San Marcos, Texas

Bulk junk removal
in San Marcos.

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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What is ready to go?

First item / additional item

All bags & boxesFind yours
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Book by 2pm for same-day pickup.

Choose items or browse the full catalog.

Two separate tied household bags and one filled box grouped outside an open doorway, with the entrance kept clear.
Two bags. One filled box. Count what goes, then book it together.

Finish clearing the space

The last few things still deserve a pickup.

You have decided what is going. Now give those bags and boxes a pickup day, with a price you can see before anyone arrives.

The move is nearly done.

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.

The clear-out can be finished.

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.

You want to know it is handled.

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.

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A clear count. An exact price.

Count the bags and boxes, not everything inside.

A few simple choices turn a mixed pile into a clear booking. No need to estimate how much of a truck it might fill.

Filled bags and boxes

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 and containers

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.

Furniture and other larger items

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.

Bulk junk removal prices in San Marcos

First item / additional item

  • Trash bag$59 / $10
  • Filled household box$59 / $15
  • Bag of clothes & bedding$59 / $10
  • Empty cardboard box$59 / $5
  • 10 flattened cardboard boxes$79 / $20
  • Box of toys$89 / $29
  • Dumpster Bag$300 / $250

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.

Choose my items

Ready for pickup

Bring the booked items together outside.

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.

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.

Text us about your setup
  1. Count it before you book.

    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.

  2. Make the handoff easy.

    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.

  3. Show us what goes.

    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.

You’re in the loop.
Until it’s gone.

Confirmation when you book. A heads-up before arrival. Photos when it’s done.

Dropcurb

Your pickup is booked.

You’re booked.

Your confirmation comes straight to your phone.

The local disposal guide

What are your
local options?

Bulk junk removal in San Marcos: start with the item’s collection rules, then choose the arrangement that fits.

Reviewed · Sources below

Bulky items and weekly collection

Accepted with preparation

Garbage runs weekly with recycling and green waste every other week, and four bulk pickups a year handle furniture, appliances and extra yard waste at the curb.

City cost & eligibility
$31.57 for the monthly single family residential rate for the 65 gallon trash cart effective 1 October 2026, with the 96 gallon cart at 36.57 dollars and the cart upgrade described as 5.00 dollars a month on the curbside page. City of San Marcos residential garbage customers served by Texas Disposal Systems, with four bulk pickups a year of 3 cubic yards each included, an extra 96 gallon trash cart at 10.78 dollars and extra recycling or green waste carts at 7.72 dollars each.
When & how
Garbage goes out once a week and recycling and green waste every other week on the service route, carts are serviced between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. and returned by 9 p.m., and a bulk pickup is requested with an item list by 3 p.m. two business days before the garbage day.
Get it ready
Point the cart arrows toward the street and keep carts 3 feet apart and clear of mailboxes, parked vehicles, trees and utility lines, keep recycling and green waste loose with no plastic bags, box or bag small bulk items, and cut carpet into 4 foot strips under 35 pounds with at most four rolls per pickup.
Residential curbside cart, recycling, green waste and bulk pickup rulesResource Recovery rates effective October 1, 2026 and what the rate includes

The handoff matters

Right item.
Right place.

Cart and placement rules

Garbage is collected once a week and recycling and green waste every other week on the service route, carts are serviced between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m., the arrows on the lids point toward the street, carts sit 3 feet apart and clear of mailboxes, parked vehicles, trees and utility lines, and carts go back to the house or behind a fence by 9 p.m. on the service day. Recycling and green waste go in loose with no plastic bags, extra recycling fits in up to three small cardboard boxes and extra yard waste in up to twelve paper bags set out with the cart.

Residential curbside cart, recycling, green waste and bulk pickup rules

How to book a bulk pickup

A residential garbage customer receives four bulk pickups a year, each limited to 3 cubic yards, and the request has to include a detailed list of items and be confirmed no later than 3 p.m. two business days before the garbage service day. Scheduling is not guaranteed until Resource Recovery confirms it, items go neatly at the curb with small items boxed or bagged, and the pickups run on the garbage service day during the first full week and the third week of the month.

Residential curbside cart, recycling, green waste and bulk pickup rules

For your Dropcurb pickup

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.

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Choose what fits

A few ways
to get it gone.

The right option depends on what you have, where it is and when you need the space back.

Outdoor pickup

Dropcurb

See your price, choose an available day and follow your pickup updates.

Price
Upfront item pricing. Loading, transportation and disposal included; applicable sales tax shown before payment.
Your part
Bring the selected items to an accessible outdoor spot. We load and haul them away.
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City of San Marcos Resource Recovery Division with Texas Disposal Systems

Use the TDS curbside service and the four bulk pickups

A San Marcos household with weekly garbage, recycling, green waste and furniture, appliances or extra yard waste for a bulk pickup.

Cost & conditions
$31.57 for the monthly single family residential rate for the 65 gallon trash cart effective 1 October 2026, up from 31.26 dollars in the prior year, with the 96 gallon cart at 36.57 dollars. City of San Marcos residential garbage customers served by Texas Disposal Systems, with four bulk pickups a year of 3 cubic yards each included and extra carts at 10.78 dollars for trash and 7.72 dollars for recycling or green waste.
Arrange it
Use the published service route calendar for the address, set carts out with the arrows toward the street and 3 feet apart, and request a bulk pickup with an item list by 3 p.m. two business days before the garbage service day at 512.393.8412.

Each bulk pickup is limited to 3 cubic yards and scheduling is not guaranteed until Resource Recovery confirms it, carpet has to be cut into 4 foot strips under 35 pounds with a maximum of four rolls, and construction debris has no published city route.

Check local arrangements

Taking it somewhere yourself?

San Marcos households use the Texas Disposal Systems curbside contract for weekly garbage, every other week recycling and green waste, and four bulk pickups a year of 3 cubic yards each for furniture, appliances and extra yard waste, with the request confirmed by Resource Recovery at 512.393.8412 at least two business days before the garbage day. Recyclables and the fee waived televisions, monitors, refrigerant appliances, tires, mattresses and box springs go to the Green Guy Recycling drop off at 937 Texas 80 with a city utility bill showing the Recycling Center Fee in the owner's name, household hazardous waste goes to the facility at 634 E Hopkins on Fridays and Saturdays for San Marcos and Hays County residents with a 300 pound daily vehicle limit, and construction debris has no published city route, so it has to be confirmed. Residential curbside cart, recycling, green waste and bulk pickup rulesGreen Guy recycling drop off, annual fee waivers, buy back and resale centerHousehold Hazardous Waste Facility permit, hours, residency and weight limit

Customer reviews

Less stuff. A lot less stress.

“Quick and easy pickup. I wasn’t home and they sent me a picture of the pickup. Good communication too.”

Paul H.Google review

“Easy to schedule, same or next day appt and excellent prices. Highly recommend!”

Kathleen S.Trustpilot review

Selected customer reviews. Counts checked September 2026.

Before you book

A few things
worth knowing.

Bulk junk removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in San Marcos.

How much does bulk junk removal cost in San Marcos?

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.

Can you pick up bags of junk today?

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.

Do I count every object inside a bag or box?

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.

Can you pick up a small loose pile of household junk?

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.

Can I book bags, boxes and furniture together?

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.

What are the San Marcos bulk pickup limits?

A residential garbage customer receives four bulk pickups a year, and each pickup is limited to 3 cubic yards. The request has to include a detailed list of items and be confirmed no later than 3 p.m. two business days before the garbage service day, scheduling is not guaranteed until Resource Recovery staff confirm it, and the pickup happens on the garbage service day during the first full week or the third week of the month. Carpet has to be cut into 4 foot strips weighing under 35 pounds with a maximum of four rolls per pickup.Official guidance

Who collects trash in San Marcos?

Texas Disposal Systems collects residential waste for the city under the Resource Recovery Division, which is part of the Neighborhood Enhancement Department and answers at 512.393.8412. Garbage is weekly, recycling and green waste are every other week on the service route, and each residential garbage customer receives four bulk pickups a year limited to 3 cubic yards each.Official guidance

One less thing on your list

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