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 Grand Rapids
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.
Bulky furniture, appliances and large household items come off the curb under the city sticker program, with one sticker for each item and a size limit on any single piece.
City cost & eligibility
$40 per bulky item, as a City bulk sticker attached to the item or as the same charge paid through the online bulk item form, with no separate collection charge added later. Grand Rapids residential addresses with city refuse service at properties of up to eight units, with one sticker per item, one sticker for a mattress and box spring together, one per sectional section and a maximum of six feet by five feet for any one piece.
When & how
Put the items out with stickers attached on the collection day, or pay through the online bulk item form and have them at the curb by 7 a.m. the next business day. The city aims to collect within three to five business days of set-out and generally within a week of an online purchase.
Get it ready
Group the items where the truck can reach them, keep the stickers facing the street, leave everything at the curb until it is collected, and keep hazardous waste, tires, televisions, yard waste and construction material out of the pile because none of them ride the city bulky route.
Out by 7 a.m. and back off the curb the next morning
Carts go to the curb with the lid arrows facing the street by 7 a.m. on the collection day and stay at least three feet from poles, cars, hydrants and other carts. Nothing goes out before 7 p.m. the day before, and carts have to be off the curb by 7 a.m. the day after collection. A cart set out late draws a return fee, and a cart blocked by a vehicle or left on a sidewalk may not be serviced at all.
Sticker items stay at the curb until the truck comes
Furniture, mattresses, box springs, appliances and large household fixtures sit at the curb until the bulky collection reaches them, so the sticker has to stay attached and visible to the driver and the piece has to be placed where the truck can reach it. Items left out without a sticker are not collected and the property owner may receive a violation, and any one item is limited to six feet by five feet.
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 Grand Rapids Public Works with Kent County Department of Public Works
Use the city bulk item sticker or the online bulk payment
A Grand Rapids household with a couch, mattress set, appliance or large household fixture that will not fit in the refuse cart.
Cost & conditions
$40 per bulky item, charged as a City bulk sticker attached to the item or as the same collection paid through the online bulk item form. Grand Rapids residential addresses with city refuse service at properties of up to eight units, with one sticker for each item, one sticker for a mattress and box spring together, one per sectional couch section and a six feet by five feet limit on any single item.
Arrange it
Buy the sticker at the City Hall customer service storefront on the M level of 300 Monroe Ave NW or at a participating supermarket or neighborhood store and attach it to the item, or pay through the online bulk item form and put the items at the curb by 7 a.m. the following business day.
Televisions of any kind, hazardous waste and tires are not collected at the curb, an item left out without a sticker is not picked up and can lead to a violation, and the item stays at the curb until the bulky collection arrives.
City of Grand Rapids Public Works with Kent County Department of Public Works
Haul a renovation or cleanout load to a Kent County center
A household with drywall, flooring, cabinets, lumber, concrete or other material from a renovation or a whole-house cleanout.
Cost & conditions
The city collects no construction material in the carts, and the county prices a load at the scale from a published minimum vehicle-load charge for general refuse with separate per-ton rates for construction and demolition material, so the amount depends on what the load weighs and what it is in.
Arrange it
Take the load to the North Kent Recycling & Waste Center at 2908 Ten Mile Road in Rockford or the South Kent Recycling & Waste Center at 10300 South Kent Drive in Byron Center during opening hours, where it is weighed and paid for at the gate by cash, check or card. Concrete, asphalt and aggregate go to South Kent, where they are taken free of charge.
Kent County may accept or reject any waste, closing times are exact and a load still being unloaded after closing draws an after-hours charge, so arrive with time to unload. Construction material still may not go in a city refuse cart, recycle cart or blue refuse bag.
County center for appliances, electronics, tires, scrap metal and household chemicals north of the city
North Kent Recycling & Waste Center
2908 Ten Mile Road, Rockford, MI 49341
General refuse from residents and businesses including furniture and household items, residential single-stream recycling drop-off, appliances, electronics including electronic exercise equipment, flat screen televisions and computers, box-style televisions and monitors for a fee, mattresses and box springs, tires, scrap metal, compressed gas tanks, foam plastic, holiday string lights and SafeChem household hazardous waste.
Electronics and recycling drop-offs are for Kent County residents only and commercial electronic waste from businesses, schools and non-profits is refused; closing time is exact and a load still being unloaded draws an after-hours charge; Kent County may accept or reject any waste; refrigerant appliances and box-style televisions are charged per item and all food and container contents must be removed from an appliance first.
Monday through Saturday 7:30 am to 5 pm, closed Sunday. SafeChem household hazardous waste runs Fridays 8:30 am to 11:30 am.
From $20 per specialty item for residents, with a mattress or box spring charged per piece, an appliance holding refrigerant charged per unit, box-style televisions and monitors charged by size and residency, tires charged per tire, electronic items and other appliances free, and general refuse charged by the vehicle load. Kent County residents; single-stream recycling drop-off is free for residents, while general refuse, specialty items and non-resident loads are paid at the gate by cash, check or card with a convenience fee on cards.
County landfill site with free concrete drop-off and the same electronic and appliance recycling south of the city
South Kent Recycling & Waste Center
10300 South Kent Drive, Byron Center, MI 49315
General refuse including furniture and household items, cardboard recycling, concrete, asphalt and aggregate free of charge, appliances, electronics including electronic exercise equipment, flat screen televisions and computers, box-style televisions and monitors for a fee, mattresses and box springs, tires, scrap metal, compressed gas tanks, holiday string lights and SafeChem household hazardous waste.
There is no single-stream recycling drop-off at this site, only cardboard; electronics drop-off is for Kent County residents only and commercial electronic waste is refused; closing time is exact and a load still being unloaded draws an after-hours charge; Kent County may accept or reject any waste; refrigerant appliances and box-style televisions are charged per item with all food and contents removed from an appliance first.
Monday through Friday 7:30 am to 5 pm and Saturday 7:30 am to 3:30 pm, closed Sunday. SafeChem household hazardous waste runs Mondays 8:30 am to 11:30 am.
From $20 per specialty item for residents, with a mattress or box spring charged per piece, an appliance holding refrigerant charged per unit, box-style televisions and monitors charged by size and residency, tires charged per tire, concrete, asphalt, aggregate and scrap metal free, and general refuse charged by the vehicle load. Kent County residents; concrete, asphalt, aggregate, scrap metal and cardboard recycling are free, while general refuse, specialty items and non-resident loads are paid at the gate by cash, check or card with a convenience fee on cards.
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Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Bulk junk removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Grand Rapids.
How much does bulk junk removal cost in Grand Rapids?+
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.
How does the city bulky item program work?+
You buy a sticker for each item and put the items at the curb, or you pay the same charge through the online bulk item form and skip the sticker, in which case the items go out by 7 a.m. the next business day. The city aims to collect them within three to five business days and generally within a week, the items stay at the curb until they are collected, any one item is limited to six feet by five feet, and televisions, hazardous waste and tires are not collected at all.Official guidance
How much does a bulky item pickup cost in Grand Rapids?+
The city charges one bulk sticker for each item it collects, and the same charge can be paid through the online bulk item form instead of buying a sticker. A mattress and box spring together take one sticker, and a sectional couch needs a sticker for every section. A household that hauls its own load instead pays the county per piece for a mattress or box spring and per unit for an appliance holding refrigerant, on top of any vehicle-load minimum for general refuse.Official guidance
What cannot be put out with the trash in Grand Rapids?+
Televisions of any kind, hazardous waste and tires never ride the city truck, and yard waste, wood, boards and construction material are barred from the refuse carts, the recycling carts and the blue city bags. A mattress, couch, appliance or other bulky item that will not fit in the cart needs a bulk sticker before it goes out, and refuse left outside the cart has to be in a blue city bag. Paint, chemicals, batteries and bulbs belong at a Kent County SafeChem site instead.Official guidance
Where can I take items myself in Kent County?+
The North Kent Recycling & Waste Center at 2908 Ten Mile Road in Rockford and the South Kent Recycling & Waste Center at 10300 South Kent Drive in Byron Center take appliances, electronics, tires, scrap metal and compressed gas tanks, and the Grand Rapids SafeChem site at 1045 Wealthy Street SW takes electronics during its own collection window. Electronics are free for residents apart from box-style televisions, monitors and appliances holding refrigerant, mattresses and box springs are landfilled per piece, and concrete, asphalt and aggregate go to South Kent free of charge.Official guidance
Can I pay for a bulky pickup online in Grand Rapids?+
Yes. The city's online bulk item form covers the same collection as a bulk sticker, so nothing has to be bought in advance or attached to the item. The items then have to be at the curb by 7 a.m. the next business day and stay there until they are collected, which the city aims to complete within three to five business days and generally within a week of the payment. Any one item is still limited to six feet by five feet, and televisions, hazardous waste and tires are still refused.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.