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City collection Bulk garbage goes out with the weekly Rumpke collection, and the city names sofas and large furniture among the bulky items that may be placed on the tree lawn. Upholstered pieces have to be wrapped in sealable plastic first, and the county district sends usable furniture to donation instead. Parma Ordinance 131-16 provides for a rubbish pickup fee collected through the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Office, and the city publishes no amount for collection, so confirm the current charge on 440-885-8191 before scheduling a large load.
City collection Mattresses and box springs are bulk items that go out on the weekly rubbish day, and Rumpke requires both to be wrapped in sealable plastic. The county district states there are no local mattress recycling options, so the city collection is the published route. The mattress leaves through the same fee supported rubbish collection that Ordinance 131-16 establishes through the county fiscal office, and no amount is published, so confirm on 440-885-8191 if a charge matters for your load.
City collection Appliances are on the city's bulky item list and go on the tree lawn with the weekly rubbish. The county district also routes appliances to a scrap metal yard for recycling and takes small non working appliances at Best Buy stores. The curbside collection carries the ordinance rubbish fee with no published amount, and the county lists scrap yards and retailer options with their own prices, so confirm the terms on 440-885-8191 or with the receiving business.
City collection Rubbish, recycling and yard waste are collected once a week, and bulk garbage is taken on the same rubbish day. A household may also put out six extra bags or three extra 32 gallon cans beyond the carts. The rubbish pickup fee established by Parma Ordinance 131-16 is collected through the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Office and the city publishes no amount, so confirm the charge on 440-885-8191. Extra cart rentals are priced separately in their own record.
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?
Parma collects rubbish, recycling and yard waste once a week through Rumpke, using a brown cart for trash and a smaller green cart for recycling. Bulk material rides the same weekly collection: appliances, mattresses, box springs, sofas and large furniture go on the tree lawn, and Rumpke requires mattresses, box springs and upholstered furniture to be wrapped in sealable plastic first. Cardboard has to be broken down beside the cart, extra waste is limited to six bags or three extra cans, and a rubbish pickup fee set by city ordinance is collected through the county fiscal office. Nothing hazardous belongs in a cart: paints, motor oil, tires, pool chemicals and propane tanks are refused, and the city replaced its old drop-off with special Saturday round-ups in 2026.
Bulk garbage goes out with the weekly Rumpke collection, and the city names sofas and large furniture among the bulky items that may be placed on the tree lawn. Upholstered pieces have to be wrapped in sealable plastic first, and the county district sends usable furniture to donation instead.
City cost & eligibility
Parma Ordinance 131-16 provides for a rubbish pickup fee collected through the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Office, and the city publishes no amount for collection, so confirm the current charge on 440-885-8191 before scheduling a large load.
When & how
Put the item within three feet of the kerb by 7 a.m. on your weekly rubbish day. Material may be set out the day before but never before noon.
Get it ready
Wrap upholstered furniture, sofas and bedding in sealable plastic, because Rumpke requires it to stop bedbugs reaching workers. Break down large cardboard boxes and set them beside the cart, and route carpet and padding through the bulky collection rather than the carts.
Mattresses and box springs are bulk items that go out on the weekly rubbish day, and Rumpke requires both to be wrapped in sealable plastic. The county district states there are no local mattress recycling options, so the city collection is the published route.
City cost & eligibility
The mattress leaves through the same fee supported rubbish collection that Ordinance 131-16 establishes through the county fiscal office, and no amount is published, so confirm on 440-885-8191 if a charge matters for your load.
When & how
Place the wrapped mattress on the tree lawn within three feet of the kerb by 7 a.m. on your weekly rubbish day.
Get it ready
Wrap the whole mattress or box spring in sealable plastic before it goes out, and keep it dry and clear of the cart. The county notes a good mattress can be donated, and that a transfer station is the alternative when the city route does not fit.
Appliances are on the city's bulky item list and go on the tree lawn with the weekly rubbish. The county district also routes appliances to a scrap metal yard for recycling and takes small non working appliances at Best Buy stores.
City cost & eligibility
The curbside collection carries the ordinance rubbish fee with no published amount, and the county lists scrap yards and retailer options with their own prices, so confirm the terms on 440-885-8191 or with the receiving business.
When & how
Put the appliance within three feet of the kerb by 7 a.m. on your weekly rubbish day, or take it to a scrap metal yard for recycling.
Get it ready
Empty the appliance and keep the doors secured or removed so a child cannot be trapped, and check the refrigerant rule with the city before a refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner is set out, because Parma's pages list appliances as bulk items without publishing a freon requirement. Small appliances that no longer work can go to a Best Buy store instead.
Parma discontinued its drop-off for household hazardous waste and items such as computers at the Service Garage and now holds special Saturday round-ups in 2026. For televisions specifically, retailers accept them year round for a size based fee and the county district holds seasonal collection events for a fee.
City cost & eligibility
Retail television recycling is priced by size, the district's seasonal events carry a fee, and the round-up programme publishes no rate, so confirm the cost with the receiving business or the Service Garage on 440-885-8980.
When & how
Take televisions to a participating retailer year round, watch for the district's seasonal collection events, or use one of the city's special Saturday round-ups in 2026, whose schedule the city links and the service garage confirms.
Get it ready
Keep the screen whole and dry, and remove personal data from computers before they leave the house. Note that Ohio does not ban televisions from the regular trash, so a household that cannot reach a fee based route still has the rubbish cart, though the county describes that as the least desirable option.
Parma publishes no curbside construction or demolition programme, and the county district routes that material to local private facilities. The city's rubbish rules cover household waste, yard waste and bulky household items rather than building debris.
City cost & eligibility
No city rate is published for construction material and the county sends it to private facilities that set their own charges, so confirm the destination and price directly before loading a trailer.
When & how
Arrange a private facility or container before the work starts, because construction and demolition debris is not part of the weekly rubbish, recycling or yard waste collection.
Get it ready
Keep building material, railroad ties and demolition debris out of the carts and off the tree lawn, and keep concrete, brick and dirt out of the yard waste bags so the household collection is not refused.
Exercise equipment is not named on the city's bulky list, which names appliances, mattresses, box springs, sofas and large furniture, so a treadmill or weight machine has to be confirmed with the Service Department before it goes to the tree lawn.
City cost & eligibility
No rate or category is published for exercise equipment, so call the Service Department on 440-885-8191 to confirm whether the machine is collected as a bulky item and how it has to be prepared.
When & how
Call 440-885-8191 before setting the machine out, then follow the collection day and placement the department gives you.
Get it ready
Break the machine down as far as it will come apart, tape the cables to the frame and keep the parts together so one person can lift each piece, and drain any water or oil reservoir first.
Rubbish, recycling and yard waste are collected once a week, and bulk garbage is taken on the same rubbish day. A household may also put out six extra bags or three extra 32 gallon cans beyond the carts.
City cost & eligibility
The rubbish pickup fee established by Parma Ordinance 131-16 is collected through the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Office and the city publishes no amount, so confirm the charge on 440-885-8191. Extra cart rentals are priced separately in their own record.
When & how
Material goes within three feet of the kerb by 7 a.m. on the weekly collection day and may be set out the day before, but never before noon. A weekday holiday delays collection by one day, while a holiday on a weekend causes no delay.
Get it ready
Use the brown cart for trash, the green cart for recycling and keep yard waste out of the green cart, with yard waste in the brown cart, paper bags or plastic lawn bags that weigh no more than 40 pounds. Break down large cardboard beside the cart, and keep batteries, oil based paint, motor oil, tires, pool chemicals, propane tanks, hot ashes, car parts and syringes out of the carts entirely.
Scrap tires are refused in the Parma carts and the county district reports no free disposal options. The published route is the tire retailer at the time of purchase, with a state fee attached, or a named retail chain for tires already at home.
City cost & eligibility
Tire disposal is priced by the business taking the tire and by the state fee attached when new tires are bought, and no local amount is published, so confirm the price with the retailer.
When & how
Take tires to the retailer when new tires are fitted, or contact a chain that serves non customers, rather than setting them out on the tree lawn.
Get it ready
Keep tires out of the carts, because the city names scrap tires among the items that must never go in a Rumpke cart, and confirm what rim condition the receiving business accepts before loading. Businesses with tires have to use a licensed tire hauler.
Hazardous products never go in the carts. Parma discontinued its drop-off at the Service Garage and holds special Saturday round-ups in 2026, while the county district carries the household hazardous waste information and retail routes cover bulbs and batteries.
City cost & eligibility
The round-up programme and the county's collection options publish no rate, and retailer take-back programmes vary, so confirm the terms with the Service Garage on 440-885-8980 or the county district on 216-443-3749.
When & how
Watch for the special Saturday round-ups the city schedules in 2026, or use the county district's programme and the retail take-back chains the city names for bulbs and rechargeable batteries.
Get it ready
Dried latex and water based paint are the exception: they are not hazardous and go in the regular rubbish once they are dried out. Keep oil based paints, motor oil, pool chemicals, propane tanks, hot ashes, syringes and car parts out of the carts, take pressurised cylinders to propane dealers, and put unwanted medication in the police drop box rather than a cart.
Refuse, yard waste and bulk trash go within three feet of the kerb by 7 a.m. on the collection day. Material may be set out the day before, but never before noon.
Rumpke requires discarded mattresses, box springs and upholstered furniture such as sofas to be wrapped in sealable plastic so bedbugs cannot reach the crews. Large cardboard boxes that do not fit the carts have to be broken down, folded and set beside the cart.
The brown Rumpke cart takes regular trash and the smaller green cart takes recycling, with six extra bags or three extra 32 gallon cans allowed beyond the carts. Yard waste goes in the brown cart, paper yard waste bags or plastic lawn bags and never in the green cart, at no more than 40 pounds per bag or bundle.
Batteries, oil based paints, motor oil, scrap tires, pool chemicals, propane tanks, hot ashes, large car parts and syringes never go in the Rumpke carts, because they create fire, safety and environmental hazards. Dried water based paint and dried latex paint are the exception and belong in the regular rubbish.
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 Parma Service Department with Rumpke and the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District
Weekly Rumpke collection with bulky items
A Parma household with furniture, a mattress, an appliance or other bulky household items.
Cost & conditions
Parma Ordinance 131-16 establishes a rubbish pickup fee collected through the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Office and the city publishes no amount, so confirm the current charge on 440-885-8191.
Arrange it
Place the item within three feet of the kerb by 7 a.m. on your weekly rubbish day, wrapped in sealable plastic where it is bedding or upholstered furniture.
Hazardous products, scrap tires, pool chemicals and propane tanks are refused in the carts, construction and demolition debris has no published city route, and the rubbish pickup fee is collected separately through the county.
City of Parma Service Department with Rumpke and the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District
Rent an extra Rumpke cart
A household that regularly fills its waste or recycling cart before collection day.
Cost & conditions
$3 per additional waste or recycling cart, as published in the city's linked Rumpke cart FAQ from the rollout, which states no billing period. Parma residents renting extra carts directly from Rumpke on 800-828-8171. The published figure comes from the rollout FAQ, so confirm the current rate and any size swap charge before ordering.
Arrange it
Call Rumpke on 800-828-8171 to rent a cart, any size, for waste or recycling.
The same FAQ notes that cart size swaps after the rollout carried a separate service fee, so confirm both the rental and any swap cost with Rumpke rather than relying on the rollout figures.
City of Parma Service Department with Rumpke and the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District
Use the county district's item routes
A household with a television, a mattress, appliances or construction material that the weekly collection does not take.
Cost & conditions
The county district names retailer and private facility options that set their own prices and publishes no local rate itself, so confirm the cost with the business or the district on 216-443-3749.
Arrange it
Use the district's item index to find the route for your item, then contact the retailer, scrap yard, transfer station or private facility it names.
There are no free tire disposal options and no local mattress recycling, televisions are priced by size at retailers, and construction and demolition debris goes to private facilities.
City of Parma Service Department with Rumpke and the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District
Watch for the 2026 special Saturday round-ups
A household holding household hazardous waste or items such as computers and tires that the city no longer takes at the garage.
Cost & conditions
The city publishes the round-up programme for 2026 without a rate and the linked schedule is not machine readable, so call the Service Garage on 440-885-8980 to confirm the dates and any charge.
Arrange it
Contact the Parma Service Garage on 440-885-8980 for the current round-up dates and what each event accepts.
The old permanent Round-Up and Drop-Off programme at the Service Garage is discontinued, so these events replace it and are the only city run hazardous waste route the pages describe.
Parma's own self haul network is thin by design: the city discontinued its drop-off at the Parma Service Garage, so the published routes outside the weekly collection belong to the county and to retailers. The Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District's item index sends appliances to a scrap metal yard or a city bulky day, small non working appliances to Best Buy, mattresses to a city bulky pickup or a transfer station because there is no local mattress recycling, unusable furniture to the trash and usable furniture to donation, televisions to retailers who price by size or to the district's seasonal fee events, tires to the retailer at purchase because there are no free options, and construction and demolition debris to private facilities. Bulbs and rechargeable batteries have retail take back routes, pressurised cylinders go to propane dealers, and unwanted medication goes to the police department's drop box. Parma itself holds special Saturday round-ups in 2026, with the Service Garage on 440-885-8980 as the contact. County district item index for appliances, bedding, televisions, tires and construction debrisRecycling rules, retailer routes and the round-up programme change
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.
Does Parma require freon removal before an appliance pickup?+
The city lists appliances as bulk items but publishes no refrigerant rule, so ask the Service Department on 440-885-8191 what it requires for a refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner before the unit goes to the tree lawn. The county district's appliance route simply sends them to a bulky collection or a scrap metal yard.Official guidance
Where do old televisions go in Parma?+
Retailers accept televisions year round and charge by size, the Cuyahoga County district holds seasonal collection events for a fee, and Parma holds special Saturday round-ups in 2026 after discontinuing its old drop-off at the Service Garage. Call the garage on 440-885-8980 for the current round-up arrangements.Official guidance
What happened to the Parma drop-off for computers and chemicals?+
The city discontinued the Round-Up and Drop-Off programme for household hazardous waste and items such as tires and computers at the Parma Service Garage, and says it will hold special Saturday round-ups and drop-offs in 2026 instead. Questions go to the Service Garage on 440-885-8980.Official guidance
How much extra waste can a Parma household put out?+
Six extra bags, plastic or paper, or three extra 32 gallon garbage cans in addition to the carts. Anything larger goes on the tree lawn as a bulk item, and boxes that do not fit the cart have to be broken down, folded and set beside it.Official guidance
How does Parma want yard waste set out?+
Yard waste goes in the brown cart, in brown paper yard waste bags or in plastic lawn bags, and never in the green recycling cart. Collections run year round on the regular pickup day, and filled bags or bundled branches may not weigh more than 40 pounds.Official guidance
Where do Parma residents take paint and other hazardous products?+
The city discontinued its Round-Up and Drop-Off programme at the Parma Service Garage and holds special Saturday round-ups in 2026 instead, with questions to the garage on 440-885-8980. The Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District carries the household hazardous waste information on 216-443-3749, and oil based paint, motor oil, pool chemicals and propane must never go in a cart.Official guidance
Can latex paint go in the Parma trash?+
Yes, once it is dry. Latex and any water based paint are not hazardous, are refused at hazardous waste collections, and should be dried out and then placed in the regular rubbish.Official guidance
Who collects rubbish in Parma?+
Rumpke is Parma's waste and recycling company, collecting garbage, recycling and yard waste once a week with a brown cart for trash and a smaller green cart for recycling. Rumpke answers on 800-828-8171 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays, and the city Service Department is on 440-885-8191.Official guidance
Does Parma charge for rubbish collection?+
Parma Ordinance 131-16 allows for a rubbish pickup fee collected through the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Office. The city names the fee and the office but publishes no amount on its refuse page, so residents should confirm the charge and how it is billed on 440-885-8191.Official guidance
What happens to Parma collection on holidays?+
Collections are not made on the holidays the city lists. A holiday that falls on a weekday delays collection by one day for the rest of that week, while a holiday that lands on a Saturday or Sunday causes no delay at all.Official guidance
