Figuring out what the city takes. Waiting for pickup day. Calling around for quotes. It’s a lot to sort out for something you’re ready to be done with.
Standard sofa$79First item example Before applicable tax
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Find your items in the catalog and see your exact price online. Book without phone calls or an in-person estimate.
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Choose your pickup day. Book by 2pm local time for same-day pickup, where available.
In the loop until it’s gone.
Get a booking confirmation, a text before arrival and pickup photos when it’s done. Follow along on your pickup page.
Made for your place
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.
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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 Bulk pickup runs on four rotating city routes, four items per pickup at no charge, with a paid special pickup for extra items or another day. No charge. Up to four bulk items per pickup are collected at no charge from a Cleveland Heights household on the route week for its area. More than four items, a collection on a day that is not the scheduled route day, or a special collection of loose brush is arranged through the Bulk Pickup Request Form at the published per item rate, paid in advance up to a maximum of ten items.
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.
Selected customer reviews. Counts checked September 2026.
The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Cleveland Heights runs curbside refuse and recycling from its own Department of Public Works, and bulk items follow four citywide routes that rotate one route a week, so a household puts up to four items on the tree lawn on the first day of its area route week rather than on any day it likes. Soft furniture, mattresses and box springs have to be wrapped in plastic, refrigerator doors come off, carpet is cut and rolled, and bags of trash, move-out loads and building debris are refused. Anything beyond four items, a different collection day or a loose brush pickup goes through the Bulk Pickup Request Form for a per item fee paid in advance. Cardboard rides the weekly recycling cart, flattened and never bagged.
Bulk pickup runs on four rotating city routes, four items per pickup at no charge, with a paid special pickup for extra items or another day.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Up to four bulk items per pickup are collected at no charge from a Cleveland Heights household on the route week for its area. More than four items, a collection on a day that is not the scheduled route day, or a special collection of loose brush is arranged through the Bulk Pickup Request Form at the published per item rate, paid in advance up to a maximum of ten items.
When & how
Find the area route in the 2026 Refuse and Recycling Calendar and place the items on the tree lawn on the first day of that route week, between 7 p.m. on the Sunday and 7 a.m. on the Monday of the collection week, with the pickup day varying through the week.
Get it ready
Wrap all soft furniture, mattresses and box springs in plastic, remove the doors from refrigerators and appliances and lay the item flat so a child or pet cannot climb inside, cut and roll carpet into rolls no more than one foot high and three feet long, keep everything at least three feet from the refuse and recycling carts and clear of overhead obstructions, flatten and tie large boxes and crates, separate tires from their rims, and put glass and sharp-edged items in puncture-resistant containers before bagging. Do not add bags of trash, and keep move-out, clean-out, building and construction debris out of the pile.
Cardboard goes in the recycling cart on the weekly curbside collection, flattened and never bagged.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Weekly curbside recycling is provided to Cleveland Heights city residents at no separate charge, with cardboard and paper going in the recycling cart.
When & how
Put the recycling cart out on the weekly collection day, with the cardboard flattened and loose in the cart.
Get it ready
Empty and flatten all cardboard and boxes so they take up less space, keep the material clean and dry, and place it loosely in the recycling cart rather than in a bag, because bagged or contaminated recycling is refused. Plastic bags belong at a grocery store rather than in the cart.
Place bulk items on the tree lawn for collection on the first day of the area route week, between 7 p.m. on the Sunday and 7 a.m. on the Monday, and expect the pickup day to vary through the week. Refuse of any type set out before the regular collection day without an arrangement with Public Works may draw a fine.
Recyclables go loose in the cart, empty, clean and dry, with cardboard and boxes flattened. Bagged or contaminated recycling is not collected, and plastic bags should go to a grocery store rather than the cart.
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 Cleveland Heights Department of Public Works Refuse and Recycling
Use the free bulk pickup on the area route week
A household with up to four bulk items, such as furniture, a mattress, an appliance or carpet.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Up to four bulk items per pickup at no charge for a Cleveland Heights household on the scheduled route week for its area.
Arrange it
Find the area route in the 2026 Refuse and Recycling Calendar and place the prepared items on the tree lawn on the first day of that route week.
Four items per pickup, no bags of trash with the bulk pile, no move-out or clean-out loads and no building or construction debris, and the set out window is the start of the route week rather than the pickup day itself.
City of Cleveland Heights Department of Public Works Refuse and Recycling
Request a paid special pickup
A household with more than four bulk items, a collection needed on another day, or loose brush to clear.
Cost & conditions
$10 per bulk item for a special pickup, paid in advance, up to a maximum of ten items. Cleveland Heights residents using the Bulk Pickup Request Form, with the fee paid before the collection is scheduled.
Arrange it
Submit the Bulk Pickup Request Form online, pay the charge in advance, and set the items out on the regular collection day that is assigned.
No weekend collections, pickups usually run within 24 to 72 hours on a regularly scheduled collection day, and the same preparation and refusal rules apply as on the route week.
City of Cleveland Heights Department of Public Works Refuse and Recycling
Use the weekly recycling cart
Any household with cardboard, paper, cans, glass and plastic jugs and bottles.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Weekly curbside recycling is provided to city residents at no separate charge.
Arrange it
Put the recycling cart out on the weekly collection day with the material loose, empty, clean and dry, and flattened cardboard inside.
Bagged or contaminated recycling is refused, plastic bags belong at a grocery store, and batteries, electronics, clothing, food, liquid, yard waste, Styrofoam, scrap metal, hoses, cords and wires cannot go in the cart.
Cleveland Heights runs both routes as curbside services, so there is no city drop-off site on the pages that were read. Bulk items go on the tree lawn on the first day of an area route week, with four items per pickup at no charge and the four city routes rotating weekly on a color coded schedule in the 2026 Refuse and Recycling Calendar. More than four items, a different day or a loose brush collection is arranged through the Bulk Pickup Request Form at a per item charge paid in advance, up to ten items, and collections usually run within 24 to 72 hours on a regular collection day with no weekend service. Cardboard and other recyclables go loose in the recycling cart on the weekly collection, empty, clean and dry and never bagged, and plastic bags, batteries, electronics, clothing, food, liquids, yard waste, Styrofoam and scrap metal are refused there. Cuyahoga County runs a recycling and disposal search engine for drop-off and reuse questions that the city points to, and the refuse and recycling supervisor is on 216-691-7300. Large and bulk items, the rotating route weeks and the special pickup rulesWeekly curbside recycling with the cardboard and refused item lists
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.
How do bulk items get collected in Cleveland Heights?+
The city collects bulk items from one of four citywide routes each week, rotating the route, and a household may put out up to four items at no charge on the first day of its route week. The route for an address is color coded on the 2026 Refuse and Recycling Calendar, and items go on the tree lawn between 7 p.m. Sunday and 7 a.m. Monday of that week.Official guidance
What if I have more than four bulk items?+
Use the Bulk Pickup Request Form to arrange a special pickup, which is charged per item and paid in advance up to a maximum of ten items. Special collections are usually picked up within 24 to 72 hours on a regularly scheduled collection day, and there are no weekend collections.Official guidance
How does cardboard go out in Cleveland Heights?+
Cardboard goes in the recycling cart on the weekly curbside collection. Empty and flatten it so it takes less space, place it loosely in the cart, and never bag it, because bagged or contaminated recycling is not accepted.Official guidance
What cannot go in the Cleveland Heights recycling cart?+
Plastic bags, hoses, cords, wires, metal hangers, chains and scrap metal, batteries and electronics, clothing, food or liquid, yard waste, Styrofoam and e-waste are all refused. Plastic bags go to a grocery store instead, and the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District search engine helps with the rest.Official guidance
Who handles refuse and bulk pickup in Cleveland Heights?+
The City of Cleveland Heights Department of Public Works Refuse and Recycling runs both services, with Tony Torres as the refuse and recycling supervisor on 216-691-7300. Refuse and recycling are collected curbside every week, and bulk items follow the four rotating city routes.Official guidance
What does a bulk pickup cost in Cleveland Heights?+
Up to four bulk items are collected free on the household's area route week. A special pickup for more than four items or for another day is charged per item, paid in advance, with a maximum of ten items, and bags of trash that do not fit the cart are charged per bag through the same request form with a four bag limit.Official guidance
What counts as a bulk item in Cleveland Heights?+
The city accepts couches, chairs, mattresses, box springs, washing machines, dressers, dining tables and chairs, toilets, televisions, refrigerators and carpets. Soft furniture, mattresses and box springs have to be wrapped in plastic, refrigerator doors removed, carpet cut and rolled, and bags of trash, move-out or clean-out loads and building or construction debris are refused.Official guidance
