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Standard sofa$79First item example Before applicable tax
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Book before you bring it out.
Your items can still be inside when you book. Follow the readiness instructions in your confirmation.
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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.
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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 Furniture is the city's example of a bulky item too large for the roll cart, collected by request. From $21.5 for for the first item in a scheduled bulky item collection after the one free bulky item each household receives each year, with each additional item in the same collection charged 5 dollars. City of Columbia residential curbside customers, with multi-family homes directed to their landlord and the charge added to the monthly utility bill.
City collection A mattress is a bulky item collected by request, with one bulky item free each year and published charges after that. From $21.5 for for the first item in a scheduled bulky item collection beyond the one bulky item each household receives free each year, with each additional item in the same collection charged 5 dollars. City of Columbia residential curbside customers, with multi-family homes not eligible for large item collections and the charge added to the monthly utility bill.
City collection Major appliances are picked up on the regular trash day when requested at least 24 hours ahead, at published per appliance charges. From $21.5 per appliance without refrigerant, with an appliance that contains refrigerant charged 29 dollars, added to the monthly utility bill. City of Columbia residential curbside customers requesting the pickup at 573.874.2489 or in the app at least 24 hours before the regular trash day.
City collection Bulky items are collected by request, one free each year and charged per item after that. From $21.5 for for the first item in a scheduled bulky item collection after the free annual bulky item, with each additional item in the same collection charged 5 dollars. City of Columbia residential curbside customers, with multi-family homes not eligible and the charges added to the monthly utility bill.
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?
Columbia collects household trash weekly in a city-provided roll cart and recycling weekly on the same collection day, with carts out no earlier than 4 p.m. the day before and no later than 6:30 a.m. on the collection day and back in by 10 p.m. Only regular household trash and yard waste go in the roll cart, mixed containers go in a blue recycling bag, fibers are bundled separately, and glass is a contaminant that the city says belongs in the trash rather than the recycling stream. Bulky items and major appliances are arranged through the CoMo Recycle and Trash app or at 573.874.2489, with one bulky item collected free each year and published charges after that, and appliances picked up on the regular trash day. Household hazardous waste is free at the city facility on the first and third Saturdays from April through November, where tires and large electronics are refused, and residential yard waste can go in the roll cart or to the Parkside Drive and Capen Park drop-off centers.
A mattress is a bulky item collected by request, with one bulky item free each year and published charges after that.
City cost & eligibility
From $21.5 for for the first item in a scheduled bulky item collection beyond the one bulky item each household receives free each year, with each additional item in the same collection charged 5 dollars. City of Columbia residential curbside customers, with multi-family homes not eligible for large item collections and the charge added to the monthly utility bill.
When & how
Arrange the pickup in the CoMo Recycle and Trash app under Large Item Collection or call 573.874.2489, then put the item at the curb by 7:30 a.m. on the scheduled day and call back to cancel if it is no longer needed.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress out of the roll cart, set it at the curb rather than in the street, and give it 8 feet of clearance from other objects and 3 feet from the roll cart when the pickup falls on the same day as refuse collection.
Furniture is the city's example of a bulky item too large for the roll cart, collected by request.
City cost & eligibility
From $21.5 for for the first item in a scheduled bulky item collection after the one free bulky item each household receives each year, with each additional item in the same collection charged 5 dollars. City of Columbia residential curbside customers, with multi-family homes directed to their landlord and the charge added to the monthly utility bill.
When & how
Book the pickup in the CoMo Recycle and Trash app or call 573.874.2489, and put the furniture at the curb by 7:30 a.m. on the scheduled collection day.
Get it ready
Keep the furniture out of the roll cart and off the street, leave 8 feet of clearance from other objects and 3 feet from the roll cart on a shared refuse day, and keep building material, felled trees, large automobile parts and hazardous materials out of the pile because those are prohibited.
Major appliances are picked up on the regular trash day when requested at least 24 hours ahead, at published per appliance charges.
City cost & eligibility
From $21.5 per appliance without refrigerant, with an appliance that contains refrigerant charged 29 dollars, added to the monthly utility bill. City of Columbia residential curbside customers requesting the pickup at 573.874.2489 or in the app at least 24 hours before the regular trash day.
When & how
Call 573.874.2489 or use the app at least 24 hours before your regular trash day, then set the appliance at the curb on the trash day.
Get it ready
Empty the unit, keep it out of the roll cart and off the street, and leave 8 feet of clearance so the crew can reach it easily.
Small electronics go free to the household hazardous waste facility, while large electronics such as televisions are refused and need confirming.
City cost & eligibility
The city takes small electronics such as cell phones, digital cameras, pagers, two way radios and ink and toner cartridges at its free household hazardous waste facility, but it states that large electronics are not accepted and publishes no curbside route, so confirm where a television, monitor or computer goes with the Contact Center at 573.874.2489.
When & how
Take small electronics to the household hazardous waste facility on a collection Saturday, and call 573.874.2489 before moving a large set because the facility refuses large electronics.
Get it ready
Keep electronics out of the roll cart and out of the blue recycling bags, which take only containers and bundled fibers, and clear personal data before handover.
Building material is prohibited on both the cart route and the bulky route and no city collection or rate is published.
City cost & eligibility
The city bars material resulting from the erection, destruction or remodeling of a building from the bulky item programme and keeps it out of the roll carts, and it publishes no residential construction collection or rate, so a project load moves through a private hauler or container company that sets its own price.
When & how
Arrange a private hauler or container before the work starts, and keep the material off the curb and out of the roll cart in the meantime.
Get it ready
Keep building material, felled trees and large automobile parts out of the bulky pile because the city calls them generally prohibited, and keep paint, solvents and other hazardous products on the household hazardous waste route instead.
Exercise equipment is not named in the bulky rules, so the request has to be confirmed.
City cost & eligibility
The city defines bulky items as normal household items too large for a roll cart and does not name exercise equipment, so call the Contact Center at 573.874.2489 and confirm whether the machine qualifies for a large item collection, and how many items it counts as.
When & how
Call 573.874.2489 first, and if the machine is accepted book the pickup in the app or by phone and put it at the curb by 7:30 a.m. on the scheduled day.
Get it ready
Break the machine down where you can, keep it out of the roll cart and the recycling bags, and remove any battery before it goes out.
Bulky items are collected by request, one free each year and charged per item after that.
City cost & eligibility
From $21.5 for for the first item in a scheduled bulky item collection after the free annual bulky item, with each additional item in the same collection charged 5 dollars. City of Columbia residential curbside customers, with multi-family homes not eligible and the charges added to the monthly utility bill.
When & how
Request the collection in the CoMo Recycle and Trash app or at 573.874.2489, put the items at the curb by 7:30 a.m. on the scheduled day, and cancel by phone if the pickup is no longer needed so the fee is not charged.
Get it ready
Keep the pile at the curb rather than in the street, leave 8 feet of clearance from other objects and 3 feet from the roll cart on a shared refuse day, and keep building material, felled trees, large automobile parts, hazardous materials and anything two people cannot handle out of the pile.
Paint, chemicals, batteries and other household hazardous waste
Accepted with preparation
Household hazardous waste is free at the city facility on the first and third Saturdays from April through November.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Columbia residents may dispose of or recycle hazardous waste for no cost at the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility, which opens the first and third Saturdays April through November from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
When & how
Take the material to the household hazardous waste collection facility on a collection Saturday, and note that tires and large electronics are not accepted.
Get it ready
Keep products in their original containers, keep the lids tight, do not mix products, label anything that is not in its original container, overpack leaking containers with a nonflammable clay-based absorbent, stand the products upright in a cardboard box and transport them in a pickup bed or the car trunk. Accepted products include paints, solvents, pesticides, pool chemicals, motor oil, antifreeze, gasoline, gas cylinders, household and rechargeable batteries, fluorescent lights, medications and mercury devices, while no hazardous product is collected curbside.
Everything goes in the roll cart, out by 6:30 a.m. and back by 10 p.m.
All refuse goes in the city-provided roll cart with the lid closed, an overflowing cart is not emptied, bags left on the curb are not picked up, and only regular household trash and yard waste belong in the cart. Carts go to the curb no earlier than 4 p.m. the day before the collection day and no later than 6:30 a.m. on the collection day, and they come back in no later than 10 p.m. that day. The carts are city property assigned to the address and carry barcodes.
Recycling runs weekly and glass stays out of the bags
Residential curbside recycling runs weekly on the regular refuse day, mixed containers go in a blue recycling bag, and mixed fibers such as cardboard, newspaper and office paper are bundled in a box or paper bag with cardboard flattened in a separate container. Glass is a contaminant and is not accepted in the blue bags, so the city says to put it in the trash, and yogurt cups, clamshells, dairy tubs, black plastics, takeout containers, Styrofoam, packaging, plastic bags and trash do not belong in the recycling stream.
Appliances, bulky items and hazardous products have their own requests
Bulky items and major appliances are not put out without a request: they are arranged through the CoMo Recycle and Trash app or at 573.874.2489, with bulky items at the curb by 7:30 a.m. and 8 feet of clearance plus 3 feet from the roll cart on a shared refuse day, and appliances picked up on the regular trash day when requested at least 24 hours ahead. Materials from the erection, destruction or remodeling of a building, felled trees, large automobile parts and hazardous materials are generally prohibited on both routes, and hazardous products go to the free household hazardous waste facility instead of any 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.
A residential curbside household with furniture, a mattress or another item too large for the roll cart.
Cost & conditions
From $21.5 for for the first item in a scheduled bulky item collection after the one free bulky item each household receives each year, with each additional item in the same collection charged 5 dollars. City of Columbia residential curbside customers, with multi-family homes not eligible and all charges added to the monthly utility bill.
Arrange it
Book the pickup in the CoMo Recycle and Trash app under Large Item Collection or call 573.874.2489, put the item at the curb by 7:30 a.m. on the scheduled day, and cancel by phone if it is no longer needed so the fee is not added.
Multi-family homes are not eligible, building material, felled trees, large automobile parts, hazardous materials and items two people cannot handle are prohibited, and the pile has to be at the curb rather than in the street.
A residential curbside household with a refrigerator, stove, washer, dryer, water heater or other major appliance.
Cost & conditions
From $21.5 per appliance without refrigerant, with an appliance that contains refrigerant charged 29 dollars. City of Columbia residential curbside customers requesting the pickup at 573.874.2489 or in the app at least 24 hours before the regular trash day.
Arrange it
Call 573.874.2489 or use the app at least 24 hours before the regular trash day, then put the appliance at the curb outside the street with 8 feet of clearance.
The appliance cannot go in the roll cart, and a refrigerant appliance costs more than one without refrigerant.
A Columbia household with paint, solvents, pesticides, pool chemicals, batteries, fluorescent lights, medications or other hazardous products.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free to Columbia residents at the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility, which opens the first and third Saturdays April through November from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Arrange it
Take the products on a collection Saturday, in their original containers with the lids tight and nothing mixed, standing upright in a cardboard box, and call the Contact Center at 573.874.2489 with any question.
No hazardous product is collected curbside, tires and large electronics are not accepted, and small electronics such as cell phones, cameras and cartridges are accepted here instead.
A Columbia residential curbside household with weekly household trash and yard waste.
Cost & conditions
From $12.87 per month for the 35 gallon roll cart, with the 65 gallon cart at 17.37 per month and the 95 gallon cart at 22.50 per month. City of Columbia residential curbside customers, with one free cart exchange within the first 120 days and a 25 dollar fee per cart after that.
Arrange it
Use the city-provided cart assigned to the address, put it at the curb no earlier than 4 p.m. the day before and no later than 6:30 a.m. on the collection day, and bring it in by 10 p.m. that day.
All refuse has to fit with the lid closed, bags left on the curb are not collected, only household trash and yard waste go in the cart, and an overflowing cart is not emptied.
A Columbia household with leaves, grass clippings, brush or small tree limbs that will not fit the roll cart.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free to Columbia residents at the Parkside Drive and Capen Park yard waste drop-off centers, where the mulch is also free to residents from dawn to dusk.
Arrange it
Take only leaves, grass clippings, brush or limbs up to 8 feet long and 2 feet in diameter, remove bags and any non organic material, and use the Parkside Drive center northwest of Cosmo Park or the Capen Park center along Rock Quarry Road near Stadium Boulevard.
The centers are for residential use only, commercial customers use a dumpster or the Bioreactor Landfill, and tree trunks 8 feet or longer and large root balls can only go into the landfill at the landfill rate.
Free latex paint reuse shed at the household hazardous waste site
Household Hazardous Waste Paint for Reuse Shed
1313 Lakeview Avenue, Columbia, MO
Free five gallon buckets of latex paint collected during household hazardous waste collection days.
Buckets might not contain a full five gallons and colorfastness and tint are not guaranteed, and customers assume all risk because the paint is provided as is.
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:15 p.m. to 3 p.m.
No charge. Free to residents picking up reuse paint.
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.
How does a Columbia mattress leave the curb?+
As a bulky item, arranged through the Large Item Collection form in the CoMo Recycle and Trash app or at 573.874.2489, with the item at the curb by 7:30 a.m. Each household gets one bulky item collected free each year, the first item in a later scheduled collection is charged and each additional item in the same collection is charged again, and the fee goes on the monthly utility bill.Official guidance
Does Columbia collect furniture at the curb?+
Yes, as a bulky item. The city defines bulky items as normal household items too large for a roll cart, such as furniture, and they are collected by request through the CoMo Recycle and Trash app or at 573.874.2489 with the item at the curb by 7:30 a.m. One bulky item is free each year, and later collections are charged per item on the monthly utility bill.Official guidance
How are Columbia appliances collected?+
Major appliances including washers, ranges, dryers, freezers, dehumidifiers, stoves, dishwashers, refrigerators, water heaters, air conditioners, trash compactors and conventional ovens are picked up on your regular trash day when you call 573.874.2489 or use the app at least 24 hours ahead. The published charge is higher for an appliance that contains refrigerant, and the charge goes on the monthly utility bill.Official guidance
Where do Columbia televisions and computers go?+
Small electronics such as cell phones, digital cameras, pagers, two way radios and ink and toner cartridges can go free to the city's household hazardous waste facility on the first and third Saturdays from April through November. Large electronics are not accepted there and no curbside route is published, so call the Contact Center at 573.874.2489 and confirm where a television, monitor or computer goes before moving it.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Columbia?+
The City of Columbia Solid Waste Utility collects residential trash weekly in a city-provided roll cart and recycling weekly on the same collection day. Carts go out no earlier than 4 p.m. the day before and no later than 6:30 a.m. on the collection day and come back by 10 p.m., bulky items and appliances are arranged in the CoMo Recycle and Trash app or at 573.874.2489, and cart or service questions go to the Contact Center at the same number.Official guidance
What goes in the Columbia blue recycling bags?+
Plastic bottles, plastic containers such as detergent, milk or shampoo bottles, aluminum beverage cans and metal food cans go in the blue recycling bags, while mixed fibers such as cardboard, newspaper and office paper are bundled in a box or paper bag with cardboard flattened in a separate container. Glass is a contaminant and is not accepted in the blue bags, so the city says to throw it in the trash, and yogurt cups, clamshells, dairy tubs, black plastics, takeout containers, Styrofoam, packaging, plastic bags and trash do not belong in the recycling stream.Official guidance
