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.
Confirmation when you book. A heads-up before arrival. Photos when it’s done.
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The local disposal guide
Bulk junk removal in Columbia: start with the item’s collection rules, then choose the arrangement that fits.
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A mattress is a bulky item collected by request, with one bulky item free each year and published charges after that.
Furniture is the city's example of a bulky item too large for the roll cart, collected by request.
Major appliances are picked up on the regular trash day when requested at least 24 hours ahead, at published per appliance charges.
Small electronics go free to the household hazardous waste facility, while large electronics such as televisions are refused and need confirming.
Building material is prohibited on both the cart route and the bulky route and no city collection or rate is published.
Exercise equipment is not named in the bulky rules, so the request has to be confirmed.
Bulky items are collected by request, one free each year and charged per item after that.
The handoff matters
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.
Official single family trash and recycling page, retained as a dated Internet Archive capture, with the weekly cart service, the set-out window, the recycling material rules and the bulky item request routeLive city engagement page for the roll cart transition with the cart sizes, the monthly rates and the exchange feeResidential 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.
Official single family trash and recycling page, retained as a dated Internet Archive capture, with the weekly cart service, the set-out window, the recycling material rules and the bulky item request routeLive city engagement page with the recycling update, the blue bag materials and the glass exclusionBulky 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.
Official large item collection page, retained as a dated Internet Archive capture, with the bulky and appliance request process, the set-out rules and the published chargesOfficial single family trash and recycling page, retained as a dated Internet Archive capture, with the weekly cart service, the set-out window, the recycling material rules and the bulky item request routeOfficial household hazardous waste page, retained as a dated Internet Archive capture, with the free collection facility, its hours, the accepted list, the tires and large electronics exclusions and the paint reuse shedUse 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 Columbia.
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.
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
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
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
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
No. The large item page lists materials resulting from the erection, destruction or remodeling of a building among the generally prohibited items, the roll carts take only regular household trash and yard waste, and no city construction collection or rate is published. A project load goes with a private hauler or container company, while paint and other hazardous products go to the free household hazardous waste facility.Official guidance
Exercise equipment is not named in the city's bulky item rules, which cover household items too large for a roll cart such as furniture. Call the Contact Center at 573.874.2489 and confirm whether the machine qualifies for a large item collection and how it is counted before booking the pickup.Official guidance
Collection of large items is provided for residential curbside customers and arranged through the CoMo Recycle and Trash app or at 573.874.2489, with the item at the curb by 7:30 a.m. and a fee added to the monthly utility bill. One bulky item is collected free each year, the first item in a later scheduled collection is charged, each additional item in the same collection is charged again, and multi-family homes are not eligible.Official guidance
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
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
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