Bulk Trash Pickup in Long Beach, CA: Rules, Limits and Fees
What Long Beach 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 Long Beach 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 | No additional cost for the twelve yearly collections, though a regulatory fee may be charged for items needing special handling. | Twelve special collections a calendar year for each city-serviced account, and up to eight large items — or twenty-five bags, bundles or boxes — on each one. Two of the free pickups may be used on the same day. | Anything oversized. The city calls it a Special Collection and it has to be booked before the items go out. |
| California | Free for residents at participating sites. | — | The program does not include free household pickup. Scheduled container pickups exist only for businesses handling at least 100 mattresses a month. |
| 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
Anything oversized. The city calls it a Special Collection and it has to be booked before the items go out.
- How many items
- Twelve special collections a calendar year for each city-serviced account, and up to eight large items — or twenty-five bags, bundles or boxes — on each one. Two of the free pickups may be used on the same day.
- How to book
- Submit the online Special Collection request or call (562) 570-2876. Items go out at your regular collection spot by 6 a.m. on the confirmed day, and not before it.
- What it costs
- No additional cost for the twelve yearly collections, though a regulatory fee may be charged for items needing special handling.
- Good to know
- Nothing may exceed 72 by 48 inches; bundles stay under 48 inches and 40 pounds, bags under 25 pounds. Appliances, televisions, computer monitors and tires ride on a separate truck and must be kept apart from the rest — refrigerators and freezers need their doors removed or taped shut, and tires are limited to five per pickup at up to sixteen inches. Large glass — tabletops, mirrors, windows — has to be wrapped in cardboard or heavy plastic or it is left behind and has to be rebooked. Do not stack anything on top of a mattress, do not put sharp items in plastic bags, and remember that crews cannot come onto private property.
The California mattress recycling program
California runs a statewide mattress recycling program funded by a fee collected when a new mattress is sold. Because that fee is already paid, dropping an old mattress off costs residents nothing.
Drop off your old mattress at no additional cost at participating collection sites.
The program does not include free household pickup. Scheduled container pickups exist only for businesses handling at least 100 mattresses a month.
- What it costs
- Free for residents at participating sites.
- How much at a time
- Participating sites typically cap drop-offs at 3 units per vehicle per day.
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 Long Beach 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 Long Beach — common questions
What needs an appointment in Long Beach instead of going out with the trash?
Anything oversized. The city calls it a Special Collection and it has to be booked before the items go out.
How do I book a bulk pickup in Long Beach?
Submit the online Special Collection request or call (562) 570-2876. Items go out at your regular collection spot by 6 a.m. on the confirmed day, and not before it. Twelve special collections a calendar year for each city-serviced account, and up to eight large items — or twenty-five bags, bundles or boxes — on each one. Two of the free pickups may be used on the same day.
What does a bulk collection cost in Long Beach?
No additional cost for the twelve yearly collections, though a regulatory fee may be charged for items needing special handling.
Where and when do I put the items out in Long Beach?
Nothing may exceed 72 by 48 inches; bundles stay under 48 inches and 40 pounds, bags under 25 pounds. Appliances, televisions, computer monitors and tires ride on a separate truck and must be kept apart from the rest — refrigerators and freezers need their doors removed or taped shut, and tires are limited to five per pickup at up to sixteen inches. Large glass — tabletops, mirrors, windows — has to be wrapped in cardboard or heavy plastic or it is left behind and has to be rebooked. Do not stack anything on top of a mattress, do not put sharp items in plastic bags, and remember that crews cannot come onto private property.
Is mattress recycling free in California?
Free for residents at participating sites. The program does not include free household pickup. Scheduled container pickups exist only for businesses handling at least 100 mattresses a month.
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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