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City collection Furniture is named as a bulk item and rides the weekly curbside collection at no extra item charge, inside the residential Waste Management service. No charge. Single family homes on public residential streets with Waste Management service billed at the published quarterly rate for garbage and recycling; condominiums and apartments on private roads are outside the programme, and bulk items are picked up by a separate truck from garbage and yard waste.
City collection No Mentor page names a mattress, so the set has to be cleared with Waste Management or the city before it goes out, and the county landfill takes it by weight if the city will not. The city publishes no mattress rule and no per item bulk charge because bulk collection sits inside the quarterly Waste Management service, and the county landfill prices a mattress as household waste by the load or by the ton, so confirm the route with Waste Management at (866) 797-9018 or the city at (440) 974-5781 first.
City collection Appliances are named as bulk items, but any unit holding refrigerant has to have the CFCs removed and a certified technician's tag attached before it goes out. No charge. Single family homes on public residential streets with Waste Management service, with the appliance collected as a bulk item inside the quarterly rate; the county landfill takes appliances for a per unit charge instead when a household hauls its own load.
City collection Bulk items are collected weekly on a separate truck with garbage and yard waste, and the city publishes a short refusal list that sends those loads to the county landfill. No charge. Single family homes on public residential streets with Waste Management service, where bulk items are included in the quarterly rate for garbage and recycling; condominiums and apartments on private roads are outside the programme and must arrange their own service.
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?
Mentor contracts its residential collection to Waste Management, which takes garbage every week and recycling every other week, and the same weekly service covers bulk items and yard waste on separate trucks. Anything the container will not hold, including appliances and furniture, goes to the curb as a bulk item at no extra charge, with two firm exceptions: tires, hazardous material, construction and demolition debris, yard waste and large auto parts are refused, and an air conditioner or refrigerator has to have the refrigerant removed and the unit tagged by a certified technician before it is collected. Anything the curbside contract will not take goes to the Lake County Solid Waste Facility at 2039 Blase Nemeth Road in Painesville, which takes household waste by the load or by weight, runs free electronics and mixed recycling drop-offs for county residents, charges per television and monitor, and holds a Saturday universal waste collection for paint, batteries, bulbs, cleaners and pool chemicals. Twice a year the county also runs a free household hazardous roundup at the Lake County Fairgrounds.
Furniture is named as a bulk item and rides the weekly curbside collection at no extra item charge, inside the residential Waste Management service.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Single family homes on public residential streets with Waste Management service billed at the published quarterly rate for garbage and recycling; condominiums and apartments on private roads are outside the programme, and bulk items are picked up by a separate truck from garbage and yard waste.
When & how
Put the furniture at the curb on the usual collection day, no later than 7:00 A.M. and no earlier than 3:00 P.M. the day before, and leave it out until the bulk truck arrives, because the separate vehicles can come at different times between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. A weekday holiday pushes the whole week one day and a weekend holiday does not.
Get it ready
Keep the piece clear of the cart, the recycling bin and the driveway so the crew can reach it, and keep tires, hazardous material, construction or demolition debris, yard waste and large auto parts out of the same pile, because the city refuses them in the bulk collection.
No Mentor page names a mattress, so the set has to be cleared with Waste Management or the city before it goes out, and the county landfill takes it by weight if the city will not.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no mattress rule and no per item bulk charge because bulk collection sits inside the quarterly Waste Management service, and the county landfill prices a mattress as household waste by the load or by the ton, so confirm the route with Waste Management at (866) 797-9018 or the city at (440) 974-5781 first.
When & how
Ask Waste Management whether the set rides the weekly bulk collection, and if it does, put it out by 7:00 A.M. on the collection day. Otherwise take it to the Lake County Solid Waste Facility at 2039 Blase Nemeth Road between 7:00 AM and 3:30 PM on a weekday or 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM on a Saturday.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress dry and whole, take the frame and headboard off because they are separate pieces, and keep it clear of the cart and the recycling bin. Never put bedding in the recycling bin, because the curbside programme takes only the listed recyclables.
Appliances are named as bulk items, but any unit holding refrigerant has to have the CFCs removed and a certified technician's tag attached before it goes out.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Single family homes on public residential streets with Waste Management service, with the appliance collected as a bulk item inside the quarterly rate; the county landfill takes appliances for a per unit charge instead when a household hauls its own load.
When & how
Have the refrigerant removed and the unit tagged first, then put the appliance at the curb by 7:00 A.M. on the collection day. A household that would rather haul the unit itself takes it to the Lake County Solid Waste Facility during its weekday or Saturday hours.
Get it ready
CFCs in air conditioners and refrigerators must be removed before pickup and the appliance must be properly tagged by a certified technician, which means arranging the work with a qualified service provider first. Empty the unit, secure the doors and drum, and keep appliances out of the recycling bin.
Televisions and monitors go to the county landfill electronics drop-off, where sets 27 inches or smaller are charged at one rate and larger sets, projection televisions and consoles at another.
City cost & eligibility
$5 per television or monitor 27 inches diagonally or smaller at the Lake County landfill electronics drop-off, with televisions larger than 27 inches, projection televisions and consoles charged at the higher per unit rate. Households delivering to the Lake County Solid Waste Facility during its operating hours; the electronics drop-off is open to residential customers, and residential electronics other than televisions and monitors are taken free.
When & how
Take the set to the Lake County Solid Waste Facility at 2039 Blase Nemeth Road, Painesville, OH 44077, during electronics drop-off hours, which are Monday to Friday 7:00 am to 3:30 pm and Saturdays 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Get it ready
Keep the set whole and dry, erase anything stored on it, and never put a television or monitor in the curbside recycling bin or the free county recycling bins, because those take only the listed mixed recyclables and the sets belong with the electronics drop-off.
All residential electronics are accepted free at the county landfill during every operating hour, and Saturday drop-offs can include batteries in the same building.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Residential electronics delivered to the Lake County Solid Waste Facility during operating hours; the free list covers anything that plugs into a wall or takes batteries other than a major appliance, while businesses are not served by the universal waste counter.
When & how
Drop items at 2039 Blase Nemeth Road, Painesville, OH 44077 during operating hours, Monday to Friday 7:00 am to 3:30 pm and Saturdays 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Standard hours can shift on holidays, so check the county holiday schedule before a trip.
Get it ready
Erase stored data, keep cables and power supplies with the device, and pull loose batteries so they can go to the Saturday universal waste counter or a retail collection point. Never put electronics in the curbside recycling bin or in the free landfill recycling bins.
Construction and demolition debris is refused in the curbside bulk pile and goes to the county landfill, where the load must be pre-approved and is charged as weighed waste.
City cost & eligibility
From $5 for minimum car load charge for up to 330 pounds at the county landfill, with a pickup load up to 660 pounds charged at the higher minimum and pre-approved construction and demolition debris charged at the same per ton rate as weighed waste generated inside Lake County. Loads delivered to the Lake County Solid Waste Facility, with construction and demolition debris requiring pre-approval; waste generated outside Lake County carries a higher per ton rate plus additional fees.
When & how
Call the county utilities department about pre-approval, then deliver the load to 2039 Blase Nemeth Road, Painesville, OH 44077 during operating hours, Monday to Friday 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM and Saturday 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, with holiday closures published separately.
Get it ready
Keep construction and demolition debris out of the curbside bulk pile, out of the garbage cart and out of the recycling bin, because the city refuses it in both collection streams. Stay within the six tire limit on any mixed load, and keep hazardous material, gasoline and liquids out of the debris.
No Mentor page names an exercise machine, so the machine has to be cleared as a bulk item with Waste Management or taken to the county landfill as waste.
City cost & eligibility
The city names appliances, furniture and other large items but no exercise machine, and bulk collection carries no per item charge, so confirm with Waste Management at (866) 797-9018 or the city at (440) 974-5781; the county landfill prices a refused machine as household waste by the load or by weight.
When & how
Ask Waste Management whether the machine rides the weekly bulk truck, and if it does, set it out by 7:00 A.M. on the collection day. Otherwise take it to the Lake County Solid Waste Facility during its weekday or Saturday hours.
Get it ready
Break the machine down as far as it comes apart, take the console and any battery off so the electronics can go to the free residential electronics drop-off instead, tie down loose decks and handles, and keep the frame clear of the cart and the recycling bin.
Bulk items are collected weekly on a separate truck with garbage and yard waste, and the city publishes a short refusal list that sends those loads to the county landfill.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Single family homes on public residential streets with Waste Management service, where bulk items are included in the quarterly rate for garbage and recycling; condominiums and apartments on private roads are outside the programme and must arrange their own service.
When & how
Bulk items go out with the weekly collection on the resident's regular day, no later than 7:00 A.M. and no earlier than 3:00 P.M. the day before, and cans and containers come off the curb before 7 A.M. the day after. Garbage, bulk and yard waste arrive on separate vehicles between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., so a pile is left out until the bulk truck reaches it.
Get it ready
Group the bulk pile away from the cart and the recycling bin, keep the pile inside what a crew can lift safely, and keep tires, hazardous materials, yard waste, construction and demolition debris, large auto parts and dead animals out of it, because all of those are refused. Yard waste has its own limits, with 12 units a week through the third week of October and 25 units a week afterwards, each unit under 35 pounds.
Paint, batteries, bulbs, cleaners and pool chemicals go to the county universal waste counter on Saturdays, and the county adds free roundups at the fairgrounds twice a year.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Lake County residents only, with no businesses served, delivering universal waste to the landfill on Saturdays in original containers; the fairgrounds roundups are free special collection events for residents as well.
When & how
Take universal waste to the Lake County Solid Waste Facility, 2039 Blase Nemeth Road, on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm only, since that counter does not open on weekdays. The free household hazardous roundups at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 1301 Mentor Ave, Painesville, run on the published 2026 dates of May 30 and September 12 from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Get it ready
Keep material in its original container and separate from other waste, and leave latex paint, propane tanks, gasoline, kerosene, fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, ammunition and medical waste at home, because the Saturday counter refuses all of them. Latex paint has its own disposal route and should be dried out rather than brought in.
Out by 7 a.m. on the collection day and back in the next morning
Material goes to the curb no later than 7:00 A.M. on the collection day and no earlier than 3:00 P.M. the day before, and cans and containers come off the curb before 7 A.M. the day after. Garbage, bulk items and yard waste arrive on separate vehicles that can come at different times between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., and there are no callbacks, so a pile stays out until the right truck reaches it. A holiday that falls on a weekday pushes the whole schedule one day, while a weekend holiday does not.
Refrigerant appliances need the tag before the truck
An air conditioner or refrigerator is collected only after the CFCs inside it have been removed and the unit has been properly tagged by a certified technician, so the service work has to be arranged before the appliance goes to the curb. Once it is tagged the unit rides the weekly bulk collection at no extra item charge. A household that prefers to haul its own appliance takes it to the Lake County Solid Waste Facility, where appliances are charged per unit.
A county trip has its own counters and its own hours
The Lake County Solid Waste Facility at 2039 Blase Nemeth Road in Painesville takes household waste by the load or by weight, runs free mixed recycling bins and a free residential electronics drop-off, charges per television and monitor, and takes tires without rims at six maximum per trip. Universal waste, including paint, batteries, bulbs, cleaners and pool chemicals, is accepted only on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm and only from residents, in original containers. The scale house is open Monday to Friday 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM and Saturday 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, with holiday closures published separately.
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City of Mentor Public Works with Waste Management and the Lake County Department of Utilities Solid Waste Division
Put bulk items out with the weekly Waste Management collection
A Mentor household on a public residential street with an appliance, a piece of furniture or another large item that will not fit in the garbage container.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Single family homes on public residential streets served by the city's Waste Management contract, where bulk items are included in the quarterly rate for garbage and recycling; condominiums and apartments on private roads must arrange service through their own management.
Arrange it
Set the items at the curb on the regular collection day, no later than 7:00 A.M. and no earlier than 3:00 P.M. the day before, and leave them out until the separate bulk truck arrives. Waste Management customer service is at (866) 797-9018 and the city Public Works number is (440) 974-5781.
Tires, hazardous materials, yard waste, construction and demolition debris, large auto parts and dead animals are refused. Air conditioners and refrigerators must have the CFCs removed and a certified technician's tag attached before pickup, and there are no callbacks for a missed pile.
City of Mentor Public Works with Waste Management and the Lake County Department of Utilities Solid Waste Division
Take the load to the Lake County Solid Waste Facility
A household with construction debris, a cleanout load, electronics, a television, an appliance, tires or anything the curbside bulk collection refuses.
Cost & conditions
From $5 for minimum car load charge for up to 330 pounds of household waste, with a pickup load up to 660 pounds charged at the higher minimum, pre-approved construction and demolition debris charged at the same per ton rate as weighed waste generated inside Lake County, appliances charged per unit, tires charged per tire up to six, and televisions and monitors charged per unit at the electronics drop-off. Loads delivered to the county facility at 2039 Blase Nemeth Road; waste generated outside Lake County is charged at a higher per ton rate plus additional generation fees, and the universal waste and roundup programmes are for residents only.
Arrange it
Drive to 2039 Blase Nemeth Road, Painesville, OH 44077 during operating hours, Monday to Friday 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM and Saturday 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, and use the drop-off building or the landfill face as the facility staff direct. Mixed recycling bins and the residential electronics drop-off are free, and the universal waste counter opens only on Saturdays.
Scrap tires are not landfilled and are limited to six per trip without rims, construction and demolition debris has to be pre-approved, the universal waste counter refuses propane tanks, gasoline, kerosene, fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, ammunition, medical waste, butane torches, latex paint and PCB light fixtures, and holiday closures change the standard hours.
City of Mentor Public Works with Waste Management and the Lake County Department of Utilities Solid Waste Division
Wait for a free household hazardous roundup at the fairgrounds
A household holding propane tanks, fire extinguishers, kerosene, unknown chemicals, roofing tar, lawn or pool chemicals, batteries and oil-based paint.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Lake County residents attending a free special collection event at the Lake County Fairgrounds, with material kept in clearly labelled containers.
Arrange it
Bring the material to the Lake County Fairgrounds, 1301 Mentor Ave, Painesville, OH 44077, on one of the published 2026 dates, which are May 30 and September 12, from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Ammunition, explosives, latex paint, medical waste, prescription medicines and smoke alarms are prohibited. Latex paint is dried and disposed of separately, smoke alarms are mailed to the manufacturer, and medication goes to a police drop-off bin such as the one at 8500 Civic Center Blvd.
County landfill and drop-off for waste, recycling, electronics, tires and Saturday universal waste
Lake County Solid Waste Facility
2039 Blase Nemeth Road, Painesville, OH 44077
Household and commercial waste by the load or by weight, including furniture and other bulky household items, pre-approved construction and demolition debris at the weighed waste rate, clean excavated soil, appliances, tires without rims at six maximum, free mixed recycling for Lake County residents, free residential electronics including computers, printers, peripherals, phones and anything that plugs in or takes batteries other than a major appliance, televisions and monitors for a per unit fee, and Saturday universal waste such as aerosol cans, antifreeze, automotive lubricants, batteries, fertilizer, fluorescent bulbs, mercury devices, oil-based paints, paint-related products, pesticides, household cleaners and pool chemicals.
Scrap tires are not landfilled and are limited to six per trip without rims; construction and demolition debris must be pre-approved; the universal waste counter is open only on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, is for Lake County residents and not businesses, and takes material in original containers; propane tanks, acetylene tanks, fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, gasoline, kerosene, ammunition, medical waste, butane torches, latex paint and PCB-containing light fixtures are refused; the free recycling bins are for Lake County residents only; and the facility staff decide whether a load is unloaded in the drop-off building or at the landfill face.
Landfill and scale house Monday to Friday 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM and Saturday 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, with alternate holiday hours and closures published separately. Electronics are accepted during all operating hours and the universal waste counter opens only on Saturdays 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
From $5 for minimum car load charge for up to 330 pounds of waste, with a pickup truck load up to 660 pounds charged at the higher minimum, weighed waste generated inside Lake County charged per ton with host, state and district fees included, pre-approved construction and demolition debris charged at the same per ton rate, appliances charged per unit, tires charged per tire, clean excavated soil charged per load, and televisions and monitors charged per unit at the electronics drop-off. Loads delivered to the county facility, with waste generated outside Lake County charged a higher per ton rate plus additional generation fees; mixed recycling and the residential electronics drop-off are free, and universal waste is limited to Lake County residents.
Lake County Fairgrounds household hazardous roundup
1301 Mentor Ave, Painesville, OH 44077
Empty propane tanks, fire extinguishers, kerosene, unknown chemicals, roofing tars and shellacs, most automotive and household cleaners, lawn and pool chemicals, lightbulbs, batteries and oil-based paints, in addition to the items the Saturday universal waste counter takes.
Lake County residents only, with ammunition, explosives, latex paint, medical waste, prescription medicines and smoke alarms prohibited. Latex paint is dried out and disposed of separately, smoke alarms are mailed to the manufacturer, and medication goes to a police drop-off bin rather than the roundup.
Published 2026 dates are May 30 and September 12, each open 8:00 am to 2:00 pm.
No charge. Lake County residents attending one of the free special collection events at the fairgrounds, with material in clearly labelled containers.
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 Mentor pick up a couch at the curb?+
Yes. Furniture is named among the bulk items that residents may set out, and the bulk collection runs weekly on the same day as garbage and recycling through Waste Management at no extra item charge. Put the couch out by 7:00 A.M. on the collection day, no earlier than 3:00 P.M. the day before, and leave it until the separate bulk truck reaches it, because the trucks run between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. and there are no callbacks.Official guidance
Will Mentor take a mattress at the curb?+
No city page names a mattress, so ask Waste Management at (866) 797-9018 or the city at (440) 974-5781 whether the set can ride the weekly bulk collection, which covers appliances, furniture and other large items at no extra item charge. If the answer is no, the Lake County Solid Waste Facility at 2039 Blase Nemeth Road takes household waste for a car load charge that starts at the minimum rate or by the ton for a heavier load.Official guidance
What has to happen before an old refrigerator goes out in Mentor?+
The refrigerant has to come out and the unit has to be tagged by a certified technician before it is collected, because the city requires CFC removal in air conditioners and refrigerators before bulk pickup. Once the unit is tagged, it goes to the curb by 7:00 A.M. on the collection day as a bulk item at no extra item charge inside the quarterly Waste Management service. A household that hauls its own appliance can take it to the Lake County Solid Waste Facility, where appliances are charged per unit.Official guidance
How does bulk item collection work in Mentor?+
Bulk items are collected every week on the same day as garbage and recycling, by a separate truck, as part of the quarterly residential service billed by Waste Management. Appliances, furniture and other large items that will not fit in a container are eligible, everything goes out by 7:00 A.M. and no earlier than 3:00 P.M. the day before, and there are no callbacks, so the pile stays out until the bulk truck arrives. Tires, hazardous materials, yard waste, construction and demolition debris, large auto parts and dead animals are refused, and refrigerant appliances need a certified CFC tag first.Official guidance
When are bulk items collected in Mentor?+
Every week, on the same day as garbage and recycling, by a separate truck that runs between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Appliances, furniture and other large items that will not fit in a container are eligible at no extra item charge inside the quarterly residential service billed by Waste Management. Everything goes out no later than 7:00 A.M. and no earlier than 3:00 P.M. the day before collection, there are no callbacks, and a weekday holiday pushes the whole schedule one day.Official guidance
Where do Mentor electronics and televisions go?+
To the Lake County Solid Waste Facility at 2039 Blase Nemeth Road in Painesville. Residential electronics are free during every operating hour, Monday to Friday 7:00 am to 3:30 pm and Saturdays 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, covering computers, printers, peripherals, phones and anything that plugs in or takes batteries other than a major appliance. Televisions and monitors are the exception and carry a small per unit charge, with sets 27 inches diagonally or smaller charged at one rate and larger sets, projection televisions and consoles at a higher rate.Official guidance
What can I bring to the Saturday universal waste drop-off?+
Paint, batteries, bulbs, cleaners and pool chemicals, but only on Saturdays between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm at the Lake County Solid Waste Facility, and only if you are a Lake County resident. The counter takes aerosol cans, antifreeze, automotive lubricants, lithium-ion, NiCad and lead-acid batteries, fertilizer, fluorescent bulbs, mercury thermometers and thermostats, oil-based paints and paint-related products, pesticides, household cleaners and pool chemicals, all in original containers. Propane tanks, gasoline, kerosene, fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, ammunition, medical waste and latex paint are refused, and the free fairgrounds roundups in spring and fall take several of those instead.Official guidance
How do I get rid of construction debris in Mentor?+
Take it to the Lake County Solid Waste Facility, because the city refuses construction and demolition debris in the curbside bulk collection. The load has to be pre-approved and is charged at the same per ton rate as weighed waste generated inside Lake County, or at the car or pickup minimum for a smaller load. The county health district notes that Lake County has no licensed construction and demolition disposal facility of its own, so the county landfill handles the pre-approved loads.Official guidance
What does Mentor's curbside service cost?+
Garbage and recycling are billed at the published quarterly rate by Waste Management, and bulk items, yard waste and the weekly garbage collection are all inside that service rather than charged per item. Service covers single family homes on public residential streets, while condominiums and apartments on private roads are outside the programme and must arrange their own hauler. Waste Management customer service is at (866) 797-9018 and the city Public Works number is (440) 974-5781.Official guidance
