When & how
Confirm with the Sanitation Department first, then set the mattress out on the day the office gives you rather than on the regular cart day.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress dry, whole and wrapped if rain is coming, set it curbside where the truck can reach it with four feet of clearance, and keep it out of the cart, which takes household trash only.
Appliances are named special load material, with washers and refrigerators given as the examples. A unit that holds refrigerant carries an added charge on top of the load price, and a large appliance still holding food waste or other organic material is refused in the cart, so empty it before the pickup.
City cost & eligibility
From $15 per pickup truck sized load on the special load service, with a freon item charge of 20 dollars added when a load includes a refrigeration unit, billed by the Owensboro Sanitation Department. City sanitation customers who call the department in advance; the unit has to be empty of food and other organic material before it goes curbside, and a refrigerator or freezer doors-off request follows the department's own guidance on the call.
When & how
Call the Sanitation Department before the appliance goes out, say whether it contains refrigerant, and set it curbside on the day the office schedules.
Get it ready
Empty the unit completely, remove food waste and organic material, tape or tie the doors and cords, and leave it at the curb with four feet of clearance rather than next to the cart or under a tree.
Televisions are named on the special load list alongside furniture and rugs, so a television takes the same booked, per load route. The city does not publish a matching list for smaller electronics such as computers, monitors or phones, and the drop off recycling center takes only newspaper, aluminum, steel cans and cardboard, so those items need a call to the department or to the county solid waste office before they are set out.
City cost & eligibility
$15 per pickup truck sized load on the special load service for a television, billed by the Owensboro Sanitation Department. City sanitation customers who call the department in advance and describe the load; televisions are named special load items, while smaller electronics have no published city route and have to be confirmed on the same call.
When & how
Call the Sanitation Department ahead and ask where the television or the small electronics should go, then set the item curbside on the scheduled day rather than on the cart day.
Get it ready
Keep screens whole and upright, wipe personal data from computers and phones, bag cables and remotes with the device they belong to, and keep electronics and televisions out of the trash cart and away from the recycling bins at the drop off center.
Construction and demolition material is written out of the residential service. The city lists windows, doors, drywall, lumber, fencing, siding and anything generated by a remodel or construction project as prohibited in residential trash, the neighborhood cleanup crews are told not to take construction debris or materials, and the solid waste code requires collection by the Sanitation Department, so a remodel load needs the department's answer rather than a curb pile. Tearing a structure down has its own paperwork, including a city demolition permit, a written notice of intent to the state air quality office ten days before work, and a sewer cap permit from the water agency.
City cost & eligibility
No residential construction rate is published. The only container pricing the city posts is the commercial schedule for businesses and large apartment complexes, so call the Sanitation Department to ask what it will accept for a household job and arrange a container or a private arrangement only after that answer.
When & how
Ask the Sanitation Department before the project starts producing debris, because nothing in the residential route or the cleanup days will take the material once it is at the curb.
Get it ready
Keep lumber, drywall, concrete, brick, asphalt, dirt and rock out of the cart, out of the bulky pile and out of the cleanup pile; keep them off the street and parkway, and hold them until the department confirms a container or drop off.
Exercise equipment is not named anywhere in the city's special load list, its residential trash rules or its cleanup list. A machine is bulky enough that the special load route is the one to ask about, but the department has to confirm it, and the answer depends on the size of the machine and the room left on the truck.
City cost & eligibility
No published city figure covers an exercise machine. The special load service is priced by the pickup truck sized load, so call the Sanitation Department, describe the machine, and confirm acceptance and the load price before booking anything.
When & how
Call the department first, then set the machine curbside on the day the office gives you; do not leave it out on the regular cart day hoping it will be added to the route.
Get it ready
Break the machine down as far as it comes apart, keep the frame, deck and console parts together, tape loose cables, and keep everything at the curb with four feet of clearance and nothing overhead.
Excess household solid waste is the first item on the city's special load list, which is the route for anything one 96 gallon cart cannot hold. The office prices the service by the pickup truck sized load after a phone description, and households that keep overflowing have two smaller options between now and a booked load: a second cart rental or single use overflow bags from City Hall.
City cost & eligibility
$15 per pickup truck sized load on the special load service, billed by the Owensboro Sanitation Department on the sanitation account. City sanitation customers who call the department in advance; the price is set per pickup truck sized load, so a bigger pile is charged as more than one load, and the household trash fee itself does not cover the special load.
When & how
Call the department before the load goes out and set it curbside on the confirmed day. Cart waste still goes weekly by 6 a.m. on your normal collection day with the lid closed.
Get it ready
Bag or box loose material, keep the pile curbside and four feet clear of cars, poles, fences and mailboxes, keep it out of alleys and off the property line, and leave out anything on the prohibited list, which covers liquids, chemicals, wet paint, tires, aggregates and construction material.
Tires are named on the special load list and they are also refused in the residential cart, where the city tells residents to bring them to the Transfer Station. The per tire charge on the special load route varies by tire type, so the number comes from the office rather than from the page.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes tires as an additional charge on the special load service and says the fee varies based on tire type, with a call to the office for more information. There is also a charge for taking tires to the Transfer Station, so confirm the route and the amount on the phone.
When & how
Call the Sanitation Department for the per tire figure, then set the tires out on the day the office confirms, or take them to the Transfer Station if you prefer to haul them yourself.
Get it ready
Keep tires out of the trash cart and off the bulky pile until the department confirms the pickup, stack them so they cannot roll into the street, and leave rims on or off only as the office asks.
Wet material has no city route at all. Paint is refused unless the contents are completely dry, and hazardous chemicals, poisons, liquids, oil, fuel and other flammable liquids are all barred from residential collection and from the neighborhood cleanup days, which also refuse paint and any type of liquid. Dry paint can go in the cart.
City cost & eligibility
The City of Owensboro does not offer a household collection for wet paint, chemicals or liquids. Its own rules prohibit them in the cart and the cleanup crews are told not to take them, so applying the collection fee would be wrong; ask the Sanitation Department for the current disposal route before any liquid leaves the house.
When & how
Nothing liquid goes out on any collection day. Let paint dry completely if you want it collected with the trash, and call the department about the rest.
Get it ready
Keep products in their original labeled containers, never mix them, keep oil, fuel, gasoline and solvents out of the cart and out of the cleanup pile, and keep fluorescent tubes and compact lamps separate, because the city routes those to the Transfer Station and to a retailer rather than to the cart.
Trash goes out by 6 a.m. on the collection day inside the 96 gallon cart with the lid closed, four feet clear of cars, fences, trees and poles, and with the cart facing the street. Once the truck passes your block it does not come back, so a late set out waits a week. The special load crew works under the same curb rule for a different reason: the city does not allow it to drive into an alley or onto private property. Six holidays delay the rest of that week by one day, and yard waste comes on your trash day.
Residential collection refuses liquids of any kind, hazardous chemicals and poisons, oil, fuel and other flammable liquids, gas fuel cylinders, ammunition, grass and lawn clippings, aggregate material such as concrete, asphalt, dirt, rocks and bricks, engine blocks and long rigid poles, beams or towers, and construction and demolition material generated by a remodel. Paint is collected only when the contents are completely dry, tires and fluorescent tubes are routed to the Transfer Station instead, and a large appliance still holding food waste or other organic material will not be collected.
Special load collection is booked, not scheduled. Call the Sanitation Department with a description of what you are putting out so the office can price the load, and expect a delay, because the department runs this service with a single truck. The neighborhood cleanup days are the free alternative to watch for, but they are one day a year for each alliance, items go out the Friday night before, crews work from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m., and the crews will not return for a late set out.
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.
Owensboro Sanitation Department (City of Owensboro)
Book a special load pickup with the city
A household with old furniture, a television, a rug, an appliance, tires, or more household waste than the cart holds.
Cost & conditions
$15 per pickup truck sized load on the special load service, with the freon and per tire charges added where they apply, billed by the Owensboro Sanitation Department. City sanitation customers who call the department in advance and describe the load; the material must be set out curbside because the crew cannot enter an alley or private property.
Arrange it
Call the Sanitation Department at 270-687-8760 during office hours, describe the items so the office can estimate the load, and set everything out on the day it confirms.
One truck runs the whole special load route so delays are normal, construction and demolition material is not part of the residential service, and items the city never named on its list, such as mattresses and exercise machines, have to be confirmed on the same call.
Owensboro Sanitation Department (City of Owensboro)
Wait for your alliance cleanup day
A household that can hold a pile until its own neighborhood cleanup day and wants the bulky items taken at no cost.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free to residents on their alliance's scheduled cleanup day, run by the Neighborhood Alliance Program with the Sanitation Department; no call to CityAction is required, and the schedule is published each year.
Arrange it
Find your alliance on the city information map, put approved items at the curb the Friday night before the scheduled cleanup, and leave them out, because crews work from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. and cannot return.
Crews take junk furniture, appliances, tires and bagged or boxed small trash, and they refuse construction debris or materials, yard waste, dirt, paint and any type of liquid. The published 2026 rounds ran from March to June, so a household that needs material gone now should book the special load route instead.
Owensboro Sanitation Department (City of Owensboro)
Add a second cart to the account
A household that fills one 96 gallon cart most weeks and would rather pay for capacity than book a load.
Cost & conditions
$4 per additional 96 gallon cart added to the residential sanitation account, with a six month minimum rental, billed with the monthly service. City sanitation customers whose basic service already includes one cart; overflow bags bought at City Hall are the cheaper one off alternative.
Arrange it
Call the Sanitation Department to add the cart to the account, and keep the minimum rental period in mind before you cancel it again.
A second cart takes household trash only. Appliances, televisions, tires, furniture and construction material still need the special load route or another answer.
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.
Where does an old couch go in Owensboro?+
On the city's special load route. Old furniture and rugs are on the list the Sanitation Department publishes for that service, which is per pickup truck sized load and has to be booked by phone first so the office can price it. The crew collects curbside only and cannot drive into an alley or onto the property.Official guidance
How do I get rid of a mattress in Owensboro?+
Call the Sanitation Department and ask. Mattresses are not named in the city's special load list, its residential trash rules or its neighborhood cleanup list, so the office has to confirm whether the bed goes on the special load route and what the charge would be.Official guidance
How does a refrigerator get picked up in Owensboro?+
Call the Sanitation Department first. Appliances such as washers and refrigerators are special load items on the city list, the pickup is priced by the truck sized load, a unit containing refrigerant carries an added freon charge, and the appliance has to be empty of food waste before it goes curbside.Official guidance
What does Owensboro do with old televisions?+
Televisions are named on the city's special load list, so the Sanitation Department picks them up as a booked curbside load priced by the pickup truck sized load. Call the office first, because the department runs one truck on that route and cannot take items from an alley or from the property.Official guidance
Where do computers and small electronics go in Owensboro?+
Ask the Sanitation Department or the county solid waste office, because the city does not publish a route for smaller electronics and its drop off recycling center takes only newspaper, aluminum cans, steel cans and cardboard. Keeping computers, monitors and phones out of the trash cart and the recycling bins is the part that is certain.Official guidance
How much can I put out as a bulky load in Owensboro?+
The special load service is priced per pickup truck sized load, so the practical limit is how many loads your pile is worth. Call the Sanitation Department with a description, including what the material is and how much there is, and the office will price it that way.Official guidance
Who picks up trash in Owensboro?+
The City of Owensboro does, through its own Sanitation Department rather than a franchise hauler. The department serves about 22,000 homes, collects one 96 gallon cart a week and runs yard waste on the same day, and its commercial page states that city code requires exclusive collection of solid waste by the department.Official guidance
How do I arrange a bulky pickup in Owensboro?+
Call the Sanitation Department in advance and describe the load. The published special load route covers excess household solid waste, old furniture, televisions and rugs, appliances and tires, and it is priced by the pickup truck sized load, so anything outside that list, including a mattress or an exercise machine, has to be confirmed on the same call.Official guidance
Does a holiday change my collection day in Owensboro?+
Yes. When New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day falls on a weekday, that day has no collection and the rest of the week slides one day later, which means a normal Friday route is collected on Saturday.Official guidance
