Bismarck, North Dakota

Bulk junk removal
in Bismarck.

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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First item / additional item

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Choose items or browse the full catalog.

Two separate tied household bags and one filled box grouped outside an open doorway, with the entrance kept clear.
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.

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A clear count. An exact price.

Count the bags and boxes, not everything inside.

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 Bismarck

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.

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Ready for pickup

Bring the booked items together outside.

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.

Text us about your setup
  1. Count it before you book.

    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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

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Until it’s gone.

Confirmation when you book. A heads-up before arrival. Photos when it’s done.

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The local disposal guide

What are your
local options?

Bulk junk removal in Bismarck: start with the item’s collection rules, then choose the arrangement that fits.

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Couches, sofas and household furniture

Accepted with preparation

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.
City bulk residential item collection page with the prepaid appointment system, the two person weight limit, the 25.00 service fee for up to five items, the item caps per month, the 6:00 AM curb deadline and no refunds rule, the full 15.00, 20.00 and 5.00 item fee lists, the tire fee list, the unacceptable construction, deck and renovation items, the 2026 deadline and pickup day pairs, the missing April 2026 date and the Public Works contactCity garbage page with the requirement that all trash be inside the city issued can, the rule that anything beside the can is not collected, the weekly Monday to Thursday schedule, the holiday delay, the bagging and branch rules, the construction debris prohibition, the full list of items excluded from weekly collection, the Waste Management recycling contract and the landfill address and hours

Appliances and white goods

Accepted with preparation

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.
City bulk residential item collection page with the prepaid appointment system, the two person weight limit, the 25.00 service fee for up to five items, the item caps per month, the 6:00 AM curb deadline and no refunds rule, the full 15.00, 20.00 and 5.00 item fee lists, the tire fee list, the unacceptable construction, deck and renovation items, the 2026 deadline and pickup day pairs, the missing April 2026 date and the Public Works contactCity garbage page with the requirement that all trash be inside the city issued can, the rule that anything beside the can is not collected, the weekly Monday to Thursday schedule, the holiday delay, the bagging and branch rules, the construction debris prohibition, the full list of items excluded from weekly collection, the Waste Management recycling contract and the landfill address and hours

Bulky items and large loads

Accepted with preparation

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.
City bulk residential item collection page with the prepaid appointment system, the two person weight limit, the 25.00 service fee for up to five items, the item caps per month, the 6:00 AM curb deadline and no refunds rule, the full 15.00, 20.00 and 5.00 item fee lists, the tire fee list, the unacceptable construction, deck and renovation items, the 2026 deadline and pickup day pairs, the missing April 2026 date and the Public Works contactCity garbage page with the requirement that all trash be inside the city issued can, the rule that anything beside the can is not collected, the weekly Monday to Thursday schedule, the holiday delay, the bagging and branch rules, the construction debris prohibition, the full list of items excluded from weekly collection, the Waste Management recycling contract and the landfill address and hours

The handoff matters

Right item.
Right place.

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.

City garbage page with the requirement that all trash be inside the city issued can, the rule that anything beside the can is not collected, the weekly Monday to Thursday schedule, the holiday delay, the bagging and branch rules, the construction debris prohibition, the full list of items excluded from weekly collection, the Waste Management recycling contract and the landfill address and hours

The weekly route excludes every large item

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.

City garbage page with the requirement that all trash be inside the city issued can, the rule that anything beside the can is not collected, the weekly Monday to Thursday schedule, the holiday delay, the bagging and branch rules, the construction debris prohibition, the full list of items excluded from weekly collection, the Waste Management recycling contract and the landfill address and hours

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.

City bulk residential item collection page with the prepaid appointment system, the two person weight limit, the 25.00 service fee for up to five items, the item caps per month, the 6:00 AM curb deadline and no refunds rule, the full 15.00, 20.00 and 5.00 item fee lists, the tire fee list, the unacceptable construction, deck and renovation items, the 2026 deadline and pickup day pairs, the missing April 2026 date and the Public Works contact

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.

City landfill page with the 2111 N 52nd Street address, the Monday to Saturday 6:00 am to 4:00 pm hours, the 2026 tipping, inert waste, trees and wood waste, minimum dumping and unsecured load fees, the inert waste construction and demolition material list, the flat rate scale, the tarp and tie down requirement, the emerald ash borer wood chip restriction and the household hazardous waste and electronics fee flyer link

For your Dropcurb pickup

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.

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Choose what fits

A few ways
to get it gone.

The right option depends on what you have, where it is and when you need the space back.

Outdoor pickup

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Price
Upfront item pricing. Loading, transportation and disposal included; applicable sales tax shown before payment.
Your part
Bring the selected items to an accessible outdoor spot. We load and haul them away.
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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.

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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.

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Taking it somewhere yourself?

Bismarck keeps self haul on the city side: the landfill at 2111 N 52nd Street is open Monday through Saturday from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm and takes both the material the collection routes refuse and the loads too large for them. Construction and demolition material goes to the inert waste site at a lower per ton rate than general waste, trees and wood waste have their own per ton rate, a minimum dumping charge applies and an unsecured load carries its own fee, with payment by cash, check, credit or debit card. Household hazardous waste and electronics are also handled at the landfill under a separate published fee schedule, and propane tanks, oil and hazardous waste are all excluded from the weekly can. Weekly garbage itself takes only what is inside the city-issued container, with anything beside the can left behind since January 1, 2025, so a couch, mattress, appliance, television or treadmill has to be prepaid through the bulk residential item collection instead, and grass, leaves and short branches have to be bagged into the container. Wood chips cannot leave Burleigh County because of the emerald ash borer restriction. City landfill page with the 2111 N 52nd Street address, the Monday to Saturday 6:00 am to 4:00 pm hours, the 2026 tipping, inert waste, trees and wood waste, minimum dumping and unsecured load fees, the inert waste construction and demolition material list, the flat rate scale, the tarp and tie down requirement, the emerald ash borer wood chip restriction and the household hazardous waste and electronics fee flyer linkCity garbage page with the requirement that all trash be inside the city issued can, the rule that anything beside the can is not collected, the weekly Monday to Thursday schedule, the holiday delay, the bagging and branch rules, the construction debris prohibition, the full list of items excluded from weekly collection, the Waste Management recycling contract and the landfill address and hoursCity bulk residential item collection page with the prepaid appointment system, the two person weight limit, the 25.00 service fee for up to five items, the item caps per month, the 6:00 AM curb deadline and no refunds rule, the full 15.00, 20.00 and 5.00 item fee lists, the tire fee list, the unacceptable construction, deck and renovation items, the 2026 deadline and pickup day pairs, the missing April 2026 date and the Public Works contact

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.

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Customer reviews

Less stuff. A lot less stress.

“Quick and easy pickup. I wasn’t home and they sent me a picture of the pickup. Good communication too.”

Paul H.Google review

“Easy to schedule, same or next day appt and excellent prices. Highly recommend!”

Kathleen S.Trustpilot review

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Before you book

A few things
worth knowing.

Bulk junk removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Bismarck.

How much does bulk junk removal cost in Bismarck?

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 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

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

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