Bags, boxes and the last things left to clear, gone from the curb. Choose what’s going, see your exact price and book by 2pm for same-day pickup. You don’t need to be home.
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You have decided what is going. Now give those bags and boxes a pickup day, with a price you can see before anyone arrives.
Book the unwanted bags and boxes left after packing. Choose an available pickup day before you hand back the keys, and arrange to have them outside.
You do not need a whole house of junk. Select the bags, boxes and larger items you actually have. Your combined price is shown online.
When the next collection does not fit your plans, choose a Dropcurb pickup day. Updates keep you informed, and completion photos show when the booked items are gone.
A clear count. An exact price.
A few simple choices turn a mixed pile into a clear booking. No need to estimate how much of a truck it might fill.
Count each trash bag or filled household box. Books and media go by the box. Clothes, bedding and shoes go by the filled bag. Toys packed together have a Box of toys choice. Ask us about unusually heavy or oversized bags and boxes first.
Empty cardboard is a different choice: choose single empty boxes or tied bundles of 10 flattened boxes. Compacted bales have their own weight-based choices and require loading-dock access. A Storage bin choice covers the empty bin itself; ask us to confirm the contents if they are going too.
Add the actual larger item alongside your bags and boxes, such as a sofa, chair or mattress. It has its own price and preparation. Keep construction materials and items needing special handling out of ordinary household bags.
First item / additional item
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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You handle sorting and getting things out of the home or building. We load and haul away the items on your booking from an accessible outdoor spot.
Book by 2pm at the pickup address for same-day pickup, using the dates shown at checkout. Pickup is booked for a day, not an exact arrival time. Confirm any short building-access window with us before booking.
A house, a condo or an apartment. Choose an accessible outdoor spot that works for your property. You arrange the move outside; we take it from there.
Add the bags, boxes and separate larger items, then choose an available day. Have an unusual pile or uncertain contents? Send a photo before booking so we can help with the choices.
Bag or box small household items as much as possible. Keep the booked items together, separate from anything staying. Follow your confirmation for when they need to be outside and accessible.
Add photos and clear pickup-location notes on your order page. You do not need to be home when everything is outside and accessible. We send pickup updates and completion photos.
Confirmation when you book. A heads-up before arrival. Photos when it’s done.
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The local disposal guide
Bulk junk removal in Scranton: start with the item’s collection rules, then choose the arrangement that fits.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
The handoff matters
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.
Public Works frequently asked questions on bulk items, carts, paint and holidaysDepartment of Public Works holiday list and one day delay ruleBureau of Refuse and Recycling 2026 recycling calendarGarbage 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.
Public Works frequently asked questions on bulk items, carts, paint and holidaysThe 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.
Public Works frequently asked questions on bulk items, carts, paint and holidaysHard to recycle items and the receiving businesses the city namesUse 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.
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Before you book
Bulk junk removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Scranton.
A trash bag is $59 as the first item and $10 additional. A filled household box is $59 as the first item. Add your actual items and quantities to see the combined price before booking. Loading, transportation and disposal are included; any applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
Book by 2pm in the pickup address’s local time for same-day pickup. Available dates appear at checkout. Have the booked bags and boxes outside and accessible according to your confirmation. You receive pickup updates and completion photos; the booking is for a day rather than an exact arrival time.
No. Count the filled bags or boxes using the matching choice. Books and media go in Filled household box; clothes, bedding and shoes go in Bag of clothes & bedding; packed toys have a Box of toys choice. Empty cardboard is separate, with individual empty boxes and bundles of 10 flattened boxes. Heavy, oversized or unusual contents need a photo review before booking.
Yes. Estimate how many trash bags the small household pile would fill, and bag or box as much as possible. Select furniture and other larger items separately. There is no extra charge just because the pile is loose. Send a photo first if the count or contents are unclear. A household Dumpster Bag choice does not accept construction debris.
Yes. Select the bags and boxes, then add each larger item using its own catalog choice. The booking shows one combined price for the selected items. Move everything to an accessible outdoor spot before pickup; indoor carrying and sorting are not included. Keep anything you want to retain apart from the booked items and identify what goes in your photos and notes.
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
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
The city refuses items containing metal at the curb and its hard to recycle list names Fiegleman's Recycling Center for scrap metal and microwaves, plus the PPL appliance recycling programme for working units. The yard buys material on its own terms and the utility programme needs a working appliance and an active account at the pickup address, so confirm before moving the unit.Official guidance
Exercise equipment is not named in the city's bulk answer or its hard to recycle list, and larger items are taken at the curb only when the truck has room, with metal bearing items refused. Call the Public Works dispatcher at 570-348-4178, describe the machine and its weight, and confirm before it goes out.Official guidance
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
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
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
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