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City collection Sofas, stuffed chairs and furniture are named as oversized items in the city's weekly program, so one piece goes out with the regular collection each week, and the county authority takes a single item under 200 pounds for a flat fee if you would rather haul it. The weekly oversized item is part of the quarterly residential collection rate, printed as $85.80 a quarter for 2025 with a senior discount for residents 65 and older, and the city publishes no separate fee for one piece. Hauling it to the county authority costs $15 for a single item under 200 pounds, or $100 a ton for a larger load. Confirm the current quarterly rate with the city at (717) 291-4744.
City collection Mattress and box spring sets are named as an oversized item in the city's weekly program, and the county authority also takes a mattress as a single item under 200 pounds for a flat fee. One oversized item a week is included in the quarterly residential collection rate, printed as $85.80 a quarter for 2025, with no separate city fee published. A mattress hauled to the county authority is $15 as a single item under 200 pounds, or part of a load at $100 a ton with a $40 minimum. Confirm the current rate with the city at (717) 291-4744.
City collection Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, water coolers, washers, dryers, water heaters and microwaves are white goods that the city will not take with the weekly trash. They need the city's monthly program with a tag, or a trip to a county facility. $15 per item tag purchased from the City Treasury Office at 39 West Chestnut Street for the monthly white goods collection. City of Lancaster residential customers. The weekly trash collection does not take white goods, and the city program ensures refrigerant gases are recovered under federal air quality rules. A county authority facility also takes appliances as a single item under 200 pounds, or as part of a load charged by weight.
City collection Lancaster has two bulky routes: the city's weekly program takes one oversized item per household, and the county authority takes self-hauled bulky loads at a flat single item price or by weight. The city's one weekly oversized item is part of the quarterly residential collection rate, printed as $85.80 a quarter for 2025, with no separate fee published. Self-hauling to the county authority costs $15 for a single item under 200 pounds, or $100 a ton with a $40 minimum per visit up to 680 pounds at the transfer station and 800 pounds elsewhere. Confirm the current city rate at (717) 291-4744.
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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Will the city take it?
Lancaster collects trash and recycling at the curb every week, and its weekly program already takes one oversized item per household, naming sofas, stuffed chairs, furniture, mattress and box spring sets and a roll of carpet. Large appliances are the exception: white goods such as refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners need the city's monthly program with a tag from the Treasury Office, and anything beyond those routes can be hauled to the county authority, where a single item under 200 pounds is charged a flat fee. Televisions, computers and batteries never go in a cart and are free to drop at the county household hazardous waste facility.
Sofas, stuffed chairs and furniture are named as oversized items in the city's weekly program, so one piece goes out with the regular collection each week, and the county authority takes a single item under 200 pounds for a flat fee if you would rather haul it.
City cost & eligibility
The weekly oversized item is part of the quarterly residential collection rate, printed as $85.80 a quarter for 2025 with a senior discount for residents 65 and older, and the city publishes no separate fee for one piece. Hauling it to the county authority costs $15 for a single item under 200 pounds, or $100 a ton for a larger load. Confirm the current quarterly rate with the city at (717) 291-4744.
When & how
Set one oversized item out on the normal collection day, after 6 p.m. the evening before, and remember that setting it out limits that week to four trash containers. For a load the weekly program will not take, deliver it to a county authority facility during operating hours.
Get it ready
An oversized item may be no heavier than what two people can lift into a trash truck, so take the piece down if it is heavy. Keep it off the sidewalk in front of the property, and separate it from the bags so the crew can see it belongs to the oversized set-out.
Mattress and box spring sets are named as an oversized item in the city's weekly program, and the county authority also takes a mattress as a single item under 200 pounds for a flat fee.
City cost & eligibility
One oversized item a week is included in the quarterly residential collection rate, printed as $85.80 a quarter for 2025, with no separate city fee published. A mattress hauled to the county authority is $15 as a single item under 200 pounds, or part of a load at $100 a ton with a $40 minimum. Confirm the current rate with the city at (717) 291-4744.
When & how
Put the set out on the normal collection day after 6 p.m. the night before, and keep the rest of that week's trash to four containers, or haul it to a county authority facility instead.
Get it ready
Send the mattress and box spring out together as the one oversized item, keep them dry, and keep them out of the trash bags so they are not mistaken for extra garbage. If you haul the set yourself, tarp the load when it is an open load and secure the piece.
Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, water coolers, washers, dryers, water heaters and microwaves are white goods that the city will not take with the weekly trash. They need the city's monthly program with a tag, or a trip to a county facility.
City cost & eligibility
$15 per item tag purchased from the City Treasury Office at 39 West Chestnut Street for the monthly white goods collection. City of Lancaster residential customers. The weekly trash collection does not take white goods, and the city program ensures refrigerant gases are recovered under federal air quality rules. A county authority facility also takes appliances as a single item under 200 pounds, or as part of a load charged by weight.
When & how
Buy the tag from the Treasury Office at 39 West Chestnut Street and set the appliance out on the city's monthly white goods collection day. As an alternative, haul the unit to a county authority facility during operating hours and pay by credit or debit card, because the facilities take no cash or checks.
Get it ready
Empty and defrost the unit, remove all contents, and leave the refrigerant work to the receiving program, which recovers the gases. Do not put a refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner at the curb with the weekly trash, and do not take white goods to the county household hazardous waste facility, which refuses them.
Televisions are accepted free at the county authority's household hazardous waste facility, which takes screens along with computers, cellphones and other electronic waste from Lancaster County residents.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free at the household hazardous waste facility at 1299 Harrisburg Pike for Lancaster County residents, who may be asked for proof of residency. The facility does not accept material from businesses, and the authority states there are no fees for hazardous waste items.
When & how
Take the television to the household hazardous waste facility at 1299 Harrisburg Pike in Lancaster, open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., and call (717) 397-9968 with questions.
Get it ready
Destroy the personal data on any device before drop-off, because the authority states that it does not destroy data and a third party processes the electronics. Keep screens out of the trash and recycling carts, and do not take a television to the hazardous waste facility along with white goods or household tools, which are refused there.
Desktop computers, laptops, monitors, printers and speakers, e-readers, cameras, cellphones, DVD and VCR players, MP3 players, PDAs, gaming consoles and stereos are all on the list of electronic waste the county authority takes free from residents.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free at the household hazardous waste facility at 1299 Harrisburg Pike for Lancaster County residents, with no business material accepted and no fee for hazardous or electronic waste items.
When & how
Bring the devices to 1299 Harrisburg Pike in Lancaster during the facility's open hours, Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Get it ready
Destroy all confidential data before drop-off, because the authority states that it does not destroy data on devices and that the material is processed by a third party. Remove and bring batteries separately, since household batteries are accepted there too, and keep electronics out of the curbside carts.
Construction and demolition debris is not part of the city's curbside service. The county authority takes it at its own facilities by weight, with size limits and a rule against commercial loads at the waste-to-energy plant.
City cost & eligibility
From $86 per ton of construction and demolition waste at a county authority facility, plus a $15 per ton transfer fee when delivered to the Transfer Station Complex. Lancaster County residents self-hauling the material. The minimum fee is $40 per visit up to 780 pounds at the transfer station and up to 920 pounds at the other accepting sites, loads must be less than four feet in length and width unless delivered to the Frey Farm Landfill, and no commercial construction loads are accepted at the waste-to-energy facility. Concrete, drywall, siding, pavers and liquid paint are among the accepted materials.
When & how
Deliver the load to the Frey Farm Landfill or the Transfer Station Complex during operating hours, tarp every open load, and pay by credit or debit card because the facilities take no cash or checks. Wear closed-toed sturdy shoes and a high-visibility vest, which can be bought at the scale house for a fee.
Get it ready
Keep construction and demolition material out of the weekly trash and out of the oversized item set-out, because the city route does not take it. Separate the load by material, keep it under the four foot size limit unless it is going to the landfill, and secure anything that could blow off the vehicle.
Exercise equipment is not named in the city's oversized item list, so the city's Solid Waste Hotline has to confirm whether the machine counts as the one weekly oversized item or needs the county drop-off instead.
City cost & eligibility
One oversized item a week is part of the quarterly residential rate with no separate city fee published, but the city names sofas, stuffed chairs, furniture, mattress sets and carpet rather than fitness equipment. Confirm the machine with the Solid Waste Hotline at (717) 291-4744, or take it to a county authority facility, where a single item under 200 pounds is $15.
When & how
Call the Solid Waste Hotline at (717) 291-4744 to confirm the machine, then either set it out as the weekly oversized item or haul it to a county facility during operating hours.
Get it ready
Break the machine down as far as it will go, keep loose weights with the frame so two people can lift it as the city's weight rule requires, and remove any battery, because batteries never belong in the trash or recycling and can be taken to the county household hazardous waste facility.
Lancaster has two bulky routes: the city's weekly program takes one oversized item per household, and the county authority takes self-hauled bulky loads at a flat single item price or by weight.
City cost & eligibility
The city's one weekly oversized item is part of the quarterly residential collection rate, printed as $85.80 a quarter for 2025, with no separate fee published. Self-hauling to the county authority costs $15 for a single item under 200 pounds, or $100 a ton with a $40 minimum per visit up to 680 pounds at the transfer station and 800 pounds elsewhere. Confirm the current city rate at (717) 291-4744.
When & how
Set the oversized item out on the normal collection day after 6 p.m. the night before, with that week's trash limited to four containers, or deliver the load to a county authority facility during operating hours and pay by card.
Get it ready
Keep a bulky load under the weight two people can lift for the city route, tarp any open load for the county route, and keep hazardous waste, electronics, white goods and yard waste in their own streams rather than in the bulky pile.
Tires are accepted at county authority facilities at a published per tire price, with car and motorcycle tires charged separately from truck tires and a limit of 15 tires.
City cost & eligibility
$5 per car or motorcycle tire, up to 15 tires, at a county authority facility, with truck tires charged at $15 each. Lancaster County residents self-hauling the tires. Payment is by credit or debit card only, with no cash or checks, and the load must be tarped if it is open.
When & how
Take the tires to a county authority facility during operating hours, and pay at the scale house by card.
Get it ready
Count the tires before you go, because the limit is 15 and the price changes once a tire is a truck tire rather than a car or motorcycle tire. Keep tires out of the curbside trash and out of the oversized item set-out.
Chemicals, paint, batteries and fluorescent bulbs never go in a cart or a bulky pile. The county authority takes them free from Lancaster County residents at its household hazardous waste facility on Harrisburg Pike.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free for Lancaster County residents at the household hazardous waste facility, with no material accepted from businesses and no fee for hazardous waste items. Batteries are limited to 10 items a day per customer and mercury containing items to 30 a month.
When & how
The facility at 1299 Harrisburg Pike in Lancaster is open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., and the phone number is (717) 397-9968.
Get it ready
Bring automotive fluids in containers no larger than five gallons, keep liquid paint in the container because empty or dried out cans go to regular trash, and bring propane tanks of 20 pounds or less. Do not bring sharps or medication, kitchen electronics, white goods, household tools such as vacuums and hair dryers, empty fuel tanks, compressed gas cylinders or solar panels, because the facility refuses them. Never put batteries in the trash or recycling, because rechargeable batteries can cause fires.
One oversized item a week, four containers with it
The city's weekly program takes one oversized item per household, which covers sofas, stuffed chairs, furniture, mattress and box spring sets and a roll of carpet no wider than four feet. Setting one out limits that week to four trash containers, the item may be no heavier than what two people can lift into a truck, and everything goes out after 6 p.m. the evening before collection and comes back in by 8 p.m. the day of collection.
A load that cannot go curbside goes to a county authority facility, where open loads must be tarped, large items must be secured, and the facilities accept only credit or debit cards. Visitors must wear closed-toed sturdy shoes and a high-visibility vest, which can be bought at the scale house for a fee. A single item under 200 pounds is charged a flat fee, household trash is charged by weight with a minimum per visit, and construction and demolition material has its own rate and size limits.
What the hazardous waste facility takes and refuses
The household hazardous waste facility takes adhesives, automotive fluids in containers of five gallons or less, batteries including automotive and household but not electric vehicle batteries, fire extinguishers, fuels, household cleaners, pool and photographic chemicals, lawn treatments, mercury containing items, paint with rust inhibitors, stains, turpentine and thinners, and propane tanks of 20 pounds or less. It refuses medical waste, kitchen electronics, white goods, household tools, lawn tools, empty paint cans and fuel tanks, bulbs without mercury, compressed gas cylinders and solar panels.
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City of Lancaster Bureau of Solid Waste and Recycling with the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority
City weekly oversized item
One sofa, stuffed chair, furniture piece, mattress and box spring set, or roll of carpet per household each week, if two people can lift it.
Cost & conditions
The oversized item is part of the quarterly residential collection rate, printed as $85.80 a quarter for 2025 with a senior discount for residents 65 and older who own and occupy the home. No separate fee is published for one piece. Confirm the current rate with the city at (717) 291-4744.
Arrange it
Set the item out on the normal collection day after 6 p.m. the evening before, and keep that week's trash to four containers. Containers are stored to the side or rear of the property and taken in by 8 p.m. on collection day.
One oversized item a week, and the item may be no heavier than what two people can lift into a trash truck. White goods, construction material, tires and hazardous waste are separate streams and are not part of this set-out.
City of Lancaster Bureau of Solid Waste and Recycling with the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority
City monthly white goods collection
Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, water coolers, clothes washers and dryers, water heaters and microwaves from a city home.
Cost & conditions
$15 per item tag purchased from the City Treasury Office at 39 West Chestnut Street. City of Lancaster residential customers, with refrigerant gases recovered under federal air quality rules as part of the city program.
Arrange it
Buy the tag at the Treasury Office and set the appliance out on the monthly white goods collection day the city publishes.
White goods are never taken with the weekly trash, and the county household hazardous waste facility refuses them. Empty and defrost the unit first, and keep the refrigerant work for the program that recovers the gases.
City of Lancaster Bureau of Solid Waste and Recycling with the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority
County authority self-haul drop-off
Household trash, bulky items over the city's weekly limit, construction and demolition material, tires and yard waste that a household hauls itself.
Cost & conditions
A single item under 200 pounds is $15, household trash is $100 a ton plus a $15 a ton transfer fee when delivered to the Transfer Station Complex with a $40 minimum per visit, construction and demolition waste is $86 a ton plus the same transfer fee, car and motorcycle tires are $5 each and truck tires $15 each, yard waste is $15 a ton at the Frey Farm Landfill, and confidential waste is $200 a ton with a one ton minimum.
Arrange it
Drive to an accepting facility during operating hours. Open loads must be tarped and large items secured, visitors must wear closed-toed sturdy shoes and a high-visibility vest, and payment is by credit or debit card only.
Vehicles or trailers that could exceed registered gross vehicle weights must show registrations, construction loads must be under four feet in length and width unless delivered to the Frey Farm Landfill, no commercial construction loads are accepted at the waste-to-energy facility, and yard waste is accepted only at the Frey Farm Landfill.
City of Lancaster Bureau of Solid Waste and Recycling with the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority
County household hazardous waste facility
Paint, thinners, cleaners, automotive fluids, batteries, fuels, lawn treatments, mercury containing items and electronic waste including televisions and computers from a Lancaster County household.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free for Lancaster County residents, with no material accepted from businesses and no fee for hazardous waste items. Batteries are limited to 10 items a day per customer and mercury containing items to 30 a month.
Arrange it
The facility at 1299 Harrisburg Pike in Lancaster is open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Medical waste, kitchen electronics, white goods and appliances, household tools, lawn care tools, empty paint cans and fuel tanks, bulbs without mercury, propane tanks over 20 pounds, compressed gas cylinders and solar panels are refused, and data on devices is not destroyed by the authority.
Lancaster residents can keep most bulky material at the curb: the weekly program takes one oversized item per household, which covers sofas, stuffed chairs, furniture, mattress sets and a carpet roll, as long as two people can lift it. White goods such as refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners are the exception and need the city's monthly program with a tag bought at the Treasury Office. Anything heavier or larger, plus construction material and tires, can be hauled to a county authority facility, where loads are charged by weight or as a single item, open loads must be tarped and payment is by card only. Chemicals, batteries and electronic waste go to the free household hazardous waste facility on Harrisburg Pike. Trash and recyclingResidential disposal ratesHousehold hazardous waste facility
Household hazardous waste facility
Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority Household Hazardous Waste Facility
1299 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, PA 17603
Adhesives, automotive fluids in containers no larger than five gallons, batteries including automotive and household, fire extinguishers, floor and furniture polish, fuels including kerosene, gasoline and propane, household cleaners, photographic, pool and water treatment chemicals, iodine, lawn treatments including herbicides and pesticides, mercury containing items such as ballasts, fluorescent bulbs, thermostats and thermometers, paint, rust inhibitors, stains, turpentine and thinners, and propane tanks or cylinders of 20 pounds or less. Electronic waste including desktops, laptops, monitors, selected accessories, televisions, e-readers, cameras, cell phones and accessories, DVD and VCR players, MP3 players, PDAs, gaming consoles and stereos.
Lancaster County residents only, with no material accepted from businesses. Refused: medical waste including sharps and medication, kitchen electronics such as microwaves, blenders and toasters, white goods and appliances such as window air conditioners, dehumidifiers and refrigerators, household tools such as vacuums, irons and hair dryers, lawn care tools, empty paint cans, empty fuel tanks, incandescent and LED bulbs, trash, propane tanks over 20 pounds, compressed gas cylinders, and solar panels with their storage batteries. The authority does not destroy data on devices and warns that e-waste is processed by a third party, so personal data must be destroyed before drop-off.
Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Phone (717) 397-9968.
No charge. Free for Lancaster County residents, with no fee for hazardous waste items and no material from businesses. Batteries are limited to 10 items a day per customer and mercury containing items to 30 a month.
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 Lancaster take a sofa at the curb?+
Yes. The city's weekly program allows each residential unit one oversized item a week, and sofas and stuffed chairs are named as examples. Setting one out limits that week's set-out to four trash containers, and the item may be no heavier than what two people can lift. If it is heavier, take it to a county authority facility instead, where a single item under 200 pounds costs a flat fee.Official guidance
How do I get rid of a mattress in Lancaster?+
Mattress and box spring sets are one of the oversized items the city's weekly program takes, with one oversized item allowed per household each week and that week's trash limited to four containers. The county authority also takes a mattress as a single item under 200 pounds at its published single item price, or as part of a load charged by weight with a minimum per visit.Official guidance
How do I get rid of a refrigerator in Lancaster?+
White goods are not collected with the weekly trash. The city runs a monthly collection program for refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, water coolers, washers, dryers, water heaters and microwaves, and each item needs a tag purchased from the Treasury Office at 39 West Chestnut Street. The city program recovers the refrigerant gases under federal air quality rules. A county authority facility also takes appliances for a fee, and the household hazardous waste facility refuses them.Official guidance
Where can I take a television in Lancaster?+
To the Lancaster County household hazardous waste facility at 1299 Harrisburg Pike, free for county residents. It is open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., and it takes televisions with computers, monitors, laptops, cellphones and other electronic waste. Destroy the data on any device first, because the authority does not wipe it for you.Official guidance
How much trash can go out each week in Lancaster?+
Up to six 32 gallon or 30 pound bags per household each week, tied or closed. Setting out the one oversized item the program allows limits that week to four trash containers instead. Containers go out after 6 p.m. the evening before collection and come back in by 8 p.m. the day of collection, and a 96 gallon curb cart from the city's hauler costs an additional $6 a month billed by the hauler.Official guidance
Why do appliances need a tag in Lancaster?+
Because white goods are not collected with the weekly trash. Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, water coolers, washers, dryers, water heaters and microwaves go through the city's monthly collection program, and each item needs a $15 tag bought from the Treasury Office at 39 West Chestnut Street. The city program recovers refrigerant gases in compliance with federal air quality rules, and the county household hazardous waste facility refuses appliances.Official guidance
When are leaves collected in Lancaster?+
Leaves in yard waste bags are collected alongside trash and recycling during specific weeks from September to November, and free yard waste bags are available to city residents at the Recycling Drop Off Center at 850 New Holland Avenue. The drop-off centre is open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the third Saturday of each month from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. City code section 258-21 governs sweeping leaves into the gutter.Official guidance
