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City collection A couch, a chair, a lamp, a table and a dresser are the examples the city gives for its free large item pickup, so ordinary household furniture is the core of the program. A piece that is still usable can go to ReStore instead. No charge. City of Erie residential refuse customers with the pickup scheduled in advance, up to three items through the online form. The pickup is free, and the limit is regular household furniture rather than a whole house cleanout.
City collection A mattress is one of the items the city names in its free large item pickup, so bedding leaves on the same appointment route as furniture. It is not collected with the regular refuse. No charge. City of Erie residential refuse customers, with the mattress scheduled in advance and a six digit confirmation number obtained. The pickup is free and covers regular household items.
City collection A unit that holds refrigerant has two published routes in Erie. A pickup service named by the city takes the appliance from the home or the curb and charges according to the item, while a unit with the refrigerant already removed is scrap metal for a metal yard. The city publishes no flat rate for a cooling appliance. The appliance disposal service on 1-888-GO-FREON charges by the item and the pickup, and the metal outlets price a stripped unit on their own terms, so confirm the fee and whether the refrigerant has to be recovered before the unit is moved.
City collection Erie collects household refuse from its own customers and requires it in bags or cans at the curb, with nothing set out more than a day before collection. Curbside recycling takes paper, cardboard, plastics numbered one and two and metal cans, and it refuses glass outside two townships along with plastic bags, tubs, foam and food soiled paper. The refuse and recycling pages read publish the service and the rules rather than a monthly rate, so the collection charge is confirmed with the city on (814) 870-1234 or at the Bureau of Refuse on 814-870-1550. Any bulky item is a separate free service booked by phone rather than part of the refuse charge.
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?
Erie collects its own residential refuse and runs a free large item pickup for its own customers, and the program is generous with furniture and narrow with everything else. A couch, a chair, a mattress, a lamp, a table or a dresser goes out by appointment with a confirmation number, while appliances, tires, electronics, hazardous waste and construction material are all refused and have to find another route. That is where the county and the private market come in. Erie County sponsors household hazardous and electronic waste collections around the county with pre-registration, retailers and metal yards take batteries, oil and metal appliances, Goodwill recycles computers free through Dell Reconnect, and two metal outlets in the city take a stripped appliance or a stripped cooling unit.
Erie collects household refuse from its own customers and requires it in bags or cans at the curb, with nothing set out more than a day before collection. Curbside recycling takes paper, cardboard, plastics numbered one and two and metal cans, and it refuses glass outside two townships along with plastic bags, tubs, foam and food soiled paper.
City cost & eligibility
The refuse and recycling pages read publish the service and the rules rather than a monthly rate, so the collection charge is confirmed with the city on (814) 870-1234 or at the Bureau of Refuse on 814-870-1550. Any bulky item is a separate free service booked by phone rather than part of the refuse charge.
When & how
Refuse goes out in bags or cans on the address collection day and must be at the curb no more than 24 hours before it, and the city publishes its pickup map as a PDF rather than a schedule on the page. Recyclables are collected curbside in the same program.
Get it ready
Keep refuse in bags or cans and away from parked vehicles so the truck has room, and keep glass, plastic bags, tubs numbered three and higher, foam and food soiled paper out of the recycling. Leaves go out only in compostable pale green bags or open hard containers during the fall leaf window, never in cardboard boxes or raked into the street.
The city picks up many large household items free for its own refuse customers, but only when the resident schedules the pickup and receives a confirmation number. Collection is limited to regular household furniture and trash, and the excluded categories each have their own route.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. City of Erie residential refuse customers, with the item scheduled by phone on 814-870-1550 on a weekday between 08:30am and 04:30pm or through the online form for up to three items. The program is free, and it covers regular household furniture and trash rather than a whole property cleanout.
When & how
Schedule the pickup and keep the six digit confirmation number, then put the items curbside on the night of the scheduled collection. Requests are running up to two weeks out, so an item will not be collected on the next refuse night unless it has been booked.
Get it ready
Never set anything out without a confirmation number, because the city treats that as illegal dumping and issues a citation. Cut carpet into four foot sections, rolled and taped or tied, with no more than four rolls out at a time, and remove any glass from an item, box it and label the box so the glass can be collected separately.
A couch, a chair, a lamp, a table and a dresser are the examples the city gives for its free large item pickup, so ordinary household furniture is the core of the program. A piece that is still usable can go to ReStore instead.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. City of Erie residential refuse customers with the pickup scheduled in advance, up to three items through the online form. The pickup is free, and the limit is regular household furniture rather than a whole house cleanout.
When & how
Book the pickup on 814-870-1550 or through the online form, then set the furniture curbside on the night of the scheduled collection with the confirmation number in hand.
Get it ready
Empty the drawers and remove the cushions and loose parts, keep the piece clear of parked vehicles, and remember that nothing is to be out more than 24 hours before the collection day under the city code. A piece in good condition can be donated to ReStore at 4922 Pittsburgh Ave. rather than scheduled for the curb.
A mattress is one of the items the city names in its free large item pickup, so bedding leaves on the same appointment route as furniture. It is not collected with the regular refuse.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. City of Erie residential refuse customers, with the mattress scheduled in advance and a six digit confirmation number obtained. The pickup is free and covers regular household items.
When & how
Call 814-870-1550 on a weekday between 08:30am and 04:30pm, or use the online form, and put the mattress curbside on the night of the scheduled collection.
Get it ready
Keep the piece dry and out of the refuse, count it against the three item online limit, and keep it clear of parked vehicles. Nothing may be set out more than 24 hours before the collection day, and an item set out without a confirmation number is treated as illegal dumping.
Appliances are the first category the city refuses in its large item program, so a washer, dryer, stove or hot water tank leaves through the private market instead. A working appliance can go to ReStore for reuse, and a stripped metal unit can go to one of the city's metal outlets.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no rate for an appliance because it does not collect them. A stripped metal appliance without refrigerant goes to Liberty Iron & Metal on (814) 452-4549 or Lincoln Recycling on (814) 838-7628, which set their own terms, and the city says a private hauler is the route for anything they will not take, so confirm the acceptance and the price before the unit leaves home.
When & how
Call a metal outlet, ReStore or a private hauler and arrange the drop-off or pickup, and keep the appliance out of the city large item pile because it will be refused there.
Get it ready
Empty the unit and drain a water heater before it moves, and separate the two cases: a working appliance is a reuse donation, while a metal unit with no refrigerant is scrap. A cooling unit is a third case and is covered by its own rule.
A unit that holds refrigerant has two published routes in Erie. A pickup service named by the city takes the appliance from the home or the curb and charges according to the item, while a unit with the refrigerant already removed is scrap metal for a metal yard.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no flat rate for a cooling appliance. The appliance disposal service on 1-888-GO-FREON charges by the item and the pickup, and the metal outlets price a stripped unit on their own terms, so confirm the fee and whether the refrigerant has to be recovered before the unit is moved.
When & how
Arrange the pickup with the disposal service, which the city says collects appliances in the home or at the curb, or deliver a unit with the refrigerant already removed to Liberty Iron & Metal or Lincoln Recycling.
Get it ready
Keep the unit upright, empty it and remove the doors and shelves so nothing can be trapped inside, and never put it on the city large item pile, where appliances are refused. Ask the receiving outlet how the refrigerant is handled before the unit leaves the property.
Electronics are refused in the city's large item pile and cannot be landfilled under Pennsylvania law, so the route is a collection event or a recycler. The county runs hazardous and electronic waste collections around the county with pre-registration, and computers have a free drop-off through Goodwill.
City cost & eligibility
From $0.5 per pound of electronics at an Erie County household hazardous and electronic waste collection, with the same per pound rate applying to chemicals and a higher per pound rate for propane cylinders. Erie County residents, with pre-registration required on 412-567-6566 or through the recycler's drive-through scheduling page. Free alternatives are the Goodwill and Dell Reconnect computer drop-off, limited Best Buy acceptance and Staples for computer-related items with a seven item per person limit, and fee alternatives are Lincoln Recycling and ProWaste.
When & how
Register for the next county collection, which runs on Saturday mornings and typically from 9am to noon, or use one of the year-round drop-offs. The 2026 county dates include October 17 at the Summit Township Municipal Garage and November 14 at the Greene Township Building.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data before handover, keep the device whole, and call ahead for one of the fee charging recyclers because they take televisions and monitors that the free retail routes refuse. The city states plainly that televisions, computers, laptops, monitors, keyboards, printers and speakers cannot go in the large item pile.
Batteries and motor oil have named drop-offs inside the city, and small electronics ride the same county collection events as screens. None of it belongs in the refuse or the recycling bin.
City cost & eligibility
The pages read publish the drop-off locations rather than prices. The county collection charges by weight for electronics and chemicals, the battery and oil outlets set their own terms, and Staples limits free computer-related items to seven per person, so confirm whether a particular drop-off charges before a trip.
When & how
Take batteries to The Battery Outlet on Liberty Street, Erie Batteries on Parade Street, Auto Zone on West 26th Street or Lincoln Recycling, and motor oil to Advance Auto Parts, Auto Zone, Liberty Iron & Metal, Lincoln Recycling or Metalico in North East, during their own business hours.
Get it ready
Keep batteries and oil out of the refuse and the recycling bin, keep oil in a sealed container, and check the county electronics rules for anything with a cord. Latex paint is the household exception on the city page: the can is left open to dry out and then goes in the refuse with the empty can placed with the recyclables.
Construction material is refused by the city in every form, from wood and plywood to plaster and tile, so a project load has no city route and moves through a private hauler or a reuse outlet.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no rate because it collects none of this material and states that construction materials of any kind are excluded from the large item program. A private hauler sets its own price for a container or a load, and ReStore accepts reusable building material for free, so confirm the price and the accepted list before the work starts.
When & how
Arrange a private hauler for the debris, and route anything reusable to ReStore during its own hours. Construction material must never be added to a city large item pile or set out with the refuse.
Get it ready
Separate material that is still usable, such as cabinets, windows, doors, trim, hardware, plumbing and flooring, because the city's reuse page names those for ReStore, and keep plaster, tile, lumber, plywood and other debris out of the refuse and the recycling. Hazardous material from a job is handled as hazardous waste rather than as debris.
Exercise equipment is not named in the city's example list, so a treadmill or a weight machine is confirmed with the Bureau of Refuse before it is scheduled, because the program is limited to regular household furniture and trash.
City cost & eligibility
No published rate covers an exercise machine. The large item program is free but limited to regular household items, so call 814-870-1550, describe the machine and confirm whether it can be scheduled as a large item or has to go to a private hauler, which sets its own price.
When & how
Call the Bureau of Refuse first, and if the machine is accepted book it on the same appointment route as furniture and put it out on the night of the scheduled collection.
Get it ready
Describe the machine and its size when calling, take it down as far as it comes apart so the crew can handle it, remove any console or battery pack, and keep it clear of parked vehicles. Nothing goes out without a confirmation number, and a machine that is not accepted belongs with a private hauler.
Paint, chemicals, oil-based products and other hazardous waste
Accepted with preparation
Household hazardous waste is refused by the city and routed to two places: a specialty recycling facility in Cochranton that charges by the amount, and the Erie County collection events that run around the county with pre-registration.
City cost & eligibility
From $0.5 per pound of chemicals at an Erie County household hazardous waste collection, with the same per pound rate applying to electronics and a higher per pound rate for propane cylinders. Erie County residents, with pre-registration required on 412-567-6566 or through the recycler's scheduling page. Environmental Coordination Services & Recycling in Cochranton is the alternative for corrosives, flammables and toxics, and it charges according to the amount.
When & how
Register for the next county collection, held on Saturday mornings and typically from 9am to noon, with the 2026 dates including October 17 at the Summit Township Municipal Garage and November 14 at the Greene Township Building, or arrange a drop-off in Cochranton.
Get it ready
Keep corrosives, flammables and toxics out of the refuse, the recycling and the large item pile. Latex paint is dried out at home and then placed in the refuse with the empty can left open for the recyclables, while oil-based paint is a flammable and belongs with the hazardous waste.
A large item is collected only when the resident schedules it on 814-870-1550 on a weekday between 08:30am and 04:30pm or through the online form for up to three items, and only after the six digit confirmation number arrives. The item goes curbside on the night of the scheduled collection, and setting anything out without a confirmation number or at another time is treated as illegal dumping and draws a citation.
The 24 hour curb window and clearance from vehicles
Regular refuse goes out in bags or cans, and nothing may be placed at the curb more than 24 hours before the collection day under the city code. Keep the pile away from parked vehicles and leave the collection crew enough room to work, because a blocked item is not collected and the city does not treat a missed pile as its own problem.
Carpet in four foot rolls, glass in a labelled box
Carpet has to be cut into four foot sections, rolled and taped or tied, with no more than four rolls out at a time, and small pieces can be bagged for the regular refuse day after an installer removes them. Glass must be taken out of whatever item it was part of, placed in a box labelled GLASS, and any residue left on the ground in front of the home is the resident's to clean up.
What the recycling cart takes, and what it refuses
Curbside recycling takes newspaper, full sized office paper, flattened cardboard and paperboard, plastic bottles, jugs and jars numbered one and two, and aluminium and metal cans. It refuses glass outside Millcreek and Harborcreek townships, plastic bags, tubs and containers numbered three and higher, foam, glossy or shredded paper and anything with food on it, and glass has its own drop-off bins across the county.
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 Erie Bureau of Refuse with the Erie County Recycling Program
Book the free city large item pickup
A City of Erie refuse customer with a couch, a chair, a mattress, a table or another regular household item that will not fit in the refuse.
Cost & conditions
No charge. City of Erie residential refuse customers, with the pickup scheduled in advance and a six digit confirmation number received. The service is free and covers up to three items through the online form.
Arrange it
Call 814-870-1550 on a weekday between 08:30am and 04:30pm or complete the online form, wait for the confirmation number, then set the items curbside on the night of the scheduled pickup.
Appliances, automotive items, electronics, hazardous waste and construction material are all excluded, the load is limited to regular household furniture and trash, carpet and glass have their own preparation rules, and requests are running up to two weeks out.
City of Erie Bureau of Refuse with the Erie County Recycling Program
Register for a county hazardous and electronic waste collection
An Erie County household with a television, a monitor, a computer, chemicals, paint or a propane cylinder that the city will not take.
Cost & conditions
From $0.5 per pound of electronics or chemicals at an Erie County collection event, with propane cylinders charged at a higher per pound rate. Erie County residents, with pre-registration required on 412-567-6566 or through the recycler's drive-through scheduling page. Events run on Saturday mornings and typically from 9am to noon.
Arrange it
Register online or by phone, then drive through on the event date at the posted location. The 2026 dates include October 17 at the Summit Township Municipal Garage and November 14 at the Greene Township Building.
Everything is charged by weight, so a heavy load costs more, and pre-registration is required rather than optional. Televisions and monitors cannot go to the free retail computer routes, and the city's own event listing carries 2021 dates, so the county schedule is the current one.
A household with a refrigerator, a freezer or an air conditioner that still holds refrigerant and would rather not move it.
Cost & conditions
The city names the service and says a fee is charged depending on the item and the pickup, so the amount is confirmed with the company on 1-888-GO-FREON before the unit is scheduled.
Arrange it
Call the appliance disposal service, describe the unit and arrange for it to be collected in the home or at the curb on the day the company gives.
The fee depends on the item, the service is a private company rather than a city program, and a unit with the refrigerant already removed is scrap metal that the metal outlets handle instead.
Take a stripped appliance to a metal outlet or a working one to ReStore
A household with a metal appliance that has no refrigerant left, or a washer, dryer, refrigerator, stove or microwave that still works.
Cost & conditions
The metal outlets set their own terms and may pay for scrap or charge for handling, and ReStore accepts working appliances as a donation with no stated fee, so confirm the terms with the outlet that fits the item.
Arrange it
Deliver a working appliance to Habitat for Humanity ReStore at 4922 Pittsburgh Ave., or a stripped metal unit to Liberty Iron & Metal at 646 E. 18th St. or Lincoln Recycling at 1602 Selinger Ave., during their own hours.
A unit that still holds refrigerant is not scrap and belongs with the cooling appliance route, the outlets publish no fixed prices, and the load has to be manageable for a vehicle the household provides.
A household with appliances, electronics, tires, construction debris or a project load that the city's large item program excludes.
Cost & conditions
A private hauler sets its own price for a collection or a container, and the city publishes no rate because it does not run this service. Tires, electronics and hazardous waste are the categories the city explicitly sends to a registered event or facility, so confirm both the price and the destination before booking.
Arrange it
Contact a private rubbish hauler, describe the load and arrange the collection or the container delivery on the company's schedule.
The city's program refuses appliances, automotive items, electronics, hazardous waste and construction material, none of those may be added to a large item pile, and hazardous waste still has to reach a registered collection event or facility rather than a general hauler.
Reuse outlet for working appliances and building material
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
4922 Pittsburgh Ave., Erie, PA
Working washers, dryers, refrigerators, stoves and microwaves for reuse, and reusable building material such as cabinets, windows, doors, paint, trim, hardware, plumbing and flooring.
A donation outlet rather than a disposal site, so the store decides what it can resell and the city page asks residents to call for hours and the materials accepted that day. Nothing that the city refuses as hazardous waste or construction debris becomes acceptable here just by being dropped off.
Not published on the city page; call 814-464-8946 for current hours and accepted material.
No charge. Donations of reusable material are accepted at no stated charge, and the store's own terms govern what it takes. A working appliance is the intended donation rather than a broken one.
Scrap metal including appliances without refrigerant, motor oil, batteries, and some electronics including computer monitors and televisions.
A private recycler rather than a city site, so its own accepted list and fees govern. The county states that fees apply for electronics such as monitors and televisions, and the city lists the outlet for metal appliances with no Freon, so a charged cooling unit is not the right load for this address.
Not published on the city or county pages; call 814-838-7628 for current hours, accepted items and fees.
The city and county pages name the outlet without publishing its rates, and the county says fees apply for electronics while scrap metal may be paid for, so confirm the terms by phone before loading.
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 I schedule a large item pickup with the city?+
Call 814-870-1550 on a weekday between 08:30am and 04:30pm, or use the online form for up to three items, and keep the six digit confirmation number the city gives you. Items go out curbside the night of the scheduled collection, and nothing is collected without a confirmation number.Official guidance
What will the city pickup not take?+
Large appliances such as washers, dryers, stoves, refrigerators, hot water tanks and air conditioners; automotive items including batteries and tires; electronic devices including televisions, computers, monitors, printers and speakers; household hazardous waste such as paint, oil, cleaners and pesticides; and construction material of any kind. Tires, electronics and hazardous waste have to go to a registered collection event or facility or to a private hauler.Official guidance
How is carpet handled with a furniture pickup?+
Carpet has to be cut into four foot sections, rolled and taped or tied, with no more than four rolls out at a time. The city's recycling page adds that the installer can remove it and that small pieces can be bagged and placed curbside on the regular refuse day, so either route works depending on how much there is.Official guidance
Will the city take a mattress?+
Yes. A mattress is named in the example list for the free large item pickup, so it is scheduled by phone or through the online form and placed curbside on the night of the collection. It cannot go out with the regular refuse, and it needs a confirmation number before it is set out.Official guidance
Where do appliances go in Erie?+
The city refuses appliances in its large item program and tells residents to call a private hauler. Working washers, dryers, refrigerators, stoves and microwaves can be donated to ReStore at 4922 Pittsburgh Ave., and metal appliances without refrigerant go to Liberty Iron & Metal at 646 E. 18th St. or Lincoln Recycling at 1602 Selinger Ave.Official guidance
How does a refrigerator leave an Erie home?+
The city refuses appliances, so the routes are the appliance disposal service the city names on 1-888-GO-FREON, which picks up in the home or at the curb for a fee that depends on the item, or a metal outlet such as Liberty Iron & Metal or Lincoln Recycling for a unit with no refrigerant left in it. A working unit can also be donated to ReStore.Official guidance
Where can an Erie television go?+
To an Erie County household hazardous and electronic waste collection, which takes electronics by weight with pre-registration required on 412-567-6566, or to a fee charging recycler such as Lincoln Recycling on Selinger Avenue or ProWaste on East 18th Street. Goodwill's free Dell Reconnect drop-off covers computers rather than televisions, and Staples does not take televisions either.Official guidance
Who collects refuse in Erie?+
The City of Erie collects residential refuse itself, with household waste required in bags or cans at the curb no more than 24 hours before the collection day, and it runs a free large item pickup for its own refuse customers. City Hall answers on (814) 870-1234 and the Bureau of Refuse schedules pickups on 814-870-1550.Official guidance
What will the city not take at all?+
Appliances, automotive items such as batteries and tires, electronic devices including televisions, computers and monitors, household hazardous waste, and construction materials of any kind. The city tells residents with those items to call a private hauler, and states that tires, electronics and hazardous waste have to be recycled at a registered collection event or facility instead.Official guidance
How do the county collection events work?+
Erie County sponsors household hazardous and electronic waste collections operated by a specialty recycler, open to county residents, with electronics and chemicals charged by weight and propane cylinders charged at a higher rate. Pre-registration is required on 412-567-6566, the events run on Saturday mornings and typically from 9am to noon, and the 2026 schedule includes October 17 at the Summit Township Municipal Garage and November 14 at the Greene Township Building.Official guidance
