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City collection Furniture is collected on the scheduled route, three pieces a week, with a published charge for love seats, couches, sectionals, kitchen tables and up to six chairs, and the Transfer Station takes furniture free by appointment within a three-piece limit. From $10 for the published scheduled charge of $10 each for love seats, couches, sectional couches up to three pieces, kitchen tables and up to six chairs, with other furniture scheduled through the same three-piece weekly appointment. Pawtucket properties served by city collection, scheduled on 401-728-0500 ext. 233, or a resident bringing furniture to the Transfer Station appointment route, which lists furniture at no charge within a three-piece limit.
City collection A mattress or box spring is collected on the scheduled route for a published charge, and a recyclable piece can be dropped free at the Transfer Station or at the city's monthly event. From $16 for the scheduled curbside collection charge for a mattress or box spring, listed at $16 each, with the Transfer Station taking recyclable mattresses and box springs at no charge up to three pieces a day and charging $25 for each non-recyclable piece. Pawtucket properties served by city collection, with the pickup scheduled on 401-728-0500 ext. 233, or a resident bringing the piece to the Transfer Station with a license showing a city address.
City collection A refrigerator or freezer carries a published scheduled charge, while an air conditioner is free within the yearly limit and priced after it, and the Transfer Station takes air conditioners at no charge. $16 for the scheduled charge of $16 each for a refrigerator or freezer, with air conditioners free up to two units a year and $16 for each additional unit. Pawtucket properties served by city collection, scheduled on 401-728-0500 ext. 233. The Transfer Station lists air conditioners at no charge but publishes no refrigerator line, so a cooling appliance that still holds refrigerant has to be confirmed before it is loaded.
City collection Pawtucket collects refuse weekly in city-issued barrels, and loose garbage is not collected at all. The city publishes no monthly collection rate on the pages reviewed; refuse runs through the city budget and questions go to Public Works on 401-728-0500 ext. 233. The Transfer Station, if you take a load yourself, charges $10 for a pickup, van or SUV load of up to three bags and nothing for a small car load of the same size.
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?
Pawtucket runs its own weekly refuse collection in city barrels and a Transfer Station at 240 Grotto Avenue for residents' own loads. Anything bulky has to be scheduled with Public Works before it goes out: furniture is limited to three pieces a week with a published charge on the larger pieces, mattresses and box springs carry a charge unless they can be taken to the free monthly drop-off, and refrigerators and freezers are priced separately from the appliances and metal that ride the same route at no charge. Construction material is refused at both the curb and the Transfer Station, so a project load goes to the state's resource recovery campus in Johnston.
Pawtucket collects refuse weekly in city-issued barrels, and loose garbage is not collected at all.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no monthly collection rate on the pages reviewed; refuse runs through the city budget and questions go to Public Works on 401-728-0500 ext. 233. The Transfer Station, if you take a load yourself, charges $10 for a pickup, van or SUV load of up to three bags and nothing for a small car load of the same size.
When & how
Put the barrel at the curb in front of the residence no earlier than 4 p.m. the day before collection. Never place a container in or on the street.
Get it ready
Bag all refuse and place it inside the city barrel, because loose garbage is not collected. Keep cardboard separate for recycling, keep yard waste in its own container or composting bag on the same day, and keep construction material, metal items, appliances, mattresses and tires out of the barrel.
Cardboard has to be kept out of the trash and recycled, and contaminated cardboard is refused at the Transfer Station.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Pawtucket residents using curbside recycling or the Transfer Station. Corrugated cardboard is listed with no charge at the station, and cardboard that is contaminated, soiled or wet is not accepted.
When & how
Set recycling out with the weekly collection, or take cardboard to the Transfer Station during its operating hours.
Get it ready
Break boxes down and keep them dry and clean, because the station refuses soiled or wet cardboard. Trash placed in a cardboard box is not accepted, so empty the box and put the loose refuse in the barrel.
Metal items and the larger household pieces have to be scheduled with Public Works before they go to the curb, and the price depends on the item.
City cost & eligibility
The city prices bulky collection by item: furniture pieces such as love seats, couches, sectionals, kitchen tables and up to six chairs are $10 each, refrigerators, freezers, mattresses and box springs are $16 each, and stoves, washers, dryers, water coolers, metal and televisions are listed at no charge, with each air conditioner past the yearly limit at $16. Confirm your specific load on 401-728-0500 ext. 233.
When & how
Call Public Works on 401-728-0500 ext. 233 and book the collection before the item goes outside. Furniture is limited to three pieces a week.
Get it ready
Describe each piece when you call, keep the load inside the three-piece weekly limit, and keep the items clear of the barrels and the street. Construction material, propane tanks and automobile parts never go out with a scheduled bulky pickup.
A mattress or box spring is collected on the scheduled route for a published charge, and a recyclable piece can be dropped free at the Transfer Station or at the city's monthly event.
City cost & eligibility
From $16 for the scheduled curbside collection charge for a mattress or box spring, listed at $16 each, with the Transfer Station taking recyclable mattresses and box springs at no charge up to three pieces a day and charging $25 for each non-recyclable piece. Pawtucket properties served by city collection, with the pickup scheduled on 401-728-0500 ext. 233, or a resident bringing the piece to the Transfer Station with a license showing a city address.
When & how
Schedule the curbside pickup before the piece goes out, or take it to the Transfer Station Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. or Saturday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The free monthly drop-off runs on the first Saturday of the month from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the lot across from City Hall.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress dry and, at the Transfer Station, tie or roll it so it can be handled. Ask whether the piece counts as recyclable when you call, because the station charges only for the non-recyclable kind, and keep the mattress out of the refuse barrel.
Furniture is collected on the scheduled route, three pieces a week, with a published charge for love seats, couches, sectionals, kitchen tables and up to six chairs, and the Transfer Station takes furniture free by appointment within a three-piece limit.
City cost & eligibility
From $10 for the published scheduled charge of $10 each for love seats, couches, sectional couches up to three pieces, kitchen tables and up to six chairs, with other furniture scheduled through the same three-piece weekly appointment. Pawtucket properties served by city collection, scheduled on 401-728-0500 ext. 233, or a resident bringing furniture to the Transfer Station appointment route, which lists furniture at no charge within a three-piece limit.
When & how
Call Public Works to book the collection, then put out no more than three pieces in the week you booked. The Transfer Station furniture appointment is booked and paid through the city's Viewpoint account.
Get it ready
Take loose cushions and drawers out where you can, keep the piece manageable for two people, and keep it clear of the barrels and the street. Do not put furniture in the barrel, because the city collects it only as a scheduled bulky item.
Stoves, washers, dryers, water coolers and air conditioners are collected on the scheduled route at no charge, with air conditioners limited to two a year before a per-unit charge applies.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Pawtucket properties served by city collection, for stoves, washers, dryers, water coolers and air conditioners, with the unit scheduled on 401-728-0500 ext. 233 before it goes to the curb. Air conditioners are limited to two a year, and each additional unit is $16.
When & how
Call Public Works to schedule the pickup, then put the unit out on the day they give you rather than on a regular barrel day.
Get it ready
Empty the appliance before it goes out and keep it off the barrel line. Ask whether the unit holds refrigerant when you schedule, because a refrigerator or freezer is priced separately and does not ride the no-charge part of the route.
A refrigerator or freezer carries a published scheduled charge, while an air conditioner is free within the yearly limit and priced after it, and the Transfer Station takes air conditioners at no charge.
City cost & eligibility
$16 for the scheduled charge of $16 each for a refrigerator or freezer, with air conditioners free up to two units a year and $16 for each additional unit. Pawtucket properties served by city collection, scheduled on 401-728-0500 ext. 233. The Transfer Station lists air conditioners at no charge but publishes no refrigerator line, so a cooling appliance that still holds refrigerant has to be confirmed before it is loaded.
When & how
Schedule the pickup with Public Works, or take the unit to the Transfer Station during its operating hours if the station confirms it takes it.
Get it ready
Empty and defrost the unit, keep it upright where the maker requires it, and do not cut any refrigerant line. Ask about refrigerant handling when you book, because neither page states how the refrigerant itself is recovered.
Televisions ride the scheduled bulky route at no charge and the Transfer Station lists them free by appointment, while computers and electronics go to the city's free monthly collection or to a drop-off on Central Avenue.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Pawtucket residents. Televisions are listed with no charge on the scheduled bulky route and free within a three-piece Transfer Station appointment, and the monthly mattress and e-waste event collects computers and electronics free for residents. The event is open to non-residents for electronics as well.
When & how
Schedule a television with Public Works, take it to the Transfer Station appointment, or bring computers and electronics to the monthly event on the first Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the lot across from City Hall.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data before a computer or drive leaves the house, keep cords and remotes with the device, and leave appliances, household trash and hazardous waste behind, because the event refuses all three. Keep electronics out of the refuse barrel.
Pawtucket refuses construction material at the curb and at the Transfer Station, and the state campus in Johnston lists construction and demolition debris as a statewide drop-off option.
City cost & eligibility
No city construction rate exists, because the curb and the Transfer Station both refuse this material. The state's resource recovery campus handles construction and demolition debris as a statewide drop-off option with fees that the pages reviewed do not publish, so confirm the load and the fee on 401-942-1430 ext. 3102, the number the city prints for construction disposal.
When & how
Arrange the disposal before the work produces debris. The state campus operates Monday to Friday 6 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. and Saturday 6 a.m. to noon, closed on the published holidays.
Get it ready
Keep sand, dirt, sod, rocks, demolition lumber, broken concrete, asphalt, plaster, tile, brick, toilets, tubs, vanities and cabinets out of the barrels and off the curb, because the city refuses all of them. Ask the state campus which entrance to use, since the campus has separate entrances for the landfill, the residential area and the administration building.
No Pawtucket page names exercise equipment, so the machine has to be confirmed against the scheduled furniture and metal routes before it goes out.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes per-piece furniture charges and a no-charge metal line but says nothing about an exercise machine, so confirm the machine and the price on 401-728-0500 ext. 233 before it is scheduled. A metal frame may qualify for the no-charge metal collection.
When & how
Call Public Works and confirm the route first, then book the pickup and put the machine out on the agreed day.
Get it ready
Take the console, weights and any battery pack off, keep the frame as one manageable piece, and keep the machine out of the refuse barrel. Ask whether the metal frame can ride the metal collection when you call.
Barrels out the evening before, never in the street
Refuse goes in the city barrel, bagged, in front of the residence and no earlier than 4 p.m. the day before collection. Loose garbage is not collected, containers never go in or on the street, yard waste is separated into its own container or composting bag on the same day, and cardboard is kept out of the trash because trash inside a box is not accepted.
Metal items, furniture, mattresses, box springs, appliances and televisions are only collected once they are scheduled with Public Works on 401-728-0500 ext. 233. Furniture is limited to three pieces a week, the larger pieces carry a published price, and everything else that will not fit a barrel can be taken to the Transfer Station with proof of Pawtucket residency.
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 Pawtucket Department of Public Works with the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation
Schedule the curbside bulky pickup
A Pawtucket household with furniture, a mattress, an appliance, metal or a television that the barrel will not take.
Cost & conditions
The price depends on the item: love seats, couches, sectionals, kitchen tables and up to six chairs are $10 each, refrigerators, freezers, mattresses and box springs are $16 each, and stoves, washers, dryers, water coolers, metal and televisions are listed at no charge, with each air conditioner past two a year at $16. Confirm your load on 401-728-0500 ext. 233.
Arrange it
Call Public Works on 401-728-0500 ext. 233 and book the pickup, then put the items out on the agreed day, with furniture limited to three pieces a week.
Nothing is collected until it is scheduled, construction material and automobile parts are refused, and a property managed by a private company has to arrange its own bulky waste disposal.
City of Pawtucket Department of Public Works with the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation
Take your own load to the Transfer Station
A Pawtucket resident with household bags, a rug, yard waste, cardboard, tires, white metal, an air conditioner, a mattress, propane or motor oil.
Cost & conditions
From $10 for the $10 charge for a pickup, van or SUV load of up to three bags and for a rolled rug, with a small car load free, recyclable mattresses free up to three a day, non-recyclable mattresses at $25 each, tires over the free allowance at $15 each and propane over 20 pounds at $20. Pawtucket residents only, with a valid license showing a city address. Cash is accepted at the gate; card payments are made in advance through the city's online portal and proof of payment must be shown.
Arrange it
Go to 240 Grotto Avenue Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. or Saturday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., and use the appointment route for bulky items, refrigerators and freezers, furniture, televisions and metal.
Closed on holidays and during parking bans, and construction and commercial waste are refused outright, so a project load must go to the state campus instead.
City of Pawtucket Department of Public Works with the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation
Use the free monthly mattress and e-waste drop-off
A household with a mattress or box spring and a household with computers, televisions or other electronics.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free for Pawtucket residents, with mattress and box spring collection limited to Pawtucket residents and electronics open to residents and non-residents alike.
Arrange it
Go to the lot across the street from City Hall on the first Saturday of the month, unless the city notes otherwise, between 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. The published 2026 examples include April 4 and May 2, so confirm the current date with Public Works.
Household trash, hazardous waste and appliances are not accepted, and the mattress collection is limited to Pawtucket residents, so a refrigerator has to use the scheduled route instead.
Drop recyclable mattresses or e-waste at a local partner
A household with a recyclable mattress or box spring, or with computers and electronics that it would rather drop off than schedule.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Tuff Stuff Recycling on Walcott Street takes recyclable mattresses and box springs free during its weekday hours with a maximum of eleven pieces per drop-off, and the city lists Green Tech Assets on Central Avenue for e-waste without publishing a fee there.
Arrange it
Take recyclable mattresses and box springs to Tuff Stuff Recycling at 345 Walcott Street, Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., or take electronics to Green Tech Assets at 1110 Central Avenue during business hours. Confirm each site before travelling.
Tuff Stuff takes recyclable mattress pieces only and caps a drop-off at eleven pieces, and the city publishes no fee for the Green Tech e-waste drop-off, so call ahead on 401-721-9996.
City of Pawtucket Department of Public Works with the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation
Take a construction load to the state campus
A household or contractor with construction and demolition debris that the city and the Transfer Station refuse.
Cost & conditions
The state campus publishes accepted materials and pricing, but the construction fee is not printed on the pages reviewed, so confirm the load and the fee on 401-942-1430 ext. 3102, the construction number the city prints.
Arrange it
Call the construction line for the fee and the correct entrance, then deliver to the resource recovery campus on Shun Pike in Johnston, open Monday to Friday 6 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. and Saturday 6 a.m. to noon.
Fees may apply and the campus has separate entrances for the landfill, the residential recycling area and the administration building, so confirm which one takes a construction load.
Pawtucket residents have two self-haul routes and one state route. The Transfer Station at 240 Grotto Avenue takes household bags, rugs, yard waste, cardboard, tires, white metal, air conditioners, mattresses, propane and motor oil from residents who show a city-address license, and it books bulky items, refrigerators and freezers, furniture, televisions and metal by appointment, but it refuses construction and commercial waste. A recyclable mattress or box spring can also be dropped free at the city's monthly event on the first Saturday, in the lot across from City Hall, or free at Tuff Stuff Recycling on Walcott Street, and electronics go to that event or to Green Tech Assets on Central Avenue. Construction material has no city route at all, so it goes to the state resource recovery campus on Shun Pike in Johnston, where the city prints a construction line and fees may apply. Transfer Station hours, residency rules and pricingFree mattress and e-waste drop-off eventResource Recovery construction and demolition debris optionsResource Recovery location and operating hours
City Transfer Station for residents' own loads
Pawtucket Transfer Station
240 Grotto Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02860
Household trash bags, rugs, yard waste, corrugated cardboard, tires, white metal, air conditioners, recyclable and non-recyclable mattresses and box springs, propane tanks and motor oil, with bulky items, refrigerators and freezers, furniture, televisions and metal available by appointment.
Pawtucket residents only, with a valid license showing a city address and no exceptions. No construction or commercial waste is accepted, cash is the only on-site payment with card payments made in advance online, the site closes on holidays and during parking bans, and rugs must be rolled and tied no longer than six feet with a three-roll limit.
Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., closed on holidays and during parking bans.
From $10 for the $10 charge for a pickup, van or SUV load of up to three bags and for each rolled rug, with a small car load free, recyclable mattresses free up to three pieces a day, non-recyclable mattresses at $25 each, tires over the four free tires at $15 each, propane over 20 pounds at $20 each and motor oil free up to eight quarts a day. Pawtucket residents with a city-address license. Confirm the item and any charge on 401-728-0500 ext. 233 before loading.
State resource recovery campus for construction loads
Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation campus
65 Shun Pike (landfill and recycling facility), 3 Shun Pike (residential recycling area and mattress building) and 34 Shun Pike (administration), Johnston, RI 02919
Construction and demolition debris as a statewide drop-off option, alongside the state's recycling, composting and disposal services. The state page lists the campus as a drop-off-only option for this material, with fees.
Fees may apply and the campus publishes separate entrances for the landfill, the residential area and the administration building, so a construction load has to be confirmed in advance. Pawtucket runs no resident construction programme of its own, and the state page tells residents of towns without one to contact the city before putting the material in the regular trash.
Operating hours Monday to Friday 6 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. and Saturday 6 a.m. to noon, closed on the published holidays. Office hours are Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The state campus publishes accepted materials and pricing in general terms and does not print the construction fee on the pages reviewed, so confirm the load and the fee on 401-942-1430 ext. 3102.
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 bulky pickup in Pawtucket?+
Call Public Works on 401-728-0500 ext. 233 before the item goes to the curb, because metal items, furniture, mattresses, appliances and televisions are only collected once they are scheduled. Furniture is limited to three pieces a week, and the city publishes an item price for the larger pieces.Official guidance
Where does a Pawtucket mattress go?+
A scheduled curbside pickup carries a published per-piece charge, and a recyclable mattress or box spring can be dropped free at the Transfer Station, at the city's monthly event on the first Saturday of the month, or at Tuff Stuff Recycling on Walcott Street. The Transfer Station charges for a non-recyclable piece, so ask when you call.Official guidance
Will Pawtucket take a couch from the curb?+
Only after you schedule it. Call Public Works on 401-728-0500 ext. 233 and book the collection, then put out up to three furniture pieces that week. Couches, love seats and sectionals up to three pieces carry a published per-piece charge, and the Transfer Station takes furniture free by appointment within the same three-piece limit.Official guidance
What does a scheduled appliance pickup cost in Pawtucket?+
The city lists stoves, washers, dryers, water coolers and air conditioners at no charge on the scheduled route, with air conditioners limited to two a year and each additional unit charged. Refrigerators and freezers sit on a separate priced line, so confirm the unit on 401-728-0500 ext. 233 when you book.Official guidance
Where do televisions and computers go in Pawtucket?+
A television is scheduled with Public Works at no charge on the bulky route, or taken to the Transfer Station's free appointment within the three-piece limit. Computers and electronics go to the city's free monthly collection on the first Saturday of the month, or to the Green Tech Assets drop-off on Central Avenue.Official guidance
How do I schedule furniture, a mattress or an appliance pickup?+
Call Public Works at 401-728-0500 ext. 233 and schedule it before the item goes outside, because these items are not collected unscheduled. Furniture is limited to three pieces a week with a published charge on the larger pieces, mattresses and box springs and refrigerators and freezers sit on their own priced lines, and stoves, washers, dryers, water coolers, air conditioners within the yearly limit, metal and televisions are collected at no charge on the same route.Official guidance
Can I take my own load to the Grotto Avenue station?+
Yes, if you live in Pawtucket and show a license with a city address. The station at 240 Grotto Avenue is open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., closed on holidays and during parking bans, takes cash on site with card payments prepaid online, prices loads by vehicle and item, and refuses construction and commercial waste.Official guidance
