One dresser or a few pieces from different rooms, gone from the curb. Choose what goes, see the exact total and book by 2pm for same-day pickup. You don’t need to be home.
The desk you no longer use. The dresser that doesn’t fit the new layout. The chairs left over after a move. Choose the pieces you’re done with and give them a pickup day, without arranging a quote visit.
Different pieces. One clear total.
Add each furniture item and its quantity. See the combined price before you pay, with loading, transportation and disposal included.
Ready to have them gone?
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, or choose a future date at checkout. You arrange the move outside before pickup.
Know when they’ve been collected.
Get a text when your hauler is on the way and photos when the pickup is done. With everything outside and accessible, you don’t need to stay home.
You don’t need to guess how much space your furniture fills in a truck. Match each piece to the catalog, then add its quantity. Your total updates as you go.
Tables and chairs
Choose the table, then add each chair separately. Coffee tables, side tables and dining tables have their own options. A large or substantially heavy table has a different choice.
Dressers and mirrors
Match the dresser’s overall size. Add a separate dresser mirror as its own item if it is leaving too. Empty drawers and keep the belongings you want before moving the dresser outside.
Desks and bookshelves
Choose by construction, not height alone. A basic desk is different from a heavy desk with a substantial body. A tall, lightweight bookcase can still be a standard bookshelf. Empty it first.
Furniture removal prices in Chattanooga
First item / additional item
Small dresser$79 / $19
Medium dresser$79 / $29
Large dresser$109 / $59
Standard desk$79 / $29
Heavy desk$109 / $52
Dining chair$79 / $19
Dining table$79 / $29
Coffee table$79 / $19
Bookshelf$79 / $29
Nightstand$79 / $19
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.
The furniture goes outside. We take it from there.
Dropcurb handles loading and haul-away from an accessible outdoor spot. A little preparation makes it clear which pieces are going and how to reach them.
Book before moving items outside, then follow the readiness instructions in your confirmation. Contact us before booking if your building only allows a short pickup window; the booking is for a day, not an exact arrival time.
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.
Count the furniture you want removed and empty drawers, shelves and cabinets. Add any other items to the booking instead of leaving an unlisted pile beside the furniture.
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Arrange the move outside.
You handle indoor carrying and any disassembly needed to get the furniture through your home. Plan for doorways, interior stairs and building access before pickup day.
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Show exactly what goes.
Use a permitted outdoor spot with a clear route to the furniture. Add a location photo and access notes. Keep the pickup items separate from furniture and belongings that are staying.
You’re in the loop. Until it’s gone.
Confirmation when you book. A heads-up before arrival. Photos when it’s done.
Furniture is named on the city's acceptable bulky list and on the Refuse Collection Center list.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. The city publishes no per-item fee for bulky trash, and furniture is acceptable both on the curbside bulk route and at the Refuse Collection Centers. The curbside route is capped at twelve collections per property in any twelve-month period.
When & how
Set the furniture out by 7 a.m. on the Monday of your bulky collection week, or bring it to a Refuse Collection Center, which opens Tuesday to Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Get it ready
Keep the piece separate from household garbage, brush and leaves, five feet from parked cars, mailboxes and other objects, and out of the alleyways, because the city asks that bulky material sit as near as practicable to the street in front of the residence. Carpet and padding are also on the acceptable list when they are part of the bulky pile.
Garbage at the curb by 7 a.m. in the city container
Garbage is collected weekly and has to be at the curb by 7 a.m. on the collection day, with everything in tightly secured bags inside the automated container. The wheels and handles face the curb with the arrows pointing to the street, the container sits within two feet of the curb, at least three feet from any obstruction and five feet from parked cars, and it comes back off the curb after the collection day. Garbage is collected on all holidays, with anything missed taken the following Saturday.
Separate the piles and have them out by 7 a.m. Monday
Brush, bulky trash, bagged yard waste and leaves are collected by different trucks and go to different disposal sites, so they have to sit in separate piles at the curb by 7 a.m. on the Monday of your collection week. Bulky material stays at least five feet from parked cars, mailboxes and other stationary objects, sits near the street in front of the residence, and must not block the roadway, sidewalk, ditch or catch basins, cover water meters, sit under low-hanging wires or go in an alleyway.
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 Chattanooga Public Works solid waste and recycling
Use the city bulky collection
A Chattanooga household at a property it owns or lives in, with furniture, a mattress, an appliance or a television that the garbage container cannot hold.
Cost & conditions
No charge. The city publishes no per-item fee for bulky trash. The service is limited instead of priced, at twelve bulky collections per property in any consecutive twelve-month period, and it is not offered to businesses, apartment complexes or landlords.
Arrange it
Watch for the rotating area schedule, then put the piles at the curb by 7 a.m. on the Monday of the collection week, keeping brush, bulky trash, yard waste and leaves separate. Chatt311 on (423) 643-6311 answers questions.
Twelve bulky collections per property in any twelve months, no businesses, apartments or landlords, and building materials, lumber, auto parts, liquids and 55-gallon drums are not acceptable. Household garbage must stay in the automated container.
The self-haul route for a Chattanooga address depends on what is in the load. The city's three Refuse Collection Centers take appliances, mattresses, furniture, metal, drywall, limited tires, lumber and similar bulky material from city residents, but they require a licence showing Chattanooga residency and Hamilton County tags, limit a visit to eight bags, cap the year at twelve visits, and refuse computer electronics, concrete, dirt, rock, brick, block, roofing, insulation, pallets, brush, car parts, propane tanks and hazardous material. Computer-related electronics and hazardous material go instead to the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility, which the city describes as free to any Hamilton County resident and which is open Tuesday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a Tennessee driver's licence and a fifteen gallon or 150 pound household limit. The City Landfill on Birchwood Pike is not a route for any of that material: it is free only for household garbage from a city resident's primary residence, it refuses bulky items such as appliances and furniture, and it refuses construction and demolition waste outright. Refuse collection centersHousehold hazardous wasteLandfill
Three city drop-off centres for bulky material
Refuse Collection Centers
4276 Airport Road, Chattanooga, TN (also 4500 North Access Road and 1400 West 57th Street)
Appliances, mattresses, barbecue grills, microwaves, clothes, metal, drywall up to one truck, tires up to four automotive, furniture, toys, landscape timbers, vinyl and lumber, from households at the address where the material was generated.
City of Chattanooga residents only, with a driver's licence showing residency and valid Hamilton County tags and no commercial tags. No contractors, businesses or landlords, no tandem axle trailers, dump bodies or trucks larger than a standard pickup, no load larger than a standard truck bed, eight bags per visit, and twelve visits per calendar year. The attendant may refuse a load, and the not-acceptable list includes computer electronics, concrete, dirt, rock, brick, block, roofing, insulation, pallets, brush and leaves, car parts, propane tanks, hazardous material and small engines.
Tuesday to Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., closed on the city's listed holidays.
The city publishes no fee for the Refuse Collection Centers, and it also publishes a limit rather than a price, so confirm the current terms and the residency requirement on Chatt311 at (423) 643-6311 before loading a trailer.
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Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Furniture removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Chattanooga.
How much does furniture removal cost in Chattanooga?+
Choose the type and size of each piece to see its price. For example, a medium dresser is $79 as the first item or $29 as an additional item. Your total starts with the highest first-item price in your selection, then uses the additional-item price for every other item. Review the complete total and any applicable tax before payment.
Can I get same-day furniture pickup in Chattanooga?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup and choose from the dates shown at checkout. Arrange to have the furniture outside according to your confirmation. You receive a text when your hauler is on the way and photos after collection.
Will you remove furniture from inside my apartment?+
Dropcurb starts outside. You arrange indoor carrying, including any interior stairs or elevator trip. We load and take away the furniture from an accessible outdoor location. Check your building’s rules and plan the route out before booking.
Can you take several different furniture items in one pickup?+
Yes. Add each piece and its quantity to one booking. A dining table and four chairs are five items; a separate mirror is not included with a dresser. You can mix eligible items from different rooms and review their combined total before paying.
Do I need to take furniture apart before pickup?+
You arrange any disassembly needed to move the furniture out of your home and into an accessible outdoor pickup spot. Dropcurb does not provide indoor disassembly or carrying. If you are unsure which catalog choice matches a dismantled or unusual piece, send a photo and ask before booking.
Will the city take a couch at the curb?+
Furniture is on the acceptable list for Chattanooga's curbside bulk collection, which runs on a rotating schedule through each area of the city, and it is also accepted at the Refuse Collection Centers. The curbside pile has to be out by 7 a.m. on the Monday of the collection week, kept separate from garbage and brush, and a property is limited to twelve bulky collections in a twelve-month period.Official guidance
How do I find my collection day in Chattanooga?+
Chatt311 answers on (423) 643-6311 and the city also publishes an online day lookup and a request portal. Garbage is collected weekly and has to be at the curb by 7 a.m., the city collects on all holidays and picks up anything missed the following Saturday, and the bulky and brush crews follow a rotating area schedule rather than the garbage day.Official guidance
One less thing on your list
A pickup plan for the pieces you’re done with.
Choose your furniture. See the exact total. Book a pickup day in Chattanooga.
