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City collection Furniture is the first item named in the city's bulk answer, so a couch or another household furnishing goes through the Refuse Department rather than the recycling container. No charge. Furniture is named in the city's bulk answer with no published fee, so the draft states the acceptance and leaves the arrangement to the department.
City collection The city's knowledge base answer to what bulk items the city picks up names four groups: furniture, appliances, televisions and tires, all collected by the Refuse Department. That single sentence is the whole published bulky route for Charleston. No charge. The city lists furniture, appliances, televisions and tires as items the Refuse Department picks up and publishes no bulky item fee, so the draft does not assert one. Confirm the arrangement with the department before set-out.
City collection Appliances are the second item in the city's bulk answer and are collected by the Refuse Department. The city publishes no refrigerant condition, tag rule or fee, so the draft does not invent one. No charge. Appliances are named in the city's bulk answer with no published fee, so the draft states the acceptance and leaves the arrangement to the department.
City collection The city collects refuse on a weekly scheduled day, and recyclables go out on that same trash pickup day. The Public Works and Refuse Department runs the service rather than a contractor. No residential collection rate is published on the retained city pages, so confirm the current refuse charge with the city on 304-348-6831 for recycling questions or through the Public Works office at City Hall on 304.348.8000.
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The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Charleston runs its own refuse service, and the city's knowledge base states plainly which large items the department collects: furniture, appliances, televisions and tires. Recyclables go out on the same weekly trash day in sealed containers, with cardboard, mixed paper, aluminium and steel cans and plastics numbered one and two accepted and glass and the higher numbered plastics refused. Leaves have two routes, either bagged on the regular trash day or raked to the edge of the street for the supplemental loose leaf collection that runs in the late autumn when the crews are not clearing snow. Anything the city does not take, scrap metal above all, goes through the Kanawha County recycling directory. Dropcurb hauls residential items from addresses across Charleston.
Weekly refuse collection with recyclables on the same day
Accepted with preparation
The city collects refuse on a weekly scheduled day, and recyclables go out on that same trash pickup day. The Public Works and Refuse Department runs the service rather than a contractor.
City cost & eligibility
No residential collection rate is published on the retained city pages, so confirm the current refuse charge with the city on 304-348-6831 for recycling questions or through the Public Works office at City Hall on 304.348.8000.
When & how
Weekly on the neighborhood's scheduled trash pickup day, with the recycling collected on the same day rather than a separate route.
Get it ready
Put recyclables out in sealed or closed containers that are clearly marked as holding recyclables, weigh less than 40 pounds when full and hold 48 gallons or less, and keep them separate from regular garbage and food. The city is transitioning to its own Toter bins and continues to collect clearly marked containers during the change.
The city's knowledge base answer to what bulk items the city picks up names four groups: furniture, appliances, televisions and tires, all collected by the Refuse Department. That single sentence is the whole published bulky route for Charleston.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. The city lists furniture, appliances, televisions and tires as items the Refuse Department picks up and publishes no bulky item fee, so the draft does not assert one. Confirm the arrangement with the department before set-out.
When & how
Through the Refuse Department on its own arrangement rather than a published bulky day, which the city does not print.
Get it ready
Keep the items out of the recycling container and separate from bagged household garbage, and contact the department to arrange the pickup because the city publishes no appointment rule, item limit or fee. Anything outside the four named groups should be confirmed before it is set out.
Furniture is the first item named in the city's bulk answer, so a couch or another household furnishing goes through the Refuse Department rather than the recycling container.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Furniture is named in the city's bulk answer with no published fee, so the draft states the acceptance and leaves the arrangement to the department.
When & how
Through the Refuse Department on its own arrangement, since the city publishes no bulky day.
Get it ready
Keep the piece out of the recycling container and away from the bags, and contact the department to arrange the pickup. Donate anything still usable first, because the city's route is disposal rather than reuse.
Appliances are the second item in the city's bulk answer and are collected by the Refuse Department. The city publishes no refrigerant condition, tag rule or fee, so the draft does not invent one.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Appliances are named in the city's bulk answer with no published fee, so the draft states the acceptance and leaves the arrangement to the department.
When & how
Through the Refuse Department on its own arrangement.
Get it ready
Empty the appliance and keep it out of the recycling container, then contact the department to arrange the pickup. Because the city prints no refrigerant rule, ask about a refrigerator or air conditioner when the pickup is booked rather than assuming the same conditions as other cities apply.
Tires are the fourth item in the city's bulk answer, so the Refuse Department is the published route for a passenger tire rather than a transfer station or a retail counter.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Tires are named in the city's bulk answer with no published fee, so the draft states the acceptance without asserting a charge or a limit.
When & how
Through the Refuse Department on its own arrangement.
Get it ready
Keep the tire out of the recycling container and out of the garbage bag, and contact the department to arrange the pickup. Because the city publishes no tire limit or fee, confirm how many tires and any charge when the pickup is booked.
Charleston gives leaves two routes: bag them and put them out on the regular trash day, or rake them to the edge of the street for the Supplemental Loose Leaf Collection that Public Works runs. Leaves should not be raked into alleyways.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. The city describes the leave routes as part of its regular and supplemental services and publishes no fee for either.
When & how
Bagged leaves go out on the regular trash day, and the supplemental loose leaf collection starts in early November with the 2025 run beginning Monday, November 3, weather permitting.
Get it ready
Rake loose leaves to the edge of the street, never into the alleyway, and remember that the supplemental collection is not a weekly scheduled pickup: the trucks are shared with snow removal, so collection pauses when winter weather arrives. Leaves that are bagged ride the regular trash day instead.
Cardboard is on the city's curbside recycling list, both corrugated and non-corrugated boxes, along with mixed paper such as office paper, newspaper, cereal boxes and junk mail.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Cardboard and mixed paper are on the city's curbside recycling list with no published fee, and the route is the same weekly collection that already serves the address.
When & how
On the weekly trash pickup day with the rest of the recycling, in a container that is clearly marked, under 40 pounds full and 48 gallons or less.
Get it ready
Keep cardboard and paper dry, which the city names as a requirement, and keep them separate from regular garbage and food even though the recyclables may be co-mingled with each other. Flatten boxes so they fit the container.
The city's bulk answer does not name scrap metal, so the county directory is the published route for it. That directory lists the metals business River Metals Recycling at 2715 Sissonville Road, Charleston, WV 25312, with its phone number, alongside the authority's own drop-off at 600 Slack Street. It prints no scrap metal price, so scrap metal stays an unconfirmed city item.
City cost & eligibility
The county directory prints a street address and a phone number for each location it lists, including the metals business River Metals Recycling on Sissonville Road, but it prints no scrap metal price, so confirm the material and any charge with that business and with the Kanawha County Solid Waste Authority before the load is built.
When & how
Confirm the item first, then use the county recycling directory or the metals business it lists rather than a city collection.
Get it ready
Keep scrap out of the recycling container and out of the trash bag, call the Kanawha County Solid Waste Authority to confirm the location and the material before loading, and ask the Refuse Department whether a metal appliance qualifies as an appliance under its pickup list.
Recyclables go out on the weekly scheduled trash pickup day in a sealed or closed container that is clearly marked, under 40 pounds full and 48 gallons or less. They may be co-mingled with each other but not with regular garbage or food, and paper and cardboard have to stay dry.
Call for furniture, appliances, televisions and tires
The city's published bulky route is a sentence rather than a schedule: the Refuse Department picks up furniture, appliances, televisions and tires. No fee, item limit or appointment rule is printed, so contact the department to arrange the collection and confirm anything outside those four groups before it goes to the curb.
Leaves can be bagged and put out on the regular trash day, or raked to the edge of the street for the Supplemental Loose Leaf Collection. They should not be raked into alleyways, and the supplemental service is not weekly because the crews and trucks are shared with snow removal.
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 Charleston Public Works and Refuse Department, with the Kanawha County Solid Waste Authority
Ask the Refuse Department for a bulky pickup
A city household with furniture, an appliance, a television or a tire to dispose of.
Cost & conditions
No charge. The city names those four groups as items the Refuse Department picks up and publishes no bulky fee, so the acceptance is stated without a price.
Arrange it
Contact the Refuse Department, describe the items and arrange the collection, then set them out as directed rather than on a fixed bulky day.
Only the four published groups, no printed item limit or fee, and anything else has to be confirmed first or routed through the county recycling directory.
City of Charleston Public Works and Refuse Department, with the Kanawha County Solid Waste Authority
Use the supplemental loose leaf collection
A city household with loose leaves to clear in the autumn.
Cost & conditions
No charge. The city describes the loose leaf collection as a supplemental service it provides and publishes no fee for it.
Arrange it
Rake the loose leaves to the edge of the street, never into the alleyway, and wait for the crew, or bag them and put them out on the regular trash day instead.
Seasonal and weather dependent, starting in early November, and not a weekly scheduled pickup because the crews switch to snow removal when winter weather arrives.
City of Charleston Public Works and Refuse Department, with the Kanawha County Solid Waste Authority
Use the Kanawha County recycling directory
A household with scrap metal, additional recyclables or material the city route does not take.
Cost & conditions
The county directory prints a street address and a phone number for each location it lists, from the authority's own Charleston facility on Slack Street to West Virginia Cashin Recyclables in Nitro, the metals business and the retail drop-offs, but it publishes no fees, so confirm the location, the material and any charge with the authority before a trip.
Arrange it
Search the county directory for the material and the nearest location, then call the authority to confirm the drop-off before loading.
The authority states that recycling options change constantly and that residents should confirm before travelling, and the directory mixes free drop-offs with retail counters.
Self-hauling in Charleston runs through the city first and the county second. The city Refuse Department picks up furniture, appliances, televisions and tires, and the same weekly trash day carries the recycling, with cardboard, mixed paper, aluminium and steel cans and plastics numbered one and two accepted while glass and the higher numbered plastics are refused. Leaves are bagged for the trash day or raked to the street edge for the supplemental loose leaf collection that starts in early November. For anything outside those routes, the Kanawha County Solid Waste Authority keeps a directory of drop-off locations, naming its own Charleston facility and West Virginia Cashin Recyclables in Nitro for common recyclables and a metals business for metal, and the authority warns that the options change often, so a call before loading is the practical step. Knowledge base: what bulk items the City of Charleston picks upRefuse and Recycling, curbside recycling list and container rulesKnowledge base: what to do with fallen leaves, bagged or raked to the streetKanawha County recycling locations and materials directory
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Your questions. Straight answers.
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 bulk items does Charleston pick up?+
The city's own answer is short: the Refuse Department picks up furniture, appliances, televisions and tires. No fee, appointment rule or item limit is published alongside it, so contact the department to arrange the collection, and confirm anything outside those four groups before setting it out.Official guidance
Will Charleston take a tire?+
Tires are one of the four items the city names when it answers what the Refuse Department picks up, alongside furniture, appliances and televisions. No tire fee or limit is published, so contact the department to arrange the collection and confirm the details.Official guidance
What do I do with leaves in Charleston?+
Two routes: bag the leaves and put them out on your regular trash day, or rake them to the edge of the street for the Supplemental Loose Leaf Collection that Public Works provides. Do not rake leaves into alleyways, and remember the supplemental service is not weekly because the same trucks handle snow removal.Official guidance
Does Charleston recycle cardboard at the curb?+
Yes. Cardboard, both corrugated and non-corrugated boxes, is on the city's curbside recycling list along with mixed paper such as office paper, newspaper, cereal boxes and junk mail. It goes out on the weekly trash pickup day in a marked container, and paper and cardboard have to be kept dry and out of the garbage and food waste.Official guidance
What will the City of Charleston pick up?+
The city's own bulk answer names furniture, appliances, televisions and tires for the Refuse Department, and the weekly refuse route carries bagged household garbage with recyclables on the same day. Leaves go out bagged on the trash day or raked to the street edge for the supplemental collection, and anything else, scrap metal above all, goes through the Kanawha County recycling directory.Official guidance
What can I put in Charleston recycling?+
Aluminium beverage cans, cardboard whether corrugated or not, mixed paper including office paper, newspaper, cereal boxes and junk mail, plastics numbered one and two, and steel food and soup cans without labels. Glass and plastics numbered three through seven are refused, with the city naming plastic bags, PVC, yoghurt containers, styrofoam, Tupperware and food containers as examples.Official guidance
Where do I take something the city will not collect?+
The Kanawha County Solid Waste Authority keeps a directory of recycling and drop-off locations, naming its own Charleston facility and West Virginia Cashin Recyclables in Nitro for commonly recycled material and a metals business for metal. The authority warns that options change constantly, so call before loading and confirm the material and the location.Official guidance
