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City collection Furniture is named twice over, once in the city's own description of the bulk item service and again on the flyer list of large bulk items, so a couch has a published route. It is not a curbside pile on the ordinary round: a resident reports the piece to the Division of Solid Waste and the city arranges a special pickup. The city publishes the bulk special pickup and how to arrange it but no fee for it, so confirm the piece and any charge with the Division of Solid Waste on 609-989-3175 between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on weekdays. Nothing describes a minimum quantity or a charge for a single sofa.
City collection Trenton has an explicit mattress rule rather than a generic bulky one. Every mattress has to be placed in a mattress bag before it goes out, and the city gives residents a limited number of bags each year at the solid waste office on Calhoun Street. That makes the bag the first step, not the pickup. The flyer publishes the mattress bag rule and the bag distribution but no fee for the pickup or for the bags, so confirm the current terms with the Division of Solid Waste on 609-989-3175 on a weekday.
City collection Appliances are part of the bulk item definition, and the flyer goes further by naming refrigerators and stoves among the large bulk items that must be reported for a special pickup. So a refrigerator has a published route in Trenton rather than being refused for its refrigerant. The city publishes the bulk special pickup and no fee for it, so confirm the unit and any charge with the Division of Solid Waste on 609-989-3175 between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on weekdays. The flyer publishes no appliance specific rate either.
City collection Trenton publishes a special bulk pickup rather than a scheduled bulky week. A resident reports the item to the Division of Solid Waste and the city arranges the pickup, which makes the phone call the step that opens the service. The flyer adds the one hard limit on the route, which is that no more than five items are collected at one time. The city publishes the special pickup and how to arrange it but no rate for it, so confirm the load and any charge with the Division of Solid Waste on 609-989-3175 between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on weekdays. Household garbage itself is on the regular round and is not separately priced read.
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?
Trenton splits the work. The city Division of Solid Waste Management collects garbage and runs a special pickup for bulk items, which it defines as furniture and household appliances, arranged by telephone rather than on the regular round. Curbside recycling belongs to the county instead: the city sends recycling questions to the Mercer County Improvement Authority, and the 2026 county schedule puts Trenton with Robbinsville on the Wednesday run. Household hazardous waste and electronics go to county collection events rather than to a city site, and the county sheet publishes three Saturdays in 2026 for them at the Dempster fire training site in Lawrence Township. Two details shape how a household clears a large item in Trenton: the bulk pickup takes no more than five items at one time, and every mattress has to go out inside a mattress bag, with the city handing out a limited number of bags each year at the solid waste office on Calhoun Street.
Furniture is named twice over, once in the city's own description of the bulk item service and again on the flyer list of large bulk items, so a couch has a published route. It is not a curbside pile on the ordinary round: a resident reports the piece to the Division of Solid Waste and the city arranges a special pickup.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes the bulk special pickup and how to arrange it but no fee for it, so confirm the piece and any charge with the Division of Solid Waste on 609-989-3175 between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on weekdays. Nothing describes a minimum quantity or a charge for a single sofa.
When & how
Call 609-989-3175 on a weekday to report the piece and book the special pickup, and keep it off the curb until the pickup is arranged. The ordinary collection round still runs, and garbage has to be out by 7 a.m. on the collection day and no earlier than 10 p.m. the night before.
Get it ready
Keep the furniture separate from the garbage cans and out of the recycling buckets, because the flyer warns that trash placed in recycling buckets will not be picked up. Keep the piece under the 50 pound limit that applies to any can or bag at the curb if it is going out as bagged rubbish instead, keep the pile to five items at most because that is the one time limit the city publishes, and keep living room clutter clear of the sidewalk while it waits.
Trenton has an explicit mattress rule rather than a generic bulky one. Every mattress has to be placed in a mattress bag before it goes out, and the city gives residents a limited number of bags each year at the solid waste office on Calhoun Street. That makes the bag the first step, not the pickup.
City cost & eligibility
The flyer publishes the mattress bag rule and the bag distribution but no fee for the pickup or for the bags, so confirm the current terms with the Division of Solid Waste on 609-989-3175 on a weekday.
When & how
Collect the mattress bag from the Division of Solid Waste at 707 Calhoun Street between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., then report the mattress for the bulk pickup. Up to two bags per household per year are available under the flyer rules, so a household with more pieces needs to plan across years or agree something different with the division.
Get it ready
Bag the mattress before it goes anywhere near the curb, because the flyer states that all mattresses must be placed in a mattress bag. Keep it out of the recycling buckets and clear of the garbage cans, keep it dry, and remember the five item limit that applies to a single bulk pickup if other pieces are going out at the same time.
Appliances are part of the bulk item definition, and the flyer goes further by naming refrigerators and stoves among the large bulk items that must be reported for a special pickup. So a refrigerator has a published route in Trenton rather than being refused for its refrigerant.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes the bulk special pickup and no fee for it, so confirm the unit and any charge with the Division of Solid Waste on 609-989-3175 between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on weekdays. The flyer publishes no appliance specific rate either.
When & how
Report the unit on 609-989-3175 on a weekday and keep it off the curb until the special pickup is arranged. A refrigerator counts against the five item limit for a single pickup alongside anything else going out at the same time.
Get it ready
Empty the unit and remove food, water and loose parts before it leaves the house, and tie or remove the doors so nothing can get inside while it waits. Keep the appliance out of the recycling buckets and away from the garbage cans, and keep any other large item back so the load stays within the five item limit.
Electronics run on the county calendar rather than the city one. The 2026 Mercer County sheet publishes three hazardous waste and e-waste recycling Saturdays at the Dempster fire training site in Lawrence Township, which is the electronics route published for this address, and the city runs no electronics collection of its own.
City cost & eligibility
The county sheet publishes the event dates, the hours and the site but no fee and no item list, so confirm the device and any charge with the Mercer County Improvement Authority on 609-278-8086 before loading. The city publishes no electronics collection of its own.
When & how
The three published 2026 events are Saturdays in March, June and September, running from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Dempster Fire Training School on 350 Lawrence Station Road in Lawrence Township. There is no city electronics collection day, so a device waits for one of those dates or goes to a private recycler.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data from any computer, laptop, tablet or phone before handover. Keep electronics out of the recycling buckets, because the flyer warns that trash placed in recycling buckets is not picked up and recyclables have to be separated from trash under the law. Confirm what the county takes before loading, because the sheet lists the event without an item list.
None of the sources name construction or demolition material. The published limits point the other way, since no can or bag at the curb may exceed 50 pounds and branches have to be bundled at four feet and 35 pounds, which leaves a renovation load outside the ordinary rules and without a named route.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no construction debris route or rate, so confirm the load with the Division of Solid Waste on 609-989-3175 before any of it goes to the curb. A renovation load may need a private container instead, and the city publishes no container rate either.
When & how
There is no city collection day for construction material and none appears on the county event calendar. Keep the material off the curb while the route is being confirmed, and arrange removal on the project schedule rather than the collection schedule.
Get it ready
Keep construction material out of the garbage cans and out of the recycling buckets, and keep any bag or can that does go out inside the 50 pound limit. Keep treated or bulky pieces out of the branch bundles, because the flyer limits those to four feet and 35 pounds, and keep the load clear of the sidewalk and storm drains, since the leaf rule specifically warns against raking material into drains.
Exercise equipment is not named in the city bulk definition or on the flyer list, so a treadmill or weight machine is a question for the division rather than an assumed acceptance. The bulk service is described as covering furniture and household appliances, and the flyer names refrigerators, stoves, beds and furniture as the large items that must be reported.
City cost & eligibility
No exercise machine rate is published, and the city publishes no fee for the bulk special pickup either, so confirm the machine and any charge with the Division of Solid Waste on 609-989-3175 on a weekday before it goes out.
When & how
If the division confirms the machine for the special pickup, keep it off the curb until the pickup is arranged, and remember that only five items go in a single pickup. The ordinary collection still requires garbage out by 7 a.m. on the collection day and no earlier than 10 p.m. the night before.
Get it ready
Strip the machine down as far as it will come apart and take the console off the frame so it can be handled. Keep loose batteries out of the garbage, because batteries are not named as an accepted curbside item anywhere, and keep the machine clear of the cans and the recycling buckets.
Trenton publishes a special bulk pickup rather than a scheduled bulky week. A resident reports the item to the Division of Solid Waste and the city arranges the pickup, which makes the phone call the step that opens the service. The flyer adds the one hard limit on the route, which is that no more than five items are collected at one time.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes the special pickup and how to arrange it but no rate for it, so confirm the load and any charge with the Division of Solid Waste on 609-989-3175 between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on weekdays. Household garbage itself is on the regular round and is not separately priced read.
When & how
Call 609-989-3175 on a weekday to report the items and book the special pickup. The everyday round is separate, and on that round garbage goes out by 7 a.m. on the collection day and no earlier than 10 p.m. the night before. There is no collection at all on the thirteen municipal holidays the flyer lists, and placing garbage out on a legal holiday may bring a fine.
Get it ready
Keep the pile to five items, which is the published limit for one pickup, and keep every bag or can at or under 50 pounds. Keep recyclables out of the trash and trash out of the recycling buckets, because the flyer warns that trash in a recycling bucket will not be collected and the law requires recyclables to be disposed of separately. Keep the pile clear of the cart path and off the sidewalk while it waits.
Yard material runs on its own seasonal calendar. Leaves are collected between October and January, either bagged at the curb or raked into the gutter but kept away from storm drains, and shrubs, clippings and branches have to be tied into bundles before they go out. Christmas trees are collected in January.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes the leaf, branch and Christmas tree collections but no fee for any of them, so confirm the current terms with the Division of Solid Waste on 609-989-3175 on a weekday.
When & how
Leaves are collected from October through January, with notification given in the fall, and bagged leaves can go to the curb while raked leaves go into the gutter away from storm drains. Christmas trees are collected in January and the city gives notice after New Year's Day. Branches go out only once they are bundled.
Get it ready
Tie shrubs, clippings and branches into bundles before they reach the curb, because the flyer requires it, with each bundle no longer than four feet and no heavier than 35 pounds. Keep the bundle out of the garbage cans and out of the recycling buckets. Strip ornaments and bulbs from a Christmas tree before it goes out, and keep leaf piles away from storm drains as the flyer instructs.
Household hazardous waste runs on the county calendar. The 2026 Mercer County sheet publishes three hazardous waste and e-waste recycling Saturdays at the Dempster fire training site in Lawrence Township, and that county sheet is the published route for the material.
City cost & eligibility
The county sheet publishes the dates, the hours and the site but no fee and no item list, so confirm the material and any charge with the Mercer County Improvement Authority on 609-278-8086 before loading.
When & how
The three published 2026 events are Saturdays in March, June and September, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Dempster Fire Training School on 350 Lawrence Station Road in Lawrence Township. Between events there is no hazardous waste route, so the material has to be stored safely rather than put out.
Get it ready
Keep chemicals, paint and batteries out of the garbage cans and out of the recycling buckets. Keep containers upright, labelled and sealed for the drive, and check the material against the county list before travelling, because the sheet publishes the event without an item list. Report illegal dumping rather than leaving material out, which can be done anonymously on 609-989-3867 or 609-989-3175.
On the regular round, garbage can be placed at the curb no earlier than 10 p.m. the night before collection and by 7 a.m. on the day of pickup. No can or bag at the curb may exceed 50 pounds, and containers are required for homeowners and renters rather than optional. A bulky item is different, because it waits until the special pickup has been arranged rather than going out on the ordinary round.
The 2026 flyer lists the municipal holidays on which buildings close and no garbage is collected, and it warns that placing garbage on the curb on a legal holiday may result in a fine under the city ordinance. There is also no commercial cardboard or commercial glass collection on a holiday, and material that has been placed out has to be removed immediately rather than left waiting for the next round.
The flyer states that trash placed in recycling buckets will not be picked up, and that recyclables shall be disposed of separately from trash as a matter of law. Recycling questions go to the Mercer County Improvement Authority rather than the city, and Trenton shares the Wednesday recycling run with Robbinsville under the 2026 county schedule. On a holiday week, recycling that would fall on one of six listed dates moves to the following Saturday.
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City of Trenton Division of Solid Waste Management, with Mercer County for recycling and hazardous waste
Book the city special pickup for bulk items
A Trenton household with furniture, a household appliance, a bagged mattress or another large item that the ordinary round will not take.
Cost & conditions
The city publishes the special pickup, the scheduling number and the five item limit but no rate for the service, so confirm the load and any charge with the Division of Solid Waste on 609-989-3175 between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on weekdays.
Arrange it
Call 609-989-3175 on a weekday to report the items and book the pickup, and keep the pile off the curb until the arrangement is made. Mattresses have to be bagged first, with up to two bags per household per year available at the solid waste office on 707 Calhoun Street between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
No more than five items are collected at one time, and every bag or can that goes out on the ordinary round is capped at 50 pounds. Trash cannot go in a recycling bucket, and material placed out on a legal holiday may bring a fine, so the pile has to be timed around the holiday calendar.
City of Trenton Division of Solid Waste Management, with Mercer County for recycling and hazardous waste
Use the county hazardous waste and e-waste events
A Trenton household with paint, chemicals, batteries or an obsolete television or computer that cannot go in either curbside stream.
Cost & conditions
The county sheet publishes the three dates, the hours and the site but no fee and no item list, so confirm the material and any charge with the Mercer County Improvement Authority on 609-278-8086 before loading.
Arrange it
Go to one of the three published Saturdays, in March, June and September, between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Dempster Fire Training School on 350 Lawrence Station Road in Lawrence Township. Nothing is collected at the curb in the meantime, so the material has to be stored safely between events.
The events run three times a year, which means a gap of months between collection days, and no item list is published on the sheet, so a household cannot assume a particular device or chemical is taken without checking. The city's own household hazardous waste page no longer resolves, so the county is the only route read.
City of Trenton Division of Solid Waste Management, with Mercer County for recycling and hazardous waste
Use the county paper shredding days
A household with confidential paper to destroy rather than put out for collection.
Cost & conditions
The county sheet publishes the two dates, the hours and the location but no fee, so confirm the terms with the Mercer County Improvement Authority on 609-278-8086 before loading the car.
Arrange it
Bring the paper to 651 South Broad Street in lot 4 on one of the two published dates, between 9 a.m. and 12 noon. The events run twice in the year, so the paper has to be stored until the next one.
The service runs only twice in the year, and the county sheet does not publish a quantity limit or a shredding method, so a household with a large volume should check before arriving. Ordinary recyclable paper still belongs in the curbside recycling stream instead.
County site for the hazardous waste and e-waste recycling Saturdays
Dempster Fire Training School
350 Lawrence Station Road, Lawrence Township, NJ 08648
The 2026 Mercer County sheet lists this as the site for hazardous waste and e-waste recycling on three Saturdays during the year. The sheet publishes the dates, the hours and the address without an item level list, so the material has to be confirmed with the county before travelling.
The site operates only on the three published event days rather than as a standing drop-off, so material has to be stored safely and cannot be left at the curb in between. The sheet publishes no item list and no fee, and the city's own household hazardous waste page no longer resolves, so both the accepted material and any charge remain confirmations.
8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the three published Saturdays in 2026, which fall in March, June and September. Confirm details with the Mercer County Improvement Authority on 609-278-8086.
The county sheet publishes the event days and hours but no fee, so confirm any charge with the Mercer County Improvement Authority on 609-278-8086 before loading.
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 do I get rid of a couch in Trenton?+
Report it to the Division of Solid Waste Management as a bulk item and arrange a special pickup on 609-989-3175 between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on weekdays. Furniture is named both in the city's description of the bulk item service and on the flyer list of large bulk items, and the city publishes a five item limit per pickup. No fee is published for the service, so confirm the piece when booking and keep it off the curb until the pickup is arranged.Official guidance
Does a mattress need a bag in Trenton?+
Yes. The city flyer states that all mattresses must be placed in a mattress bag, and up to two bags per household per year can be collected free at the Division of Solid Waste on 707 Calhoun Street between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Once the mattress is bagged, report it for the bulk special pickup on 609-989-3175, and note the five item limit that applies to one pickup.Official guidance
How do I get rid of a refrigerator in Trenton?+
Report it to the Division of Solid Waste Management for the special bulk pickup on 609-989-3175 between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on weekdays. The city defines a bulk item as furniture and household appliances, and the flyer names refrigerators and stoves among the large bulk items that have to be reported for a special pickup, with no more than five items collected at one time. No fee is published, so confirm the unit when booking.Official guidance
Where do old televisions go in Trenton?+
To a Mercer County hazardous waste and e-waste recycling event. The 2026 county sheet publishes three Saturdays for them, in March, June and September, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Dempster Fire Training School on 350 Lawrence Station Road in Lawrence Township. The city runs no electronics collection of its own, the county sheet publishes no item list or fee, so confirm the device and the details on 609-278-8086 before loading.Official guidance
How many bulk items will Trenton take at once?+
Five. The city flyer states that refrigerators, stoves, beds and furniture have to be reported to the Division of Solid Waste for a special pickup and that no more than five items will be picked up at one time. The pickup is arranged by calling 609-989-3175 between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on weekdays, and no fee is published for the service, so confirm the load when booking.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Trenton?+
The city Division of Solid Waste Management collects garbage and runs the special pickup for bulk items, which it defines as furniture and household appliances, on 609-989-3175. Curbside recycling is a county service instead, with questions going to the Mercer County Improvement Authority on 609-278-8086 and Trenton sharing the Wednesday run with Robbinsville under the 2026 county schedule. The division office is at 707 Calhoun Street.Official guidance
How do I schedule a bulk item pickup in Trenton?+
Call the Division of Solid Waste Management on 609-989-3175 between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on weekdays and report the items. Furniture and household appliances are the categories the city names, the flyer adds refrigerators, stoves and beds to the list of large items that must be reported, and no more than five items are collected at one time. No fee is published for the service, so confirm the load when booking, and keep the pile off the curb until the pickup is arranged.Official guidance
What are the garbage rules in Trenton?+
Containers are required for homeowners and renters, garbage goes to the curb no earlier than 10 p.m. the night before collection and by 7 a.m. on the collection day, and no can or bag placed at the curb may exceed 50 pounds. Trash placed in a recycling bucket will not be collected, and recyclables have to be disposed of separately from trash under the law. There is no garbage, commercial cardboard or commercial glass collection on a holiday, and material left out on a legal holiday may bring a fine.Official guidance
What happens to collection on a holiday in Trenton?+
There is no garbage, commercial cardboard or commercial glass collection on a holiday, and the flyer warns that placing garbage on the curb on a legal holiday may result in a fine, with material already out to be removed immediately. Recycling is handled on the county calendar instead, where collection that would fall on Christmas, New Year's Day, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day or Thanksgiving moves to the following Saturday. Once the regular city schedule resumes, garbage is out by 7 a.m. on the collection day.Official guidance
