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Book before you bring it out.
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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.
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City collection Furniture is named among the bulky items that go to the curb with the garbage, inside the eight item weekly limit that applies alongside the totes. No charge. Town of Amherst households setting furniture out with the weekly garbage inside the eight item limit, with a 250 dollar move out or clean out fee assessed by citation when the limit is exceeded.
City collection Mattresses and box springs go to the curb with the garbage as bulky items inside the same eight item weekly allowance. No charge. Town of Amherst households placing a mattress or box spring at the curb with the weekly garbage, counted inside the eight item limit, with a 250 dollar move out or clean out fee assessed by citation if the limit is exceeded.
City collection White goods and large metal items are collected by the Highway Department by appointment only, twice a month, and refrigerator or freezer doors have to come off before the item is set out. No charge. Town of Amherst households booking the Highway Department appointment. The pickup is scheduled rather than weekly, and the town states that refrigerator and freezer doors must be removed under subsection 169-5.E-2 or the resident faces fines up to 250 dollars and or a Town court appearance.
City collection Bulky items such as furniture, mattresses and box springs can be placed at the curb with the garbage, up to eight items a week in addition to the totes. No charge. Town of Amherst households setting out up to eight bulky items a week in addition to the garbage totes at no per item charge. Exceeding the limit puts the property owner in line for a 250 dollar move out or clean out fee assessed by citation, and flooding or other disasters are handled by calling the Office of Refuse Control for extra pickup options.
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?
Amherst collects garbage and recyclables once a week, and the town supplies the totes: private or personal containers are not allowed, everything has to be inside the town tote, and the tote goes within five feet of the right-of-way by 7 a.m. on the collection day but not before noon the previous day. Bulky material rides the same weekly stop rather than a booked haul, up to eight items beyond the totes, and that covers furniture, mattresses and box springs at the curb. Yard waste is seasonal instead: from April 1 to November 30 grass, leaves, shrubs and trimmings are collected separately in cans, bushel baskets or paper yard waste bags that weigh no more than sixty pounds, from December 1 to March 31 the same material goes out with the garbage, and fall leaves are picked up by the Highway Department on its own announcement. Metal and appliances are the exception to the curbside rule: white goods and large metal items are collected by the Highway Department by appointment only, twice a month, and electronics are no longer accepted curbside at all, so a television or computer has to go to the Highway Department at 1042 North Forest Road. Construction and demolition material is the property owner's responsibility beyond small cut and bundled pieces, hazardous products such as oil based paint, propane tanks and chemicals never go out with the garbage, and the town publishes its own routes for both.
Garbage and recyclables are collected weekly, and everything has to be inside the town issued tote because private or personal containers are not allowed.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Town of Amherst households using the town issued garbage and recycling totes. The town does not publish a separate per pickup charge on this page; service questions go to the Office of Refuse Control.
When & how
Put the totes within five feet of the right-of-way by 7 a.m. on the collection day, and not before noon the day before. Empty containers have to be removed on the collection day itself.
Get it ready
Keep all garbage and recyclables inside the town totes so nothing falls out into the neighborhood, and keep private or personal containers off the curb. Because the bulky allowance is separate, any furniture or bedding set out with the totes counts against the weekly item limit rather than fitting around it.
Bulky items such as furniture, mattresses and box springs can be placed at the curb with the garbage, up to eight items a week in addition to the totes.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Town of Amherst households setting out up to eight bulky items a week in addition to the garbage totes at no per item charge. Exceeding the limit puts the property owner in line for a 250 dollar move out or clean out fee assessed by citation, and flooding or other disasters are handled by calling the Office of Refuse Control for extra pickup options.
When & how
Set the bulky items out with the weekly garbage on the regular collection day, following the same set-out window as the totes, and keep the count to eight items or fewer for the week.
Get it ready
Keep every piece liftable and manageable, cut carpets, carpet padding, pool liners, large plastic and pool covers into four foot widths and roll and tie them to no more than sixty pounds, with no more than eight rolls a week, and disassemble pianos and organs, treating the electronics from them as electronics rather than as bulky material.
Furniture is named among the bulky items that go to the curb with the garbage, inside the eight item weekly limit that applies alongside the totes.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Town of Amherst households setting furniture out with the weekly garbage inside the eight item limit, with a 250 dollar move out or clean out fee assessed by citation when the limit is exceeded.
When & how
Put the furniture out with the regular garbage on the collection day, within the same set-out window as the totes.
Get it ready
Cut bookcases and doors into four by four foot sections and stack them neatly, bundle smaller pieces to no more than four feet and sixty pounds, roll and tie carpet to sixty pounds with a limit of eight rolls a week, and disassemble a piano or organ before it goes out.
Mattresses and box springs go to the curb with the garbage as bulky items inside the same eight item weekly allowance.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Town of Amherst households placing a mattress or box spring at the curb with the weekly garbage, counted inside the eight item limit, with a 250 dollar move out or clean out fee assessed by citation if the limit is exceeded.
When & how
Set the bedding out with the regular garbage on the collection day, inside the normal set-out window.
Get it ready
Keep each piece dry and wrapped so two people can move it, count a mattress and a box spring as separate items against the eight item limit, and keep the bedding out of the totes.
White goods and large metal items are collected by the Highway Department by appointment only, twice a month, and refrigerator or freezer doors have to come off before the item is set out.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Town of Amherst households booking the Highway Department appointment. The pickup is scheduled rather than weekly, and the town states that refrigerator and freezer doors must be removed under subsection 169-5.E-2 or the resident faces fines up to 250 dollars and or a Town court appearance.
When & how
Call the Highway Department to schedule one of the two monthly appointment pickups, and take small manageable metal to the Highway Department at 1042 North Forest Road after calling for instructions and hours.
Get it ready
Remove the doors from a refrigerator or freezer before the appointment and keep the unit out of the totes, cut metal items including pipes and gutters to no more than eight feet, and keep tires and propane tanks out of the load entirely, because they are neither accepted at the Highway Department nor collected curbside.
Electronics are no longer accepted curbside and have to be taken to the Amherst Highway Department at 1042 North Forest Road, and the town states that it does not pick up televisions at the curb.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Town of Amherst households delivering electronics to the Highway Department. The town publishes no per item charge for the drop off, and residents call the Highway Department for instructions and hours.
When & how
Take the devices to the Amherst Highway Department at 1042 North Forest Road after calling for instructions and hours, because there is no curbside collection day for electronics.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data from the device before the trip, keep electronics out of the garbage totes, and treat the electronics removed from a disassembled organ as electronics rather than as bulky material.
From April 1 to November 30 yard waste is collected separately from garbage in cans, bushel baskets or paper bags under sixty pounds, and from December 1 to March 31 it goes out with the garbage instead.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Town of Amherst households in the seasonal program, which the Highway Department opens on April 1. The town publishes no per bag charge for curbside yard waste, and the compost facility on Smith Road is open to Amherst residents from April 1 as well.
When & how
From April 1 through November 30 set yard waste out separately on the collection day, using garbage cans with the lids removed, bushel baskets with solid bottoms and two manufactured handles, or two ply paper yard waste bags. From December 1 through March 31 the same material goes out with the garbage, fall leaves are picked up by the Highway Department on its own announcement, and stumps, logs and excessive tree trimmings need a scheduled pickup arranged by telephone in advance.
Get it ready
Keep each container under sixty pounds, and do not use plastic bags or bind debris with plastic or wire, because those loads are not picked up. Cut lumber into four foot lengths and tie it into bundles under sixty pounds with nails removed or bent over, keep railroad ties out of yard waste, garbage and recycling, cut treated wood ties into two foot lengths for the regular garbage, and take brick, stone and concrete to the Highway Department rather than putting them out for collection.
Small amounts of building material can go out cut and bundled, but a major construction or remodeling project has to be handled by a private service, and brick, stone and concrete are the property owner's responsibility.
City cost & eligibility
The town publishes no collection charge for the small bundled allowance and states that major projects are not accepted curbside at all, so confirm the limits and any condition with the Office of Refuse Control before a project load is put out.
When & how
Put small cut and bundled pieces out with the regular garbage, and arrange a private service for anything larger, since a renovation, roof repair or remodeling project is refused at the curb.
Get it ready
Cut fencing, plasterboard, drywall, paneling, plywood, bookcases and doors into four by four foot sections and stack them neatly, bundle anything smaller to no more than four feet and sixty pounds, keep railroad ties out of every collection stream, and take brick, stone and concrete to the Highway Department at 1042 North Forest Road rather than setting them at the curb.
Paint, chemicals, propane and household hazardous waste
Accepted with preparation
Propane tanks, oil based paint, chemicals, flammable liquids and other household hazardous waste cannot be placed out with the garbage, and the town publishes two routes instead.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Amherst households: local Sherwin Williams paint stores accept up to five gallons of paint free of charge from each resident for paint recycling, and other materials are handled through the contractor the town names, so confirm any charge when the material is booked.
When & how
Take paint to a participating Sherwin Williams store, and call the contractor named by the town for other materials, because none of these items has a curbside collection day.
Get it ready
Keep propane tanks, oil based paint, chemicals and flammable liquids out of the garbage totes entirely, keep paint in its original labeled container for the retail drop off, and confirm the acceptance limits for anything unusual before loading a vehicle.
Garbage and recyclables go inside the town issued totes, and private or personal containers are not allowed. Put the totes within five feet of the right-of-way by 7 a.m. on the collection day but not before noon the day before, and bring the empty containers in on the collection day itself.
Furniture, mattresses, box springs and other bulky items go to the curb with the garbage on the regular collection day, and no more than eight items may be placed out in a week in addition to the totes. Cut carpet and similar material into four foot widths rolled and tied under sixty pounds, with a limit of eight rolls a week, and disassemble pianos and organs before they go out.
From April 1 to November 30 yard waste is collected separately in garbage cans with the lids removed, bushel baskets with solid bottoms and two handles, or two ply paper yard waste bags, each under sixty pounds, and plastic bags or plastic tied bundles are refused. From December 1 to March 31 yard waste goes out with the garbage instead, and stumps, logs and excessive trimmings are collected by reservation arranged with the Highway Department.
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.
Town of Amherst Office of Refuse Control with the Amherst Highway Department
Set bulky items out with the weekly garbage
An Amherst household with furniture, a mattress, a box spring or another bulky piece that fits the weekly allowance.
Cost & conditions
No charge. No per item charge for up to eight bulky items a week alongside the garbage totes, with a 250 dollar move out or clean out fee assessed by citation if the limit is exceeded.
Arrange it
Put the pieces at the curb with the regular garbage on the collection day, inside the same set-out window as the totes, and prepare carpet, doors and bookcases to the published cut and bundle sizes.
Eight items a week in addition to the totes, no curbside collection for electronics, appliances or metal, and construction projects of any size are refused at the curb.
Town of Amherst Office of Refuse Control with the Amherst Highway Department
Book the Highway Department for appliances, metal and electronics
An Amherst household with a white goods appliance, a large metal item, small scrap metal or electronic devices.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Households booking the town service. The pickup runs by appointment only twice a month for white goods and large metal, and electronics and small metal are dropped at the Highway Department, with refrigerator and freezer doors required to be removed under subsection 169-5.E-2.
Arrange it
Call the Office of Refuse Control to book the twice monthly white goods appointment, or call the Highway Department for instructions and hours before bringing electronics or small metal to 1042 North Forest Road.
Appointment only for white goods and large metal, eight feet maximum on metal items, tires and propane tanks refused at the Highway Department and at the curb, and the electronics drop off replaces the curbside collection that no longer exists.
Town of Amherst Office of Refuse Control with the Amherst Highway Department
Bring yard waste to the town compost facility
An Amherst household with grass, leaves, shrubs and trimmings that would rather deliver them than wait for the collection day.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Open to Amherst residents from April 1, with hours provided by telephone. The page publishes no fee for residents, so confirm the current terms when the hours are confirmed.
Arrange it
Call the compost facility for its hours, then bring the material to 560 Smith Road during those hours.
Residents only, seasonal opening from April 1, hours by telephone only, and the usual container rules apply to anything set out for curbside collection instead.
An Amherst household with leftover paint that cannot go in the garbage.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Local Sherwin Williams paint stores accept up to five gallons of paint free of charge from each resident for paint recycling.
Arrange it
Take the paint in its labeled container to a participating store, and call the contractor the town names for other household chemicals.
Five gallons per resident at the paint stores, paint only, and every other hazardous product has to go through the separate contractor route rather than the store.
Town highway department taking electronics, metal and heavy material
Amherst Highway Department
1042 North Forest Road, Amherst, NY
Electronic devices, small manageable metal items including pipes and gutters up to eight feet, and brick, stone and concrete that residents are responsible for disposing of after contacting the department.
Call for instructions and hours before a trip, keep metal items to eight feet or less and break gutters down, and leave tires and propane tanks out entirely because the department does not accept them and they are not collected curbside.
By telephone only: the page directs residents to call the Highway Department for instructions and hours rather than publishing a window.
The town publishes no fee for the drop off and gives hours by telephone, so confirm what the visit costs, if anything, and when to arrive when the department is called.
Town compost facility open to residents from April 1
CJ Krantz Compost Facility
560 Smith Road, Amherst, NY
Yard waste from Amherst residents in the town's seasonal program, which opens on April 1.
Residents only and seasonal, with hours given by telephone, so call before loading a vehicle.
Call the facility for its hours, because the town does not publish a window on the policies page.
The page states that the facility opens to Amherst residents on April 1 and gives the telephone number for hours, without publishing a fee, so confirm the cost and the hours by telephone.
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 many bulky items can go out in Amherst?+
No more than eight items a week in addition to the garbage totes, and the town can assess a move out or clean out fee by citation when the limit is exceeded. Furniture, mattresses and box springs all count, and the same weekly stop takes them, so there is no separate bulky appointment for those pieces.Official guidance
How do I get rid of a mattress in Amherst?+
Put it at the curb with the garbage. The town names mattresses and box springs among the bulky items that can be placed out with the garbage, and each piece counts against the eight item weekly limit that applies in addition to the totes.Official guidance
How do I get rid of a refrigerator in Amherst?+
Book the Highway Department appointment. White goods such as refrigerators, ovens, washers, dryers and dishwashers are collected by appointment only, twice a month, and the doors have to be removed from a refrigerator or freezer before the unit is collected, with fines possible for leaving them on.Official guidance
Where do televisions and computers go in Amherst?+
To the Highway Department at 1042 North Forest Road. Electronic devices can no longer be accepted curbside, and the town states that it does not pick up televisions at the curb at all, so the drop off is the route. Call the Highway Department first for instructions and hours.Official guidance
How does Amherst collect yard waste?+
Separately from April 1 through November 30 in cans with lids removed, bushel baskets with solid bottoms and two handles, or two ply paper yard waste bags weighing under sixty pounds each, and no plastic bags or plastic tied bundles. From December 1 through March 31 yard waste goes out with the garbage, and fall leaves are collected by the Highway Department on its own schedule.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Amherst?+
The Town of Amherst collects garbage and recyclables weekly in town issued totes, with the Office of Refuse Control answering service questions, and the Highway Department handling the separate streams: white goods and large metal by appointment twice a month, electronics at the Highway Department, and fall leaf pickup on its own schedule.Official guidance
What does trash collection cost in Amherst?+
The town does not publish a per pickup rate on its refuse policies page, and the bulky allowance is included: up to eight items a week go out with the garbage totes at no per item charge. The price that is published is a penalty rather than a fee, a 250 dollar move out or clean out charge assessed by citation when the eight item limit is exceeded.Official guidance
How do I get rid of a couch or a mattress in Amherst?+
Put it at the curb with the garbage. Furniture, mattresses and box springs are all named among the bulky items residents may set out, and each piece counts against the limit of eight items a week in addition to the totes. Carpet has to be cut, rolled and tied under sixty pounds, and pianos and organs have to be disassembled first.Official guidance
How do appliances and electronics leave Amherst?+
By appointment and by drop off rather than at the curb. White goods such as refrigerators, ovens, washers and dryers are collected by the Highway Department by appointment only twice a month, with refrigerator and freezer doors removed first, and electronics are no longer collected curbside at all, so televisions and computers go to the Highway Department at 1042 North Forest Road.Official guidance
When does Amherst collect yard waste?+
Separately from April 1 through November 30, in garbage cans with lids removed, bushel baskets with solid bottoms and two handles, or two ply paper yard waste bags under sixty pounds, with no plastic bags or plastic tied bundles. From December 1 through March 31 yard waste goes out with the garbage, fall leaves are collected by the Highway Department, and the compost facility at 560 Smith Road opens to residents on April 1.Official guidance
