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Standard sofa$79First item example Before applicable tax
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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 is not a free drop-off item in Manchester. It is accepted at the Transfer Station as a punch card load, and it can also go out with a scheduled bulky waste collection. Manchester lists furniture as a punch card item at the Transfer Station and sells punch cards rather than publishing a per-item furniture rate, so confirm how many punches your load uses when you arrive at the scale. Furniture can also be included in a scheduled bulky waste collection with the town's hauler.
City collection Manchester takes mattresses and box springs free at the Transfer Station for residents who hold a Recycling Permit Card. No charge. Free to drop off and recycle at the Sanitation Transfer Station for Manchester residents holding a current Recycling Permit Card. The annual residential permit is free, but it has to be issued in person and the card must be active.
City collection Large appliances, refrigerators and air conditioners are on Manchester's free drop-off list at the Transfer Station. No charge. Free to drop off and recycle at the Sanitation Transfer Station for Manchester residents holding a current Recycling Permit Card. Appliances, refrigerators and air conditioners are all listed as free items.
City collection Each dwelling unit gets two bulky waste collections a year through the town's hauler, and anything beyond that is booked and paid for individually. From $50 per additional bulky waste pickup after the two free collections each dwelling unit receives each year. Manchester residences of up to four dwelling units served by the town's curbside programme. Additional pickups are arranged and paid for directly with All American Waste.
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?
Manchester runs weekly curbside trash and every-other-week recycling through All American Waste for buildings of up to four units, and it adds two free bulky waste collections a year on top of that. Everything the curbside truck will not take, including mattresses, appliances, electronics, furniture and brush, is handled at the Sanitation Transfer Station on Olcott Street, where the town's own accepted-item list is unusually clear about what is free and what costs a punch.
Each dwelling unit gets two bulky waste collections a year through the town's hauler, and anything beyond that is booked and paid for individually.
City cost & eligibility
From $50 per additional bulky waste pickup after the two free collections each dwelling unit receives each year. Manchester residences of up to four dwelling units served by the town's curbside programme. Additional pickups are arranged and paid for directly with All American Waste.
When & how
Scheduled with the hauler when you need it, on top of the two free collections each dwelling unit gets in a calendar year.
Get it ready
Book the collection before the items go out and keep the load to what the hauler agrees to take. Items the bulky truck will not accept can go to the Transfer Station instead.
Furniture is not a free drop-off item in Manchester. It is accepted at the Transfer Station as a punch card load, and it can also go out with a scheduled bulky waste collection.
City cost & eligibility
Manchester lists furniture as a punch card item at the Transfer Station and sells punch cards rather than publishing a per-item furniture rate, so confirm how many punches your load uses when you arrive at the scale. Furniture can also be included in a scheduled bulky waste collection with the town's hauler.
When & how
Transfer Station open Tuesday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 12:30 to 2:45 p.m., and Saturday, 7:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Get it ready
Buy a punch card at the Sanitation Office window before you arrive, bring your Recycling Permit Card, and keep furniture out of a load of free recyclables so it is charged correctly.
Manchester takes mattresses and box springs free at the Transfer Station for residents who hold a Recycling Permit Card.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free to drop off and recycle at the Sanitation Transfer Station for Manchester residents holding a current Recycling Permit Card. The annual residential permit is free, but it has to be issued in person and the card must be active.
When & how
Transfer Station open Tuesday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 12:30 to 2:45 p.m., and Saturday, 7:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Closed Sunday, Monday and the six listed holidays.
Get it ready
Bring your Recycling Permit Card, keep the mattress dry, and load it so it can be handled by one person at the drop-off area.
Large appliances, refrigerators and air conditioners are on Manchester's free drop-off list at the Transfer Station.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free to drop off and recycle at the Sanitation Transfer Station for Manchester residents holding a current Recycling Permit Card. Appliances, refrigerators and air conditioners are all listed as free items.
When & how
Transfer Station open Tuesday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 12:30 to 2:45 p.m., and Saturday, 7:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Get it ready
Empty the appliance and keep it upright, and leave the doors on unless the attendant asks otherwise. Scrap metal that is at least half metal is free in the same area.
Covered electronics are free to drop off at the Manchester Transfer Station.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free to drop off and recycle at the Sanitation Transfer Station for Manchester residents holding a current Recycling Permit Card. Televisions, monitors and computers are named as covered electronics, and other used electronics are also accepted.
When & how
Transfer Station open Tuesday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 12:30 to 2:45 p.m., and Saturday, 7:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Get it ready
Keep screens intact and bring them to the electronics area rather than the household trash containers.
Textiles are collected free at the Transfer Station instead of going into the trash.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free to drop off and recycle at the Sanitation Transfer Station for Manchester residents holding a current Recycling Permit Card. Clothing, shoes and linens are all listed.
When & how
Transfer Station open Tuesday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 12:30 to 2:45 p.m., and Saturday, 7:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Get it ready
Keep textiles clean and dry and bag them so they stay that way on the way to the collection point.
Manchester collects yard waste curbside for most of the year and takes leaves, grass and Christmas trees free at the Transfer Station, while brush and stumps cost a punch.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Weekly curbside yard waste and Christmas tree collection runs from mid-March to mid-January for residences with up to four dwelling units. At the Transfer Station, leaves, grass and Christmas trees are free with a current Recycling Permit Card, while brush, branches, logs and stumps are charged with a punch card.
When & how
Weekly curbside yard waste from mid-March to mid-January, plus an annual leaf vacuum service. Transfer Station leaf drop-off runs free year round during normal hours.
Get it ready
Leaves dropped at the Transfer Station must be loose or in paper bags, and plastic bags are not accepted because they contaminate the compost. Cut larger brush and keep logs for the punch card area.
Carts go curbside by 6 a.m. on your collection day and not before noon the day before, and they come back in by noon the day after. Trash and recycling in non-town carts, or left on the ground in cardboard boxes or plastic bags, are not collected.
Get the permit before the first Transfer Station trip
The annual residential Recycling Permit is free, but it is issued in person at the Sanitation Office window and requires proof of Manchester residency with two documents, one of which must be a photo ID. Property owners who do not live in Manchester are not eligible and pay commercial rates.
Only passenger vehicles, residential pickup trucks without a logo and small single-axle trailers are allowed at the Transfer Station. Commercial vehicles, box trucks, rented box trucks and multi-axle trailers have to use the commercial scale and commercial rates on weekdays.
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.
Extra bulky waste pickup through All American Waste
Oversized household items that the normal cart route will not take
Cost & conditions
From $50 per additional bulky waste pickup after the two free collections each dwelling unit gets each year. Manchester residences of up to four dwelling units. Arrange and pay directly with the hauler.
Arrange it
Call All American Waste at 860-289-7850 to book the pickup, and confirm which items the bulky truck will take before the collection day.
The two free collections are per dwelling unit per year, and the hauler, not the town, sets the pickup details. Transfer Station drop-off is the alternative for items the bulky truck refuses.
Households that need more cart capacity than the one grey and one blue cart provided
Cost & conditions
All American Waste publishes annual subscription prices for a second trash cart and a second recycling cart, and a per-cart cleaning charge. Confirm the current amounts with the hauler when you subscribe, because they are billed by the hauler rather than the town.
Arrange it
Call All American Waste at 860-289-7850 to subscribe to an extra cart or request cart cleaning.
Subscription carts are branded and billed by the hauler, so the town's cart replacement line cannot handle them.
Bagged household trash, bulky household trash, furniture, construction and demolition material, brush, logs and stumps
Cost & conditions
Manchester sells punch cards at the Sanitation Office window, in a small card and a larger card, and the town lists punch card items rather than a per-item price. Confirm how many punches your load uses before you drive over.
Arrange it
Buy a punch card at the Sanitation Office window at 311 Olcott Street, bring it with an active Recycling Permit Card, and use it for the chargeable items at the Transfer Station.
Punch cards never expire but are only valid alongside an active Recycling Permit Card, and they cannot be shared or used by anyone other than the permittee.
Manchester gives residents a real drop-off route instead of a contractor phone call. The Sanitation Transfer Station on Olcott Street takes mattresses, appliances, electronics, textiles, scrap metal and yard waste free with a current Recycling Permit Card, and charges a punch card only for bagged trash, bulky household trash, furniture, construction and demolition material, brush and stumps. The permit itself is free but has to be collected in person, and the site turns away commercial vehicles and multi axle trailers. Sanitation Transfer Station accepted items, permits and punch cardsWaste and recycling contact, location and hours
Sanitation Transfer Station
Manchester Sanitation Transfer Station
311 Olcott Street, Manchester, CT 06040
Bulky rigid plastics, single stream recycling, boxboard, textiles, food scraps, PaintCare paint, varnish and stains, covered electronics such as televisions, monitors and computers, flattened cardboard, scrap metal that is at least half metal, appliances, used motor oil, antifreeze, cooking oil, mixed and car batteries, mattresses and box springs, grill sized propane tanks, small gas cylinders, refrigerators, air conditioners, yard waste leaves and grass, and up to 4 tires
Manchester residents only, with a current Recycling Permit Card required to enter, and the permit is only issued to people who actually live in the town. Only passenger vehicles, residential pickup trucks without a logo and small single axle trailers are allowed. Bagged household trash, bulky household trash, furniture, construction and demolition material, brush, logs and stumps are charged with a punch card rather than taken free. Leaves must be loose or in paper bags and plastic bags are refused.
Tuesday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.; Saturday, 7:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; closed Sunday, Monday and the six listed holidays.
Most bulky items, appliances, electronics, mattresses and yard waste are free to drop off with a Recycling Permit Card, while bagged household trash, bulky household trash, furniture, construction and demolition material, brush, logs and stumps are paid with a punch card sold at the Sanitation Office window. Confirm how many punches your load uses.
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 many bulky waste pickups does a Manchester address get?+
Every dwelling unit gets two free bulky waste collections each year through the town's hauler, and the town arranges additional pickups for a per-pickup charge. Book directly with All American Waste and confirm that your items are ones the bulky truck will take.Official guidance
Is there a free way to drop off furniture in Manchester?+
No. Furniture is on the Transfer Station list of items paid for with a punch card, unlike mattresses, appliances, electronics and scrap metal, which are free to drop off and recycle. You can also include furniture in a scheduled bulky waste collection.Official guidance
Do I need a permit for a mattress at the Manchester Transfer Station?+
Yes. Mattresses and box springs are free to drop off and recycle, but every Manchester resident needs a current Recycling Permit Card to enter the site. The annual residential permit is free and is issued in person at the Sanitation Office window.Official guidance
Are refrigerators and air conditioners free to drop off in Manchester?+
Yes. Appliances, refrigerators and air conditioners all appear on the Transfer Station free drop-off and recycle list, and you need a current Recycling Permit Card to enter the site.Official guidance
How do I get a Manchester Recycling Permit Card?+
Apply online or in person and pick the card up at the Sanitation Office window at 311 Olcott Street, because cards are not mailed or emailed. The annual residential permit is free, and you need two proofs of Manchester residency, one of which must be a photo ID.Official guidance
When is the Manchester Transfer Station open?+
Tuesday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 2:45 p.m., and Saturday from 7:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. It is closed Sunday, Monday, and on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.Official guidance
How much does a Manchester punch card cost?+
The town sells two punch cards, one with 4 punches and one with 10, and notes that card items are shared with furniture, bulky household trash and construction debris. Punch cards never expire but must be used with an active Recycling Permit Card, and they cannot be shared with another household.Official guidance
