Figuring out what the city takes. Waiting for pickup day. Calling around for quotes. It’s a lot to sort out for something you’re ready to be done with.
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Choose your pickup day. Book by 2pm local time for same-day pickup, where available.
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Get a booking confirmation, a text before arrival and pickup photos when it’s done. Follow along on your pickup page.
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Your place. One easy pickup plan.
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.
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Book before you bring it out.
Your items can still be inside when you book. Follow the readiness instructions in your confirmation.
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Choose a clear outdoor spot.
You arrange any carrying out of your home or down interior stairs. Keep entrances, sidewalks and shared access clear. We handle loading and haul-away from outside.
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Show us where to find it.
Add a photo and clear location notes. Contact us before booking if a gate, building rule or restricted access window needs an arrangement.
At a house: outside, accessible and easy to identify.At an apartment: an approved outdoor spot with shared access clear.
Access needs an arrangement?
Check any building or shared-area rules. Contact us before booking if access is limited to particular hours.
City collection Couches, chairs and tables do not fit the city cart, so they move through the same private bulky waste arrangement with Waste Management of Rhode Island. $30 per furniture item scheduled through Waste Management of Rhode Island. Cranston property owner arranging the pickup directly with the hauler that runs the city collection.
City collection Cranston residents can bring a mattress or box spring to the Highway Division on Phenix Avenue free of charge with an appointment, or pay the hauler for a bagged curbside pickup. From $50 per mattress or box spring collected curbside by Waste Management of Rhode Island, while the Highway Division drop-off is free of charge. Cranston resident whose mattress or box spring is dry and free of bed bugs; curbside items must be bagged, and the city drop-off needs an appointment.
City collection The city no longer collects white goods, so refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers and water heaters have to be collected privately or handed to a licensed scrap dealer. $40 per appliance collected by Waste Management of Rhode Island. Cranston resident arranging white goods removal privately or delivering the unit to a licensed scrap dealer.
City collection Anything that will not fit into the city cart counts as bulky waste, and the city leaves disposal to the property owner through a scheduled pickup with Waste Management of Rhode Island. $30 per bulky item scheduled through Waste Management of Rhode Island. Cranston property owner arranging the pickup directly with the hauler that runs the city collection.
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?
Cranston collects refuse and recycling once a week in city-issued carts, and anything that will not fit a cart is bulky waste that the property owner arranges with Waste Management of Rhode Island for a published per-item fee. Televisions, electronics, scrap metal, waste oil and tires have their own weekday drop-off routes at the Public Works complex on Phenix Avenue, and yard waste runs separately from April into mid-December.
Anything that will not fit into the city cart counts as bulky waste, and the city leaves disposal to the property owner through a scheduled pickup with Waste Management of Rhode Island.
City cost & eligibility
$30 per bulky item scheduled through Waste Management of Rhode Island. Cranston property owner arranging the pickup directly with the hauler that runs the city collection.
When & how
Call Waste Management of Rhode Island at 1-800-972-4545 to schedule the pickup, and use the marked overflow bags for extra bagged trash that still fits a bag.
Get it ready
Keep extra bagged trash in the specially marked 30 gallon bags beside the cart, and set bulky pieces out only for the scheduled collection day.
Couches, chairs and tables do not fit the city cart, so they move through the same private bulky waste arrangement with Waste Management of Rhode Island.
City cost & eligibility
$30 per furniture item scheduled through Waste Management of Rhode Island. Cranston property owner arranging the pickup directly with the hauler that runs the city collection.
When & how
Call 1-800-972-4545 to book the pickup, then set the piece out for the scheduled collection day.
Get it ready
Keep the piece dry and reachable from the curb, remove loose cushions and glass, and leave the frame whole for the crew.
Cranston residents can bring a mattress or box spring to the Highway Division on Phenix Avenue free of charge with an appointment, or pay the hauler for a bagged curbside pickup.
City cost & eligibility
From $50 per mattress or box spring collected curbside by Waste Management of Rhode Island, while the Highway Division drop-off is free of charge. Cranston resident whose mattress or box spring is dry and free of bed bugs; curbside items must be bagged, and the city drop-off needs an appointment.
When & how
Book the Thursday appointment at the Public Works Highway Division on 401-780-3175, or call Waste Management of Rhode Island at 1-800-972-4545 to arrange the curbside pickup.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress dry and free of bed bugs. Bag it for the curbside collection, and buy mattress bags at Durfee's Hardware in Rolf Square if you need them.
The city no longer collects white goods, so refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers and water heaters have to be collected privately or handed to a licensed scrap dealer.
City cost & eligibility
$40 per appliance collected by Waste Management of Rhode Island. Cranston resident arranging white goods removal privately or delivering the unit to a licensed scrap dealer.
When & how
Contact Waste Management of Rhode Island at 1-800-972-4545 to arrange the appliance, or make your own arrangement with a licensed scrap dealer.
Get it ready
Empty and clean the unit, keep refrigerators and freezers upright, and remove doors where the hauler asks for it.
Televisions, monitors, computers, laptops, printers and components are recycled at the Public Works Garage on Phenix Avenue through a self-serve container.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Cranston resident dropping electronics at the Public Works Garage container, with no appointment needed.
When & how
Drop items at the Public Works Garage at 929 Phenix Avenue on a weekday, using the container at the rear of the property between the two buildings.
Get it ready
Bring the device whole with power cords removed, keep loose rechargeable batteries out of the container, and back up and wipe your own data if you prefer.
The city does not run a curbside construction program, so renovation material has to move through the private bulky arrangement or a container service.
City cost & eligibility
Cranston publishes no construction or renovation debris program and sends anything larger than a cart to a private arrangement, so confirm with the hauler whether your material will be accepted before booking a load.
When & how
Arrange the load with Waste Management of Rhode Island or a private container service, and keep the material out of the city carts.
Get it ready
Bag or bundle small material, keep heavy mineral loads separate, and confirm mixed loads with the hauler before the pickup day.
Treadmills, ellipticals and other exercise machines do not fit the cart, so they move through the private bulky waste arrangement.
City cost & eligibility
$30 per bulky item scheduled through Waste Management of Rhode Island. Cranston property owner arranging the pickup directly with the hauler that runs the city collection.
When & how
Call Waste Management of Rhode Island at 1-800-972-4545 to schedule the machine and confirm how it should be prepared.
Get it ready
Keep the machine dry and reachable from the curb, remove loose accessories, and take apart only what the hauler asks you to separate.
The city lists scrap metal at the Public Works Garage but does not name bicycles, so confirm acceptance there or pass a rideable bike on instead.
City cost & eligibility
Cranston names scrap metal among the items accepted at the Public Works Garage without a charge, but bicycles are not on that list, so confirm with Public Works before you load the bike.
When & how
Call Public Works at 401-780-3174 before bringing a bicycle to Phenix Avenue, or donate a rideable bike locally.
Get it ready
Remove locks, baskets, racks and other accessories, and keep the bicycle out of the curbside carts.
Cranston collects refuse and recycling once a week in the city-issued carts from one-, two-, three- and four-family dwellings, with everything at the curb by 6:15 a.m. on collection day and not before noon the day before.
Anything that will not fit in the cart is bulky waste, and the property owner arranges that pickup with Waste Management of Rhode Island, so book the collection before the item goes to the curb.
Yard waste runs separately on the regular trash day from April into mid-December, in brown paper bags or barrels marked Yard Waste, with branches bundled to four feet or less and no plastic bags.
The Public Works Garage and the Highway Department dumpster at 929 Phenix Avenue take material on weekdays, and the electronics container is self-serve at the rear of the property between the two buildings.
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 Cranston Department of Public Works with Waste Management of Rhode Island collection
Waste Management of Rhode Island bulky pickup
A Cranston household with a couch, mattress, appliance or other item that will not fit the city cart.
Cost & conditions
$30 per bulky item scheduled with Waste Management of Rhode Island. Cranston property owner arranging the pickup with the hauler that runs the city collection.
Arrange it
Call 1-800-972-4545 to schedule the collection and to confirm how the piece should be prepared.
White goods are quoted separately by the hauler, and the city publishes no curbside route for construction or renovation material.
City of Cranston Department of Public Works with Waste Management of Rhode Island collection
Overflow trash bag program
A household with extra bagged trash on a holiday or party week that still fits a bag beside the cart.
Cost & conditions
From $10 per sleeve of five 30 gallon overflow bags at participating stores. Cranston residents on the city collection route who need capacity beyond the city cart.
Arrange it
Buy the specially marked 30 gallon bags at the listed stores and set them on the ground beside the cart on collection day.
The bags cover extra bagged household trash only, and they do not replace a bulky waste pickup for furniture, appliances or other oversized pieces.
City of Cranston Department of Public Works with Waste Management of Rhode Island collection
Mattress drop-off and curbside service
A mattress or box spring from a Cranston household that is dry and free of bed bugs
Cost & conditions
From $50 per mattress or box spring collected curbside by Waste Management of Rhode Island, with the city drop-off free of charge. Cranston household using the appointed Thursday drop-off at the Highway Division, or paying the hauler for a bagged curbside pickup.
Arrange it
Call the Highway Division at 401-780-3175 for the Thursday 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. appointment, or call Waste Management at 1-800-972-4545 for curbside service.
The city refuses mattresses and box springs that are not dry or that have bed bugs, the drop-off window is only Thursday morning by appointment, and curbside items must be bagged.
Televisions, computers, monitors, laptops, printers and components, plus books, scrap metal and waste oil.
Cranston residents, weekdays only. The electronics container is self-serve and sits at the rear of the property between the two buildings. Waste oil is limited to 10 gallons per resident and the oil igloo is on the same property.
Weekdays 7:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with the electronics container listed as 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
No charge. Cranston resident using the city drop-off, with no appointment needed.
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 the city pick up a couch at the curb in Cranston?+
Not with the regular cart collection. Furniture is bulky waste, so the property owner arranges the pickup with Waste Management of Rhode Island, and the city publishes a per-item fee for it.Official guidance
How do mattress pickups work in Cranston?+
You can bring the mattress or box spring to the Public Works Highway Division on Phenix Avenue free of charge with a Thursday morning appointment, or pay the hauler for a curbside pickup. The item must be dry and free of bed bugs, and curbside mattresses must be bagged.Official guidance
Does Cranston still collect refrigerators curbside?+
No. The city no longer provides white goods removal, so a refrigerator, stove, washer, dryer or water heater has to go through Waste Management of Rhode Island or a licensed scrap dealer. Microwaves and televisions are not part of that white goods list.Official guidance
Where can I recycle a television in Cranston?+
Take it to the Public Works Garage at 929 Phenix Avenue, where the city keeps a self-serve container for televisions, computers, monitors, laptops, printers and components. There is no charge and no appointment.Official guidance
Who handles bulky item and mattress pickup in Cranston?+
Waste Management of Rhode Island collects the city carts and also schedules bulky waste and mattress pickups, while routine collection questions go to Public Works at 401-780-3174. The city publishes a per-item fee for the bulky arrangement.Official guidance
What can I drop off at the Cranston Public Works Garage?+
The garage at 929 Phenix Avenue takes televisions, computers, monitors, laptops, printers and components during weekday hours, along with books, scrap metal and waste oil, and the tire dumpster on the same property accepts tires.Official guidance
