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City collection Scranton does not run a bulky item appointment. The city's own answer is that crews take household garbage first and pick up larger items only when there is room in the truck, and that items containing metal are refused. No charge. City of Scranton household on a municipal refuse route. The city publishes no bulky pickup fee and no appointment system, and it states that items containing metal are not accepted.
City collection Mattresses appear in the city's own bulk answer alongside couches, with the same two limits: truck space on the regular collection day and no metal in the item. No charge. City of Scranton household on a municipal refuse route. No bulky fee and no appointment are published, and the city refuses items containing metal.
City collection Cooling appliances are the one appliance group with a free published pickup, because the utility programme collects working refrigerators, freezers, mini fridges, room air conditioners and dehumidifiers. The city also lists a scrap yard for the same units. No charge. Household with an active PPL Electric Utilities account at the pickup address, recycling a working refrigerator, freezer, mini fridge, room air conditioner or dehumidifier. A refrigerator or freezer has to be between 10 and 30 cubic feet and clean, empty and defrosted, and up to seven large appliances can be recycled. The programme pays a rebate for qualifying units, and the city also lists Fiegleman's Recycling Center for these appliances.
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.
Selected customer reviews. Counts checked September 2026.
The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Scranton collects household garbage and commingled recycling on the same weekly route, and a weekday holiday pushes the whole week one day later. There is no bulky item appointment in the city's published answers: the crews take household garbage first and pick up larger items only when there is room in the truck, and they refuse anything containing metal unless the metal has been removed and disposed of separately. That metal rule is what sends appliances, screens and chemicals somewhere else, to the scrap yard and utility appliance programme the city names, to the city's own electronics recycling events, and to the county's household hazardous waste day at Montage Mountain.
Scranton does not run a bulky item appointment. The city's own answer is that crews take household garbage first and pick up larger items only when there is room in the truck, and that items containing metal are refused.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. City of Scranton household on a municipal refuse route. The city publishes no bulky pickup fee and no appointment system, and it states that items containing metal are not accepted.
When & how
Put the item out on the regular refuse day, no earlier than the night before, and call the Public Works dispatcher at 570-348-4178 before setting out anything with a metal frame or if a piece was left behind.
Get it ready
Remove metal from the item and dispose of it separately, because the city states that metal bearing items are not collected and that metal must be taken out first. Keep the piece manageable for a two person manual lift, since the crew picks up larger items only when there is space on the truck.
Mattresses appear in the city's own bulk answer alongside couches, with the same two limits: truck space on the regular collection day and no metal in the item.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. City of Scranton household on a municipal refuse route. No bulky fee and no appointment are published, and the city refuses items containing metal.
When & how
Set the mattress out on the regular refuse day, no earlier than the night before, and call 570-348-4178 to confirm the piece if it has a metal frame or if it is left behind.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress dry and out of the garbage can, which is limited to a 32 gallon can with a lid. Because mattresses normally contain metal springs, confirm the piece with the dispatcher before the collection day rather than assuming the crew can take it.
Appliances are metal, and the city refuses metal bearing items at the curb. The city's own list sends them to a scrap yard or to the utility appliance programme instead.
City cost & eligibility
The city names scrap metal yards and an appliance recycling programme rather than a curbside route, and a yard buys material on terms it sets itself while the appliance programme requires a working unit and an active PPL account at the address. Confirm acceptance and terms before the appliance is moved.
When & how
Call the yard or the appliance programme before moving the unit, and keep it off the curb on the refuse day because metal bearing items are refused there.
Get it ready
Empty the appliance, secure or remove the doors, and keep it upright for transport. A working refrigerator, freezer, mini fridge, room air conditioner or dehumidifier may qualify for the utility programme, while anything non working is a scrap load.
Cooling appliances are the one appliance group with a free published pickup, because the utility programme collects working refrigerators, freezers, mini fridges, room air conditioners and dehumidifiers. The city also lists a scrap yard for the same units.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Household with an active PPL Electric Utilities account at the pickup address, recycling a working refrigerator, freezer, mini fridge, room air conditioner or dehumidifier. A refrigerator or freezer has to be between 10 and 30 cubic feet and clean, empty and defrosted, and up to seven large appliances can be recycled. The programme pays a rebate for qualifying units, and the city also lists Fiegleman's Recycling Center for these appliances.
When & how
Book the pickup with the utility programme and choose either an in-home or curbside appointment, or take the unit to the scrap yard the city lists during its published hours.
Get it ready
The unit has to be in working order when the crew arrives, and a refrigerator or freezer has to be clean, empty and defrosted, so defrost it in advance and leave the doors on for the haul. Keep the unit off the curb on the refuse day, because metal bearing items are refused there.
Screens and computers are not a curbside item. The city runs registered electronics recycling events that are free to residents, and the state law requires manufacturers to run recycling programmes that accept the same device types.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free to City of Scranton residents at the city's electronics recycling events, which require registration. Also free through a manufacturer programme under the state Covered Device Recycling Act, whose collection sites may be used by small businesses with fewer than 50 employees, and through the retailers and centres the city lists such as Best Buy.
When & how
Register on the city recycling page when an event is announced; the published example ran from 9 a.m. to noon at the Public Works headquarters, 101 W Poplar St. Otherwise use a manufacturer programme collection site or a retailer from the city list during its own hours.
Get it ready
Remove ink, toner cartridges and paper from a printer before handover, and wipe personal data from computers and drives. Keep televisions, monitors, computers and cords out of the garbage and the recycling, and keep batteries, bulbs and chemicals with the household chemical route instead.
No city collection route for construction and demolition debris is published. The curbside rules are written around household material, and a project load has to be arranged privately.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no construction or demolition collection and no household rate for one, and the codified refuse rules could not be reached during this review. A project load has to be arranged with a private hauler or container company, so confirm the destination and the charge before work starts.
When & how
Order the container or hauler before the work produces debris rather than stacking material at the curb for the weekly route.
Get it ready
Keep construction material out of the garbage can, which is limited to a 32 gallon lidded can of household waste, and out of the recycling. Keep paint, solvents and other chemicals with the county household hazardous waste route instead.
Exercise equipment is not named in the city's bulk answer, the hard to recycle list or the appliance programme, so a machine has to be confirmed before it is set out.
City cost & eligibility
No city, county or programme list names a treadmill or weight machine. Larger items are taken at the curb only when the truck has room and metal bearing items are refused, so confirm the machine and its weight with the Public Works dispatcher at 570-348-4178 before it goes out.
When & how
Call the dispatcher before the collection day, and be ready to keep the machine if the city or a scrap yard will not take it.
Get it ready
Describe the machine and its weight when calling, remove loose weights and accessories, and strip metal parts where that is safe, because metal bearing items are refused. Keep the machine out of the garbage can and the recycling.
Everything goes out on the regular refuse day, not before
Garbage and commingled recycling are collected on the same weekly route, and material should go to the curb no earlier than the night before the scheduled pickup. A weekday holiday pushes every collection that week one day later. Missed garbage goes to the Public Works dispatcher at 570-348-4178.
Use your own lidded can and the city recycling container
Garbage cans are bought by the resident and must be no heavier than a 32 gallon can with a lid on it, while the city provides the recycling containers at 101 W Poplar St. Glass has to be wrapped thoroughly and marked as glass, and leaves must not be mixed in with household garbage.
The city refuses items containing metal at the curb and says metal must be removed from an item and disposed of separately. That is why appliances, metal furniture and exercise machines with steel frames belong with a scrap yard or a separate programme rather than the refuse route, and why the dispatcher should be asked about anything that has springs or a metal frame.
Chemicals, bulbs and batteries never go in the cart
Household hazardous waste is not a curbside item. Lackawanna County runs a collection on Saturday October 31, 2026 at the Pavilion at Montage Mountain, 1000 Montage Mountain Road, open to county residents only with pre-registration required. Accepted material includes oil based paint, stains, thinners, solvents, poisons, pool and lawn treatments, automotive fluids with a per container limit, batteries other than electric vehicle batteries, fire extinguishers, fluorescent bulbs, propane tanks and liquid mercury, and latex paint is not accepted. Paint can also be dried out with kitty litter and then bagged.
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 Scranton Bureau of Refuse and Recycling with Lackawanna County
Larger items with the regular refuse collection
A city household with a couch, a mattress or another large household item that has no metal in it.
Cost & conditions
No charge. City of Scranton household on a municipal refuse route. No bulky pickup fee or appointment is published, and larger items are taken with the regular collection only when there is room on the truck.
Arrange it
Put the item out on the regular refuse day no earlier than the night before, and call the Public Works dispatcher at 570-348-4178 if it was left behind or if it contains metal.
No appointment and no guarantee: household garbage is collected first, so a larger item may be left behind on a busy day. Items containing metal are refused and the metal has to be removed and disposed of separately, which in practice rules out most appliances and any piece with a steel frame or springs.
City of Scranton Bureau of Refuse and Recycling with Lackawanna County
City electronics recycling event
A city household with televisions, monitors, computers, laptops or peripheral devices to recycle.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free to City of Scranton residents at the city's electronics recycling events with registration, and free through manufacturer programme collection sites under the state Covered Device Recycling Act.
Arrange it
Register on the city recycling page when an event is announced. The published example ran from 9 a.m. to noon at the Department of Public Works headquarters, 101 W Poplar St, and the city held two events in that year.
Events run a small number of times a year and require registration, and no 2026 date was posted when this guide was written. Printers must arrive with ink, toner cartridges and paper removed, and the events take the covered device types rather than any electronic item.
A household with a working refrigerator, freezer, mini fridge, room air conditioner or dehumidifier and an active electric account at the address.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free pickup for a household with an active PPL Electric Utilities account at the pickup address, with a rebate paid for each qualifying unit. A refrigerator or freezer must be between 10 and 30 cubic feet and clean, empty and defrosted, up to seven large appliances may be recycled, and units must be working when collected.
Arrange it
Book either an in-home or a curbside appointment with the programme, and have the appliance defrosted, empty and working on the appointment day.
Working units only, an active account is required at the pickup address, a refrigerator or freezer has to fall inside the published size range, and the rebate scales with the appliance size and the number of units recycled together.
A household or contractor with construction and demolition debris that the city refuse route does not take.
Cost & conditions
The city publishes no construction or demolition collection, so a private hauler or container company quotes the load and confirms the receiving site. Confirm the price and the destination before work starts.
Arrange it
Contact a private hauler or container company to deliver the container before the project produces debris, and keep chemicals out of the load.
Nothing in this category rides the weekly refuse route or the city's electronics events, and paint, solvents and other chemicals still have to go to the county household hazardous waste event with its pre-registration and county residency rules.
Ferrous scrap including stainless steel and alloys and non-ferrous scrap including copper, brass, aluminium, lead and aluminium cans, with residential homeowners among the customers the yard names, and microwaves, scrap metals, refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers and air conditioners among the items the city routes here.
This is a scrap metal yard rather than a refuse site, so it takes metal bearing material rather than general household waste, and it sets its own terms on what it will buy. Keep refrigerant units upright for transport and confirm whether the unit has to be emptied before delivery.
Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Telephone (570) 342-5242.
The yard buys scrap and sets its own pricing, so the terms depend on the material and the market. Call before loading to confirm what the yard will take and what it pays.
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 Scranton take a couch at the curb?+
Maybe. The city's answer to how to get rid of couches and mattresses is that crews must collect household garbage first and will take larger items only when there is room in the truck, and that items containing metal are not accepted. Confirm the piece with the Public Works dispatcher at 570-348-4178, and take any metal out and dispose of it separately before the collection day.Official guidance
How do mattresses go out in Scranton?+
The city lists mattresses with couches in the same answer: crews take household garbage first and pick up larger items only when the truck has room, and items containing metal are refused. Call the Public Works dispatcher at 570-348-4178 to confirm the piece, and put it out on the regular refuse day no earlier than the night before.Official guidance
Is there a free refrigerator pickup in Scranton?+
Yes, for a working unit. The appliance recycling programme collects refrigerators, freezers, mini fridges, room air conditioners and dehumidifiers at no charge with either an in-home or curbside appointment, pays a rebate for qualifying units and allows up to seven large appliances, as long as the household has an active electric account at the address and a refrigerator or freezer is between 10 and 30 cubic feet, clean, empty and defrosted. The city also lists a scrap yard for these units.Official guidance
Where do Scranton televisions and computers go?+
To one of the city's electronics recycling events, which are free to residents but require registration, or through a manufacturer programme under the state Covered Device Recycling Act, or through a retailer or centre the city lists such as Best Buy. The last published event took CRT televisions and monitors, desktop computers, flat screens, laptops, and peripherals including printers with ink, toner and paper removed, plus mice and keyboards. The city can be reached at recycle@scrantonpa.gov.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Scranton?+
The Bureau of Refuse and Recycling inside the Department of Public Works runs the weekly garbage and commingled recycling collection. A missed pickup goes to the Public Works dispatcher at 570-348-4178, recycling containers are issued at 101 W Poplar St, and recycling questions go to recycle@scrantonpa.gov.Official guidance
How are bulky items handled in Scranton?+
There is no bulky appointment. The city's own answer is that crews must pick up household garbage first and will take larger items only if there is room in the truck, and that items containing metal are not accepted and the metal has to be removed and disposed of separately. Confirm anything unusual with the dispatcher at 570-348-4178 before setting it out on the regular refuse day.Official guidance
Where do paint and chemicals go in Scranton?+
To the Lackawanna County household hazardous waste collection, which runs on Saturday October 31, 2026 at the Pavilion at Montage Mountain, 1000 Montage Mountain Road, for county residents only with pre-registration required. Oil based paint, stains, thinners, solvents, poisons, pool and lawn treatments, automotive fluids, batteries other than electric vehicle batteries, fire extinguishers, fluorescent bulbs, propane tanks and liquid mercury are accepted, and latex paint is not. Paint can also be dried out with kitty litter and then bagged, and the city points residents to recycle@scrantonpa.gov for upcoming events.Official guidance
