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City collection Furniture is inside the city's non-metal bulk definition, which names tables, chairs, couches, sleeper sofas and rugs cut and tied in three foot lengths. One non-metal bulk item per household goes to the curb each week on the second collection day, for private homes and buildings of six units or less, and the same items can be dropped at the Recycling Center instead. No charge. Collected by the city on its weekly non-metal bulk route at no published charge, with one item per household on the second scheduled collection day for private homes and buildings of six units or less; the Recycling Center drop-off is the free alternative.
City collection Mattresses and box springs are the first two items named in the city's non-metal bulk definition, so a bed goes out on the weekly bulk day like a couch. One non-metal bulk item per household per week is the published limit, and a mattress can also be dropped at the Recycling Center. No charge. Collected on the city's weekly non-metal bulk route at no published charge, one item per household on the second collection day, for private homes and buildings of six units or less.
City collection Appliances are metal bulk in Yonkers, a separate stream from couches and mattresses. Washers, dryers, refrigerators, air conditioners, stoves and hot water heaters are collected only by appointment through the Mayor's Help Line, or dropped at the Recycling Center, where the city removes refrigerant free of charge and where a refrigerator door must be taken off before collection. No charge. Collected on the city's metal bulk service with no published charge, but only by appointment on 914-377-HELP (4357) or by taking the unit to the Recycling Center; the city removes freon free of charge at the center.
City collection Yonkers runs bulk as two weekly streams: one non-metal item per household at the curb on the second collection day, and metal bulk by appointment. Bulk material goes out no earlier than sundown the evening before the scheduled pickup under the city code, and everything at the curb stays inside the barrel and bag limits the code sets. No charge. No published charge for either bulk stream: one non-metal item per household each week on the second collection day from homes and buildings of six units or less, and metal bulk by appointment on 914-377-HELP (4357) or at the Recycling Center.
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?
Yonkers collects its own refuse and splits bulk into two streams. Non-metal bulk goes to the curb once a week from homes and buildings of six units or less, one item on the second collection day, and the city's own definition of that stream names mattresses, box springs, tables, chairs, couches, sleeper sofas and tied rugs. Metal bulk, which covers washers, dryers, refrigerators, air conditioners, stoves, hot water heaters, bed frames, metal shelving and bicycles, is collected by appointment through the Mayor's Help Line instead, and the city removes refrigerant free at the Recycling Center. Televisions, computers and small electronics go to that same center on Saw Mill River Road, with a curbside appointment needed only for a television larger than 36 inches, and leftover house paint is accepted there through PaintCare. Construction debris, grass clippings, tires at the curb, solvents and motor oil are the items the city refuses, and tires carry the one published price in the programme.
Furniture is inside the city's non-metal bulk definition, which names tables, chairs, couches, sleeper sofas and rugs cut and tied in three foot lengths. One non-metal bulk item per household goes to the curb each week on the second collection day, for private homes and buildings of six units or less, and the same items can be dropped at the Recycling Center instead.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Collected by the city on its weekly non-metal bulk route at no published charge, with one item per household on the second scheduled collection day for private homes and buildings of six units or less; the Recycling Center drop-off is the free alternative.
When & how
Put the item at the curb no earlier than sundown the evening before your second collection day, which the city runs on a Thursday or Friday, and keep it to one non-metal bulk item that week.
Get it ready
Tie a sleeper sofa closed, cut and tie rugs in three foot lengths, keep the piece whole and reachable from the curb, and keep construction material, motor oil, compressed gas tanks and tires out of the pile because none of those are collected at the curb.
Mattresses and box springs are the first two items named in the city's non-metal bulk definition, so a bed goes out on the weekly bulk day like a couch. One non-metal bulk item per household per week is the published limit, and a mattress can also be dropped at the Recycling Center.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Collected on the city's weekly non-metal bulk route at no published charge, one item per household on the second collection day, for private homes and buildings of six units or less.
When & how
Set the mattress out no earlier than sundown the night before your second collection day of the week, and count it as the one non-metal bulk item for that week.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress and box spring dry and together, stand them against the curb rather than flat in the street, and leave them out of the thirty gallon refuse barrels that the code requires for household trash.
Appliances are metal bulk in Yonkers, a separate stream from couches and mattresses. Washers, dryers, refrigerators, air conditioners, stoves and hot water heaters are collected only by appointment through the Mayor's Help Line, or dropped at the Recycling Center, where the city removes refrigerant free of charge and where a refrigerator door must be taken off before collection.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Collected on the city's metal bulk service with no published charge, but only by appointment on 914-377-HELP (4357) or by taking the unit to the Recycling Center; the city removes freon free of charge at the center.
When & how
Call 914-377-HELP (4357) to book the metal bulk pickup, or take the appliance to the Recycling Center between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Get it ready
Remove the door from a refrigerator before collection, empty the unit, tape or tie the doors and cords on anything else, and bring proof of residency with matching vehicle registration if you are taking it to the center.
Electronics go to the Recycling Center rather than the curb. The city encourages residents to drop off computer monitors, televisions, small appliances, food processors, paper shredders, CD players and nickel cadmium batteries there, and the one exception is a television larger than 36 inches, which can be collected curbside but only by appointment through the Mayor's Help Line.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free drop-off for Yonkers residents with valid identification at the Recycling Center, where electronic equipment is accepted during business hours; the same page publishes a tire charge but no charge for electronics.
When & how
Take the devices to 735 Saw Mill River Road between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Monday through Saturday, or call 914-377-HELP (4357) to book a curbside pickup if the television is larger than 36 inches.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data from computers and phones, bring valid identification, keep the devices loose rather than bagged because the center requires recyclable material to be loose, and keep batteries out of the household barrels.
Yonkers refuses construction material on every city route. The curbside rules bar construction material from regular trash, and the Recycling Center bans construction and demolition debris outright along with roofing materials. A renovation load therefore needs a private container or hauler rather than a city collection.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no construction debris route or rate, because the material is refused curbside and at the Recycling Center. Call the Refuse Department on 914-377-6724 to ask whether any household quantity can be handled and arrange a private container or hauler for the load itself.
When & how
Do not put construction material out on a collection day and do not load it for the Recycling Center, where it will be turned away. Arrange the removal before the project produces debris.
Get it ready
Keep lumber, drywall, shingles, concrete and roofing material out of the refuse barrels and off the bulk pile, separate anything that might be accepted as metal bulk, and keep paint and chemicals on the PaintCare and household chemical route instead.
Exercise equipment appears in neither of the city's bulk lists. The non-metal list is a closed set of furniture and bedding items, and the metal list covers appliances, bicycles and metal shelving but no exercise machines, so a treadmill or weight machine has to be confirmed before it goes out.
City cost & eligibility
No exercise machine is named in the non-metal or metal bulk lists, and no price is published for one. Call the Refuse Department on 914-377-6724 or the Mayor's Help Line on 914-377-HELP (4357) with the size and weight of the machine and confirm which stream, if either, will take it.
When & how
Confirm the route first, then either book the appointment or use the bulk day the city gives you rather than putting the machine out unannounced.
Get it ready
Break the machine down as far as it comes apart, keep the frame, deck and console parts together, tape the cables, and be ready to describe the largest piece when you call.
Yonkers runs bulk as two weekly streams: one non-metal item per household at the curb on the second collection day, and metal bulk by appointment. Bulk material goes out no earlier than sundown the evening before the scheduled pickup under the city code, and everything at the curb stays inside the barrel and bag limits the code sets.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. No published charge for either bulk stream: one non-metal item per household each week on the second collection day from homes and buildings of six units or less, and metal bulk by appointment on 914-377-HELP (4357) or at the Recycling Center.
When & how
Set non-metal bulk out no earlier than sundown the night before the second collection day, which is a Thursday or Friday, and book metal bulk in advance rather than adding it to the same pile.
Get it ready
Keep household refuse in barrels no larger than thirty gallons with bags under fifty pounds, keep bulk out of the barrels, keep construction material, motor oil, compressed gas tanks, tires, rims and car batteries out of the pile, and leave grass clippings on the lawn because the city refuses them everywhere.
Tires are refused at the curb but accepted at the Recycling Center, and they are the one item in the whole programme with a published price. The city charges eight dollars per tire and takes them without rims, and the same page bars rims and car batteries from curbside collection.
City cost & eligibility
$8 per tire dropped off at the Recycling Center, excluding rims, as published on the city page. Yonkers residents only, with proof of residence and matching vehicle registration, arriving in a non commercial vehicle for one of the two permitted loads a week.
When & how
Take the tires to 735 Saw Mill River Road between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Monday through Saturday, closed holidays, and leave them off the curb on collection day.
Get it ready
Remove the rims before the trip because they are excluded, keep the tires off any curbside pile, and keep the load within the two loads per week and one per day limit the center enforces.
Leftover house paint is the one chemical Yonkers takes, through the PaintCare programme at the Recycling Center, limited to five gallons per visit with sealed original containers. Everything else on the chemical shelf is refused: the same page rejects aerosol spray paints, paint thinner, solvents, motor oil, glue, caulk, roofing tar, pesticides and cleaning chemicals, and the recycling rules refuse oil, grease, hazardous waste and gas cylinders.
City cost & eligibility
PaintCare takes architectural paint at no published charge, but solvents, thinners, aerosols, motor oil and other chemicals are refused both at the Recycling Center and at the curb, and the city publishes no household chemical collection. Confirm what applies with the Refuse Department on 914-377-6724 or the Recycling Center on 914-377-6752.
When & how
Take accepted paint to the Recycling Center during PaintCare hours, Monday through Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., and hold anything else until the city confirms a route.
Get it ready
Keep paint in sealed original containers with the manufacturer's label, take no more than the published per visit limit, never mix chemicals, keep motor oil out of the trash and the recycling, and keep compressed gas cylinders out of every city route because only empty propane barbecue tanks are taken.
Section 91-36B of the city code requires garbage and bulk at the curb no earlier than sundown the evening before the scheduled pickup, and the city warns that a set out that breaks the rule can bring a fine. Household refuse goes in barrels no larger than thirty gallons with plastic bags under fifty pounds, and supermarket shopping bags are not to be used for garbage. During compost season leaves and brush go out in open containers or paper bags, never plastic, on Wednesdays.
Non-metal bulk is a curb service: one item per household on the second collection day of the week, which the city runs on a Thursday or Friday, from private homes and buildings of six units or less. Metal bulk is not: appliances, metal shelving and bicycles need an appointment through the Mayor's Help Line, or a trip to the Recycling Center where refrigerant is removed free. Buildings with more than six units arrange bulk through their super, landlord or management company.
Regular trash refuses commercial garbage, construction material, compressed gas tanks, motor oil, medical waste, rocks and dirt, and tires, rims and car batteries are refused at the curb as well. The Recycling Center refuses construction and demolition debris, roofing material, toxic paint and tar cans, hazardous waste, oil and grease, gas cylinders other than empty propane barbecue tanks, raw garbage and bagged recyclables. Grass clippings are refused everywhere, including at the Organic Yard, and the city's answer is to leave them on the lawn.
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.
Put one non-metal bulk item out on your second collection day
A household with a mattress, a couch, a chair, a table or a tied rug to get rid of.
Cost & conditions
No charge. No published charge for the weekly non-metal bulk collection, which takes one item per household on the second collection day from private homes and buildings of six units or less.
Arrange it
Set the item at the curb no earlier than sundown the evening before the second collection day, tie a sleeper sofa closed and cut and tie rugs in three foot lengths.
Only one non-metal item per household per week, buildings of six units or less only, and appliances are not part of this stream because they are metal bulk and need an appointment; construction material, tires and chemicals are refused.
A household with a washer, dryer, refrigerator, air conditioner, stove, hot water heater, bed frame, metal shelf unit or bicycle to get rid of.
Cost & conditions
No charge. No published charge for metal bulk collection, which the city runs weekly by appointment; the city also removes refrigerant free of charge at the Recycling Center.
Arrange it
Call the Mayor's Help Line on 914-377-HELP (4357) to book the pickup, remove the door from a refrigerator first, and set the item out only once the appointment is confirmed.
Metal bulk is not collected on the weekly non-metal bulk day, the appointment has to be made in advance, and an appliance can also be taken to the Recycling Center by a resident with valid identification and matching vehicle registration.
A resident who can carry the load and wants to clear electronics, a mattress, a couch or an appliance in one trip.
Cost & conditions
No charge. No published charge for bulk items, electronics or recyclables dropped by city residents during business hours; tires are the one published charge at the gate and the PaintCare paint drop-off is free with its own limits.
Arrange it
Go to 735 Saw Mill River Road between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Monday through Saturday, closed holidays, with the material loose rather than bagged and separated by category.
City residents only, two loads a week with one per day, no commercial or rented vehicles, no trailers and no walk in waste, buildings of six families and under, and the center refuses construction and demolition debris, roofing material, hazardous waste, oil and grease and gas cylinders other than empty propane barbecue tanks.
A household with leftover house paint, primer, deck coating, floor paint or clear finish.
Cost & conditions
No charge. No published charge for the PaintCare drop-off at the Recycling Center, which is open to Yonkers residents with matching licence and car registration addresses, one visit per day and two days per week, with a five gallon limit per visit.
Arrange it
Bring the paint in sealed original containers with the manufacturer's label to the Recycling Center during business hours, Monday through Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Aerosol paints, thinners, solvents, motor oil, spackle, glue, caulk, adhesive, roofing tar, pesticides, cleaning chemicals, traffic paints, auto and marine paints, art paints and tar based products are all refused, and larger volumes have to go through PaintCare directly.
City drop-off for bulk items, electronics, recyclables and paint
Yonkers Recycling Center
735 Saw Mill River Road, Yonkers, NY
Bulk items such as mattresses, couches and appliances, recyclables separated by category, old electronic equipment including computer monitors, televisions, small appliances and nickel cadmium batteries, tires without rims, empty propane barbecue tanks, leftover architectural paint through PaintCare, and reusable books, worn flags and textiles
City residents only, buildings of six families and under, with proof of residence and matching vehicle registration, two loads a week and one a day, no commercial or rented vehicles, no contractor looking vehicles, no apartment building addresses, no trailers and no walking in waste. The center refuses construction and demolition debris, roofing material, toxic paint and tar cans, hazardous waste, oil and grease, gas cylinders other than empty propane barbecue tanks, raw garbage and bagged recyclables.
Monday through Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., closed holidays; PaintCare keeps the same hours
$8 per tire dropped at the Recycling Center, excluding rims, as the one published price for the site; bulk items, electronics, recyclables and the PaintCare drop-off carry no published fee. Yonkers residents with valid identification and matching vehicle registration, within the two loads per week and one per day limit.
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.
Is a couch non-metal bulk in Yonkers?+
Yes. The city's non-metal bulk list names couches, chairs, tables, sleeper sofas that are tied closed and rugs cut and tied in three foot lengths, and one of those items per household goes out each week on the second collection day from homes and buildings of six units or less.Official guidance
How do I put out a mattress in Yonkers?+
Use your weekly non-metal bulk day. Mattresses and box springs are named in the city's non-metal bulk list, one item per household goes out on the second collection day of the week for buildings of six units or less, and the mattress can be dropped at the Recycling Center instead if you can carry it.Official guidance
How do I schedule a refrigerator pickup in Yonkers?+
Call the Mayor's Help Line on 914-377-HELP (4357), because appliances are metal bulk and are collected by appointment rather than on the weekly non-metal bulk day. Remove the refrigerator door first, and note that the city removes the freon free of charge if you take the unit to the Recycling Center instead.Official guidance
Where do TVs and computers go in Yonkers?+
To the Yonkers Recycling Center at 735 Saw Mill River Road, which takes computer monitors, televisions, small appliances and similar electronic equipment from residents with valid identification. A television larger than 36 inches is the exception: it can be collected at the curb by appointment on 914-377-HELP (4357).Official guidance
How much bulk can I put out in Yonkers?+
One non-metal bulk item per household each week, on your second collection day, from a private home or a building of six units or less. Metal bulk works differently: it is collected by appointment on 914-377-HELP (4357) or dropped at the Recycling Center, and buildings with more than six units go through their management company.Official guidance
When can I put bulk at the curb in Yonkers?+
No earlier than sundown the evening before your scheduled pickup, which is what Section 91-36B of the city code requires, and the city warns that putting material out early can bring a fine. Rugs need cutting and tying in three foot lengths before they go out.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Yonkers?+
The city does, through the Department of Public Works. The Sanitation Division collects household refuse and commingled recycling from homes and apartment buildings, the Refuse Disposal Division runs the Recycling Center on Saw Mill River Road, and the Refuse Department answers questions on 914-377-6724.Official guidance
How do I book a bulk pickup appointment in Yonkers?+
Call the Mayor's Help Line on 914-377-HELP (4357). Appointments are what the city uses for metal bulk and for a television larger than 36 inches, while the weekly non-metal bulk item needs no call and simply goes out on your second collection day of the week.Official guidance
Does the Yonkers bulk service cover larger apartment buildings?+
The curb service covers private homes and buildings with six units or less. The city tells larger buildings to speak to their super, landlord or management company about bulk disposal, and the Recycling Center is restricted to buildings of six families and under as well.Official guidance
How often is recycling collected in Yonkers?+
Commingled recyclables go out at the curb every other week, alongside newspapers and leaves for compost, and buildings over six units arrange their own recycling with their management company. Recycle Coach gives the collection schedule and weekly reminders.Official guidance
