Figuring out what the city takes. Waiting for pickup day. Calling around for quotes. It’s a lot to sort out for something you’re ready to be done with.
Standard sofa$79First item example Before applicable tax
Your exact price. Upfront.
Find your items in the catalog and see your exact price online. Book without phone calls or an in-person estimate.
Gone as soon as today.
Choose your pickup day. Book by 2pm local time for same-day pickup, where available.
In the loop until it’s gone.
Get a booking confirmation, a text before arrival and pickup photos when it’s done. Follow along on your pickup page.
Made for your place
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.
1
Book before you bring it out.
Your items can still be inside when you book. Follow the readiness instructions in your confirmation.
2
Choose a clear outdoor spot.
You arrange any carrying out of your home or down interior stairs. Keep entrances, sidewalks and shared access clear. We handle loading and haul-away from outside.
3
Show us where to find it.
Add a photo and clear location notes. Contact us before booking if a gate, building rule or restricted access window needs an arrangement.
At a house: outside, accessible and easy to identify.At an apartment: an approved outdoor spot with shared access clear.
Access needs an arrangement?
Check any building or shared-area rules. Contact us before booking if access is limited to particular hours.
City collection Furniture is named in the commonly accepted group for the free bulky pickup, with sofas, chairs, tables, shelving and patio sets given as the examples. Carpets, rugs, mops and brooms sit in the household group beside it. No charge. Furniture is accepted inside the free yearly allowance of up to five bulky items under 100 pounds each, and a paid on-call pickup through Waste Connections is the alternative outside that allowance.
City collection Mattresses are named in the furniture group on the free bulky pickup's accepted list, so bedding leaves on the same yearly allowance as a sofa. No separate mattress fee is published because the route is the free allowance. No charge. A mattress is accepted inside the free yearly allowance of up to five bulky items, and the paid on-call pickup through Waste Connections by appointment is the alternative outside that allowance.
City collection Items containing freon, including refrigerators, freezers and air conditioning units, are on the not accepted list for the free bulky pickup. The routes are the annual free appliance pickup arranged with the hauler, or a transfer station where the operator charges a special handling fee. The free annual appliance pickup is the city route and the transfer station alternative carries a published $24.91 special handling fee plus the disposal rate, transaction fee and 3.6 percent state tax, so confirm which route the household is using and what it costs with Waste Connections on 360-892-5370 before the unit moves.
City collection Garbage, recycling and organics come through Waste Connections of Washington, the City's contractor, and the city states that customers subscribe to and pay for curbside collection themselves rather than through a city account. Garbage can be weekly, every other week or monthly. The city's contractor sets the cart rates and the retained city pages do not print them, so confirm the monthly charge with Waste Connections of Washington on 360-892-5370 or with Solid Waste Services on 360-487-7160.
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?
Vancouver residents subscribe to garbage, recycling and organics through Waste Connections, the City's contractor, and the city's own bulky programme is a free curbside pickup of up to five large items once each calendar year, booked through the RecycleRight tool with every item kept under 100 pounds. Sofas, mattresses, carpets, sinks, barbecues, mowers and even treadmills are on the accepted list, while freon appliances, electronics, tires, construction material and hazardous waste are refused and have to go to a Clark County transfer station instead, where the operator publishes disposal rates, a transaction fee and special handling charges for appliances, tires and screens. Single-family households also get one free appliance pickup a year, and appliances collected that way are recycled rather than landfilled. Dropcurb hauls residential items from addresses across Vancouver.
Garbage, recycling and organics come through Waste Connections of Washington, the City's contractor, and the city states that customers subscribe to and pay for curbside collection themselves rather than through a city account. Garbage can be weekly, every other week or monthly.
City cost & eligibility
The city's contractor sets the cart rates and the retained city pages do not print them, so confirm the monthly charge with Waste Connections of Washington on 360-892-5370 or with Solid Waste Services on 360-487-7160.
When & how
On the service level the household chooses, weekly, every other week or monthly, with the optional organics cart collected every other week.
Get it ready
Pick a cart size from the published 20, 32, 64 or 95 gallon options, remembering that the disposal cost rises with the size, and put food scraps in the teal or green organics cart with yard debris if the household subscribes to that optional service. The old on-call yard debris service has been replaced by the every other week organics route.
City residents with active Waste Connections garbage service get a free curbside bulky item pickup once each calendar year, covering up to five items that are too large or bulky for the garbage cart. Each item has to weigh less than 100 pounds.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. The city provides one free curbside bulky item pickup each calendar year for residents with active Waste Connections garbage service, covering up to five items under 100 pounds each. Curbside bulky pickups outside that allowance are available for a fee through Waste Connections by appointment.
When & how
On the date chosen in the RecycleRight request, with items at the curb by 6 a.m. on the scheduled day.
Get it ready
Sign up through the RecycleRight app or web tool, select the chair icon, choose up to five items and a date, enter contact details and describe any other items, then confirm the request. Items go to the curb by 6 a.m. without blocking traffic, bike lanes or sidewalks, and alleyway customers set out at the curb for this pickup. A missed set-out can be rescheduled as a return trip with fees possibly applying.
Furniture is named in the commonly accepted group for the free bulky pickup, with sofas, chairs, tables, shelving and patio sets given as the examples. Carpets, rugs, mops and brooms sit in the household group beside it.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Furniture is accepted inside the free yearly allowance of up to five bulky items under 100 pounds each, and a paid on-call pickup through Waste Connections is the alternative outside that allowance.
When & how
On the date chosen in the RecycleRight request, with the piece at the curb by 6 a.m.
Get it ready
Count each piece against the five item allowance and the 100 pound limit, keep the set-out clear of traffic, bike lanes and sidewalks, and set out at the curb rather than the alleyway if the household normally uses alley collection.
Mattresses are named in the furniture group on the free bulky pickup's accepted list, so bedding leaves on the same yearly allowance as a sofa. No separate mattress fee is published because the route is the free allowance.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. A mattress is accepted inside the free yearly allowance of up to five bulky items, and the paid on-call pickup through Waste Connections by appointment is the alternative outside that allowance.
When & how
On the date chosen in the RecycleRight request, with the mattress at the curb by 6 a.m.
Get it ready
Count the mattress against the five item allowance, keep it under the 100 pound per item limit, keep it dry, and set it at the curb rather than in the alleyway. Keep it out of the organics cart and the recycling cart.
Small appliances such as vacuums and lamps are on the bulky accepted list, and single-family households also get an annual one-time free appliance pickup as part of regular solid waste services. The city draws a sharp line between the two routes.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. The annual one-time appliance pickup is free to single-family households as part of regular Vancouver solid waste services and is scheduled directly with Waste Connections on 360-892-5370, while small appliances can ride the free bulky allowance instead.
When & how
Small appliances go out on the free bulky pickup; a large appliance is arranged directly with Waste Connections on 360-892-5370 or customerhelp@wcnx.org for the annual appliance pickup.
Get it ready
Remove batteries, gasoline, oil and other fluids from any power equipment before set-out, and use the appliance pickup rather than the bulky day for a large appliance because the city states that appliances collected through the regular appliance pickup are recycled while appliances collected through the bulky item pickup go to the landfill.
Items containing freon, including refrigerators, freezers and air conditioning units, are on the not accepted list for the free bulky pickup. The routes are the annual free appliance pickup arranged with the hauler, or a transfer station where the operator charges a special handling fee.
City cost & eligibility
The free annual appliance pickup is the city route and the transfer station alternative carries a published $24.91 special handling fee plus the disposal rate, transaction fee and 3.6 percent state tax, so confirm which route the household is using and what it costs with Waste Connections on 360-892-5370 before the unit moves.
When & how
Through the annual appliance pickup arranged with Waste Connections, or by hauling the unit to a Columbia Resource Company transfer station during its open hours.
Get it ready
Empty the unit and keep it off the curb for the bulky pickup, because freon appliances are refused there. Ask the hauler about the appliance pickup, and note that the transfer station charges a special handling fee for a refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner on top of the disposal rate.
Electronic waste, including computers, televisions and cell phones, is on the not accepted list for the free bulky pickup. At the transfer stations the operator charges no special handling fee for televisions and monitors, but the disposal rate and transaction fee still apply.
City cost & eligibility
The city refuses electronics in the bulky programme and the transfer station lists a $0.00 special handling fee for televisions and monitors while the per ton or per cubic yard disposal rate and the $10.00 transaction fee still apply, so confirm the total with Columbia Resource Company before hauling.
When & how
By hauling the device to a Columbia Resource Company transfer station during its open hours, since the city bulky programme refuses electronics.
Get it ready
Keep electronics out of the garbage, recycling and organics carts and off the bulky pile, erase personal data before handover, and expect the standard disposal charge even though the special handling fee for a television or monitor is zero. Confirm the current position with the transfer station before a trip.
Concrete and building construction and demolition materials are on the not accepted list for the free bulky pickup, so a project load goes to a transfer station where the operator publishes the disposal rates.
City cost & eligibility
From $14.83 per cubic yard where the cubic yard rate applies at a Columbia Resource Company transfer station, with the per ton rate at $118.65. A $10.00 transaction fee is charged per trip in addition to the disposal rate and the 3.6 percent state gross receipts tax applies to every disposal transaction, and the rates are set by the Clark County contract with Columbia Resource Company.
When & how
At a Columbia Resource Company transfer station during its open hours, since the city bulky programme refuses this material.
Get it ready
Keep construction material off the bulky pile and out of the carts, secure the load, and note that the station adds a transaction fee to every trip and a state gross receipts tax on every disposal transaction. Delivering containers are not returned at West Vancouver.
Recreation and exercise equipment is named on the accepted list for the free bulky pickup, with bicycles, treadmills and basketball hoops given as the examples. That makes exercise equipment one of the named items a household can use its yearly allowance for.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Exercise equipment is accepted inside the free yearly allowance of up to five bulky items under 100 pounds each, and a paid on-call pickup through Waste Connections is the alternative outside that allowance.
When & how
On the date chosen in the RecycleRight request, with the machine at the curb by 6 a.m.
Get it ready
Count the machine against the five item allowance and the 100 pound per item limit, break it down where that helps the crew, and set it at the curb clear of traffic, bike lanes and sidewalks. Remove batteries and fluids from any power equipment set out at the same time.
The free bulky pickup is requested through the RecycleRight app or web tool by selecting the chair icon, choosing up to five items and a date, entering contact details, describing any other items and confirming the request. The confirmation email carries a link to change or cancel before the pickup day.
Items go to the curb by 6 a.m. on the scheduled pickup day without blocking traffic, bike lanes or sidewalks. Households that normally use alley collection set out at the curb for this pickup, and if the items are not out in time a return trip can be scheduled with fees possibly applying.
Yard debris, tires, concrete and construction or demolition material, electronic waste including computers, televisions and cell phones, anything that may contain asbestos, household hazardous waste including bulbs, paint and chemicals, and anything containing freon are all refused in the city bulky programme. Those loads go to a transfer station or a household hazardous waste window instead.
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 Vancouver Solid Waste Services with Waste Connections of Washington, and Columbia Resource Company for the Clark County transfer stations
Use the free yearly bulky pickup
A household with active Waste Connections garbage service and up to five large items such as a sofa, a mattress, carpet, a sink or a treadmill.
Cost & conditions
No charge. One free curbside bulky item pickup each calendar year for city residents with active Waste Connections garbage service, covering up to five items under 100 pounds each.
Arrange it
Book the date in the RecycleRight tool, then set the items at the curb by 6 a.m. on the scheduled day without blocking traffic, bike lanes or sidewalks.
One pickup a year, five items, 100 pounds per item, and no yard debris, tires, construction material, electronics, hazardous waste or freon appliances.
A household that has used its free yearly pickup or needs bulk items collected sooner than the allowance allows.
Cost & conditions
The city states that curbside bulky pickups are available for a fee through Waste Connections by appointment throughout the year and points at the hauler's bulky items page for the rates, so confirm the price on 360-892-5370 before booking.
Arrange it
Call Waste Connections on 360-892-5370, describe the items and book an appointment, then set them at the curb on the arranged day.
A quoted private service outside the free yearly allowance, and the same refused material categories still apply.
City of Vancouver Solid Waste Services with Waste Connections of Washington, and Columbia Resource Company for the Clark County transfer stations
Haul the load to a Clark County transfer station
A household with construction debris, electronics, tires, a freon appliance or any material the city bulky programme refuses.
Cost & conditions
From $14.83 per cubic yard where the cubic yard rate applies, with the per ton rate at $118.65. A $10.00 transaction fee is charged per trip in addition to the disposal rate, special handling fees apply to refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners and tires, televisions and monitors carry no special handling fee, and the 3.6 percent state gross receipts tax applies to every disposal transaction.
Arrange it
Take the load to the West Vancouver Materials Recovery Center at 6601 Old Lower River Rd and check in, or call the operator on 360-737-1727 first because the site asks customers to check traffic and lines before driving.
Business hazardous waste is not accepted, any container used to deliver material is not returned, household hazardous waste has its own window at the site, and the rates and hours are set by the Clark County contract.
Self-hauling from Vancouver runs to the Columbia Resource Company transfer stations that operate under the Clark County contract. At the West Vancouver Materials Recovery Center on Old Lower River Road, disposal is charged at $118.65 per ton or $14.83 per cubic yard where that rate applies, with a $10 transaction fee per trip and the 3.6 percent state gross receipts tax on every disposal transaction. Special handling adds $24.91 for a refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner, nothing extra for televisions and monitors, and a few dollars per tire with a $6.46 minimum and no transaction fee on the first four tires brought in separately, while 100 percent yard debris gets a lower per ton rate and no transaction fee. Household hazardous waste is free at the Washougal location on the first and third Saturday of the month, and the West Vancouver site runs its hazardous waste window on Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., accepts no business hazardous waste, does not return containers, and asks customers to check traffic before driving. The free city bulky pickup remains the cheapest route for furniture, mattresses, carpet, sinks and exercise equipment. Rates and Fees at the Clark County transfer stationsWest Vancouver Materials Recovery CenterBulky Item Pickup, free yearly allowance, accepted and refused lists and the appliance pickup
County transfer station
West Vancouver Materials Recovery Center
6601 Old Lower River Rd, Vancouver, WA 98660
Solid waste disposal, recycling, yard debris and household hazardous waste, with the household hazardous waste programme accepting material free of charge at the Washougal location on the first and third Saturday of every month.
Business hazardous waste is not accepted, any container used to deliver material is not returned to the customer, and the site asks customers to call before driving because of traffic and lines. Fees vary by material and weight and the rates and hours are set by the Clark County contract with Columbia Resource Company.
The household hazardous waste window at this site runs Friday and Saturday only from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the operator prints the hazardous waste hours rather than the general transfer station window in the retained body, so confirm the rest on 360-737-1727 before a trip.
From $14.83 per cubic yard where the cubic yard rate applies, with the per ton rate at $118.65. A $10.00 transaction fee is charged per trip in addition to the disposal rate, a $24.91 special handling fee applies to refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners, tires are $3.14 for a car tire up to $22.94 for a truck tire with a rim with a $6.46 minimum and no transaction fee on the first four tires brought in separately, televisions and monitors carry no special handling fee, West Vancouver charges $82.60 per ton for 100 percent yard debris with no transaction fee, and the 3.6 percent state gross receipts tax applies to every disposal transaction.
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.
How many bulky items can I put out free in Vancouver?+
Up to five items once each calendar year, for city residents with active Waste Connections garbage service, and every item has to weigh less than 100 pounds. The request is made through the RecycleRight tool, and the items go to the curb by 6 a.m. on the scheduled day.Official guidance
Is a mattress collected free in Vancouver?+
Mattresses are on the commonly accepted furniture list for the free bulky pickup, which covers up to five items once each calendar year for households with active Waste Connections garbage service. Each item stays under 100 pounds, and the mattress goes at the curb by 6 a.m. on the pickup day.Official guidance
Is there a free appliance pickup in Vancouver?+
Yes, an annual one-time free appliance pickup is available to single-family households as part of regular solid waste services, arranged directly with Waste Connections on 360-892-5370 or customerhelp@wcnx.org. The city notes that appliances collected through that pickup are recycled, while appliances collected through the bulky item pickup are sent to the landfill.Official guidance
Where does a television go in Vancouver?+
Televisions, computers and cell phones are refused in the free bulky pickup. The transfer station route is open, and the operator charges no special handling fee for a television or monitor, but the standard disposal rate and transaction fee still apply to the load. Erase personal data before handover and confirm the cost before the trip.Official guidance
How does the Vancouver bulky item pickup work?+
City residents with active Waste Connections garbage service get one free curbside pickup each calendar year covering up to five items, each weighing less than 100 pounds. The request is made through the RecycleRight app or web tool by choosing the chair icon and a date, and the items go to the curb by 6 a.m. on the scheduled day, clear of traffic, bike lanes and sidewalks.Official guidance
What will the Vancouver bulky pickup not take?+
Yard debris, tires, concrete and construction or demolition material, electronic waste including computers, televisions and cell phones, anything potentially containing asbestos, household hazardous waste such as bulbs, paint and chemicals, and anything containing freon such as a refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner. Those loads go to a transfer station or a hazardous waste window instead.Official guidance
Are appliances recycled or landfilled in Vancouver?+
It depends on the route. The city states that appliances collected through the annual one-time free appliance pickup, arranged directly with Waste Connections for single-family households, are recycled, while appliances collected through the bulky item pickup are sent to the landfill. Schedule the appliance pickup on 360-892-5370 or at customerhelp@wcnx.org.Official guidance
