Bags, boxes and the last things left to clear, gone from the curb. Choose what’s going, see your exact price and book by 2pm for same-day pickup. You don’t need to be home.
Two bags. One filled box. Count what goes, then book it together.
Finish clearing the space
The last few things still deserve a pickup.
You have decided what is going. Now give those bags and boxes a pickup day, with a price you can see before anyone arrives.
The move is nearly done.
Book the unwanted bags and boxes left after packing. Choose an available pickup day before you hand back the keys, and arrange to have them outside.
The clear-out can be finished.
You do not need a whole house of junk. Select the bags, boxes and larger items you actually have. Your combined price is shown online.
You want to know it is handled.
When the next collection does not fit your plans, choose a Dropcurb pickup day. Updates keep you informed, and completion photos show when the booked items are gone.
A few simple choices turn a mixed pile into a clear booking. No need to estimate how much of a truck it might fill.
Filled bags and boxes
Count each trash bag or filled household box. Books and media go by the box. Clothes, bedding and shoes go by the filled bag. Toys packed together have a Box of toys choice. Ask us about unusually heavy or oversized bags and boxes first.
Empty cardboard and containers
Empty cardboard is a different choice: choose single empty boxes or tied bundles of 10 flattened boxes. Compacted bales have their own weight-based choices and require loading-dock access. A Storage bin choice covers the empty bin itself; ask us to confirm the contents if they are going too.
Furniture and other larger items
Add the actual larger item alongside your bags and boxes, such as a sofa, chair or mattress. It has its own price and preparation. Keep construction materials and items needing special handling out of ordinary household bags.
Bulk junk removal prices in East Haven
First item / additional item
Trash bag$59 / $10
Filled household box$59 / $15
Bag of clothes & bedding$59 / $10
Empty cardboard box$59 / $5
10 flattened cardboard boxes$79 / $20
Box of toys$89 / $29
Dumpster Bag$300 / $250
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.
You handle sorting and getting things out of the home or building. We load and haul away the items on your booking from an accessible outdoor spot.
Book by 2pm at the pickup address for same-day pickup, using the dates shown at checkout. Pickup is booked for a day, not an exact arrival time. Confirm any short building-access window with us before booking.
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.
Add the bags, boxes and separate larger items, then choose an available day. Have an unusual pile or uncertain contents? Send a photo before booking so we can help with the choices.
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Make the handoff easy.
Bag or box small household items as much as possible. Keep the booked items together, separate from anything staying. Follow your confirmation for when they need to be outside and accessible.
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Show us what goes.
Add photos and clear pickup-location notes on your order page. You do not need to be home when everything is outside and accessible. We send pickup updates and completion photos.
You’re in the loop. Until it’s gone.
Confirmation when you book. A heads-up before arrival. Photos when it’s done.
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.
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.
Selected customer reviews. Counts checked September 2026.
Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Bulk junk removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in East Haven.
How much does bulk junk removal cost in East Haven?+
A trash bag is $59 as the first item and $10 additional. A filled household box is $59 as the first item. Add your actual items and quantities to see the combined price before booking. Loading, transportation and disposal are included; any applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
Can you pick up bags of junk today?+
Book by 2pm in the pickup address’s local time for same-day pickup. Available dates appear at checkout. Have the booked bags and boxes outside and accessible according to your confirmation. You receive pickup updates and completion photos; the booking is for a day rather than an exact arrival time.
Do I count every object inside a bag or box?+
No. Count the filled bags or boxes using the matching choice. Books and media go in Filled household box; clothes, bedding and shoes go in Bag of clothes & bedding; packed toys have a Box of toys choice. Empty cardboard is separate, with individual empty boxes and bundles of 10 flattened boxes. Heavy, oversized or unusual contents need a photo review before booking.
Can you pick up a small loose pile of household junk?+
Yes. Estimate how many trash bags the small household pile would fill, and bag or box as much as possible. Select furniture and other larger items separately. There is no extra charge just because the pile is loose. Send a photo first if the count or contents are unclear. A household Dumpster Bag choice does not accept construction debris.
Can I book bags, boxes and furniture together?+
Yes. Select the bags and boxes, then add each larger item using its own catalog choice. The booking shows one combined price for the selected items. Move everything to an accessible outdoor spot before pickup; indoor carrying and sorting are not included. Keep anything you want to retain apart from the booked items and identify what goes in your photos and notes.
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
Can I put out a whole room of furniture in East Haven?+
No. The bulk program covers individual items such as a couch or a rug, and the town will not collect the contents of a room or a whole home.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
Where does an air conditioner go in East Haven?+
Window and central cooling units move with the annual bulk pickup or to the town landfill in the appliance stream, and the unit stays sealed so the refrigerant is recovered at the processor.Official guidance
Will East Haven take a television in the annual bulk pickup?+
Yes. Computers and televisions are on the town’s acceptable bulk list, and the landfill also takes electronics free from residents arriving in a qualifying passenger vehicle.Official guidance
Do East Haven residents pay to drop off electronics?+
Electronics are free at the town landfill when they arrive in a passenger car, SUV, van or single rear-wheel pickup without a trailer, and proof of East Haven residency is required.Official guidance
Where can I take tires in East Haven?+
Not to the curb. Tires are excluded from the bulk pickup by state law, and the town landfill takes them free from residents arriving in a qualifying passenger vehicle.Official guidance
Can East Haven take construction debris at the curb?+
No. Construction, demolition and land-clearing debris and any contractor load are excluded from the bulk pickup, and roofing materials are not accepted at the landfill either.Official guidance
Does East Haven take scrap metal from households?+
Yes. Iron goods and metal items are accepted in the annual bulk pickup, and the landfill also takes scrap metal.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
One less thing on your list
Get the last things off your list.
Choose your bags, boxes and larger items. See the price and book a day that works.