A loveseat, a sleeper and a sectional can look similar in a photo. Match the shape and features so your online price covers what is actually going.
This example has three structural sections. The cushions do not add to the count.
A straight sofa or loveseat
Choose Standard sofa for fixed seats with no pull-out bed or reclining mechanism. One whole sofa is one item.
A sectional
Count its structural sections, not the loose cushions. Choose the piece count, then check for a sleeper or reclining feature. One sectional booking covers the configuration you select.
A pull-out bed or reclining seats
Choose Sleeper sofa or Reclining sofa for those mechanisms. A single reclining chair has its own Recliner choice. All sofa types also includes futons and sofas with a chaise.
Couch removal prices in Bismarck
First item / additional item
Standard sofa$79 / $29
Sectional Sofa (2 pieces)$115 / $44
Sectional Sofa (3 pieces)$131 / $60
Sectional Sofa (4 pieces)$171 / $100
Sectional Sofa (5 pieces)$191 / $120
Sectional Sofa (6+ pieces)$231 / $160
Sectional with Recliner$271 / $200
Sectional with Sleeper$291 / $220
Sleeper sofa$131 / $60
Reclining Sofa$147 / $76
Reclining Loveseat$131 / $60
Recliner$119 / $35
Futon$89 / $30
Sofa with Chaise$109 / $29
Sectional with Chaise$119 / $39
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.
Our pickup starts at an accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the trip through your home, down interior stairs or out of the building before the pickup.
Book by 2pm at the pickup address for same-day pickup, using the dates shown at checkout. A pickup day is not an exact appointment time. If your building allows only a short access window, contact 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.
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.
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.
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.
Selected customer reviews. Counts checked September 2026.
Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Couch removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Bismarck.
How much does couch removal cost in Bismarck?+
A standard sofa is $79 as the first item and $29 additional. Sectionals, sleepers and reclining sofas have their own choices. Select everything that is going to see the combined price before booking. Loading, transportation and disposal are included; any applicable sales tax appears before payment.
Can you pick up my couch today?+
Book by 2pm in the pickup address’s local time for same-day pickup. Available dates appear at checkout. Have the couch outside and accessible according to your confirmation. We send pickup updates and photos when it is done; the booking is for a day rather than an exact arrival time.
How do I book a sectional for removal?+
Open Sectional in the sofa choices, count its structural sections, and select any sleeper or reclining feature. Count the sections with their own bases, not loose cushions. The matching catalog choice covers one complete sectional of that configuration. Text a photo before booking if you are unsure.
Will you carry my couch out of my apartment?+
Dropcurb starts outside. Arrange for the sofa to be moved through the apartment and down interior stairs before pickup. We load and haul it away from an accessible outdoor spot. Arrange any dismantling needed to get it outside beforehand.
Do I need to wait at home for couch pickup?+
You do not need to be home when your booked sofa is outside and accessible. Add photos and pickup-location notes to your order so the right pieces are easy to identify. We send updates and completion photos. Confirm any building access restrictions with us before booking.
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
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
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