Wrap up your renovation by leaving old doors, toilets and bathroom vanities at the curb for pickup. Get an exact item price, updates and completion photos. Mixed rubble and loose building materials are not accepted.
Already detached and outside. Ready for loading and haul-away.
The cleanup after the work
The project is done. Get your space back.
The new bathroom is ready, but the old vanity is still outside. A replaced door is taking up space you need. Put those leftover items on a pickup plan, with the price settled and updates through the final haul-away.
Price the item you actually have.
Choose a door, toilet or bathroom vanity and see the price online. Each listed item has its own price, so you can settle the cost before booking.
Put a day behind the plan.
Choose an available pickup date. Book by 2pm local time for same-day pickup, where available, once you can have the item ready outside.
Know when the last item is gone.
Get updates along the way, a text before arrival and pickup photos when it is done. You can follow the pickup without waiting beside the item.
We currently accept the doors, toilets and bathroom vanities listed here, already detached and ready outside. Choose each item separately. Mixed drywall, tile, concrete, lumber and demolition rubble are not accepted, including in bags.
Doors
Count each detached door panel separately. Have it removed from its hinges before pickup. A whole installed doorway or garage door is not the same item.
Toilets
Choose Toilet for an ordinary household toilet that has already been disconnected, drained and moved outside. Text a photo before booking if yours is broken or has loose sharp pieces.
Bathroom vanities
Choose the small, standard or large bathroom vanity that matches your sink cabinet. A makeup table has a separate choice. Plumbing disconnection and removal from the wall happen before pickup.
Construction debris removal prices in University Place
First item / additional item
Door$99 / $25
Toilet$79 / $29
Small bathroom vanity$99 / $29
Bathroom vanity$99 / $29
Large bathroom vanity$129 / $59
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.
Arrange uninstallation, disconnection and indoor carrying separately. Dropcurb handles loading and haul-away from an accessible outdoor pickup spot.
You can book before moving the fixture outside. Have the preparation finished by the readiness time in your confirmation. Contact us before booking about broken fixtures, unusual materials or restricted building access.
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.
Have the fixture safely detached and any plumbing or electrical connections handled by an appropriate professional. We do not remove installed fixtures or perform demolition.
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Keep the booked items separate
Have the fixtures empty and ready at ground level. Keep them apart from rubble, loose renovation materials, tools and anything you want to keep.
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Show the outdoor handoff
Use a permitted outdoor spot with a clear path. Add a location photo and notes on your order page so the right entrance and the right items are easy to identify.
You’re in the loop. Until it’s gone.
Confirmation when you book. A heads-up before arrival. Photos when it’s done.
Renovation material is not eligible in the free curbside bulky pickup, because home improvement items are refused. The local routes are the hauler's construction drop boxes, the scrap wood pile at its recycling center and the Pierce County transfer station.
City cost & eligibility
No single published rate covers renovation debris. The hauler quotes its own drop box price, the recycling center takes scrap wood with no treated wood and charges separately quoted fees for other material, and Pierce County charges its transfer station rates by weight. Confirm the price for the exact load before it leaves the property.
When & how
The recycling center takes scrap wood Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. with a check-in at the office first, and the Hidden Valley Transfer Station is open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Get it ready
Keep renovation material out of the garbage cart and the bulky pile, sort wood, metal and concrete so the load can be handled, and keep treated wood out of the recycling center's wood pile. Cover and secure any load you haul yourself.
The hauler's clean-up drop-off takes two declared loads a year, one of garbage and one of yard waste on the same day, at 2815 Rochester St W on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and the first Saturday of each month from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Bring photo identification, check in at the office, secure and cover the load, use a pickup size vehicle, and keep out liquids, paint, hazardous waste and regular household garbage. Wood, metal, yard waste, tires, concrete, brick, stone and car batteries are separated for recycling.
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.
University Place Refuse and Recycling, the city's contracted hauler, with Pierce County solid waste facilities
Drive a load to the hauler's clean-up drop-off
A University Place household that would rather bring a truckload of bulky material or yard waste to the hauler's yard than book the curbside pickup.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Included for University Place Refuse and Recycling residential customers who are current on payment, two loads a year, one of garbage and one of yard waste brought the same day. No separate rate is published for the program.
Arrange it
Bring the load to 2815 Rochester St W on a weekday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., or on the first Saturday of the month between 9:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., check in at the office and show photo identification.
Pickup size loads only, no box or oversized trucks, dump trailers hand offloaded except for yard waste, items no larger than 5 feet except appliances and furniture, no regular household garbage, no liquids, paint or hazardous waste, and no commercial loads. Wood, metal, yard waste, tires, concrete and car batteries are separated for recycling.
University Place Refuse and Recycling, the city's contracted hauler, with Pierce County solid waste facilities
Use the hauler's recycling center
A household with scrap metal, a small or large appliance, scrap wood from a project, yard waste or extra recycling.
Cost & conditions
Yard waste is charged at 25 dollars per cubic yard, scrap metal and scrap wood carry the office's own terms, and appliances may carry a handling or environmental compliance fee that the hauler does not publish. Confirm the amount for each material at 253-564-3212 before loading.
Arrange it
Bring the material to 2815 Rochester St W, one block off 27th behind Cheers West, and check in at the office before dumping metal, yard waste or wood.
Open Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. No tanks, barrels, drums or canisters with the scrap metal, no treated wood, and no large amounts of dirt.
University Place Refuse and Recycling, the city's contracted hauler, with Pierce County solid waste facilities
Haul it to the Pierce County transfer station
A Pierce County household with garbage, yard waste, e-waste, motor oil or a load that does not fit any curbside program.
Cost & conditions
From $39.06 for minimum charge for 400 pounds or less of garbage at the Hidden Valley Transfer Station, with the rate rising to 195.32 dollars per ton above 400 pounds, Washington's 3.6 percent refuse tax added and an extra fee for noxious weeds, as published effective March 1, 2026. Pierce County residents. Commercial loads are accepted only at Hidden Valley, Purdy and the Tacoma Recovery and Transfer Center. Appliances holding refrigerant carry their own charge, and yard waste is free for loads under one ton.
Arrange it
Take the load to 17925 Meridian Ave E in Puyallup, open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., and pay with a credit or debit card where you can.
Cheques are not accepted, appliances with refrigerant cost more than general garbage, and loads carrying noxious weeds are charged extra.
A household or contractor with remodelling, roofing or demolition material that cannot go out at the curb.
Cost & conditions
The hauler quotes its own price for the box, the haul and the disposal of the load. Confirm the rate and the accepted material with University Place Refuse and Recycling at 253-564-3212 before ordering.
Arrange it
Arrange the box with the hauler, fill it, and have the same company collect it when the work is done.
The hauler recycles wood, concrete, steel, sheetrock, composition roofing, yard waste, sod, dirt, wood shakes and shingles and mixed demolition, and the box cannot take hazardous material.
Hauler recycling center for metal, appliances, wood and yard waste
University Place Refuse and Recycling recycling center
2815 Rochester St W, University Place, WA 98466
Standard curbside recyclables along with glass bottles and jars, scrap metal such as steel, aluminium, copper, brass and stainless steel, appliances including washers, dryers, stoves, refrigerators and water heaters, yard waste, and scrap wood such as old fences, decks, construction debris and furniture.
Check in at the office before dumping metal, yard waste or wood. No tanks, barrels, drums or canisters with the metal, no treated wood in the wood pile, and no large amounts of dirt. Appliances may carry a handling or environmental compliance fee that has to be confirmed at the office.
Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Yard waste is charged at 25 dollars per cubic yard and appliances may carry a handling or environmental compliance fee, while the scrap metal and scrap wood terms are set by the office. Confirm the amount for the specific material at 253-564-3212 before loading.
County transfer station for garbage, yard waste, recycling, e-waste and motor oil
Hidden Valley Transfer Station
17925 Meridian Ave E, Puyallup, WA
Garbage, yard waste, recycling, e-waste and motor oil, with appliances also accepted and appliances holding refrigerant charged separately.
Pierce County residents, with commercial loads only at Hidden Valley, Purdy and the Tacoma Recovery and Transfer Center. Loads carrying noxious weeds are charged extra, cheques are not accepted, and appliances with refrigerant cost more than general garbage.
Seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., closed only on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Days.
From $39.06 for minimum charge for 400 pounds or less of garbage, with the rate rising to 195.32 dollars per ton above 400 pounds and Washington's 3.6 percent refuse tax added, as published effective March 1, 2026. Pierce County residents, with yard waste free for loads under one ton and appliances holding refrigerant charged at the county's published per appliance rate.
Selected customer reviews. Counts checked September 2026.
Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Construction debris removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in University Place.
How much does construction debris removal cost in University Place?+
Pricing is per accepted item. A detached door is $99 as a single item, an ordinary toilet is $79, and a small bathroom vanity is $99. Larger vanities have their own choices. Select the listed items to see the exact combined price. These prices do not cover mixed rubble or loose building materials. Loading, transportation and disposal are included; applicable sales tax appears before payment.
Can I get same-day toilet or vanity pickup in University Place?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Checkout shows the dates you can choose. Arrange disconnection, removal and the move outside first, then have the fixture ready by the time in your confirmation. We text you before arrival and provide pickup photos when it is done.
Will you disconnect a sink or take a door off its hinges?+
The fixture must already be detached, disconnected and accessible outside at ground level. Arrange plumbing, electrical work, removal from walls or hinges, and indoor carrying before pickup. Dropcurb handles loading and haul-away from your outdoor pickup spot.
Can I add bags of drywall, tile or other demolition waste?+
Mixed drywall, tile, concrete, lumber and demolition rubble are not accepted. This page offers pickup for the listed doors, toilets and bathroom vanities that are already removed. Do not book loose building materials as household trash bags or as an extra item. Arrange suitable disposal for those materials with your contractor or a debris specialist.
Can a door, toilet and vanity go in the same pickup?+
Yes. Add each listed fixture separately and choose the correct vanity size. Each detached door panel counts as one item. The combined price appears before you book. Keep the fixtures together outside, separate from anything staying, and add a location photo on your order page.
How do I get rid of renovation debris in University Place?+
Home improvement items are refused in the free curbside bulky pickup, so renovation material goes to one of three places instead: a drop box from University Place Refuse for remodelling, roofing and demolition material, the scrap wood pile at the hauler's recycling center at 2815 Rochester St W, which takes construction debris but no treated wood, or the Pierce County transfer station, which charges by weight. Check in at the recycling center office before you unload wood, metal or yard waste.Official guidance
Where do paint, oil and other household chemicals go?+
To a Pierce County household hazardous waste site, never into a cart or a drain. The county takes chemicals at 17925 Meridian E in Puyallup on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and at 3510 S Mullen St in Tacoma from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Accepted material includes paints and cleaners, antifreeze and automotive fluids, degreasers, fire extinguishers, flammable liquids, gasoline up to 5 gallons, herbicides, mercury thermometers, motor oil up to 5 quarts and cooking oil up to 5 gallons. The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department answers at 800-287-6429.Official guidance
Where can I take extra recycling or scrap metal?+
To the hauler's recycling center at 2815 Rochester St W, one block off 27th behind Cheers West, open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Along with the normal curbside recyclables it takes glass bottles and jars, scrap metal such as steel, aluminium, copper, brass and stainless steel, appliances, scrap wood and yard waste, with a check in at the office before you dump metal, yard waste or wood.Official guidance
What is the University Place Clean-up drop-off?+
It replaced the twice-yearly set clean-up dates on January 2, 2026. A University Place Refuse residential customer who is current on payment can now bring two declared loads a year, one of garbage and one of yard waste on the same day, to 2815 Rochester St W on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or the first Saturday of the month from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Bring photo identification, check in at the office, cover and secure the load, and keep out liquids, paint, hazardous waste, regular household garbage and commercial material.Official guidance
One less thing on your list
Put the cleanup on the calendar.
Choose your accepted renovation items and see your pickup price in University Place. We will keep you updated through the final pickup photos.
