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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?
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City collection Furniture is excluded from the weekly can and travels through the prepaid bulk residential item collection instead, where a sofa, chair, recliner, dresser, cabinet and similar piece are each priced on the city list. $15 per furniture item on a scheduled bulk residential item collection, on top of the 25.00 pickup service fee that covers up to five items. City residential solid waste customers who prepay for the bulk collection, with the item no heavier than two people can lift and carry.
City collection Mattresses and box springs are excluded from the weekly can and are collected through the prepaid bulk residential item collection, where each one is a priced item. $15 per mattress, bed or box spring on a scheduled bulk residential item collection, on top of the 25.00 pickup service fee that covers up to five items. City residential solid waste customers who prepay for the bulk collection, with the item no heavier than two people can lift and carry.
City collection Appliances are excluded from the weekly can and are collected through the prepaid bulk residential item collection, with a higher fee for every refrigerant item such as a refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner or dehumidifier. From $15 per appliance on a scheduled bulk residential item collection, from 15.00 for a dishwasher, dryer, stove, washer, water heater, water softener, garage furnace, grill or push lawn mower up to 20.00 for a refrigerant item such as a refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner or dehumidifier, on top of the 25.00 pickup service fee. City residential solid waste customers who prepay for the bulk collection, with the appliance no heavier than two people can lift and carry.
City collection Bismarck runs a prepaid bulk residential item collection on a published monthly schedule: a pickup service fee covers up to five items and each item carries its own disposal fee, with a two person weight limit and caps per month. $25 for pickup service fee for a scheduled bulk residential item collection, covering up to five items, with the disposal fee for each item added on top and a maximum of two service fees and ten items a month. City residential solid waste customers who prepay for the collection, with each item no heavier than two people can lift and carry.
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.
Selected customer reviews. Counts checked September 2026.
The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Bismarck separates its weekly service from everything large. The weekly garbage route takes only what fits inside the city-issued can, and since January 1, 2025 anything set beside the can is not collected at all, so appliances and electronics, box springs and mattresses, furniture, carpet, building material, concrete, dirt, rocks, sand, sod, trees, propane tanks and hazardous waste are all excluded from that route. The route those items take instead is the prepaid bulk residential item collection, which runs on a published monthly schedule: the household pays a pickup service fee for up to five items and then a disposal fee for each item, with a mattress, box spring, sofa, chair, dresser, television, treadmill, dishwasher, dryer, stove, washer, water heater, grill, toilet, small pool and propane tank each priced on a published list and every refrigerant item priced higher. There is a two person weight limit, a 6:00 AM curb deadline, no refunds and a cap of two service fees and ten items a month. Construction material cannot use either route and goes to the landfill inert waste site instead, where construction and demolition debris is priced by the ton, and the city landfill at 2111 N 52nd Street is also the published route for household hazardous waste and electronics under its own fee schedule.
Furniture is excluded from the weekly can and travels through the prepaid bulk residential item collection instead, where a sofa, chair, recliner, dresser, cabinet and similar piece are each priced on the city list.
City cost & eligibility
$15 per furniture item on a scheduled bulk residential item collection, on top of the 25.00 pickup service fee that covers up to five items. City residential solid waste customers who prepay for the bulk collection, with the item no heavier than two people can lift and carry.
When & how
Book the pickup by the published prepay deadline, which pairs with a pickup day later that week, with October 19 and October 21, November 16 and November 18, and December 14 and December 16 published as the remaining 2026 pairs, and no collection day in April because of Spring Cleanup Week.
Get it ready
Have the furniture at the curb by 6:00 AM on the collection day, though it may be placed out the evening before, keep it light enough for two people to lift, and report any item dumped on private property to the Bismarck Police Department on 701-223-1212.
Mattresses and box springs are excluded from the weekly can and are collected through the prepaid bulk residential item collection, where each one is a priced item.
City cost & eligibility
$15 per mattress, bed or box spring on a scheduled bulk residential item collection, on top of the 25.00 pickup service fee that covers up to five items. City residential solid waste customers who prepay for the bulk collection, with the item no heavier than two people can lift and carry.
When & how
Book by the published prepay deadline for the monthly collection day, with October 19, November 16 and December 14 published as the remaining 2026 deadlines and the collection days falling later in each of those weeks.
Get it ready
Place the mattress or box spring at the curb by 6:00 AM on the collection day, keep it dry and light enough for two people to handle, and note that the service is prepaid with no refunds.
Appliances are excluded from the weekly can and are collected through the prepaid bulk residential item collection, with a higher fee for every refrigerant item such as a refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner or dehumidifier.
City cost & eligibility
From $15 per appliance on a scheduled bulk residential item collection, from 15.00 for a dishwasher, dryer, stove, washer, water heater, water softener, garage furnace, grill or push lawn mower up to 20.00 for a refrigerant item such as a refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner or dehumidifier, on top of the 25.00 pickup service fee. City residential solid waste customers who prepay for the bulk collection, with the appliance no heavier than two people can lift and carry.
When & how
Book the pickup before the published prepay deadline and set the appliance out by 6:00 AM on the collection day, with the October 19 and October 21, November 16 and November 18, and December 14 and December 16 pairs as the remaining 2026 dates.
Get it ready
Empty and defrost the unit, keep it off the weekly can because appliances are excluded from that route, and expect the higher disposal fee whenever the appliance holds refrigerant.
Electronics are excluded from the weekly can, so a television or television stand travels through the prepaid bulk residential item collection as a priced item, while the landfill publishes a separate household hazardous waste and electronics fee schedule for the rest of the material.
City cost & eligibility
$15 per television or television stand on a scheduled bulk residential item collection, on top of the 25.00 pickup service fee, while other electronics go to the landfill under its own household hazardous waste and electronics fee schedule. City residential solid waste customers who prepay for the bulk collection or haul the material to the city landfill at 2111 N 52nd Street.
When & how
Use the published prepay deadline for the monthly bulk collection day, or take the material to the landfill, which is open Monday through Saturday from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm and closed on Sundays and designated holidays.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data before handover, keep the television off the weekly can because electronics are excluded there, and confirm the landfill's electronics fee before the trip because that schedule is published as a separate flyer.
Construction and remodeling material is refused everywhere on the collection side: it is not allowed in the weekly can, it is on the excluded list, and construction items, deck material and household renovation items are unacceptable in the bulk collection. The route is the landfill inert waste site.
City cost & eligibility
From $50 per ton of inert waste at the landfill Site 4, which takes construction and demolition material, alongside the 67.00 per ton general tipping fee, the 6.00 minimum dumping fee and the 25.00 unsecured load fee. Anyone hauling the load to the city landfill, with all loads tarped or tied down.
When & how
Take the load to the landfill at 2111 N 52nd Street, open Monday through Saturday from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm and closed on Sundays and designated holidays, and keep it off the bulk collection because construction items are unacceptable there.
Get it ready
Separate the inert material the landfill lists, which includes asphalt gravel roof, ceiling tile, glass, masonry, plaster, roofing paper, sheetrock, shingles and tar, siding, wood and wooden furniture, tarp or tie every load, and note that contractor waste is the contractor's or occupant's responsibility.
Exercise equipment is on the city's published bulk disposal list, where a treadmill is priced as an item alongside the service fee.
City cost & eligibility
$15 per exercise item such as a treadmill on a scheduled bulk residential item collection, on top of the 25.00 pickup service fee that covers up to five items. City residential solid waste customers who prepay for the bulk collection, with the machine no heavier than two people can lift and carry.
When & how
Book before the published prepay deadline and put the machine at the curb by 6:00 AM on the collection day, within the cap of two service fees and ten items a month.
Get it ready
Break the machine down where it can be taken apart, keep it light enough for two people to lift, and note that the service is prepaid with no refunds.
Bismarck runs a prepaid bulk residential item collection on a published monthly schedule: a pickup service fee covers up to five items and each item carries its own disposal fee, with a two person weight limit and caps per month.
City cost & eligibility
$25 for pickup service fee for a scheduled bulk residential item collection, covering up to five items, with the disposal fee for each item added on top and a maximum of two service fees and ten items a month. City residential solid waste customers who prepay for the collection, with each item no heavier than two people can lift and carry.
When & how
Book by the published prepay deadline for the month's collection day, with October 19 and October 21, November 16 and November 18, and December 14 and December 16 published as the remaining 2026 pairs, and no collection day in April because of Spring Cleanup Week.
Get it ready
Place items at the curb by 6:00 AM on the collection day, though they may go out the evening before, keep every piece within the two person weight limit, keep construction, deck and renovation material out of the load because those are unacceptable, and note that the service is prepaid with no refunds.
Hazardous waste and propane are excluded from the weekly can, and the city landfill is the published route: its landfill page carries a household hazardous waste and electronics fee schedule and the landfill takes drop-offs six days a week.
City cost & eligibility
The landfill publishes household hazardous waste and electronics fees as a separate flyer that could not be read for this packet, so the charge has to be confirmed with Public Works on 701-355-1700, option 3, or at the landfill scale before the material is loaded.
When & how
Take the material to the landfill at 2111 N 52nd Street, open Monday through Saturday from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm and closed on Sundays and designated holidays.
Get it ready
Keep hazardous waste, oil and propane tanks out of the weekly can and out of the bulk collection, because both routes exclude them, and keep material in its original labelled container with a tarp or tie down on the load.
Grass trimmings and yard waste are bagged into the city-issued garbage container as part of the weekly collection, branches go in the container only when cut into short pieces, and trees and wood waste have their own landfill rate.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. City garbage customers whose weekly collection service covers the can, with grass trimmings and yard waste bagged inside the container; self hauled trees and wood waste are charged by weight at the landfill instead.
When & how
Yard waste rides the weekly collection day, Monday through Thursday from 6 AM until 4:30 PM, with a one day delay for the rest of the week after a designated holiday, and bagged leaves or grass can also be added to a prepaid bulk load at the per item rate.
Get it ready
Bag grass trimmings and yard waste inside the container, cut branches into pieces of 2 feet or less before they go in, keep trees and sod out of the can, and if hauling wood waste to the landfill tarp or tie the load because an unsecured load carries a fee.
Only what is inside the city-issued can is collected
All trash set out for collection must be inside the city-issued garbage can, and since January 1, 2025 anything placed beside the can is not collected at all. Garbage has to be bagged inside the container, animal waste has to be sealed in a plastic bag, grass trimmings and yard waste have to be bagged and placed into the container, and branches go in only when they are cut into pieces of 2 feet or less. The container has to be out by 6 AM on the collection day and placed three feet away from other containers, poles, signs and mailboxes with the handle facing the house.
The city publishes the list of items that will not be collected on the regular garbage route: appliances and electronics, box springs and mattresses, building material, carpet, concrete, construction and remodeling debris, decks and fences, dirt, furniture items, hazardous waste, oil, propane tanks, rocks, sand, sod and trees. Those items move to the prepaid bulk residential item collection or, for construction material and hazardous waste, to the city landfill.
The bulk collection fee is a service fee plus a fee per item
A prepaid bulk residential item collection starts with a pickup service fee that covers up to five items, and the disposal fee for each item is charged on top from the city's published list. The lower tier covers a bed, box spring, mattress, sofa, chair, recliner, dresser, television, treadmill, dishwasher, dryer, stove, washer, water heater, grill, toilet, small pool and propane tank, the higher tier covers every refrigerant item including a refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner and dehumidifier, and a bag or can of leaves, grass or branches is priced separately. Each household is capped at two service fees and ten items a month, the service is prepaid with no refunds, and every item has to be light enough for two people to lift and carry.
The landfill takes the loads the collection routes refuse
The Bismarck landfill at 2111 N 52nd Street is open Monday through Saturday from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm and closed on Sundays and designated holidays, and it is the published route for construction and demolition material at its inert waste site and for household hazardous waste and electronics under a separate fee schedule. The 2026 rates are published per ton for general waste, at a lower per ton rate for inert waste and for trees and wood waste, with a minimum dumping charge and a fee for an unsecured load. All loads must be tarped or tied down, and wood chips cannot be removed from Burleigh County because of the emerald ash borer detection.
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 Bismarck Public Works Solid Waste Division
Prepay for a bulk residential item pickup
A city household with a couch, a mattress, an appliance, a television, a treadmill or another large item that will not fit the 96-gallon can.
Cost & conditions
$25 for pickup service fee covering up to five items, with the per item disposal fee added on top and a maximum of two service fees and ten items a month. City residential solid waste customers who prepay before the published deadline, with each item light enough for two people to lift and carry.
Arrange it
Call Public Works on 701-355-1700 and select option 3 to prepay and schedule the collection, then set the items at the curb by 6:00 AM on the collection day, with October 21, November 18 and December 16 published as the remaining 2026 pickup days.
Prepaid with no refunds, a two person weight limit, a maximum of five items per service fee and ten items a month, and construction, deck and renovation material is unacceptable.
City of Bismarck Public Works Solid Waste Division
Haul the load to the city landfill
A household with construction and demolition material, trees and wood waste, household hazardous waste, electronics or a load too large for the bulk collection.
Cost & conditions
From $6 for minimum dumping fee at the landfill, with 67.00 per ton for general waste, 50.00 per ton for inert construction and demolition waste, 40.00 per ton for trees and wood waste and a 25.00 fee for an unsecured load. Anyone hauling a load to the city landfill, with the load tarped or tied down and payment by cash, cheque, credit or debit card.
Arrange it
Drive the load to 2111 N 52nd Street during the published hours, Monday through Saturday from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm, and use the inert waste site for construction and demolition material.
Closed Sundays and designated holidays, a separate fee schedule applies to household hazardous waste and electronics, and wood chips cannot leave Burleigh County because of the emerald ash borer restriction.
City landfill taking construction material, wood waste, hazardous waste and electronics
Bismarck Landfill
2111 N 52nd Street, Bismarck, ND 58501
General waste by weight, inert construction and demolition material at Site 4 including asphalt gravel roof, ceiling tile, glass, masonry, plaster, roofing paper, sheetrock, shingles and tar, siding, wood and wooden furniture, trees and wood waste, and household hazardous waste and electronics under the landfill's own fee schedule.
All loads must be tarped or tied down and an unsecured load carries a fee, wood chips cannot be removed from Burleigh County because of the emerald ash borer detection, and construction debris is refused in the weekly container and in the bulk collection.
Monday through Saturday from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm, closed Sundays and designated holidays, with Public Works on 701-355-1700, option 3.
From $6 for minimum dumping fee, with 67.00 per ton for general waste, 50.00 per ton for inert construction and demolition waste, 40.00 per ton for trees and wood waste and 25.00 for an unsecured load. Anyone hauling material to the city landfill, paying by cash, cheque, credit or debit card.
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 Bismarck collect a couch?+
Not on the weekly garbage route, which since January 1, 2025 collects only what is inside the city-issued can. A couch goes through the prepaid bulk residential item collection, where a sofa is priced per item on the published disposal list on top of the pickup service fee that covers up to five items. Book before the prepay deadline and have it at the curb by 6:00 AM.Official guidance
Will Bismarck take a mattress?+
Yes, but not on the weekly garbage route, because box springs and mattresses are on the city's excluded list. They go through the prepaid bulk residential item collection, where a mattress, bed or box spring is a priced item added to the pickup service fee, with a maximum of five items per fee and ten items a month.Official guidance
How does Bismarck collect an appliance?+
Appliances are excluded from the weekly garbage can and go through the prepaid bulk residential item collection. The published disposal list prices a dishwasher, dryer, stove, washer, water heater, water softener, garage furnace, grill or push lawn mower in the lower tier, and every refrigerant item, including a refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner or dehumidifier, in the higher tier, both added on top of the pickup service fee for up to five items.Official guidance
How does Bismarck's bulk item collection work?+
It is a prepaid curbside service on a published monthly schedule. The pickup service fee covers up to five items and the disposal fee for each item is added on top, with a mattress, sofa, television or treadmill at the lower published tier and every refrigerant item priced higher. Each household is capped at two service fees and ten items a month, items must be at the curb by 6:00 AM and no item may be heavier than two people can lift. There is no collection day in April because of Spring Cleanup Week.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Bismarck?+
The city Public Works Solid Waste Division collects garbage itself, weekly from Monday through Thursday between 6 AM and 4:30 PM, with a one day delay for the rest of the week after a designated holiday. Residential recycling is contracted to Waste Management of ND and is offered as single-sort curbside service for single family and duplex homes. Anything beside the city-issued can is not collected.Official guidance
How do I get rid of a large item in Bismarck?+
Through the prepaid bulk residential item collection, because appliances and electronics, box springs and mattresses, furniture, carpet, building material, concrete, dirt, rocks, sand, sod and trees are all excluded from the weekly can. The pickup service fee covers up to five items and each item carries its own disposal fee, with a mattress, sofa, television or treadmill at the lower tier and every refrigerant item priced higher. Book before the published deadline and have the items at the curb by 6:00 AM.Official guidance
What will Bismarck not take in the garbage can?+
Appliances and electronics, box springs and mattresses, building material, carpet, concrete, construction and remodeling debris, decks and fences, dirt, furniture items, hazardous waste, oil, propane tanks, rocks, sand, sod and trees are all excluded from the regular garbage route, and anything placed beside the can is left behind entirely. Construction material and hazardous waste go to the landfill instead, where construction and demolition debris is priced as inert waste and household hazardous waste and electronics are covered by a separate fee schedule.Official guidance
