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.
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.
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 New Brunswick
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
You’re in the loop. Until it’s gone.
Confirmation when you book. A heads-up before arrival. Photos when it’s done.
New Brunswick has no set bulk day. Large items are collected on an appointment reserved online, with a maximum combination of six trash cans, bags or bulk items per household unit for one scheduled collection.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no separate fee for a scheduled bulk collection, and the appointment is required before the items go out. Confirm the current terms with the Department of Public Works at 732-745-5105 or bulk@cityofnewbrunswick.org when you reserve.
When & how
Reserve the pickup online, then place the items at the curb in front of the property on the confirmed day. Up to three trash containers or bags are collected on a normal collection day, with anything beyond that routed to a scheduled appointment.
Get it ready
Combine cans, bags and bulk items within the six-item limit, keep each container or bag under 50 pounds, and put everything out after 5 p.m. the night before the collection or by 6 a.m. on the day. Trash cans may not be larger than 32 gallons.
Tires are not part of curbside collection in New Brunswick, and the city directs residents to the Middlesex County tire recycling centers instead, because tires must be recycled in New Jersey.
City cost & eligibility
The county publishes no fee for its residential tire drop-off, which takes four tires per household per month. The county page and the city page name slightly different center lists, so confirm the current site and hours with the Middlesex County Division of Solid Waste Management at 732-745-4170 before a trip.
When & how
Take the tires to a county tire recycling center. The county lists the East Brunswick Recycling Center at 357 Dunhams Corner Road, open Monday to Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and closed Sundays and holidays, and the city names East Brunswick, Metuchen, Plainsboro and Woodbridge as the four county sites.
Get it ready
Automobile and light truck tires only, with no oversized tires and no business tires, and see the attendant before unloading. Tap the county line first if you are not sure which center is currently taking residential tires.
Large items are collected by appointment in New Brunswick, so reserve the pickup online first and put the items at the curb in front of the property on the confirmed day. A maximum combination of six trash cans, bags or bulk items is allowed per household unit for one scheduled collection, and regular cans and bags count toward that total. Mattresses and box springs must be completely wrapped in plastic, and no container or bag may weigh more than 50 pounds.
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 New Brunswick Department of Public Works and Middlesex County Division of Solid Waste Management
City bulk and appliance pickup by reservation
Bulk furniture, mattresses and box springs, appliances, scrap metal, bicycles, grills and brush from a New Brunswick residence served by city collection.
Cost & conditions
The city publishes no separate fee for a scheduled bulk, appliance, scrap metal or brush collection, and the appointment is required. Confirm the current terms with the Department of Public Works at 732-745-5105 or bulk@cityofnewbrunswick.org when you reserve.
Arrange it
Reserve the collection online through the city's bulk item form, giving the address, an item description and the date. Brush has its own route and is collected by appointment only, tied in bundles no longer than four feet and under 50 pounds or placed in open rigid containers without lids.
One scheduled collection takes a maximum combination of six trash cans, bags or bulk items per household unit, and regular cans and bags count toward the limit. Tires, household hazardous waste, construction material and car parts are not part of the residential bulk route.
City of New Brunswick Department of Public Works and Middlesex County Division of Solid Waste Management
Middlesex County household hazardous waste and tire programs
Paint, solvents, pesticides, pool chemicals, propane tanks, batteries, motor oil and other household hazardous waste, plus tires and cooking oil from a Middlesex County household.
Cost & conditions
The county states that its paint drop-off days are free of charge to county residents and publishes no fee for the tire drop-off. Confirm the current schedule, site and any charge with the Middlesex County Division of Solid Waste Management at 732-745-4170 before a trip.
Arrange it
Household hazardous waste and paint days rotate between county sites on weekends, tire drop-off runs at four county centers, and cooking oil is taken at the East Brunswick center and other listed sites. Load the material in the trunk or truck bed so it cannot roll or spill and stay in the vehicle at the events.
County residents only, with proof of residency for cooking oil, and no business material. The hazardous waste events refuse appliances, furniture, computers, printers, televisions, tires, smoke detectors, explosives and medical waste, and no container may be over 10 gallons. Tire drop-off takes four tires per household per month, automobile and light truck tires only with no oversized tires.
New Brunswick runs its own twice-a-week trash, alternate-week recycling and appointment-based bulky collection, and the appointment is what unlocks a curbside pickup for furniture, mattresses, appliances, scrap metal and brush. Televisions and other electronics are dropped off at the Department of Public Works on the second Saturday of the month, where county residents can also bring paint. Tires, household hazardous waste, cooking oil and textiles stay on the county side of the system, with rotating hazardous waste days and four tire centers, and construction or demolition material cannot go out at all without permission from the Director of Public Works. 2026 trash and recycling scheduleTrash and recycling informationElectronics and paint drop-offCounty recycling programs and events
County recycling center
East Brunswick Recycling Center
357 Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
Tires from Middlesex County households, plus liquid vegetable cooking oil and other materials the county center takes. Textiles are not collected at the centers: the county routes them through donation boxes and pickup services instead.
Middlesex County residents only, four tires per household per month, automobile and light truck tires only with no oversized tires, and no businesses. Residents must see an attendant before unloading. Tires are not part of the city's curbside collection.
Monday to Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., closed Sundays and holidays, with cooking oil taken at this site on Saturdays only from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Confirm the current site list with the Middlesex County Division of Solid Waste Management at 732-745-4170, because the city page and the county page name slightly different center lists.
The county publishes no fee for the residential tire or cooking oil drop-off. Confirm the current terms and site with the Middlesex County Division of Solid Waste Management at 732-745-4170 before a trip.
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Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Bulk junk removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in New Brunswick.
How much does bulk junk removal cost in New Brunswick?+
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 many items can I put out for a bulk pickup?+
A maximum combination of six trash cans, bags or bulk items per household unit for one scheduled special collection, and regular trash cans and bags count toward that maximum. The pickup has to be reserved online first, and some addresses are not on the city list because a private company services the property.Official guidance
Where can I take old tires in New Brunswick?+
To one of the Middlesex County tire recycling centers, because tires are not collected curbside in the city. The county takes four tires per household per month, automobile and light truck tires only with no oversized tires, and residents have to see an attendant before unloading. Call 732-745-4170 to confirm the current center and hours.Official guidance
How does bulk pickup work in New Brunswick?+
By reservation. Every bulk pickup has to be scheduled online through the city's bulk item form, and the items are then collected at the curb in front of the property on the confirmed day. The city names mattresses, box springs, sofas, tables and dressers as bulk furniture, and washers, dryers, grills and bicycles as the metal it takes. Some addresses are not on the city list because a private company services the property.Official guidance
How much trash is collected on a normal day?+
Up to three trash containers or bags per household unit on each collection day, with no container or bag over 50 pounds and no trash can larger than 32 gallons. Anything beyond that, and any large item, needs a scheduled pickup, where the limit is a combination of six trash cans, bags or bulk items per unit for one collection.Official guidance
One less thing on your list
Get the last things off your list.
Choose your bags, boxes and larger items. See the price and book a day that works.