Bulk Trash Pickup in Baltimore, MD: Rules, Limits and Fees
What Baltimore 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 Baltimore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booked city collection | — | Up to three bulk items a month, on your address's scheduled Saturday. | Every bulk collection. The city runs it on one set Saturday a month for each address, and you have to be on that day's list. |
| the city's Residential Drop-Off Centers | No cost for city residents dropping off trash or recycling. | — | — |
| 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. |
Booking a city pickup
Every bulk collection. The city runs it on one set Saturday a month for each address, and you have to be on that day's list.
- How many items
- Up to three bulk items a month, on your address's scheduled Saturday.
- How to book
- Call 311 or use 311 Online at least four working days before your Saturday, and give your address, your phone number and which three items you are putting out.
- Good to know
- Items must be clearly marked "bulk collection" and left in the same place as your regular trash; households with rear collection leave them at the end of the yard with the gate unlocked. They should be out by 7 a.m. on the day, with pets kept indoors. Taken: sofas, chairs and other furniture, mattresses and box springs, appliances, up to four tires with the rims removed, and anything else that will not fit in the trash can. Not taken: building material such as sheetrock, siding, wood pieces or roofing, auto parts, paint and stain, and flammable or hazardous waste.
Dropping it off yourself: the city's Residential Drop-Off Centers
- What it costs
- No cost for city residents dropping off trash or recycling.
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 Baltimore 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 Baltimore — common questions
What needs an appointment in Baltimore instead of going out with the trash?
Every bulk collection. The city runs it on one set Saturday a month for each address, and you have to be on that day's list.
How do I book a bulk pickup in Baltimore?
Call 311 or use 311 Online at least four working days before your Saturday, and give your address, your phone number and which three items you are putting out. Up to three bulk items a month, on your address's scheduled Saturday.
Where and when do I put the items out in Baltimore?
Items must be clearly marked "bulk collection" and left in the same place as your regular trash; households with rear collection leave them at the end of the yard with the gate unlocked. They should be out by 7 a.m. on the day, with pets kept indoors. Taken: sofas, chairs and other furniture, mattresses and box springs, appliances, up to four tires with the rims removed, and anything else that will not fit in the trash can. Not taken: building material such as sheetrock, siding, wood pieces or roofing, auto parts, paint and stain, and flammable or hazardous waste.
Does it cost anything to drop a mattress off in Baltimore?
No cost for city residents dropping off trash or recycling.
Where this comes from
Checked against official sources on 2026-09-15. City rules change — if something here does not match, the city page wins.
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