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.
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You have decided what is going. Now give those bags and boxes a pickup day, with a price you can see before anyone arrives.
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.
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.
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 clear count. An exact price.
A few simple choices turn a mixed pile into a clear booking. No need to estimate how much of a truck it might fill.
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 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.
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.
First item / additional item
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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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The local disposal guide
Bulk junk removal in Ann Arbor: start with the item’s collection rules, then choose the arrangement that fits.
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Ann Arbor does not collect large items at the curb, so furniture, appliances and similar loads go to the Recycle Ann Arbor Drop-Off Station.
Furniture is accepted at the Recycle Ann Arbor drop-off sites with published per piece prices rather than at the curb.
Mattresses leave through the Recycle Ann Arbor sites, with a published price by size and no curbside option.
Appliances, including units holding refrigerant, are accepted at the Recycle Ann Arbor sites with published per unit prices.
Electronics are refused in the carts and accepted at the Recycle Ann Arbor Drop-Off Station, with a television priced by screen size.
Project material goes to the Recovery Yard, the non-profit construction and demolition recycler, or to the Drop-Off Station in small quantities.
Exercise machines are not named anywhere, so the piece is priced and confirmed at the gate before it is loaded.
The handoff matters
The city states that large items such as furniture, mattresses and appliances left at the curb will not be collected and can draw a fine, and that televisions, computers and other electronics and appliances containing freon are not cart material either. Those loads go instead to the Recycle Ann Arbor Drop-Off Station on East Ellsworth Road or to the Recovery Yard on Jackson Road.
City trash page with the weekly curbside cart service, the cart storage and set-out rules, the weight limits, the published cart and service fees, the multi-family dumpster requirements and the list of material that will not be collected in a trash cart including large items, electronics and freon appliancesCity drop-off options page with the Recycle Ann Arbor Drop-Off Station address and phone, the resident pass that waives the gate fee, the Washtenaw County household hazardous waste center in Northville and the Home Toxics Center on Zeeb Road with their appointment rules, and the county cleanup days with their registration requirementAnn Arbor residents can apply online at the city stream portal for a pass that waives the three dollar gate entry fee at the Drop-Off Station, with proof of residency required and commercial users excluded. The pass covers the entry fee only, so the per item disposal charges for large items and hard-to-recycle materials still apply, and the site takes credit card only.
City drop-off options page with the Recycle Ann Arbor Drop-Off Station address and phone, the resident pass that waives the gate fee, the Washtenaw County household hazardous waste center in Northville and the Home Toxics Center on Zeeb Road with their appointment rules, and the county cleanup days with their registration requirementRecycle Ann Arbor Drop-Off Station price list with the residential and large volume gate fees, the pass prices, the hard-to-recycle fee, and the per item prices for bulbs, electronics, monitors, televisions, appliances, freon appliances, fluids, tires, extinguishers, batteries, propane, textiles, wood, shingles, tile, yard waste, construction debris, furniture and mattresses, plus the full refusal list and the posted hoursUse 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.
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Before you book
Bulk junk removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Ann Arbor.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The city trash program is a cart service, and the city states plainly that large items such as furniture, mattresses and appliances left at the curb will not be picked up and can draw a fine. The program routes those loads to the Recycle Ann Arbor Drop-Off Station instead.Official guidance
A three dollar per day residential gate fee, which the city pass waives for Ann Arbor residents, then per item prices such as the published furniture, mattress, appliance and electronics rates. Payment is by credit card only, and the gatehouse prices the load when it arrives.Official guidance
The published furniture prices run from a dining or living room chair up through an upholstered armchair, a love seat, a couch or sofa and a sleeper sofa, with the per day gate fee added. The gatehouse prices the load when it arrives, and payment is by credit card.Official guidance
Yes. The Recovery Yard lists furniture among the waste disposal materials it accepts alongside pianos, mattresses and box springs, treated wood, railroad ties, brick, blocks and tile, and it does not accept municipal waste.Official guidance
The published prices start at twin size and rise for full, queen and king, with a box spring charged as its own piece. The per day gate fee is added, and the gatehouse confirms the total when the load arrives.Official guidance
No. The city lists mattresses among the large items that will not be collected at the curb and warns that leaving one out can draw a fine. A mattress goes to the Drop-Off Station or to the Recovery Yard, which also accepts mattresses and box springs.Official guidance
A freon appliance, which the price list defines as a refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner or dehumidifier, is charged at its own per unit rate, and the city says freon removal is provided for a fee at the Drop-Off Station. The unit is not collected at the curb.Official guidance
Small appliances are priced from a few dollars each, with a microwave and a dishwasher named at published rates and the rest of the electronics and appliance range priced at the gate based on component makeup.Official guidance
A television is charged at one dollar per diagonal screen inch, and a monitor is charged at a flat per unit price, with other electronics and appliances priced from a few dollars each according to their component makeup. The per day gate fee also applies. A load that contains one of the materials on the hard-to-recycle list, such as motor oil, antifreeze, oil filters, vegetable oil, foam or plastic bags, also pays the published hard-to-recycle fee.Official guidance
Michigan's electronic take back law requires free and convenient manufacturer programs for televisions, computers and printers, and the city page lists the programs available in the Ann Arbor area alongside the drop-off route.Official guidance
To the Recycle Ann Arbor Recovery Yard at 7891 Jackson Road, which sorts heavy construction debris and charges by the yard, or in small quantities to the Drop-Off Station. Both refuse asbestos containing material and asphalt, and the Drop-Off Station no longer takes brick, blocks or concrete.Official guidance
Yes. The Recovery Yard rents ten, twenty, thirty and forty cubic yard roll-off containers by the week for construction and demolition debris, wood, metal, cardboard, concrete and single-stream recyclables, with tires and freon appliances found in a container billed at the standard drop-off rate and a fuel fee based on location, while electronics are prohibited in a roll-off container and draw a fine if they are found in one.Official guidance
The published price lists do not name exercise equipment, so the item has to be confirmed at the gate or by phone before it is loaded. General waste disposal is accepted at both Recycle Ann Arbor sites, but the price depends on how the material is assessed.Official guidance
Take off the loose weights and console, fold or break the frame down where it comes apart, and bring help to unload because both sites are self service for drop-off loads.Official guidance
The city collects the trash, recycling and compost carts itself, once a week for each stream at single-family and duplex addresses, while Recycle Ann Arbor operates the drop-off sites that take what the carts cannot. Household chemicals run through Washtenaw County rather than the city.Official guidance
Ann Arbor residents apply online through the city stream portal with proof of residency, and the approved pass arrives by email and waives the three dollar gate entry fee on each visit. Commercial users are not eligible, and the per item disposal fees still apply.Official guidance
Both Recycle Ann Arbor sites are credit card only, with no cash or checks, and the gatehouse assesses each load and takes payment before the material is unloaded. Bring help because the drop-off areas are self service.Official guidance
Yes. During the winter months from November to March, scrap metal, general waste, bulky waste, furniture and yard waste are not accepted after 5 p.m. because of low lighting and safety concerns at the storage areas.Official guidance
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