Bags, boxes and the last things left to clear, gone from the curb. Choose what’s going, see your exact price and book by 2pm for same-day pickup. You don’t need to be home.
Two bags. One filled box. Count what goes, then book it together.
Finish clearing the space
The last few things still deserve a pickup.
You have decided what is going. Now give those bags and boxes a pickup day, with a price you can see before anyone arrives.
The move is nearly done.
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.
The clear-out can be finished.
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.
You want to know it is handled.
When the next collection does not fit your plans, choose a Dropcurb pickup day. Updates keep you informed, and completion photos show when the booked items are gone.
A few simple choices turn a mixed pile into a clear booking. No need to estimate how much of a truck it might fill.
Filled bags and boxes
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 and containers
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.
Furniture and other larger items
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.
Bulk junk removal prices in New Bedford
First item / additional item
Trash bag$59 / $10
Filled household box$59 / $15
Bag of clothes & bedding$59 / $10
Empty cardboard box$59 / $5
10 flattened cardboard boxes$79 / $20
Box of toys$89 / $29
Dumpster Bag$300 / $250
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.
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 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.
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.
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Make the handoff easy.
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.
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Show us what goes.
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.
You’re in the loop. Until it’s gone.
Confirmation when you book. A heads-up before arrival. Photos when it’s done.
Weekly curbside trash and recycling run with Capitol Waste Services, recycling is mandatory, and anything larger moves on the same hauler's appointment service.
City cost & eligibility
No curbside rate and no bulky appointment rate are published in the readable sources, so call Capitol Waste Services at (855) 533-3400 to arrange the collection and ask what applies to your address.
When & how
Put trash and recycling out on the weekly collection day, yard waste on the designated weeks through the season, and book furniture, appliances or brush by appointment at (855) 533-3400.
Get it ready
Keep recyclable bottles, cans, jugs, jars, paper and cardboard out of the trash because recycling is mandatory, and keep mattresses, clothing, whole tires and cathode ray tubes out of both carts because Massachusetts bans them from disposal.
Separate recyclables, because recycling is mandatory
Recycling is mandatory for everyone in the city, so bottles, cans, jugs, jars, paper and cardboard cannot be placed in the trash, and Capitol Waste Services collects recycling weekly from residents.
Capitol Waste Services picks up bulky items such as furniture and appliances, and brush seasonally, by appointment for New Bedford residents, and answers at (855) 533-3400 Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Recyclable paper, cardboard, bottles, cans, jugs and jars are banned from the trash, and leaves, grass, mattresses, clothing, cathode ray tubes such as old boxy televisions and monitors, and whole tires are banned from the landfill, so those items need a route other than a cart.
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.
City of New Bedford Department of Facilities and Fleet Management with Capitol Waste Services
Use the city curbside program and the bulky appointment
A New Bedford household with weekly trash and recycling and a couch, mattress or appliance that will not fit a cart.
Cost & conditions
No curbside rate and no bulky appointment rate are published in the readable sources, so call Capitol Waste Services at (855) 533-3400 to arrange the collection and ask the charge.
Arrange it
Call Capitol Waste Services at (855) 533-3400, open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., to book a bulky item or brush appointment, and use the weekly collection for trash and recycling.
Recycling is mandatory, yard waste is only collected on designated weeks through the season, and mattresses, clothing, whole tires, leaves, grass and cathode ray tubes are banned from disposal, so those items need a confirmed route.
Material the city diverts from the trash, with unpackaged food waste named as a Recycling Center program for New Bedford residents only and the district sending refused electronics, including televisions and computer monitors, to the transfer station or recycling center.
The city page that lists the accepted items, hours and any charge is not readable from this environment, so confirm the accepted devices and the current terms with the Department of Facilities and Fleet Management at (508) 979-1520 before hauling a load.
Confirm the current hours with the Department of Facilities and Fleet Management at (508) 979-1520. The department office is at 294 Liberty Street.
No Recycling Center charge is published in the readable sources, so confirm any fee at (508) 979-1520 before the trip.
Finished compost made from the yard waste the city and Dartmouth collect, offered free to New Bedford and Dartmouth residents.
The district does not accept yard waste brought to its facility by residents, so yard waste has to go out with the city seasonal collection instead. The compost is not finely screened, it is self serve at the scale house and you bring your own shovel and container, and the landfill itself is not open to the public.
Monday through Friday from 7:15 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. The district answers at (508) 763-5924.
No charge. The compost is free to New Bedford and Dartmouth residents who load it themselves at the scale house.
Selected customer reviews. Counts checked September 2026.
Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Bulk junk removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in New Bedford.
How much does bulk junk removal cost in New Bedford?+
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.
Can you pick up bags of junk today?+
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.
Do I count every object inside a bag or box?+
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.
Can you pick up a small loose pile of household junk?+
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.
Can I book bags, boxes and furniture together?+
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.
What does the New Bedford weekly collection take?+
Capitol Waste Services collects trash and recycling curbside weekly, and recycling is mandatory for everyone in the city, so bottles, cans, jugs, jars, paper and cardboard cannot go in the trash. Yard waste is collected on designated weeks through the season, and furniture, appliances and brush are collected by appointment at (855) 533-3400.Official guidance
Who collects trash and recycling in New Bedford?+
Capitol Waste Services collects trash and recycling curbside weekly for the city, recycling is mandatory, and yard waste is collected on designated weeks through the season. The city Department of Facilities and Fleet Management oversees the program and answers at (508) 979-1520, and bulky item appointments are booked with the hauler at (855) 533-3400.Official guidance
One less thing on your list
Get the last things off your list.
Choose your bags, boxes and larger items. See the price and book a day that works.