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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.
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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.At an apartment: an approved outdoor spot with shared access clear.
Access needs an arrangement?
Check any building or shared-area rules. Contact us before booking if access is limited to particular hours.
City collection Furniture is picked up with the regular trash, so a sofa or chair can go to the curb with your normal collection. Remove the metal fold-out section from a sleeper sofa before it goes out. No charge. Furniture placed at the curb is collected with the regular Cheektowaga trash service at no separate charge.
City collection Mattresses and box springs are collected on the scheduled garbage day, but they must be wrapped in plastic before they go out. No charge. Mattresses and box springs are collected with the regular Cheektowaga trash service once they are wrapped in plastic.
City collection Appliances and metal items go out with the regular garbage after you submit the town's notification form. Anything with a cord or a motor follows the same route. No charge. Appliances, metal and corded or motorized items are placed out through the town's notification process at no separate charge.
City collection Household garbage goes in your Town of Cheektowaga tote and is collected once a week on your street's day. The tote has a 150 pound weight limit and should not be overloaded. No charge. Weekly curbside garbage collection is the town service for Cheektowaga households. A replacement or additional tote is a separate purchase, with 95 gallon totes at 75 dollars and 65 gallon totes at 70 dollars.
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?
Cheektowaga collects household trash, furniture and yard waste from the curb through the town Sanitation Department, and the same weekly truck takes electronics, appliances and anything with a cord or motor once you file the town's notification form. The town is strict about when items go out and about how bulky material is bundled. Dropcurb serves all of Cheektowaga and hauls residential items from your address.
Household garbage goes in your Town of Cheektowaga tote and is collected once a week on your street's day. The tote has a 150 pound weight limit and should not be overloaded.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Weekly curbside garbage collection is the town service for Cheektowaga households. A replacement or additional tote is a separate purchase, with 95 gallon totes at 75 dollars and 65 gallon totes at 70 dollars.
When & how
Put garbage at the curb before 6:00 a.m. on collection day but not before 3:00 p.m. on the evening before. Setting it out earlier than 3:00 p.m. the day before is an ordinance violation and is subject to a fine.
Get it ready
Fill the town tote and turn the handle side toward the street so the crew can move it to the truck. If collection is missed, call the Sanitation Department at 716-686-3426. An additional or replacement tote is a separate purchase arranged through the Sanitation Department, which confirms payment with the Town Clerk's Office before pickup or delivery.
Recycling runs on the same weekly schedule as garbage and is handled under contract by Modern Disposal Services. Use a town recycling tote and keep it to the accepted material list.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Recycling collection is part of the town curbside service for Cheektowaga households.
When & how
Recycling is collected on the household's regular collection day. Service questions and missed pick-ups go to the Sanitation Department at 716-686-3426.
Get it ready
Put recyclables in the town recycling tote and set it out within the same window as garbage. Contact the Sanitation Department if you need an additional recycling tote.
Furniture is picked up with the regular trash, so a sofa or chair can go to the curb with your normal collection. Remove the metal fold-out section from a sleeper sofa before it goes out.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Furniture placed at the curb is collected with the regular Cheektowaga trash service at no separate charge.
When & how
Furniture rides the household's normal garbage day rather than a separate bulky route.
Get it ready
Set furniture at the curb inside the same window as garbage. For a sleeper sofa, take the metal fold-out mechanism out first. Carpet, carpet padding, pool liners and covers, and similar bulky material must be cut into 4 foot lengths or widths, rolled, tied and kept under 40 pounds per bundle, with no more than six bundles.
Mattresses and box springs are collected on the scheduled garbage day, but they must be wrapped in plastic before they go out.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Mattresses and box springs are collected with the regular Cheektowaga trash service once they are wrapped in plastic.
When & how
Collection follows the household's normal garbage day.
Get it ready
Wrap the mattress or box spring in plastic and set it at the curb within the same window as garbage. Toilets carry the same plastic wrapping requirement.
Appliances and metal items go out with the regular garbage after you submit the town's notification form. Anything with a cord or a motor follows the same route.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Appliances, metal and corded or motorized items are placed out through the town's notification process at no separate charge.
When & how
The item is collected on the household's normal garbage day once the notification has been submitted.
Get it ready
File the town's Electronics or Metal Pick-Up notification before the collection day, then set the item at the curb with the regular trash inside the normal 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. window. Call the Sanitation Department at 716-686-3426 if you are unsure whether the item qualifies.
Televisions, computers and other electronics are collected with the regular garbage once the town's notification form has been submitted. The same route covers anything with a cord or motor.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Electronics are set out through the town notification process at no separate charge for Cheektowaga households.
When & how
Electronics are collected on the household's normal garbage day after the notification is filed.
Get it ready
Complete the Electronics or Metal Pick-Up notification first, then place the item at the curb with the regular trash. Keep the item out no earlier than 3:00 p.m. the day before collection.
Material from work the owner or occupant does is collected in small bundles, while debris from a hired contractor is the contractor's responsibility. The town excludes several common landscaping and outdoor items.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Owner and occupant project debris within the published bundle limits is collected with the regular Cheektowaga service. Contractor debris is excluded and must be removed by the contractor.
When & how
Bundled material goes out on the regular collection day within the normal set-out window.
Get it ready
Cut plasterboard, drywall, paneling, doors, wood and shingles into 4 foot sections, tie them in bundles under 40 pounds and 4 feet long, and stack them neatly at the curb or place them in an authorized tote. The limit is two totes or six bundles. Landscape timbers, railroad ties, pallets, firewood and stumps are not collected, and work done by a contractor must be removed by that contractor, except toilets which go out wrapped in plastic with the regular trash.
The town composts yard waste from mid April through mid November and runs a separate branch route and a fall leaf route. Grass clippings go in open containers or biodegradable bags, and plastic bags are not accepted for them.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Yard waste, branch and leaf collection is part of the town service for Cheektowaga households during the published seasons.
When & how
Grass clippings are limited to six bags or cans a week during the composting season. Branches are collected town-wide on a rotating basis, starting with bundles under 4 feet and 40 pounds, with a six bundle weekly limit. Branch pick-up runs mid April through mid November and highway leaf pick-up begins 1 October.
Get it ready
Keep grass clippings free of paper, plastic and stone and put them in open containers or biodegradable bags under 40 pounds. Tie branches in bundles under 4 feet and 40 pounds and pile them at the curb in an open area that does not block the sidewalk or street. Rake loose leaves into the right of way only; bagged or container leaves are picked up by the Sanitation Department instead. After composting stops around 15 November, yard waste goes into heavy duty plastic bags in the garbage tote or beside it.
Pesticides, pool chemicals, oil-based paints, paint thinners, batteries including auto batteries, and flammable materials and liquids are not collected by the town. Erie County runs household hazardous waste drop-off days for most of these items.
City cost & eligibility
Cheektowaga sanitation crews do not collect hazardous material. Route it to an Erie County Hazardous Waste Drop Off Day and call the county at 858-6800 for the schedule.
When & how
Erie County sets the drop-off day dates. The town directs residents to the county at 858-6800 for the next date.
Get it ready
Keep these items out of the tote and off the curb. Call Erie County at 858-6800 to confirm the next hazardous waste drop-off day before you travel with the material.
Cheektowaga allows garbage and bulky items at the curb from 3:00 p.m. the day before collection until 6:00 a.m. on collection day. Putting trash out before 3:00 p.m. the previous day is an ordinance violation and can bring a fine, so timing matters more here than the collection itself.
Mattresses, box springs and toilets must be wrapped in plastic before they go out. Carpet, padding and similar bulky material must be cut, rolled, tied and kept under 40 pounds per bundle with a six bundle limit, and home project debris is limited to two totes or six bundles.
Branches go at the curb in an open area that does not block the sidewalk or the street. Loose leaves belong in the right of way only and must not be raked into the street, and brush or branches should not be mixed into a leaf pile.
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.
The required step before a television, computer, appliance or any corded or motorized item can go out with the regular trash.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Submitting the notification does not add a fee. The item is then collected on the regular garbage day.
Arrange it
Submit the town's Notification of Metal Pick-Up form before the collection day, then set the item at the curb with the regular garbage. Call 716-686-3426 if the item does not clearly fit the electronics, appliance or metal description.
The item travels on the normal collection day, so the standard 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. set-out window applies.
A place to take branches that are too long or too heavy for the weekly bundle limit.
Cost & conditions
The town lists the Highway yard as an option during normal business hours for branches over the curbside limits. Confirm access and any condition with the Highway Department at 716-686-3450 before you load.
Arrange it
Call the Highway Department at 716-686-3450 and ask about bringing oversized branches to the yard during normal business hours.
Intended for branches beyond the 4 foot and 40 pound curbside bundle limit. Large landscaping material such as tree trunks and stumps must be removed by your own landscaping contractor.
The route for paint, thinners, pool chemicals, pesticides, batteries and flammable liquids that the town will not collect.
Cost & conditions
Erie County sets the terms and dates for its household hazardous waste drop-off days. Call the county at 858-6800 to confirm the next event and what it accepts.
Arrange it
Call Erie County at 858-6800 for the date of the next hazardous waste drop-off day, then bring the material to that event.
Drop-off days are periodic rather than continuous, and the county controls the accepted material list. The town does not publish a fixed hazardous waste address.
Cheektowaga does not publish a single residential drop-off site for household items, because the town route is curbside collection on your regular day, combined with the electronics and metal notification for appliances and anything with a cord or motor. Branches beyond the curbside bundle limit can go to the Highway yard during business hours if you call 716-686-3450 first, and hazardous material such as paint, pool chemicals and batteries waits for an Erie County hazardous waste drop-off day. Call the Sanitation Department at 716-686-3426 if you need to confirm how a specific item will be handled. Sanitation Department and RecyclingHighway Department
Before you book
Your questions. Straight answers.
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.
Will a couch be picked up with the regular trash?+
Yes. Furniture is collected with the regular garbage, so put it at the curb on your normal collection day. A sleeper sofa needs the metal fold-out section removed before pick-up.Official guidance
Do mattresses and box springs need to be wrapped?+
Yes. Cheektowaga requires mattresses and box springs to be wrapped in plastic for pick-up, and they are collected on your scheduled garbage day. Toilets must be wrapped in plastic as well.Official guidance
How do I put out a refrigerator or washer?+
Submit the town's Electronics or Metal Pick-Up notification, then set the appliance at the curb with your regular garbage on collection day. Electronics, appliances, metal and anything with a cord or motor all follow that route.Official guidance
How do I get rid of an old television or computer?+
File the Electronics or Metal Pick-Up notification with the town, then put the television or computer at the curb with your regular garbage on collection day. The town takes electronics, appliances, metal and anything with a cord or motor on that same route.Official guidance
Does it cost extra to put out a television or appliance?+
No. Cheektowaga collects electronics, appliances, metal and anything with a cord or motor with the regular garbage at no separate charge once you file the town's notification form. The one town charge that comes up often is a replacement or extra tote, which is a separate purchase arranged through the Sanitation Department, and the current tote prices are published on the town page. Dropcurb pricing for a pickup is shown at checkout and is separate from these municipal charges.Official guidance
What is the electronics and metal notification?+
It is the town form you submit before setting out electronics, appliances, metal, or anything with a cord or motor. The item then goes to the curb with your regular garbage on collection day. Skipping the notification is the most common reason these items sit uncollected.Official guidance
What time can I put items at the curb?+
Not before 3:00 p.m. the day before your collection day, and everything should be out before 6:00 a.m. on collection day. Putting trash out earlier than 3:00 p.m. the previous day is an ordinance violation and can bring a fine.Official guidance
