Figuring out what the city takes. Waiting for pickup day. Calling around for quotes. It’s a lot to sort out for something you’re ready to be done with.
Standard sofa$79First item example Before applicable tax
Your exact price. Upfront.
Find your items in the catalog and see your exact price online. Book without phone calls or an in-person estimate.
Gone as soon as today.
Choose your pickup day. Book by 2pm local time for same-day pickup, where available.
In the loop until it’s gone.
Get a booking confirmation, a text before arrival and pickup photos when it’s done. Follow along on your pickup page.
Made for your place
A clear spot. An easy pickup.
Your driveway or another accessible outdoor spot. Bring your items outside and leave a clear path. We take care of loading and hauling them away.
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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.
A gate or shared pickup area?
If your property has access rules, check the approved location and contact us before booking about any restrictions.
City collection Omaha residents can take furniture to River City Transfer through the City cost-share program. This is a drop-off route, not home pickup. $15 for annual first-visit administration charge for four disposal vouchers. Omaha city residents only; request the City program before dumping and bring two qualifying proofs. Maximum four visits per calendar year. Cars under two cubic yards typically use one voucher; pickups, vans or trailers under five cubic yards typically use two. Extra size/weight charges may apply, including scale pricing over 1,500 pounds. Lost vouchers are not replaced.
City collection Mattresses are accepted in the resident River City bulky disposal program. $15 for annual first-visit administration charge for four disposal vouchers. Omaha city residents only; request the City program before dumping and bring two qualifying proofs. Maximum four visits per calendar year. Cars under two cubic yards typically use one voucher; pickups, vans or trailers under five cubic yards typically use two. Extra size/weight charges may apply, including scale pricing over 1,500 pounds. Lost vouchers are not replaced.
City collection Cross explicitly lists refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners for recycling. Confirm the exact item’s drop-off charge with Cross. Many listed items have no processing charge, while selected devices are priced separately; collection from your home is a separate paid service.
City collection Use the City black-lid waste cart for ordinary garbage. Keep its lid closed; no items may sit beside or on top of it. Confirm your address’s cart service and any extra-capacity arrangement with Wasteline at 402-444-5238.
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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The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Omaha’s regular cart service excludes bulky items. Residents can use the River City self-haul subsidy for approved materials; appliances and electronics need their own receiver or an eligible announced cleanup event.
Omaha residents can take furniture to River City Transfer through the City cost-share program. This is a drop-off route, not home pickup.
City cost & eligibility
$15 for annual first-visit administration charge for four disposal vouchers. Omaha city residents only; request the City program before dumping and bring two qualifying proofs. Maximum four visits per calendar year. Cars under two cubic yards typically use one voucher; pickups, vans or trailers under five cubic yards typically use two. Extra size/weight charges may apply, including scale pricing over 1,500 pounds. Lost vouchers are not replaced.
When & how
Use River City receiving hours after checking address and load eligibility.
Get it ready
Tarp the load, bring the required resident proofs and ask for the City program before unloading.
Mattresses are accepted in the resident River City bulky disposal program.
City cost & eligibility
$15 for annual first-visit administration charge for four disposal vouchers. Omaha city residents only; request the City program before dumping and bring two qualifying proofs. Maximum four visits per calendar year. Cars under two cubic yards typically use one voucher; pickups, vans or trailers under five cubic yards typically use two. Extra size/weight charges may apply, including scale pricing over 1,500 pounds. Lost vouchers are not replaced.
When & how
Use River City receiving hours; confirm the bedding load before the trip.
Get it ready
Ask about the mattress condition and any box spring. Follow the proof, tarp and unloading-safety requirements.
Cross lists washers, dryers, dishwashers, stoves and other household appliances. Large appliances are excluded from the River City subsidy.
City cost & eligibility
Confirm the exact item’s drop-off charge with Cross. Many listed items have no processing charge, while selected devices are priced separately; collection from your home is a separate paid service.
When & how
Use Cross Electronic Recycling drop-off hours; arrange acceptance and unloading before transporting a heavy item.
Get it ready
Identify each unit and confirm disconnection, loading and any required preparation. Microwaves have their own posted price.
Cross explicitly lists refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners for recycling.
City cost & eligibility
Confirm the exact item’s drop-off charge with Cross. Many listed items have no processing charge, while selected devices are priced separately; collection from your home is a separate paid service.
When & how
Use Cross Electronic Recycling drop-off hours; arrange acceptance and unloading before transporting a heavy item.
Get it ready
Confirm refrigerant, door and safe-transport instructions before moving the unit. Do not take it through the River City subsidy.
Cross accepts CRT, rear-projection and flat-screen televisions, with prices based on screen type or size.
City cost & eligibility
Cross posts $30 per flat-screen TV, $50 for a plasma TV over forty inches, and $3 per diagonal inch for CRT and rear-projection TVs. Confirm the screen type, size and total before delivery.
When & how
Use Cross Electronic Recycling drop-off hours; arrange acceptance and unloading before transporting a heavy item.
Get it ready
Measure the screen diagonally and identify the display type. Confirm handling for a cracked or damaged screen.
Cross accepts computers, laptops, phones, monitors and other listed electronic equipment.
City cost & eligibility
Confirm the exact device. Cross lists flat-screen monitors at $5, printers under ten pounds at $5 each and printers over ten pounds at $5 per ten pounds. Do not apply these rates to every electronic item. CRT computer monitors are $3 per diagonal inch.
When & how
Use Cross recycling drop-off hours, not its separate office hours.
Get it ready
Check each device against the accepted list and ask about batteries. Do not include bulbs, discs, tapes, furniture or beds.
River City lists drywall, lumber and only very limited amounts of reasonably sized concrete. Confirm the exact renovation load first.
City cost & eligibility
$15 for annual first-visit administration charge for four disposal vouchers. Omaha city residents only; request the City program before dumping and bring two qualifying proofs. Maximum four visits per calendar year. Cars under two cubic yards typically use one voucher; pickups, vans or trailers under five cubic yards typically use two. Extra size/weight charges may apply, including scale pricing over 1,500 pounds. Lost vouchers are not replaced.
When & how
Confirm the materials, volume and weight with River City before loading.
Get it ready
Keep hazardous material, paint, chemicals and railroad ties out. Commercial haulers may be refused; do not assume a resident subsidy covers contractor waste.
Cross lists exercise equipment as an accepted recycling category.
City cost & eligibility
$30 per exercise-equipment item delivered to Cross. Confirm the exact machine, dismantling and unloading arrangements. Home pickup is separately priced.
When & how
Use Cross Electronic Recycling drop-off hours; arrange acceptance and unloading before transporting a heavy item.
Get it ready
Give the machine’s dimensions, weight, motor and battery details before transport.
Use the City black-lid waste cart for ordinary garbage. Keep its lid closed; no items may sit beside or on top of it.
City cost & eligibility
Confirm your address’s cart service and any extra-capacity arrangement with Wasteline at 402-444-5238.
When & how
Set the cart out before 6 a.m. on collection day and remove it by 10 a.m. the next morning.
Get it ready
Keep carts within five feet of the collection point and three feet apart. The 96-gallon cart limit is 355 pounds. No bulky items, liquids, rocks, dirt or concrete.
Confirm address eligibility and the exact load before traveling. For River City, bring two qualifying proofs, ask for the City program before dumping, cover the load and bring a hard hat and safety vest for unloading outside the vehicle.
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.
Resident furniture, mattresses, TVs, treadmills and listed household project material; appliances require a designated site and unit confirmation.
Cost & conditions
No charge. City of Omaha households only, accepted residential items at an announced cleanup site. No commercial waste; residents transport and unload everything themselves.
Arrange it
Check the currently announced dates and site list at cleanup.wasteline.org or call 402-444-4636. Appliance receiving is limited to designated sites.
This is an occasional event, not home pickup or everyday drop-off. No unloading assistance. Keep batteries, hazardous material, rocks, concrete and ordinary garbage out; confirm the exact appliance. Remove batteries from powered equipment.
Resident bulky and approved project-material drop-off
River City Transfer
6404 South 60th Street, Omaha, NE
Furniture, mattresses, drywall, lumber and very limited amounts of reasonably sized concrete. Large appliances do not qualify.
City subsidy requires an Omaha address and two current proofs from different categories: vehicle registration, state-issued ID, OPPD bill or MUD bill. Names and street addresses must match; bills must be recent. Ask for the City program before dumping, as there are no later refunds. Tarp loads; wear a hard hat and safety vest outside the vehicle. Cashless; commercial haulers or unsuitable loads may be refused.
Monday–Friday, 6 a.m.–4 p.m. Saturday: 6 a.m.–1 p.m. from Easter to Thanksgiving; 7–11:30 a.m. from Thanksgiving to Easter. Confirm closures and receiving before travel.
$15 for annual first-visit administration charge for four disposal vouchers. Omaha city residents only; request the City program before dumping and bring two qualifying proofs. Maximum four visits per calendar year. Cars under two cubic yards typically use one voucher; pickups, vans or trailers under five cubic yards typically use two. Extra size/weight charges may apply, including scale pricing over 1,500 pounds. Lost vouchers are not replaced. Bring safety gear or purchase a hard hat for $12 and vest for $6.
Appliance, device and exercise-equipment recycling
Cross Electronic Recycling
5030 N. 72nd Street, Omaha, NE 68134
Listed appliances, computers, televisions and exercise equipment.
Confirm the exact item and unloading arrangements before transport. No furniture, beds, bulbs, coaxial cable, tapes or discs. Do not leave items after hours without prior arrangement. Pickup from your address is separately priced.
Confirm the exact item’s drop-off charge with Cross. Many listed items have no processing charge, while selected devices are priced separately; collection from your home is a separate paid service.
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.
Does Omaha’s bulky program collect a couch from my home?+
No. The River City program requires you to transport the furniture. An announced cleanup event is another resident drop-off option.Official guidance
Do four vouchers cover four pickup-truck loads?+
Not usually. A qualifying pickup, van or trailer load typically uses two vouchers. Confirm your load before paying; the annual visit limit is separate.Official guidance
Where can I take an old refrigerator?+
Cross lists refrigerators. Confirm its preparation and unloading requirements before delivery; the River City subsidized bulky program excludes cooling appliances.Official guidance
Does the same recycling price cover every TV?+
No. Tell Cross the screen type and diagonal measurement before the trip. Flat-screen, large plasma and tube or rear-projection sets have different posted pricing.Official guidance
Does an Omaha mailing address qualify for the subsidy?+
Check the City address lookup first. The subsidy is for residents inside Omaha city limits, with two matching proofs from the required categories; a mailing address alone is not enough.Official guidance
