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City collection Furniture is named on the city's accepted bulk list, so a sofa, couch, upholstered chair, dresser or bed frame leaves on the regular trash day once the address has a ReCollect reservation for that day. Each furniture piece counts against the five bulk items allowed on one reserved day. No charge. Included with the residential collection service for a city address that receives Public Works trash collection and reserves the day through ReCollect, limited to five bulk items per reserved day. The service is billed at the city's published residential rate of 22 dollars a month, so the collection itself carries no separate per-item charge.
City collection Mattresses are named on the city's accepted bulk list, and the Recycling Convenience Center on Beery Road also takes mattresses and box springs in its bulk bin. A mattress counts against the five bulk items when it goes out at the curb. No charge. Included with the residential collection service for a city address that receives Public Works trash collection and reserves the day through ReCollect, limited to five bulk items per reserved day. The city's published residential rate covers the cart and the reserved collections, so a mattress carries no separate per-item charge on the curbside route.
City collection Home appliances are named on the city's accepted bulk list, so a refrigerator, washer, dryer or window air conditioner leaves on the reserved collection day. The Recycling Convenience Center keeps a scrap metal bin for appliances with the Freon already removed, and the Rockingham County / Harrisonburg Landfill lists white goods and Freon appliances with no charge. No charge. Included with the residential collection service for a city address that receives Public Works trash collection and reserves the day through ReCollect, limited to five bulk items per reserved day. The service is billed at the city's published residential rate of 22 dollars a month, and no per-item charge for an appliance is published.
City collection The city's bulk program takes furniture, mattresses, home appliances, large packaging that will not fit in the trash cart and other large household items, up to five bulk items on one reserved day. Everything leaves on the regular trash day, and only after the address books that day. No charge. Included with the residential collection service for a city address that receives Public Works trash collection, with a maximum of five bulk items and ten yard-debris units per reserved pickup day. The service is billed at the city's published residential rate of 22 dollars a month, so the collection carries no separate per-item charge.
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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The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Harrisonburg collects household trash from city addresses in a Public Works Toter cart, and bulk pickup runs on the same day as the regular trash route. Furniture, mattresses, home appliances, large packaging and other oversized household items go out by reservation through ReCollect, with a limit of five bulk items and ten yard-debris units on one reserved day and a noon cutoff on the business day before. That covers most household items without a trip, but not all of them. Electronics belong at the Recycling Convenience Center on Beery Road, renovation material goes to the Rockingham County / Harrisonburg Landfill on Greendale Road, and tires are not part of the city program at all. Extra bagged trash needs a refuse sticker on each bag, and latex paint has to be completely dried out before it goes out.
Furniture is named on the city's accepted bulk list, so a sofa, couch, upholstered chair, dresser or bed frame leaves on the regular trash day once the address has a ReCollect reservation for that day. Each furniture piece counts against the five bulk items allowed on one reserved day.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included with the residential collection service for a city address that receives Public Works trash collection and reserves the day through ReCollect, limited to five bulk items per reserved day. The service is billed at the city's published residential rate of 22 dollars a month, so the collection itself carries no separate per-item charge.
When & how
Book the day on the city's ReCollect page by 12 pm on the business day before the pickup. Bulk and yard debris are collected on the same day as the regular trash route, and Friday routes moved to Wednesday when the January 5, 2026 schedule took effect.
Get it ready
Reserve first, then set the item behind the curb on the reserved day only. Keep bags of regular trash, regular recyclables and cardboard that can be broken down out of the pile, because none of them is a bulk item.
Mattresses are named on the city's accepted bulk list, and the Recycling Convenience Center on Beery Road also takes mattresses and box springs in its bulk bin. A mattress counts against the five bulk items when it goes out at the curb.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included with the residential collection service for a city address that receives Public Works trash collection and reserves the day through ReCollect, limited to five bulk items per reserved day. The city's published residential rate covers the cart and the reserved collections, so a mattress carries no separate per-item charge on the curbside route.
When & how
Reserve through ReCollect by 12 pm on the business day before the regular trash day, then set the mattress behind the curb. The Recycling Convenience Center takes mattresses in its bulk bin Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Saturday from 8:00 AM to noon, closed on city holidays.
Get it ready
Set the mattress out on the reserved day only, and keep it with the other reserved items rather than adding it to a pile that was not booked. At the center, handle and unload it yourself into the labeled bulk bin, because the site asks residents to manage their own material.
Home appliances are named on the city's accepted bulk list, so a refrigerator, washer, dryer or window air conditioner leaves on the reserved collection day. The Recycling Convenience Center keeps a scrap metal bin for appliances with the Freon already removed, and the Rockingham County / Harrisonburg Landfill lists white goods and Freon appliances with no charge.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included with the residential collection service for a city address that receives Public Works trash collection and reserves the day through ReCollect, limited to five bulk items per reserved day. The service is billed at the city's published residential rate of 22 dollars a month, and no per-item charge for an appliance is published.
When & how
Reserve the collection through ReCollect by 12 pm on the business day before the regular trash day. The Recycling Convenience Center takes appliances with the Freon removed during its open hours, Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Saturday from 8:00 AM to noon.
Get it ready
Empty the unit and keep it with the reserved items behind the curb on the collection day. If it still holds refrigerant, the city's scrap metal bin asks for the Freon to be removed first, while the landfill accepts Freon appliances with no charge.
Televisions, computers, monitors, stereos and other electronics are accepted at the city Recycling Convenience Center, where they belong in the metal recycling bin. The city's curbside bulk list names furniture, mattresses, home appliances, yard debris, large packaging and other large items rather than electronics, so confirm a television on the ReCollect reservation before it goes to the curb.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no per-item rate for electronics at the Recycling Convenience Center and no separate rate for a television on a curbside reservation. Confirm the route and any charge with Public Works at 540-434-5928 or on the ReCollect reservation before the set-out.
When & how
The Recycling Convenience Center takes electronics Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Saturday from 8:00 AM to noon, closed on city holidays. A curbside television has to be on a reservation booked by 12 pm on the business day before the pickup.
Get it ready
Clear personal data from a computer before handing it over, place the item in the metal recycling bin at the center, and keep electronics out of the trash cart and out of a curbside pile until the reservation confirms the item.
Renovation material is not named in the city's bulk categories, and the Recycling Convenience Center excludes construction debris and points it to the Rockingham County / Harrisonburg Landfill. That landfill takes construction and wood debris as its own per-ton category and weighs each load at the scale.
City cost & eligibility
From $85 per ton of construction and wood debris at the Rockingham County / Harrisonburg Landfill, which is the category the fee listing dated July 1, 2026 publishes for construction and wood debris, with the load weighed at the scale. Loads from the City of Harrisonburg or Rockingham County. The landfill charges by weight rather than by item, so the total depends on what the load weighs and no minimum published charge covers the trip.
When & how
The landfill is open Monday through Saturday from 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM, with commercial loads arriving before 4:15 PM and reduced hours around major holidays. There is no city collection day for renovation material.
Get it ready
Keep renovation debris out of the trash cart and out of the reserved bulk pile, because the city program does not list it and the drop-off excludes it. Take the load to 813 Greendale Rd and stop at the scale.
The city does not name exercise equipment in any of its collection categories, so a treadmill, elliptical or weight machine has to be confirmed before it goes to the curb, and the Recycling Convenience Center has no separate category for it either.
City cost & eligibility
No published rate covers an exercise machine, because the city's bulk list names furniture, mattresses, home appliances, yard debris and large packaging rather than fitness equipment. Confirm acceptance, the route and any charge with Public Works at 540-434-5928 before the item leaves the house.
When & how
Call Public Works before booking a ReCollect reservation, then, if the machine is accepted, set it out on the reserved collection day with that day's items.
Get it ready
Describe the machine and its size when you call, and ask whether the motor or the electronics inside it change the route. Keep it behind the curb only after the city confirms the item.
The city's bulk program takes furniture, mattresses, home appliances, large packaging that will not fit in the trash cart and other large household items, up to five bulk items on one reserved day. Everything leaves on the regular trash day, and only after the address books that day.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included with the residential collection service for a city address that receives Public Works trash collection, with a maximum of five bulk items and ten yard-debris units per reserved pickup day. The service is billed at the city's published residential rate of 22 dollars a month, so the collection carries no separate per-item charge.
When & how
Reserve through ReCollect by 12 pm on the business day before the pickup. The city collects bulk and yard debris on the regular trash day, and Friday routes moved to Wednesday starting in January 2026.
Get it ready
Cardboard that can be broken down, bags of regular trash and regular recyclables are not bulk items, and latex paint has to be completely dried out before it is set out. Oil-based paint is not accepted in the bulk or yard set out and belongs at a household hazardous waste day instead.
Tires are not named on the city's bulk list or in the Recycling Convenience Center's accepted materials, so they are not a city curbside or drop-off item. The Rockingham County / Harrisonburg Landfill takes waste tires and publishes a charge for each tire and for whole loads of them.
City cost & eligibility
From $3 per small tire off the rim at the Rockingham County / Harrisonburg Landfill, with a large tire off the rim at 4 dollars, a tire on the rim at 6 dollars, and 260 dollars per ton for tires larger than 18 inches or for 15 or more tires of any size on the rim, as published in the fee listing dated July 1, 2026. City of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County loads at the landfill's published tire charges. Virginia limits how waste tires may be stored and processed, so a household with a large stack has to move them to an allowed destination rather than keep them on the property.
When & how
The landfill is open Monday through Saturday from 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Virginia's tire guidance is to ask the local public works office whether the city or county solid waste center accepts waste tires, and neither of the city's own lists includes them.
Get it ready
Take the tires off the rim where you can, because the landfill charges more for a tire that is still mounted, and count the load first, because the rate changes once a load reaches 15 tires or a tire is larger than 18 inches.
Scrap metal has its own bin at the city Recycling Convenience Center, and the city's examples are an appliance with the Freon removed, a washer, a dryer, a bed frame, a lawnmower and a barbecue grill. The curbside bulk list names home appliances rather than loose metal, so a mixed metal load belongs at the center.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no per-item rate for the scrap metal bin, and the landfill's published fees run by weight and by material rather than as one metal rate. Confirm the route and the current arrangement with Public Works at 540-434-5928 before loading a vehicle.
When & how
The Recycling Convenience Center takes scrap metal Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Saturday from 8:00 AM to noon, closed on city holidays.
Get it ready
Have the Freon pulled from an appliance before it goes into the scrap metal bin, and sort the load yourself, because the center asks residents to place material into the appropriately labeled containers.
Yard debris and leaves leave on the same reserved day as bulk items, in biodegradable bags or tied bundles no longer than 4 feet, up to ten units on one reserved day. Bagged grass clippings and yard debris are also accepted at the Recycling Convenience Center.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included with the residential collection service for a city address that receives Public Works trash collection, with a maximum of ten yard-debris units and five bulk items per reserved pickup day.
When & how
Reserve the collection through ReCollect by 12 pm on the business day before the regular trash day. The city also runs a separate machine leaf collection each fall that picks up raked leaves at the curb, so check the current season dates on the city's trash page.
Get it ready
Use biodegradable bags or tie bundles with string and keep each bundle to 4 feet or less, because plastic bags are not accepted and a bag or bundle over the limit is left behind. Keep grass, limbs and trash out of a leaf pile, because leaves mixed with other material are not collected.
Trash is collected only from the city-issued Toter cart, so anything that does not fit needs a refuse sticker bought from the Treasurer's office or Public Utilities and fixed to each extra bag. Bags of regular trash are not accepted as bulk items.
City cost & eligibility
$1 per refuse sticker for each bag that does not fit in the Toter trash cart, sold at the Treasurer's office in the municipal building downtown and at Public Utilities at 2055 Beery Road. City addresses with Public Works collection service. One Toter trash cart comes with the service, a second cart is available at an additional monthly rate, and commercial addresses are billed under a separate cart rate.
When & how
Buy the stickers ahead of time, because they do not expire, and put one on each extra bag that goes out beside the cart on the normal collection day.
Get it ready
Put bagged trash inside the Toter cart with the lid closed when it fits, and use a sticker only for the bags that do not. Do not set regular trash bags out as a bulk item or add them to a bulk reservation.
Bulk and yard debris are collected on the regular trash day, but only after the address books that day through ReCollect. The reservation closes at 12 pm on the business day before the pickup, and one reserved day covers up to five bulk items and ten yard-debris units. An item that was not part of the reservation is not collected, so book the category and the count before anything moves to the curb.
Household trash rides in the city cart and nowhere else
Trash goes out in the city-issued Toter trash cart with the lid closed, behind the curb at the property line by 7:00 AM on the collection day and not before 4:00 PM the day before. Bags that do not fit need a refuse sticker on each one, and in the Downtown Central Business District carts go out no earlier than 6:00 AM and before 11:00 AM, and are not left out overnight.
Yard debris is bagged, bundled or left for the leaf machine
Yard debris goes out in biodegradable bags or as tied bundles no longer than 4 feet, with ten units allowed on a reserved day, and plastic bags are not accepted. The city also runs a separate machine leaf collection in the fall that picks up raked leaves at the curb, so check the current season dates rather than an older published week.
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.
A city household with furniture, a mattress, an appliance, large packaging, yard debris or another oversized item that is too big for the trash cart.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Included with the residential collection service for a city address that receives Public Works trash collection and books the day through ReCollect, with a maximum of five bulk items and ten yard-debris units per reserved day. The service is billed at the city's published residential rate of 22 dollars a month.
Arrange it
Reserve the pickup on the city's ReCollect page, then set the booked items behind the curb on the regular trash day you reserved.
Five bulk items and ten yard-debris units per reserved day, a noon deadline on the business day before, and no bags of regular trash, regular recyclables or cardboard that can be broken down. Items that were not on the reservation are not collected.
A household that would rather drive a mattress, a television, a computer, an appliance, a metal item or yard debris to the city drop-off than book a collection.
Cost & conditions
The city's recycling pages publish no per-item rate for the Recycling Convenience Center. Confirm any charge for the specific item with Public Works at 540-434-5928 before loading a vehicle.
Arrange it
Take the load to 2055 Beery Road during open hours and place it in the labeled containers, with an attendant on site to help.
Harrisonburg City residents, presorted loads, and no construction debris, automotive parts, prescription medication, household hazardous waste, compost or plastic types 3 through 7.
Haul it to the Rockingham County / Harrisonburg Landfill
A household with a renovation load, tires, white goods or another load that the city's bulk list and drop-off center do not take.
Cost & conditions
The landfill publishes rates by weight and by material rather than one gate price, and the posted fee listing is dated July 1, 2026. Every load is weighed at the scale, so confirm the rate for the exact load before making the trip.
Arrange it
Take the load to 813 Greendale Rd during open hours and stop at the scale to be weighed.
Chemicals, cleaners, cooking oil, fertilizers, fuels, lead acid batteries, railroad ties, medical waste and latex paint that is not completely dried out are not accepted, and used oil is temporarily not accepted.
Order a container for a renovation or cleanout load
A household or contractor with torn-out material or a load too large to move in one trip to the landfill.
Cost & conditions
No public rate covers a private box, because a container company quotes its own price for the box, the haul and the disposal. Confirm the rate and the accepted material before ordering.
Arrange it
Contact a licensed container or hauling company to place the box, then have the same company collect it after the work.
The city does not collect renovation material at the curb and the Recycling Convenience Center excludes it, so a private box and the landfill are the local routes, and hazardous material still belongs at a household hazardous waste day.
City drop-off for electronics, mattresses, furniture, scrap metal and yard debris
Harrisonburg Recycling Convenience Center
2055 Beery Road, Harrisonburg, VA
Furniture, mattresses and box springs, televisions, stereos, computers and other electronics in the metal recycling bin, appliances with the Freon removed, washers, dryers, bed frames, lawnmowers, barbecue grills and other scrap metal, yard debris, bagged grass clippings, cardboard, plastic types 1 and 2, glass, aluminum and tin cans, office paper, newspaper, household batteries and plastic bags.
Harrisonburg City residents, with material presorted and placed into the labeled containers by the resident and an attendant on site. Not accepted: plastic types 3 through 7, opaque number 1 plastic, mixed material items, prescription medication, household hazardous waste, automotive parts, construction debris at the county landfill instead, and compost.
Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Saturday from 8:00 AM to noon, closed on city holidays.
The city publishes no per-item rate for the Recycling Convenience Center and directs residents there for these materials in its own recycling pages. Confirm any charge for a specific item with Public Works at 540-434-5928 before loading a vehicle.
Regional landfill for construction debris, tires, yard debris, white goods and Freon appliances
Rockingham County / Harrisonburg Landfill
813 Greendale Rd, Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Construction and wood debris, yard debris and grass clippings loose or in biodegradable bags in a designated area, white goods, Freon appliances, console style televisions, brush, dead animals by appointment and waste tires.
Chemicals, cleaners, cooking oil, fertilizers, fuels, lead acid batteries, railroad ties, ballast with PCBs, fluorescent bulbs other than residential non-mercury tubes, medical waste and syringes are not accepted, and used oil is temporarily not accepted. Latex paint is taken only when it is completely dried out, and oil-based paint only on a hazardous waste day. No plastic bags or cardboard boxes are allowed in the yard debris area.
Monday through Saturday from 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM, with commercial loads arriving before 4:15 PM, reduced hours around major holidays, and the main phone number 540-564-3159.
The landfill publishes rates by weight and by material rather than one gate price, and the posted fee listing is dated July 1, 2026. Loads are weighed at the scale, so confirm the rate for the exact load before the trip.
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.
Will the city take a couch or a sofa from the curb?+
Furniture is on the city's accepted bulk list, so a sofa, couch or upholstered chair leaves on the regular trash day once the address has booked that day through ReCollect. Each piece counts against the five bulk items allowed on one reserved day, and the reservation has to be in by noon on the business day before the pickup.Official guidance
Does the city collect mattresses at the curb?+
Yes. A mattress is on the city's accepted bulk list and leaves on the regular trash day once the address reserves that day through ReCollect, counting as one of the five bulk items allowed. The Recycling Convenience Center on Beery Road takes mattresses and box springs as well, so a household that would rather drive them has a second local route.Official guidance
Do appliances need special preparation for a city pickup?+
Empty the unit and have it ready behind the curb with the other reserved items on the collection day. The city's bulk list names home appliances without printing a separate preparation step, but its drop-off scrap metal bin takes an appliance only with the Freon already removed, and the landfill lists Freon appliances with no charge, so tell the receiving site what the unit holds.Official guidance
Where do old televisions and computers go in Harrisonburg?+
To the Recycling Convenience Center on Beery Road, which takes all electronics, including televisions, radios and computers, and asks for them to be placed in the metal recycling bin. The center is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Saturday from 8:00 AM to noon except on city holidays. The curbside bulk list does not name electronics, so confirm a television on your ReCollect reservation before it goes out.Official guidance
What counts as a bulk item in Harrisonburg?+
Furniture, mattresses, home appliances, yard debris and leaves, large packaging that will not fit in the trash cart, and other large items that the normal trash collection does not take. One reserved day covers up to five bulk items and ten yard-debris units, and cardboard that can be broken down, bags of regular trash and regular recyclables are excluded.Official guidance
Who collects trash and bulk items in Harrisonburg?+
The City of Harrisonburg Public Works department runs the program, and residents reach it at 540-434-5928 or PublicWorks@HarrisonburgVa.gov. Trash is collected from a city-issued Toter trash cart, and bulk and yard debris are collected on the same day as the regular trash route once the address reserves that day through ReCollect.Official guidance
How many bulk items can I set out at once?+
Five bulk items and ten yard-debris units on one reserved pickup day, and only what the reservation covers. The reservation has to be in by noon on the business day before the pickup, and regular trash bags, regular recyclables and cardboard that can be broken down are not bulk items.Official guidance
Can I take a mattress to the city drop-off instead?+
Yes. The Recycling Convenience Center at 2055 Beery Road takes mattresses and box springs in its bulk bin during open hours, which are Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Saturday from 8:00 AM to noon except on city holidays. The curbside route works too, as long as the mattress is on a ReCollect reservation for that day.Official guidance
What about the Freon in a refrigerator or an air conditioner?+
The city's scrap metal bin at the Recycling Convenience Center asks for the Freon to be removed before an appliance goes into it, and the Rockingham County / Harrisonburg Landfill lists white goods and Freon appliances with no charge. On the curbside route home appliances are an accepted bulk item and no separate Freon step is published, so tell the receiving site what the unit holds.Official guidance
What do I do with trash that does not fit in the cart?+
Buy refuse stickers from the Treasurer's office in the municipal building downtown or from Public Utilities at 2055 Beery Road and put one on each extra bag that goes out beside the Toter cart. The stickers do not expire, so they can be bought ahead of time. Bags of regular trash are not accepted as bulk items.Official guidance
What can I take to the Recycling Convenience Center?+
Furniture, mattresses and box springs, televisions, computers and other electronics, scrap metal such as an appliance with the Freon removed, a washer, a dryer, a bed frame, a lawnmower or a barbecue grill, yard debris, bagged grass clippings and sorted recycling. The center does not take construction debris, automotive parts, prescription medication, household hazardous waste or plastic types 3 through 7.Official guidance
Where does household hazardous waste go in Harrisonburg?+
To a household hazardous waste day at the Rockingham County Landfill, 813 Greendale Road, for city and county residents. The next published drop-off on the city page is Saturday, October 10, 2026 from 8:00 AM to noon, and collection is limited to five units per household per event. Accepted materials include oil-based paint, solvents, spent fuel, motor oil, syringes, pesticides, herbicides, batteries, fluorescent lights, antifreeze and cleaners, with no containers over five gallons.Official guidance
