Ready for that machine to go? Leave it at the curb and it can be gone today. Choose your equipment, see the exact price and book by 2pm for same-day pickup.
A new use for the same space, once the old machine is outside and gone.
Room for what comes next
Your space can have a new purpose.
A home office. Room for a guest. A little more floor to enjoy. When an old machine is in the way, a clear pickup plan makes the next step easier.
The room is changing.
Book the equipment you are ready to let go of, whether it is one exercise bike or several machines. See the total before making the plan.
A replacement is coming.
Check whether your retailer includes removal. If the old treadmill is still your responsibility, give it a pickup day of its own.
It is not making the move.
Settle the price online, arrange to have it outside, and follow the pickup through text updates and completion photos. One less thing to coordinate before the keys change hands.
Choose by the type of equipment. A brand name does not mean a different item, but a walking pad and a full treadmill do.
Treadmill, walking pad or commercial model?
Household treadmill includes folding home models with a tall console. Choose Walking pad for a compact under-desk model, or Commercial treadmill for a large gym machine. All equipment opens those choices.
An exercise bike, elliptical or rower
Spin, upright, recumbent and air bikes all use Exercise bike, including Peloton and other brands. One elliptical includes its connected base, handles and pedals. Rowing machines and Pilates reformers have their own choices.
Weights, racks and benches
Add together the pounds of loose dumbbells, kettlebells, plates and barbells. Free weights are priced in 10 lb units, rounding the combined weight up. For example, 25 lb uses three units. Add a stand, rack or bench separately if it is going too.
Exercise equipment removal prices in Burlington
First item / additional item
Treadmill$159 / $85
Commercial treadmill$199 / $129
Walking pad$89 / $29
Elliptical$159 / $85
Exercise bike$119 / $40
Rowing machine$134 / $79
Pilates reformer$119 / $49
Free weights (per 10 lb)$59 / $10
Weight bench$79 / $29
Small weight stand$79 / $29
Large dumbbell rack$159 / $99
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.
A machine can be too heavy or awkward for a solo move. Arrange suitable help for indoor carrying, stairs or any dismantling needed to reach the outdoor pickup spot.
A pickup day is not an exact arrival window. Tell us before booking about a shared loading area, restricted outdoor access or equipment whose size or setup you are unsure how to select.
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.
Measure doors and turns, and check the manufacturer’s moving instructions. Folding and moving methods vary by model. Have any required disassembly handled before pickup; we start outside.
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Book a day you can be ready.
Choose from the available pickup dates before moving the machine out. Follow the readiness instructions in your confirmation. Book by 2pm at the pickup address for same-day pickup.
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Make the equipment easy to identify.
Place the booked equipment in an accessible outdoor spot. Keep any separated parts together, add a photo and clear location notes to your order, and leave the approach clear.
You’re in the loop. Until it’s gone.
Confirmation when you book. A heads-up before arrival. Photos when it’s done.
No Burlington or Alamance County list names a treadmill or weight machine, so the item rides the general bulk rule and the question is whether the crew can handle it at the curb.
City cost & eligibility
Exercise equipment appears on no retained city or county list, so the route stays a confirm instruction rather than an assumed item. A machine that can be lifted like other large junk fits the bulk route, which is inside the monthly solid waste fee, and an item too large for the collection vehicle is on the city's not collected list, so call the Solid Waste Division at 336-222-5111 before the machine goes out.
When & how
Confirm the answer first, then either put the machine at the curb by 7am on the regular trash day with the bulk items or arrange another route if the crew says it is too large for the truck.
Get it ready
Strip the console and any loose weights so the frame is lighter, fold the deck where the maker allows it, and keep the machine out of the black cart, which only takes household garbage.
Each Burlington residential customer gets one black 95 gallon roll out container for household garbage, collected once a week on a Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday route with no Wednesday collection. The cart goes to the curb by 7:00 am with five feet of clearance on each side and fifteen feet above, and comes back in by 7:00 pm. The lid arrows face the street so the automated arms can grip the container, and the black cart refuses recyclables, yard waste, liquids, dirt, masonry, rock, metal, wood, building materials, ashes, contractor waste, fluorescent tubes, electronic waste and hazardous waste. In congested areas such as the central business district, rear packer trucks collect from containers no larger than 32 gallons, and only clear plastic bags are collected without a permanent container.
Bulk waste rides a separate truck on a convenience schedule
Furniture, mattresses, rolled carpet and padding, appliances, metals, bulk limbs and yard waste are bulk items, and they do not ride the garbage truck. Bulk material goes out by 7am on the regular trash day and is collected Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday on a convenience schedule rather than a guaranteed same day pickup, and the trucks collect white goods, large junk and yard brush separately, so the pile has to be separated by content. A large pile may need more than one trip. Bulk collection is not offered to businesses or institutions.
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 Burlington Public Works Solid Waste Division with GFL Environmental and the Alamance County Landfill
Use the city bulk route with the garbage cart
A Burlington household with furniture, a mattress and box spring, rolled carpet, an appliance, metal, limbs or yard waste that can be set at the curb on the regular trash day.
Cost & conditions
No charge. City residential and small business accounts inside the monthly solid waste fee of $18.70 and recycling fee of $8.30, billed on the water and sewer account, with bulk collection at the curb by 7am on the collection day.
Arrange it
Set the material at the curb by 7am on the regular trash day, keep it separated into metals, brush and general junk, and leave clearance around the carts. The bulk trucks run Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Banned landfill items, items too large for the truck, building materials and lumber above two 32-gallon containers, logs and stumps, closed containers and automobile parts are refused, bulk collection is not available to businesses or institutions, and a load above a pickup truck bed is billed as excessive.
Book a private hauler for what the city route will not take
A business, institution, landlord or household with an oversized pile, a contractor load or banned material that the city's residential bulk route will not collect.
Cost & conditions
Burlington publishes no rate for private hauling, and the city route itself is not available to businesses or institutions, so the price depends on the hauler, the material and the volume. Ask for a quote before the load is set out.
Arrange it
Arrange the pickup directly with a licensed hauler, and keep the material off the right of way until the hauler arrives so a banned item is not left for the city crew to tag.
The city will not collect from businesses or institutions, and the material still has to reach a permitted disposal site, so confirm where the hauler is taking the load.
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Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Exercise equipment removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Burlington.
How much does exercise equipment removal cost in Burlington?+
A household treadmill is $159 as the first item and $85 additional. An elliptical is $159 first and $85 additional; an exercise bike is $119 first and $40 additional. Choose all your items to see the combined price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included, with any applicable sales tax shown before payment.
Can you pick up a treadmill or exercise bike today?+
Book by 2pm in the pickup address’s local time for same-day pickup. Available dates appear at checkout. Have the equipment outside and accessible according to your confirmation. You receive pickup updates and completion photos; we book a day rather than an exact appointment time.
Will you dismantle my treadmill or carry it out of the basement?+
Dropcurb pickup starts outside. Arrange indoor carrying, stairs and any dismantling needed to get your equipment out before pickup. Check the moving instructions for your exact model and arrange suitable help. We load and haul away the equipment from an accessible outdoor spot.
Which option covers a Peloton, spin bike or recumbent bike?+
Choose Exercise bike for one stationary bike, including spin, upright, recumbent and air bikes. Peloton and other brands use the same stationary-bike choice. A treadmill, walking pad and outdoor bicycle are different items, so select their matching options.
How do I book free weights, a weight rack or a bench?+
Enter the combined weight in pounds for your dumbbells, kettlebells, plates and barbells. Booking rounds that total up to the next 10 lb unit: 25 lb uses three units. Stands, racks and benches are separate items and do not include the loose weights. Add each one that is going.
Will a treadmill be picked up at the curb in Burlington?+
No city or county list names a treadmill, elliptical or weight machine, so the item has to be confirmed rather than assumed. Large junk is a named bulk category and it rides the same curbside route as furniture, but an item too large to fit the collection vehicle is on the not collected list, so call the Solid Waste Division at 336-222-5111 before setting the machine out.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Burlington?+
The City of Burlington collects it. The Solid Waste Division runs weekly household garbage, yard waste and bulk waste collection, the account comes with one black 95 gallon roll out container, and the service is billed on the monthly water and sewer statement. Collection days are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday depending on the address, and there is no Wednesday collection. Household questions go to the division at 336-222-5111.Official guidance
What counts as bulk waste in Burlington?+
Furniture, mattresses, rolled carpet and padding, appliances, metals, bulk limbs and yard waste are the named bulk items. They go out by 7am on the regular trash day and are collected by a separate truck on a convenience schedule Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and the trucks collect white goods, large junk and yard brush separately, so the pile should be separated by content. What you cannot count on is anything on the banned landfill list, including tires, electronics, pallets, used oil, antifreeze, batteries and fluorescent lights.Official guidance
One less thing on your list
Give that space its next job.
Choose your equipment and see the exact price. A clear plan starts with knowing what is going.
