Bulk Trash Pickup in Arlington, TX: Rules, Limits and Fees
What Arlington picks up at the curb, how many items you get, what needs an appointment, and what it costs. Straight from the city, checked and dated.
What Arlington collects, and what you do with the rest
Every city route below is capped. Read the last two columns first: they decide whether the city takes your load at all, or only part of it.
| Route | What it costs | How much it takes | The condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curbside, regular collection day | No charge for the weekly two cubic yards. Anything above that may be left behind, and then it has to come off the curb within 24 hours — if it does not, the city removes it and puts a fee on your next water bill. For more than two cubic yards the city tells you to call Republic Services and arrange it instead. | Two cubic yards of large household items a week, which the city describes as the size of a washer and dryer, and each bundle or item has to weigh less than 50 pounds. Yard waste gets its own two cubic yards a week — about twelve 30-gallon bags of leaves. | — |
| Arlington Landfill | Arlington residents get three free landfill visits a year and a discounted rate on every visit after that. Neither the discounted rate nor the standard rate is published. The free and discounted visits only cover passenger vehicles and trailers up to sixteen feet; anything larger pays the standard landfill rate. | — | — |
| Hire a hauler | You pay — quotes come from local companies bidding against each other. | No item cap and no wrapping, residency or vehicle rule. | They carry it out; nothing has to reach the curb under its own steam. |
Putting it out with your regular trash in Arlington
- How many items
- Two cubic yards of large household items a week, which the city describes as the size of a washer and dryer, and each bundle or item has to weigh less than 50 pounds. Yard waste gets its own two cubic yards a week — about twelve 30-gallon bags of leaves.
- What it costs
- No charge for the weekly two cubic yards. Anything above that may be left behind, and then it has to come off the curb within 24 hours — if it does not, the city removes it and puts a fee on your next water bill. For more than two cubic yards the city tells you to call Republic Services and arrange it instead.
Dropping it off yourself: Arlington Landfill
- What it costs
- Arlington residents get three free landfill visits a year and a discounted rate on every visit after that. Neither the discounted rate nor the standard rate is published. The free and discounted visits only cover passenger vehicles and trailers up to sixteen feet; anything larger pays the standard landfill rate.
- Opening hours
- Open to the public Monday to Saturday, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed New Year's Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Expect a wait of half an hour or more on weekday mornings between 8 and 10, weekday afternoons between 2 and 4, and all day Saturday.
Or have someone take it
City routes are cheap but slow, and they all assume you can get the item to the curb yourself. If it is upstairs, if it is heavy, or if you need it gone this week, a local pro is the faster answer.
Post the job free, and local pros in Arlington bid on it. You pick the offer you like and pay your pro directly — JunkerClub takes no cut of the price.
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What people actually pay — measured, not estimated
And a flat rate is only one company's number. When we put one real job out to bid, 12 local pros priced the same pile from the same photos: $225 to $1,250, median $525. Nobody else publishes this, because nobody else runs the auction.
Bulk pickup in Arlington — common questions
How many bulk items can I put out at once in Arlington?
Two cubic yards of large household items a week, which the city describes as the size of a washer and dryer, and each bundle or item has to weigh less than 50 pounds. Yard waste gets its own two cubic yards a week — about twelve 30-gallon bags of leaves.
Does it cost anything to drop a mattress off in Arlington?
Arlington residents get three free landfill visits a year and a discounted rate on every visit after that. Neither the discounted rate nor the standard rate is published. The free and discounted visits only cover passenger vehicles and trailers up to sixteen feet; anything larger pays the standard landfill rate.
When is the Arlington drop-off site open?
Open to the public Monday to Saturday, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed New Year's Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Expect a wait of half an hour or more on weekday mornings between 8 and 10, weekday afternoons between 2 and 4, and all day Saturday.
Where this comes from
Checked against official sources on 2026-09-16. City rules change — if something here does not match, the city page wins.
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