The Colony, Texas

Bulk junk removal
in The Colony.

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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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 The Colony

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.

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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.

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

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The local disposal guide

What are your
local options?

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

Reviewed · Sources below

Twice monthly bulk pickup on a designated Monday

Accepted with preparation

Bulk waste is collected twice a month on a designated Monday, and which Mondays applies depends on the normal trash day: a Tuesday or Wednesday household gets the first and third Mondays, and a Thursday or Friday household gets the second and fourth. The load is limited to four cubic yards.

City cost & eligibility
No charge. Bulk pickup is part of the residential collection the household already pays for through the city contract with Republic Services and no per-item fee is published for it. A roll-off container for a project is a quoted service instead.
When & how
Twice a month on the designated Monday, with items placed in the normal collection area.
Get it ready
Cut wooden items and carpet into four foot lengths or less, cut cabinets and hot tubs in half, and cut fence panels in half. Bag and tie loose material in bags of 50 pounds or less, drain appliances that hold water, and remove the oil and gas from a mower before it goes out.
City of The Colony Recycling and Waste Service GuideEnvironmental Services

Couches, furniture and carpet

Accepted with preparation

Furniture heads the acceptable list for the twice monthly bulk pickup, and carpet and carpet pads are on the same list. Neither published list requires wrapping, but carpet and wooden pieces have to be cut down before they go out.

City cost & eligibility
No charge. Furniture and carpet are collected inside the twice monthly residential bulk service with no published per-item fee.
When & how
Out on the designated bulk Monday for the household, in the normal collection area.
Get it ready
Cut wooden items and carpet into four foot lengths or less, keep the whole load within four cubic yards, and bag and tie loose pieces in bags of 50 pounds or less so nothing blows away. Place the material where the household normally sets out its carts.
City of The Colony Recycling and Waste Service Guide

Mattresses and box springs

Special rules apply

A mattress is not named on either list in The Colony's service guide: furniture sits on the acceptable bulk list and mattresses are not named among the refused items, so a mattress is an unlisted piece rather than a settled one.

City cost & eligibility
No mattress is named on the city's bulk lists and no mattress fee is published, so confirm acceptance and any charge with the city at 972-624-3131 before the bulk Monday.
When & how
Confirm the item with the contractor before the designated bulk Monday, then set it out in the normal collection area if it is accepted.
Get it ready
Call the city at 972-624-3131, describe the mattress and box spring, and keep them out of the green cart and the blue cart while the answer is pending. If they go out, keep the load inside the four cubic yard limit and bag and tie anything loose.
City of The Colony Recycling and Waste Service GuideEnvironmental Services

Appliances, water heaters and lawn mowers

Accepted with preparation

Appliances, water heaters and lawn mowers are all named on the acceptable bulk list in The Colony's service guide. Two preparation rules decide whether the piece is collected: water containing appliances have to be drained, and mowers have to have the oil and gas removed.

City cost & eligibility
No charge. Appliances are collected inside the twice monthly residential bulk service with no published per-item fee, while the Freon removal is arranged and paid separately with a certified technician.
When & how
Out on the designated bulk Monday for the household, in the normal collection area.
Get it ready
Drain the water from an appliance that holds it, remove the oil and gas from a mower, and for anything holding Freon have a certified technician remove it with the paperwork attached to the item. Keep the appliance inside the four cubic yard limit and keep it away from the carts.
City of The Colony Recycling and Waste Service Guide

Refrigerators and Freon appliances

Special rules apply

An appliance containing Freon is collected only when the refrigerant has been removed by a certified technician and the proper paperwork is attached to the item. Without that paperwork the unit does not meet the published condition.

City cost & eligibility
No charge. The collection carries no published per-item fee inside the twice monthly bulk service, while the Freon removal is a separate certified technician cost that the city does not set.
When & how
Out on the designated bulk Monday only after the Freon paperwork is attached to the unit.
Get it ready
Arrange the Freon removal with a certified technician, attach the paperwork to the appliance itself, and keep the unit out of both carts until the bulk Monday. The household still has to stay inside the four cubic yard bulk limit with the rest of the load.
City of The Colony Recycling and Waste Service Guide

Televisions, computers and other electronics

Accepted with preparation

Electronics are refused in the bulk pile but accepted at the city Household Hazardous Waste drop-off. The city states that televisions are no longer allowed in landfills and that The Colony takes them at that drop-off.

City cost & eligibility
No charge. The city accepts residential electronics at the hazardous waste drop-off and publishes no fee for a household drop-off. The service is residential only and staff may refuse commercial electronics.
When & how
Drop off at 5576 N. Colony Blvd during the posted monthly windows: the first Monday 4 to 7 p.m., the third Wednesday 1 to 4 p.m. and the third Saturday 8 a.m. to noon, after calling 972-624-3131 to confirm the centre is open.
Get it ready
Keep electronics out of the bulk pile and out of both carts, bring a Texas driver's licence and a current city utility bill, and call 972-624-3131 first to confirm the centre is open because severe weather or a holiday can close it. Erase personal data before handover.
Environmental ServicesCity of The Colony Recycling and Waste Service GuideHousehold Hazardous Waste, Electronics, Needles and Meds Collection

Construction and demolition debris

Not on the regular city route

Large amounts of construction debris are refused in The Colony's bulk pile, which names tile, flooring, roofing, long dimensional lumber, concrete, rocks and gravel. The city sends that work to a roll-off container instead.

City cost & eligibility
The city directs a construction or demolition roll-off to the Republic Services construction desk on 844-677-7378 and publishes no container rate, so the size, the material and the price are confirmed with the contractor before delivery.
When & how
Not on the bulk Monday at all; a roll-off container is reserved through the contractor for the project.
Get it ready
Keep construction debris out of the bulk pile, out of the green and blue carts and out of the hazardous waste drop-off, which refuses commercial waste. Reserve the container before the work starts, and keep large metal objects and steel or fence posts out of the bulk pile as well.
Environmental ServicesCity of The Colony Recycling and Waste Service GuideHousehold Hazardous Waste, Electronics, Needles and Meds Collection

Treadmills and exercise equipment

Special rules apply

Exercise equipment is not named on The Colony's acceptable bulk list, which covers furniture, appliances, water heaters, grills, half cut fence panels, carpet and lawn mowers. It is also not on the refused list, so it is an unlisted piece.

City cost & eligibility
No exercise machine is named on the city's bulk lists and no item rate is published, so confirm acceptance and any charge with the city at 972-624-3131.
When & how
Confirm the machine with the contractor before the designated bulk Monday.
Get it ready
Call the city at 972-624-3131 and describe the machine and its size, break it down where that helps the crew, and keep it out of both carts. If it is accepted, keep it inside the four cubic yard load and bag and tie any loose weights or parts.
City of The Colony Recycling and Waste Service GuideEnvironmental Services

The handoff matters

Right item.
Right place.

Bulk goes out on your designated Monday

Bulk pickup runs twice a month on a Monday set by the household trash day: Tuesday and Wednesday routes use the first and third Mondays, and Thursday and Friday routes use the second and fourth Mondays. Items go in the normal collection area and the load is limited to four cubic yards.

City of The Colony Recycling and Waste Service Guide

Carts closed, three feet clear, nothing beside them

Carts go out by 7 a.m. on the collection day at the alley edge or driveway flares with the lids fully closed, at least three feet from the nearest object. All trash has to be inside the cart, because bags, boxes and other carts are not picked up, and green waste goes out in paper lawn bags or the household's own container with no plastic bags.

City of The Colony Recycling and Waste Service Guide

What never goes in the bulk pile

Hazardous liquids of any kind, large metal objects, large amounts of construction debris such as tile, flooring, roofing, long dimensional lumber, concrete, rocks and gravel, tires, televisions and steel or fence posts are all refused in the bulk pile. Those loads go to the hazardous waste drop-off on Colony Boulevard or into a roll-off container reserved through the contractor.

City of The Colony Recycling and Waste Service GuideEnvironmental Services

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

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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 The Colony Environmental Services Division, contracting Republic Services

Use the twice monthly bulk Monday

A household with a couch, carpet, an appliance, a water heater, a grill, a mower or extra bags of trash that the cart will not take.

Cost & conditions
No charge. Bulk pickup is part of the residential collection the household already pays for through the city contract and no per-item fee is published for it.
Arrange it
Set the material out on the designated Monday for your trash day, in the normal collection area, with the load kept inside four cubic yards and loose items bagged and tied.

Four cubic yards per collection, two collections a month, and no hazardous liquids, large metal objects, big construction debris, tires, televisions or steel and fence posts. Freon units need a technician's paperwork attached.

The Colony Environmental Services

City of The Colony Environmental Services Division, contracting Republic Services

Take it to the household hazardous waste drop-off

A household with a television, computer, printer, paint, oil, battery, bulb or tire that the bulk pile refuses.

Cost & conditions
No charge. The city publishes no fee for a household drop-off at the hazardous waste centre, and the electronics service is residential only.
Arrange it
Take the load to 5576 N. Colony Blvd during the posted monthly window with a Texas driver's licence and a current city utility bill, after calling 972-624-3131 to confirm the centre is open.

Three short windows a month, holiday and weather closures, latex paint, explosives, radioactive materials, ammunition and commercial waste refused, commercial electronics refused by staff discretion, and gasoline limited to five gallons in its own container.

The Colony hazardous waste programme

With a new purchase

Reserve a roll-off for a project

A household or contractor with construction or demolition debris that the bulk pile refuses.

Cost & conditions
The city directs the roll-off request to the Republic Services construction desk on 844-677-7378 and publishes no container rate, so confirm the size, the material and the price with the contractor before it is delivered.
Arrange it
Call the construction desk, describe the project and the access, and arrange the container delivery and pickup on the contractor's schedule.

A quoted private service rather than a city set-out, and hazardous liquids still have to reach the city drop-off rather than going into the container.

The Colony roll-off information

Taking it somewhere yourself?

Self-hauling in The Colony runs through the city's own drop-off programme. The household hazardous waste site at 5576 N. Colony Blvd, in the parking lot east of Fire Station #2, takes electronics including televisions of all sizes, household chemicals, oil based paints, solvents, gasoline in a five gallon container, fluorescent bulbs, batteries, medications and sharps, and it opens three times a month with a Texas driver's licence and a current utility bill needed at the gate. Oil, antifreeze, car batteries and tires may also be taken to the city maintenance drop-off at 1 Harris Plaza, Suite 2, Monday to Thursday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. A household with an active water account can ask City Hall for a landfill pass that allows one trip into the Camelot Landfill, and construction and demolition loads are refused in the bulk pile, so they go into a roll-off container reserved through the contractor. The curbside bulk Monday remains the cheapest route for furniture, appliances, carpet and extra bags of trash. Household Hazardous Waste, Electronics, Needles and Meds CollectionEnvironmental ServicesCity of The Colony Recycling and Waste Service Guide

City hazardous waste drop-off

The Colony Household Hazardous Waste, Electronics, Needles and Meds Collection

5576 N. Colony Blvd (parking lot east of Fire Station #2), The Colony, TX

In the house group: aerosol sprays, art supplies, rechargeable batteries, cooking oil, household cleaners, ink cartridges, medications, sharps, televisions, computers and printers. In the yard group: fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, pool chemicals and weed killers. In the garage group: acid, antifreeze, car and boat batteries, chemicals, fluorescent bulbs, gasoline, empty helium and propane tanks, lighter fluid, motor oil, oil based paints and stains, solvents and thinners, and tires.

Latex paint, explosives, radioactive materials, ammunition and commercial waste are refused, and the electronics service is residential only with staff able to refuse commercial electronics. A Texas driver's licence and a current city utility bill are required, the centre can close for severe weather or a holiday, and gasoline is limited to five gallons in its own container.

First Monday 4 to 7 p.m., third Wednesday 1 to 4 p.m. and third Saturday 8 a.m. to noon, with a call to 972-624-3131 during business hours recommended before a trip because weather and holidays can close the site.

No charge. The city publishes no fee for a household drop-off of the material it accepts, and the automotive and tire group can also go to the city maintenance drop-off at 1 Harris Plaza, Suite 2.

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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 The Colony.

How much does bulk junk removal cost in The Colony?

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.

Which Monday is bulk pickup in The Colony?

It depends on your normal trash day. A household whose trash day is Tuesday or Wednesday has bulk pickup on the first and third Mondays of the month, and a household whose trash day is Thursday or Friday has it on the second and fourth Mondays. The load is limited to four cubic yards and goes in your normal collection area.Official guidance

Does furniture need cutting in The Colony?

Furniture itself goes out as bulk, but anything wooden and any carpet should be cut into four foot lengths or less, and cabinets and hot tubs should be cut in half before the bulk Monday. The whole load is limited to four cubic yards and loose pieces are bagged and tied at 50 pounds or less.Official guidance

Will The Colony take a mattress as bulk?

A mattress is not named on the acceptable bulk list, which covers furniture, appliances, water heaters, grills, cut fence panels, carpet and lawn mowers, and it is not named among the refused items either. Treat it as an unlisted piece: call the city at 972-624-3131 and confirm it before the designated bulk Monday, because the load is limited to four cubic yards.Official guidance

What has to be done to an appliance before bulk pickup in The Colony?

Drain any appliance that holds water, remove the oil and gas from a lawn mower, and have a certified technician remove the Freon from any appliance that contains it with the proper paperwork attached to the item. Appliances, water heaters and mowers are all on the acceptable bulk list, and the whole load stays within four cubic yards.Official guidance

What is needed before The Colony collects a refrigerator?

All appliances containing Freon must have the refrigerant removed by a certified technician with the proper paperwork attached to the item, which is the published condition for collection. Have the work done and the paperwork fixed to the unit before the designated bulk Monday, and keep the appliance inside the four cubic yard load.Official guidance

Where does a television go in The Colony?

To the city Household Hazardous Waste drop-off at 5576 N. Colony Blvd, not into the bulk pile, which lists televisions among the unacceptable items. The city says televisions are no longer allowed in landfills and that The Colony takes them at the drop-off, along with computers, laptops, cell phones, monitors, tablets, projectors, scanners, printers and stereos.Official guidance

Where does construction debris go in The Colony?

Not in the bulk pile, which refuses large amounts of debris including tile, flooring, roofing, long dimensional lumber, concrete, rocks and gravel. The city tells residents to reserve a roll-off dumpster for construction or demolition through the Republic Services construction desk on 844-677-7378, and the hazardous waste centre refuses commercial waste as well.Official guidance

Will The Colony take a treadmill?

Exercise equipment is not on the acceptable bulk list, which names furniture, appliances, water heaters, grills, cut fence panels, carpet and lawn mowers, and it is not on the refused list either. Call the city at 972-624-3131 and confirm the machine before the designated bulk Monday, keeping in mind the four cubic yard load limit.Official guidance

How often is bulk pickup in The Colony?

Twice a month on a designated Monday. A household whose trash day is Tuesday or Wednesday has bulk pickup on the first and third Mondays, and a household whose trash day is Thursday or Friday has it on the second and fourth Mondays. The load is limited to four cubic yards and goes in your normal collection area.Official guidance

When is The Colony hazardous waste drop-off open?

Three times a month: the first Monday from 4 to 7 p.m., the third Wednesday from 1 to 4 p.m. and the third Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. Take a Texas driver's licence and a current city utility bill, and call 972-624-3131 during business hours first, because severe weather or a holiday can close the site.Official guidance

How is green waste set out in The Colony?

Green waste is collected every Monday, with no plastic bags allowed. Grass, leaves, weeds and small brush go in paper lawn bags or in a plastic container of your own, tree limbs and brush are cut to four foot lengths and tied in bundles of no more than 40 pounds, and up to four cubic yards may be set out. Household trash, dirt, oil, sod and pet waste are not accepted in green waste.Official guidance

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