Disposal guide

This searchable guide tells you how to properly dispose of many common and uncommon household items.

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Dresser or nightstand

Disposal method: Large non-recyclable item pick up, Drop-off

What to do:
Donate if usable. If not usable, we'll pick this up on your garbage day. Large items must be less than 6 feet in length. Limit of 2 large items per week. Put large items next to your carts on your garbage day. Please label the item 'for Solid Waste'.
Do not disassemble furniture. If broken down, the crew may tag your large item as building materials. We do not pick up building materials.
More information:
Item will be picked up by the garbage truck. You may also bring this item to the South Transfer Station with a voucher.
Fun fact:
Bridging is a local non-profit who will take usable furniture and household goods. They give it to local families in need.
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Laundry basket

Disposal method: Large non-recyclable item pick up, Drop-off

What to do:
Donate if usable. If not usable, we'll pick this up on your garbage day. Limit of 2 large items per week. Put large items next to your carts by 6 a.m. on your garbage day. Please label the item "for Solid Waste".
More information:
Item will be picked up by the garbage truck. You may also bring this item to the South Transfer Station with a voucher.
Fun fact:
Recycling facilities only accept plastic bottles and containers #1 (PET), #2 (HDPE), and #5 (PP) from food, beverages, bathroom and laundry products.
Other plastic items that are too big or too small are not able to be sorted correctly. They also do not take plastics that are black in color.
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Mattress pad

Disposal method: Large non-recyclable item pick up, Drop-off

What to do:
Donate if usable. If not usable, we'll pick this up on your garbage day. Limit of 2 large items per week. Put large items next to your carts by 6 a.m. on your garbage day. Please label the item "for Solid Waste".
More information:
Item will be picked up by the garbage truck. You may also bring this item to the South Transfer Station with a voucher.
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Musical instrument

Disposal method: Large non-recyclable item pick up

What to do:

Donate if usable. If not usable, bag and put non-metal instruments it in your garbage cart. If it's too big, label "for Solid Waste" and set next to your carts by 6 a.m. on the approriate day based on what it's made out of. We'll pick it up as part of our large item collection program.

  • wood or plastic instruments - set out on your garbage day
  • metal instruments - set out on your recycling day

Limit of 2 large items per week. 

More information:

Wood and plastic items will be picked up by the garbage truck. 

The crew will write large metal items on a list and a separate truck will come the next business day to pick it up. You may also bring this item to the South Transfer Station with a voucher.
Fun fact:

Search online to find places that accept musical instrument donations. Some will re-sell them and some will give them away to youth who are learning to play.

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Piano, organ

Disposal method: Large non-recyclable item pick up, Drop-off

What to do:
Donate if usable. If not usable, set this item next to your carts out by 6 a.m. on your recycling day. Please label "for Solid Waste". There is a limit of 2 large items per week.
More information:
The crew will write your item on a list and a separate truck will come the next business day to pick it up. You may also bring this item to the South Transfer Station with a voucher.
Fun fact:

Search online for musical instrument donation centers. Some places fix instruments and give them to schools or kids to learn to play.

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