Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Bulk junk removal
in Cleveland Heights.

Bags, boxes and the last things left to clear, gone from the curb. Choose what’s going, see your exact price and book by 2pm for same-day pickup. You don’t need to be home.

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What is ready to go?

First item / additional item

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Book by 2pm for same-day pickup.

Choose items or browse the full catalog.

Two separate tied household bags and one filled box grouped outside an open doorway, with the entrance kept clear.
Two bags. One filled box. Count what goes, then book it together.

Finish clearing the space

The last few things still deserve a pickup.

You have decided what is going. Now give those bags and boxes a pickup day, with a price you can see before anyone arrives.

The move is nearly done.

Book the unwanted bags and boxes left after packing. Choose an available pickup day before you hand back the keys, and arrange to have them outside.

The clear-out can be finished.

You do not need a whole house of junk. Select the bags, boxes and larger items you actually have. Your combined price is shown online.

You want to know it is handled.

When the next collection does not fit your plans, choose a Dropcurb pickup day. Updates keep you informed, and completion photos show when the booked items are gone.

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A clear count. An exact price.

Count the bags and boxes, not everything inside.

A few simple choices turn a mixed pile into a clear booking. No need to estimate how much of a truck it might fill.

Filled bags and boxes

Count each trash bag or filled household box. Books and media go by the box. Clothes, bedding and shoes go by the filled bag. Toys packed together have a Box of toys choice. Ask us about unusually heavy or oversized bags and boxes first.

Empty cardboard and containers

Empty cardboard is a different choice: choose single empty boxes or tied bundles of 10 flattened boxes. Compacted bales have their own weight-based choices and require loading-dock access. A Storage bin choice covers the empty bin itself; ask us to confirm the contents if they are going too.

Furniture and other larger items

Add the actual larger item alongside your bags and boxes, such as a sofa, chair or mattress. It has its own price and preparation. Keep construction materials and items needing special handling out of ordinary household bags.

Bulk junk removal prices in Cleveland Heights

First item / additional item

  • Trash bag$59 / $10
  • Filled household box$59 / $15
  • Bag of clothes & bedding$59 / $10
  • Empty cardboard box$59 / $5
  • 10 flattened cardboard boxes$79 / $20
  • Box of toys$89 / $29
  • Dumpster Bag$300 / $250

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.

Choose my items

Ready for pickup

Bring the booked items together outside.

You handle sorting and getting things out of the home or building. We load and haul away the items on your booking from an accessible outdoor spot.

Book by 2pm at the pickup address for same-day pickup, using the dates shown at checkout. Pickup is booked for a day, not an exact arrival time. Confirm any short building-access window with us before booking.

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.

Text us about your setup
  1. Count it before you book.

    Add the bags, boxes and separate larger items, then choose an available day. Have an unusual pile or uncertain contents? Send a photo before booking so we can help with the choices.

  2. Make the handoff easy.

    Bag or box small household items as much as possible. Keep the booked items together, separate from anything staying. Follow your confirmation for when they need to be outside and accessible.

  3. Show us what goes.

    Add photos and clear pickup-location notes on your order page. You do not need to be home when everything is outside and accessible. We send pickup updates and completion photos.

You’re in the loop.
Until it’s gone.

Confirmation when you book. A heads-up before arrival. Photos when it’s done.

Dropcurb

Your pickup is booked.

You’re booked.

Your confirmation comes straight to your phone.

The local disposal guide

What are your
local options?

Bulk junk removal in Cleveland Heights: start with the item’s collection rules, then choose the arrangement that fits.

Reviewed · Sources below

Bulk items, furniture and appliances

Accepted with preparation

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.
Large and bulk items, the rotating route weeks and the special pickup rules

The handoff matters

Right item.
Right place.

Bulk items go out at the start of the route week

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.

Large and bulk items, the rotating route weeks and the special pickup rules

For your Dropcurb pickup

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.

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Choose what fits

A few ways
to get it gone.

The right option depends on what you have, where it is and when you need the space back.

Outdoor pickup

Dropcurb

See your price, choose an available day and follow your pickup updates.

Price
Upfront item pricing. Loading, transportation and disposal included; applicable sales tax shown before payment.
Your part
Bring the selected items to an accessible outdoor spot. We load and haul them away.
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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.

Open the bulk item page

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.

Open the special pickup terms

Taking it somewhere yourself?

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

Customer reviews

Less stuff. A lot less stress.

“Quick and easy pickup. I wasn’t home and they sent me a picture of the pickup. Good communication too.”

Paul H.Google review

“Easy to schedule, same or next day appt and excellent prices. Highly recommend!”

Kathleen S.Trustpilot review

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Before you book

A few things
worth knowing.

Bulk junk removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Cleveland Heights.

How much does bulk junk removal cost in Cleveland Heights?

A trash bag is $59 as the first item and $10 additional. A filled household box is $59 as the first item. Add your actual items and quantities to see the combined price before booking. Loading, transportation and disposal are included; any applicable sales tax is shown before payment.

Can you pick up bags of junk today?

Book by 2pm in the pickup address’s local time for same-day pickup. Available dates appear at checkout. Have the booked bags and boxes outside and accessible according to your confirmation. You receive pickup updates and completion photos; the booking is for a day rather than an exact arrival time.

Do I count every object inside a bag or box?

No. Count the filled bags or boxes using the matching choice. Books and media go in Filled household box; clothes, bedding and shoes go in Bag of clothes & bedding; packed toys have a Box of toys choice. Empty cardboard is separate, with individual empty boxes and bundles of 10 flattened boxes. Heavy, oversized or unusual contents need a photo review before booking.

Can you pick up a small loose pile of household junk?

Yes. Estimate how many trash bags the small household pile would fill, and bag or box as much as possible. Select furniture and other larger items separately. There is no extra charge just because the pile is loose. Send a photo first if the count or contents are unclear. A household Dumpster Bag choice does not accept construction debris.

Can I book bags, boxes and furniture together?

Yes. Select the bags and boxes, then add each larger item using its own catalog choice. The booking shows one combined price for the selected items. Move everything to an accessible outdoor spot before pickup; indoor carrying and sorting are not included. Keep anything you want to retain apart from the booked items and identify what goes in your photos and notes.

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

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

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