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City collection Large furniture is the first item named in the city's large item service, so a couch leaves on a purchased pickup rather than with the everyday trash, and the price depends on how many pickups the address has already taken that year. The authority also runs a free bi-annual Furniture & Mattress Collection Event at Ivy, posted for September 26, 2026. $35 for the first large item collection on the rolling 365 day scale, with the second at 50 dollars and later collections at 100 dollars. Residential addresses receiving city operated curbside trash and recycling, with the pickup purchased from the Treasurer's Office before the date is booked on 434-970-3830.
City collection A mattress has more than two published routes. The free bi-annual Furniture & Mattress Collection Event at Ivy was posted for September 26, 2026 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., the city's large item service covers bulky pieces that will not fit a container, and the authority's waste category includes mattresses for a weighed load at the same centre on any other day. $35 for the first large item collection on the city's rolling 365 day fee scale, with the second at 50 dollars and later collections at 100 dollars, or by weight at the authority's Ivy center. Residential addresses receiving city operated curbside trash and recycling for the city route, or any customer delivering to the authority's Ivy Solid Waste and Recycling Center, where the minimum charge covers weights up to 200 pounds and a service fee applies per ticket.
City collection Appliances are named in the city's large item service, the authority takes them at Ivy as part of its waste category, and the authority also runs a free bi-annual Appliance Collection Event at Ivy, posted for October 3, 2026, where the only published condition is that anything containing Freon carries a per unit charge for the regulated material. $35 for the first large item collection on the city's rolling 365 day fee scale, with the second at 50 dollars and later collections at 100 dollars, while the authority instead charges 17 dollars per unit for an appliance containing Freon. Residential addresses receiving city trash and recycling for the city pickup, or any customer delivering to the Ivy center, where the Freon charge applies to refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, humidifiers, condenser units and similar equipment and the minimum load charge covers weights up to 200 pounds.
City collection Charlottesville sells bulky collection by the pickup. A household that already receives city trash and recycling buys a large item pickup at the Treasurer's Office and then calls the waste line to book the day, and the published price rises with each pickup taken inside a rolling year. $35 for the first large item collection on the city's rolling 365 day fee scale, with the second collection at 50 dollars and every subsequent collection at 100 dollars. Residential addresses receiving city operated curbside trash and recycling collection. The pickup is bought from the Treasurer's Office in person, by mail or online before the household calls 434-970-3830 to arrange the date.
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?
Charlottesville treats bulky material as a purchased service rather than a standing curbside right. Trash itself is fee based, with stickers or an annual decal that has to be on the container for it to be emptied at all, and the same logic carries into large items: a household buys a pickup from the Treasurer's Office and then calls the waste line to schedule the day. The published ladder is 35 dollars for the first collection in a rolling year, 50 for the second and 100 for each one after that, and the service covers large furniture, appliances, tree limbs and other bulky items at addresses that already receive city trash and recycling pickup. Automotive parts, hazardous waste and contractor spoils are refused on that route and go to the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority instead, where the Ivy center weighs furniture, mattresses and appliances by the ton and charges a per unit fee for anything holding Freon. Household chemicals wait for the authority's free collection days, and recycling is free with the trash account, collected every other week in a city cart.
Charlottesville sells bulky collection by the pickup. A household that already receives city trash and recycling buys a large item pickup at the Treasurer's Office and then calls the waste line to book the day, and the published price rises with each pickup taken inside a rolling year.
City cost & eligibility
$35 for the first large item collection on the city's rolling 365 day fee scale, with the second collection at 50 dollars and every subsequent collection at 100 dollars. Residential addresses receiving city operated curbside trash and recycling collection. The pickup is bought from the Treasurer's Office in person, by mail or online before the household calls 434-970-3830 to arrange the date.
When & how
Buy the pickup first and then call 434-970-3830 for the date, because the service is scheduled rather than collected on the regular trash day. Trash itself runs daily in the Uptown area, twice daily Downtown and once a week on assigned days elsewhere.
Get it ready
Set the load at the collection point the city confirms when the date is booked, and keep automotive parts, hazardous waste and contractor spoils out of it entirely, because all three are refused on this service and are directed to the authority's Ivy center. A container without a valid sticker or decal is not emptied at all, so the everyday carts need their own sticker or decal.
Large furniture is the first item named in the city's large item service, so a couch leaves on a purchased pickup rather than with the everyday trash, and the price depends on how many pickups the address has already taken that year. The authority also runs a free bi-annual Furniture & Mattress Collection Event at Ivy, posted for September 26, 2026.
City cost & eligibility
$35 for the first large item collection on the rolling 365 day scale, with the second at 50 dollars and later collections at 100 dollars. Residential addresses receiving city operated curbside trash and recycling, with the pickup purchased from the Treasurer's Office before the date is booked on 434-970-3830.
When & how
Buy the pickup and then book the date, because furniture does not ride the regular trash truck. The everyday container still needs its own sticker or decal to be emptied.
Get it ready
Empty the piece, keep it dry, and set it where the city tells you when the pickup is scheduled. Upholstered pieces cannot be left with the authority's Encore Shop resale route, and automotive parts, hazardous waste and contractor spoils are refused on the city pickup.
A mattress has more than two published routes. The free bi-annual Furniture & Mattress Collection Event at Ivy was posted for September 26, 2026 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., the city's large item service covers bulky pieces that will not fit a container, and the authority's waste category includes mattresses for a weighed load at the same centre on any other day.
City cost & eligibility
$35 for the first large item collection on the city's rolling 365 day fee scale, with the second at 50 dollars and later collections at 100 dollars, or by weight at the authority's Ivy center. Residential addresses receiving city operated curbside trash and recycling for the city route, or any customer delivering to the authority's Ivy Solid Waste and Recycling Center, where the minimum charge covers weights up to 200 pounds and a service fee applies per ticket.
When & how
Book the city pickup after paying, or drive the mattress to Ivy on a Monday through Saturday between 7:30 am and 4 pm. Nothing on either route collects a mattress with the everyday trash.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress dry and out of the everyday container, and note that the authority's Encore Shop will not take an upholstered item, so a usable mattress is not a resale donation there. Remember that the city pickup refuses contractor spoils, which matters if a mattress leaves as part of a clear-out load.
Appliances are named in the city's large item service, the authority takes them at Ivy as part of its waste category, and the authority also runs a free bi-annual Appliance Collection Event at Ivy, posted for October 3, 2026, where the only published condition is that anything containing Freon carries a per unit charge for the regulated material.
City cost & eligibility
$35 for the first large item collection on the city's rolling 365 day fee scale, with the second at 50 dollars and later collections at 100 dollars, while the authority instead charges 17 dollars per unit for an appliance containing Freon. Residential addresses receiving city trash and recycling for the city pickup, or any customer delivering to the Ivy center, where the Freon charge applies to refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, humidifiers, condenser units and similar equipment and the minimum load charge covers weights up to 200 pounds.
When & how
Buy and book the city pickup, or deliver to Ivy Monday through Saturday between 7:30 am and 4 pm.
Get it ready
Empty the unit and secure the doors, and keep the appliance out of the everyday container, which is only emptied when it carries a valid sticker or decal. The Ivy route does not ask the household to remove the refrigerant itself; it charges the published per unit fee instead, so confirm which route the unit is taking before anything is done to it.
The authority runs a free bi-annual Electronic Waste Collection Event at the Ivy centre for Albemarle County, Charlottesville and Scottsville residents, and the page retained here posted September 12, 2026 as the next date with its registration already full and a waitlist in place. The city itself publishes no curbside electronics route.
City cost & eligibility
No city curbside route or city price is published, so a television, monitor or computer goes to the authority's free bi-annual Electronic Waste Collection Event at Ivy. Registration is required in advance, the event is limited to the first 488 households with up to 10 items each and a maximum of two CRT displays, and the date posted when the page was retained had already passed with registration full, so check the next date and the waitlist before loading a device. The authority's household hazardous waste days also take small electronics such as digital cameras, cellphones and music players, and lithium batteries are accepted year round at Ivy.
When & how
Small devices wait for an authority household hazardous waste collection day, and lithium batteries can go to the Ivy center during its Monday through Saturday hours. A television or computer should not be put out until the city or the authority confirms where it goes.
Get it ready
Keep electronics out of the everyday trash container and out of the recycling cart, and keep them away from the household hazardous waste plastic rule, which refuses plastic that held hazardous waste outside a collection day. Wipe personal data from a computer, phone or drive before handover.
Contractor spoils are refused on the city pickup and have to go to the authority instead, where construction debris is a priced category that is weighed at the scale along with the rest of the load.
City cost & eligibility
From $8 for the minimum charge per load at the authority's Ivy center, which covers weights up to 200 pounds, on construction debris priced per ton at the published fiscal year 2027 rate. Customers delivering to the Ivy Solid Waste and Recycling Center. The minimum load charge is 8 dollars plus a 1 dollar service fee for Albemarle County customers or a 10 dollar service fee for other customers, and the service fee is applied once per trip even with multiple materials.
When & how
Construction material has no curbside day. It goes to Ivy, which opens Monday through Saturday from 7:30 am to 4 pm, and the load is weighed at the scale.
Get it ready
Keep contractor spoils and construction material out of the city large item pickup entirely, because it is refused there, and separate the load before the trip so the scale can price it correctly. Hazardous products never travel with the debris and wait for a household hazardous waste collection day instead.
Exercise equipment is not named in the city's service or in the authority's accepted items list, so the machine is a confirmation rather than a published route, even though the city pickup does cover other bulky items that will not fit a container.
City cost & eligibility
The city names large furniture, appliances, tree limbs and other bulky items that will not fit a container and does not name exercise equipment. Call the waste line on 434-970-3830 and describe the machine, and ask whether it belongs on a purchased large item pickup or whether the authority's Ivy scale is the better route.
When & how
Nothing goes out until the city confirms the route. A confirmed machine would follow the purchased pickup, which is bought before the date is booked, or the trip to Ivy during its Monday through Saturday hours.
Get it ready
Take the machine down as far as it comes apart, keep the loose weights with the frame, and drain anything powered by fluid. Measure the folded size so the city can say whether it counts as a large item, and keep it out of the everyday container and the recycling cart.
The city's large item service runs on purchases rather than a standing collection day. The household pays at the Treasurer's Office in person, by mail with the application form or online, and only then calls 434-970-3830 to arrange the collection date. The published ladder is 35 dollars for the first collection in a rolling 365 day window, 50 dollars for the second and 100 dollars for each one after that.
Trash collection is fee based, and a container or bag without a sticker or decal is not collected at all. Individual stickers cover 13 gallon bags up to 25 pounds and 32 gallon bags up to 50 pounds, while annual decals run from 32 gallon with a 50 pound cap to 96 gallon with a 150 pound cap. A decal bears the address it was bought for, a transfer costs 5 dollars and a replacement costs 5 dollars.
Trash and recycling are not collected on Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year's Day. The service resumes on the next working day and runs a day behind for the rest of the week including Saturday, so a Friday route that week is collected on Saturday.
Automotive parts, chemicals and contractor spoils are refused
The city large item pickup will not take automotive parts, hazardous waste or contractor spoils, and it sends that material to the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority's Ivy center instead. Household chemicals such as paint, solvents, gasoline, kerosene, cleaners, pesticides, fluorescent tubes and CFLs wait for one of the authority's free collection days, and lithium batteries are accepted year round at Ivy.
Recycling is free with the trash account and runs every other week
Curbside recycling is free to customers who also use the city trash service, the city supplies the rolling cart, and collection runs every other week on the same day as trash. Carts come in three sizes with 95 gallon as the default and can be requested, exchanged or returned through the city's online form, and the authority's McIntire center takes extra source separated material.
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 Charlottesville Public Works Waste Management with the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority
Buy a city large item pickup
A city household with large furniture, an appliance, tree limbs or another bulky item that will not fit in a trash container.
Cost & conditions
$35 for the first large item collection on the city's rolling 365 day fee scale, with the second collection at 50 dollars and each later collection at 100 dollars. Residential addresses receiving city operated curbside trash and recycling collection, with the pickup bought from the Treasurer's Office in person, by mail or online before the date is arranged.
Arrange it
Pay for the pickup, then call 434-970-3830 to arrange the collection date. Large furniture, appliances, tree limbs and other bulky items that will not fit a container are the accepted material.
Automotive parts, hazardous waste and contractor spoils are refused on this service and are directed to the authority's Ivy center. The price rises with each pickup taken inside the rolling year, and the everyday containers still need their own sticker or decal to be emptied.
City of Charlottesville Public Works Waste Management with the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority
Haul the load to the authority's Ivy center
A household with furniture, a mattress, an appliance, construction debris, tires or a load too large for a purchased pickup.
Cost & conditions
From $8 for the minimum charge per load at the Ivy Solid Waste and Recycling Center, which covers weights of 200 pounds or less, with heavier loads charged the published per ton rate for the material under the authority schedule effective July 1, 2026, which its accepted items page prints differently, so the scale house applies the schedule in force on the day of the trip. Customers delivering to Ivy during its Monday through Saturday 7:30 am to 4 pm hours. The minimum is 8 dollars plus a 1 dollar service fee for Albemarle County customers or a 10 dollar service fee for other customers, charged once per trip, and an appliance containing Freon adds 17 dollars per unit.
Arrange it
Drive the separated load to 4576 Dick Woods Road in Charlottesville and check in at the scale house, which also sells the tag a bag stickers.
Construction debris and household waste are priced by the ton, Freon appliances carry a per unit charge, and tires are priced by tire with different rates for Albemarle County and City of Charlottesville customers, while the authority also runs a free bi-annual Tire Collection Event at Ivy, posted for October 10, 2026, that takes up to twelve household tires per household and refuses commercial truck tires. Hazardous material is not accepted at the scale and waits for a collection day instead.
City of Charlottesville Public Works Waste Management with the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority
Wait for an authority household hazardous waste day
A household with paint, solvents, adhesives, gasoline, kerosene, cleaners, furniture polish, pesticides, acids, antifreeze, motor oil, fluorescent tubes, CFLs, thermostats, batteries or small electronics such as cameras and phones.
Cost & conditions
No charge. City of Charlottesville households. The city states that the authority periodically provides the collection free of charge for city residents, and the authority describes the service as free to residents; commercial participation is prohibited at these residential collection days, and a business instead registers for a separate commercial event that carries a disposal fee.
Arrange it
Hold the material until the next scheduled collection at the Ivy Materials Utilization Center, and watch the authority's collection page for the date. Lithium batteries do not have to wait, because Ivy takes them year round.
The collection runs on periodic days rather than continuously, so the material is stored at home until then, and a business registers separately for the commercial event, where it confirms the qualifying criteria and pays the disposal fee. Small electronics such as digital cameras, cellphones and music players appear on the collection day list, but televisions and computers are not named.
Authority waste and recycling center west of the city
Ivy Solid Waste and Recycling Center
4576 Dick Woods Road, Charlottesville, VA
Municipal solid waste and construction debris including household trash, demolition material, furniture, mattresses and appliances, with appliances containing Freon taken for a 17 dollar per unit charge covering refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, humidifiers and condenser units; tires priced by tire for Albemarle County and City of Charlottesville customers; free recyclables including plastic films, aluminum cans, newsprint, cardboard, mixed metals, office paper and glass; lithium batteries year round; motor oil and antifreeze; compostable food waste; and tag a bag trash for bags up to 32 gallons with a pre-purchased sticker.
Hazardous material is not accepted at the scale and waits for a household hazardous waste collection day, and hazardous or toxic material and batteries are refused in the recycling streams. The Encore Shop reuse area cannot accept upholstered items and charges a disposal fee, and yard waste is not allowed in the compostable food waste bins.
Monday through Saturday from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm. Minimum charges and the scale house sticker sales run during those hours.
From $8 for the minimum charge per load, covering weights of 200 pounds or less, with heavier loads charged the published per ton rate for the material under the authority schedule effective July 1, 2026, which its accepted items page prints differently, so the scale house applies the schedule in force on the day of the trip and a Freon appliance charged 17 dollars per unit. Customers delivering to the center. The 8 dollar minimum is charged with a 1 dollar service fee for Albemarle County customers or a 10 dollar service fee for other customers, applied once per trip.
Source separated recyclables at no charge, including plastic films, aluminum beverage cans, newsprint, cardboard, mixed metals, office paper and glass bottles, plus compostable food waste brought in compostable bags with free three gallon bags available on site.
Styrofoam is not accepted at any recycling location, yard waste is not accepted, and commercial food waste and non compostables are refused. Pizza boxes are no longer part of the food composting programme. Motor oil and antifreeze are not taken here; they are collected free at the Ivy Convenience Center.
Winter hours from November 3 to March 8 are Wednesday through Monday from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, and summer hours from March 9 to November 1 are Wednesday through Monday from 8:30 am to 6:30 pm.
No charge. The authority states that recyclables are accepted free at all three of its facilities, including the McIntire Recycling Center.
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.
What does a large item pickup cost in Charlottesville?+
The first collection on the rolling 365 day scale is 35 dollars, the second is 50 dollars and each one after that is 100 dollars. The pickup is purchased at the Treasurer's Office by mail or online, and the household then calls 434-970-3830 to arrange the collection date. Only addresses receiving city trash and recycling collection are eligible.Official guidance
How does a couch leave the curb in Charlottesville?+
Through a purchased large item pickup. Large furniture is named in the city service, the price starts at 35 dollars for the first collection in a rolling year and rises to 50 dollars and then 100 dollars, and the pickup has to be bought from the Treasurer's Office before the date is booked. The free bi-annual Furniture & Mattress Collection Event at Ivy, posted for September 26, 2026 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., takes recliners, sofas, loveseats, tables, chairs, bedframes, dressers, entertainment centers and mattresses at no charge for county, city and Scottsville residents, with no commercial participation and no staff help to unload.Official guidance
Where does a mattress go in Charlottesville?+
Either through the city's purchased large item pickup, which starts at 35 dollars for the first collection in a rolling year, by taking it to the authority's Ivy center, where the waste category expressly includes mattresses and the load is weighed with a minimum charge plus a service fee, or free at the authority's bi-annual Furniture & Mattress Collection Event, posted for September 26, 2026 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Ivy, where commercial participation is prohibited and the centre asks visitors to bring help to unload. No route collects a mattress with the everyday trash.Official guidance
What happens to a refrigerator or air conditioner in Charlottesville?+
Appliances are named in the city's large item pickup, which starts at 35 dollars for the first collection in a rolling year, and they are also taken at the authority's Ivy center, where an appliance containing Freon carries a per unit charge for the regulated material. The free bi-annual Appliance Collection Event at Ivy, posted for October 3, 2026 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., takes refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, kitchen stoves, furnaces, water heaters, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, heat pumps, microwaves, vacuum cleaners and toasters at no charge for county, city and Scottsville residents, with no commercial participation.Official guidance
Where do televisions and computers go in Charlottesville?+
To the authority's free bi-annual Electronic Waste Collection Event at the Ivy centre, which takes cell phones, tablets, computers, Plasma, LCD and LED screens, DVD players, VCRs, camcorders, stereos, printers, scanners, telephones, gaming systems, fax machines, calculators and digital cameras. Advance registration is required, space is limited to the first 488 households with up to 10 items each and a maximum of two CRT displays, and the date posted when the page was retained had passed with registration full and a waitlist, so check the next event before setting a device out. The authority's household hazardous waste days also take small electronics such as digital cameras, cellphones and music players, and lithium batteries are accepted year round at Ivy.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Charlottesville?+
The City of Charlottesville's Public Works waste management crews collect it as a fee based service: a container or bag only gets emptied with a valid sticker or decal on it. Collection runs daily in the Uptown area, twice daily Downtown and once a week on assigned days everywhere else, and the waste and recycling line is 434-970-3830.Official guidance
How much does trash service cost in Charlottesville?+
It is priced by the sticker or the decal rather than by an account. Individual stickers carry a published price for a 13 gallon bag up to 25 pounds and for a 32 gallon bag up to 50 pounds, and annual decals carry a published price for the 32, 50, 64 and 96 gallon sizes with weight caps of 50, 75, 100 and 150 pounds, valid from July 1 to June 30 and priced pro rata if bought mid year. The city's two decal pages disagree on the 50 gallon figure, so confirm the current price with the Treasurer's Office before buying.Official guidance
What do I do with paint, chemicals and batteries in Charlottesville?+
Hold them for one of the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority's free household hazardous waste collection days at the Ivy Materials Utilization Center, which accept paint and paint related products, solvents, adhesives, gasoline, kerosene, household cleaners, furniture polish, pesticides, acids, antifreeze, motor oil, fluorescent tubes, CFLs, thermostats and batteries. Lithium batteries do not wait, because Ivy takes them year round, and small electronics such as digital cameras, cellphones and music players are also accepted on collection days.Official guidance
