Figuring out what the city takes. Waiting for pickup day. Calling around for quotes. It’s a lot to sort out for something you’re ready to be done with.
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Choose your pickup day. Book by 2pm local time for same-day pickup, where available.
In the loop until it’s gone.
Get a booking confirmation, a text before arrival and pickup photos when it’s done. Follow along on your pickup page.
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Your place. One easy pickup plan.
A house, a condo or an apartment. Choose an accessible outdoor spot that works for your property. You arrange the move outside; we take it from there.
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Book before you bring it out.
Your items can still be inside when you book. Follow the readiness instructions in your confirmation.
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Choose a clear outdoor spot.
You arrange any carrying out of your home or down interior stairs. Keep entrances, sidewalks and shared access clear. We handle loading and haul-away from outside.
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Show us where to find it.
Add a photo and clear location notes. Contact us before booking if a gate, building rule or restricted access window needs an arrangement.
At a house: outside, accessible and easy to identify.At an apartment: an approved outdoor spot with shared access clear.
Access needs an arrangement?
Check any building or shared-area rules. Contact us before booking if access is limited to particular hours.
City collection Furniture, rugs and household items that do not fit the trash cans are accepted in the annual town bulk pickup as a courtesy for individual items. No charge. East Haven residential households on the announced annual bulk schedule.
City collection The annual bulk pickup takes one mattress and one box spring per household, and the town landfill also accepts them for a per-piece fee at the scale house. No charge. One mattress and one box spring per East Haven household in the annual bulk pickup.
City collection Cooling appliances are accepted in the annual bulk pickup with doors removed, and the town landfill takes them with the rest of the appliance stream. The town publishes no separate curbside rate for a cooling appliance and landfill entry is priced by vehicle class, so confirm the current landfill fee before hauling one yourself.
City collection Houses and buildings with up to three units get weekly curbside trash and single-stream recycling from the town contractor, both on the same day each week. The town publishes the collection day and the hauler contact but no per-household rate, so collection is handled through the town contract rather than a published per-pickup fee.
The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
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The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
East Haven runs its own annual bulky item season, keeps weekly trash and single-stream recycling with the town contractor, and gives residents a free year-round drop-off at the Commerce Street landfill for leaves, brush, tires and electronics. This guide covers what the curb takes, when the bulk and leaf schedules open, and what the landfill charges and refuses.
Houses and buildings with up to three units get weekly curbside trash and single-stream recycling from the town contractor, both on the same day each week.
City cost & eligibility
The town publishes the collection day and the hauler contact but no per-household rate, so collection is handled through the town contract rather than a published per-pickup fee.
When & how
Weekly on your street day. The town observes New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, and pickup slides one day later that week unless the holiday falls on a weekend.
Get it ready
Use the town recycling bin for single-stream recycling, and keep bulk items out of the weekly carts because the hauler will not take them.
The town runs one curbside bulk season a year on a published schedule, and the weekly trash collection will not take bulk items.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. East Haven residential households on the announced annual bulk schedule, which the town publishes without a curbside fee.
When & how
The town announces the schedule each year and the 2026 season opened on May 4. Bulk may not sit at the curb until the week of your street’s pickup, and crews do not return once they have passed your street.
Get it ready
Keep the pile to household items rather than a whole-home cleanout, and leave excluded material off the curb because unapproved items are left behind.
The annual bulk pickup takes one mattress and one box spring per household, and the town landfill also accepts them for a per-piece fee at the scale house.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. One mattress and one box spring per East Haven household in the annual bulk pickup.
When & how
Out during your street’s bulk week, or taken to the landfill during its opening hours.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress dry and set it out for the scheduled week, or haul it to the landfill with proof of East Haven residency.
Cooling appliances are accepted in the annual bulk pickup with doors removed, and the town landfill takes them with the rest of the appliance stream.
City cost & eligibility
The town publishes no separate curbside rate for a cooling appliance and landfill entry is priced by vehicle class, so confirm the current landfill fee before hauling one yourself.
When & how
Curbside during your street’s bulk week, or at the landfill during opening hours.
Get it ready
Empty and defrost the unit, remove the doors before curbside pickup, and keep the cooling circuit sealed and intact when the unit goes to the landfill.
Computers and televisions are named on the acceptable list for the annual bulk pickup, and residents can also bring electronics to the town landfill free in a qualifying vehicle.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. East Haven households in the annual bulk pickup, or free at the town landfill for residents arriving in a passenger car, SUV, van or single rear-wheel pickup without a trailer.
When & how
Curbside during your street’s bulk week, or at the landfill during opening hours.
Get it ready
Keep the screen intact and leave the television out of the weekly trash cart.
Computer equipment and household electronics go out with the annual bulk pickup or to the town landfill, where they are free for residents in a qualifying vehicle.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. East Haven households in the annual bulk pickup, or free at the town landfill when the load arrives in a qualifying passenger vehicle.
When & how
Curbside during your street’s bulk week, or at the landfill during opening hours.
Get it ready
Wipe the device and keep the power cord with it, and do not put electronics in the weekly trash.
State law keeps tires out of the curbside bulk pickup, but the town landfill accepts them free from residents arriving in a qualifying vehicle.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free at the East Haven landfill for residents whose load arrives in a passenger car, SUV, van or single rear-wheel pickup without a trailer.
When & how
Landfill hours only, and never at the curb.
Get it ready
Take the tires to Commerce Street rather than setting them out with the household pile.
Construction, demolition and land-clearing material and any contractor load are refused at the curb, and roofing materials are refused at the landfill as well.
City cost & eligibility
East Haven does not collect construction or contractor debris curbside, and roofing materials are excluded from the landfill; other building material pays the published vehicle rate at the scale house.
When & how
Not collected on the town route at any point in the year.
Get it ready
Plan on a contractor or a landfill run with proof of East Haven residency.
Leaves are collected on a published street-by-street schedule that runs from early December into early January, and bagged leaves are free at the town landfill all year.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. East Haven residents on the town leaf schedule, or free at the town landfill when the load arrives in a qualifying passenger vehicle.
When & how
The 2026 leaf schedule assigns each street a single day between December 7, 2026 and January 8, 2027.
Get it ready
Have bagged leaves at the curb for your street’s published day, and keep leaves out of the weekly trash carts and the bulk pile.
Brush is not left at the curb outside the fall collection, and the landfill takes brush, leaves, scrap wood, shrubbery and tree limbs free from residents in a qualifying vehicle.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free at the East Haven landfill for residents arriving in a passenger car, SUV, van or single rear-wheel pickup without a trailer.
When & how
Landfill hours, or the fall collection window when the town runs it.
Get it ready
Do not leave brush at the curb; take it to Commerce Street instead.
Bulk items wait for your street’s announced bulk week and leaves wait for your street’s published leaf day. Neither program accepts material at the curb outside its window, and the weekly hauler carts stay reserved for household trash and recycling.
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.
Town of East Haven Department of Public Works, with Affordable Waste Systems for weekly collection
Haul it to the town landfill yourself
Leaves, brush, scrap wood, tree limbs, tires, electronics, appliances and household debris
Cost & conditions
From $25 for the entry fee for a private passenger car, SUV or passenger-plate van without a trailer, with other vehicle classes priced higher. East Haven residents with a Connecticut driver license or a property tax bill; brush, leaves, tires and electronics are free when the load arrives in a qualifying passenger vehicle.
Arrange it
Go directly to the Commerce Street landfill during opening hours. No dump pass is needed and payment is by debit or credit card.
Residents only, material must come from an East Haven home, loads may not exceed the posted vehicle weight limit, and roofing materials are refused.
The town landfill on Commerce Street is the year-round route for the material the curb will not take. Brush, leaves, scrap wood, tree limbs, tires and electronics are free for East Haven residents whose load arrives in a passenger car, SUV, van or single rear-wheel pickup without a trailer, and other loads pay the posted vehicle rate. Bring a Connecticut driver license or a property tax bill, pay by debit or credit card, and remember that roofing materials are refused. Landfill Information & Schedule
East Haven landfill
East Haven Landfill
Commerce Street, East Haven, CT 06512
Brush, leaves, scrap wood, tree limbs, tires, electronics, appliances, household debris, cardboard, scrap metal and building materials from East Haven homes.
East Haven residents only, with a Connecticut driver license or property tax bill as proof. Roofing materials are refused, mattresses and box springs are charged per piece at the scale house, and the free brush, leaf, tire and electronics drop-off applies only to loads arriving in a passenger car, SUV, van or single rear-wheel pickup without a trailer.
Fridays and Saturdays except holidays, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. January and February hours are Fridays and the third Saturday of the month, and the town posts holiday closings.
From $25 for the entry fee for a private passenger car, SUV or passenger-plate van without a trailer, with other vehicle classes priced higher. East Haven residents with a valid Connecticut driver license or an East Haven property tax bill.
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.
How does the East Haven bulk pickup schedule work?+
The town announces one bulk season a year, does not allow bulk at the curb before your street’s week, and will not come back once it has passed your street.Official guidance
How many mattresses will East Haven take at the curb?+
One mattress and one box spring per household in the annual bulk pickup.Official guidance
Do East Haven refrigerators need their doors removed for bulk pickup?+
Yes. The town asks that refrigerator doors be removed before the unit goes to the curb.Official guidance
When does East Haven pick up leaves?+
The town publishes a street-by-street leaf schedule that runs from early December into early January, and bagged leaves are also free at the landfill all year.Official guidance
What does the East Haven bulk pickup cost?+
The town publishes no fee for the annual curbside bulk pickup, and the landfill charges by vehicle class when you haul material there yourself.Official guidance
Do I need to prove East Haven residency to use the landfill?+
Yes. Bring a valid Connecticut driver license or an East Haven property tax bill, because the landfill is limited to residents and to material from East Haven homes.Official guidance
