The old fridge, washer or dryer, off your list and gone from the curb. See your exact price, book by 2pm for same-day pickup and get updates along the way.
A replacement is on its way. A broken washer is taking up space. Or the old fridge is the last thing left before a move. Give that appliance its own pickup plan, with a price you can see and a day you can choose.
Your appliance. Your exact price.
Choose the unit you have and see its price online. Add a washer and dryer separately to see the total for both.
A pickup day that fits your plan.
Book by 2pm local time for same-day pickup, where available, or choose a future date at checkout.
Know when it is gone.
Get a confirmation, a text before arrival and pickup photos when it is done. Follow along on your pickup page.
Every appliance has its own catalog choice and price. Add only the items you want taken away, then review the exact total before booking.
Laundry appliances
Front-load and top-load washing machines use the washing machine choice. Add the dryer separately. Contact us about a single combined laundry unit or a stack that still needs separating.
Fridges and freezers
Choose Refrigerator for a full-size household fridge. Mini fridges and separate freezers have their own choices. Contact us first if the model or refrigerant needs checking.
Kitchen appliances
Stoves, dishwashers and microwaves are available in All appliances. Built-in units must already be detached and outside. Send a photo if your appliance does not match a listed choice.
Appliance removal prices in Dubuque
First item / additional item
Refrigerator$109 / $59
Washing machine$109 / $59
Dryer$109 / $59
Mini fridge$79 / $29
Freezer$109 / $59
Stove / oven$109 / $59
Dishwasher$109 / $35
Microwave$79 / $19
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.
We handle loading and haul-away from your accessible outdoor spot. Arrange any indoor carrying, uninstallation and utility disconnection before pickup.
You can book before the appliance is outside. Plan the disconnection and move first, then have it ready by the time shown for your pickup.
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.
Have the appliance safely disconnected from power, water and gas, as applicable. Use a qualified professional for gas, hardwired or plumbing connections when needed.
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Empty it and arrange outdoor access
Remove food, clothes and other contents. Have the appliance at an accessible ground-level outdoor spot by your pickup readiness time, with a clear path and permission to use the space.
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Show us the right appliance
Add a location photo and a note about the entrance or outdoor area. Keep any appliances that are staying separate from the items you booked.
You’re in the loop. Until it’s gone.
Confirmation when you book. A heads-up before arrival. Photos when it’s done.
The city collects oversized items on the regular collection day for a published fee, with flat pricing by load and by item, and an extra charge for an off-route trip.
City cost & eligibility
From $14 for for a landfilled material load such as extra trash or furniture, described as ten to twelve kitchen trash bags or about the size of an average couch, with appliances and televisions or monitors at $25.00 each, small corded items and large metal material at $6.50 per pickup and automobile tires at $9.00 each. City of Dubuque solid waste customers, charged to the utility billing account, with an extra $20.00 fee for an off-route pickup.
When & how
Book the collection online, through the REThink Waste app or by phone on 563-589-4250 during business hours, then set the items out by 6 a.m. on the scheduled date and no more than 24 hours before it. Items normally go on the regular collection day, and an off-route trip costs 20 dollars more.
Get it ready
Where the landlord pays the utilities, tenants have to pre-pay at the Utility Billing counter in City Hall on 50 W. 13th Street, and a household whose utility account is in someone else's name should call Public Works to arrange the collection. Asbestos, batteries, bricks, building and construction materials, ceiling tiles, chemicals, concrete, explosives, fencing, fire extinguishers, liquids, lumber, motor oil, paint, propane cylinders, rocks, shingles and yard waste are refused.
Appliances are collected on the city large item route for a per unit fee, and Iowa requires them to be recycled, which the agency does at the landfill for a lower per unit fee.
City cost & eligibility
$25 per appliance on the city large item pickup, while the agency landfill charges $20.00 per appliance at the scale house. City of Dubuque solid waste customers on the large item route, or any customer at the agency landfill, where appliances must be recycled under Iowa rules.
When & how
Book the city pickup for the regular collection day, or take the unit to the agency landfill on Airborne Road and pay at the scale house before staff direct the vehicle to the appliance drop-off.
Get it ready
Empty and defrost the unit and secure the doors. Refrigerators, stoves, ovens, dishwashers, microwaves, freezers, washers, dryers, water heaters, air conditioners, furnaces and water softeners are all on the appliance list, and a working refrigerator or freezer may qualify for the utility rebate programme that hauls it away and pays a rebate.
Trash, recycling and organics all run from the same curbside programme for households from single-family through six-unit multi-family. Carts go out by 6 a.m. on the collection day and no more than 24 hours ahead, with two feet of clearance and the lid arrow pointing toward the street, and extra trash uses a single-use sticker on each bag or item under 40 lbs and smaller than two feet by three feet. Holiday weeks can move the trash, recycling, organics and large item day, and collection may still run while city offices are closed.
The city large item service takes furniture and other oversized loads on the regular collection day, priced flat for a couch-sized load, per appliance or screen, and per pickup for small corded items and large metal. Book it online, in the REThink Waste app or on 563-589-4250, set the items out by 6 a.m. on the scheduled day and no more than 24 hours before it, and expect an extra 20 dollar charge for an off-route trip. Where the landlord pays the utilities, tenants pre-pay at the Utility Billing counter in City Hall on 50 W. 13th Street.
The Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency landfill at 101 Airborne Road opens Monday through Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and every customer stops at the scale house first. Municipal solid waste is 52 dollars per ton with a 20 dollar minimum, clean rubble such as concrete and brick without rebar is 30 dollars per ton with a 30 dollar minimum, organics are 46 dollars per ton with a 20 dollar minimum, appliances are 20 dollars each, electronic screens are 20 dollars each, and an untarped residential load adds 10 dollars. Electronics are banned from the landfill by agency policy and taken only by appointment at the regional collection centre, and the same centre takes household chemicals year round by appointment for Dubuque and Delaware county residents.
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.
City of Dubuque Public Works with the Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency
Book the city large item collection
A Dubuque household with furniture, an appliance, a television or monitor, small corded items, metal or a couch-sized load of extra trash.
Cost & conditions
From $14 for for a landfilled material load about the size of an average couch or ten to twelve kitchen bags, with appliances and screens at $25.00 each, small corded items and large metal material at $6.50 per pickup and automobile tires at $9.00 each. City of Dubuque solid waste customers, charged to the utility billing account, with an extra $20.00 fee for an off-route pickup.
Arrange it
Book online, in the REThink Waste app or on 563-589-4250, and set the items out by 6 a.m. on the scheduled day and no more than 24 hours before it.
Asbestos, batteries, bricks, building and construction materials, ceiling tiles, chemicals, concrete, explosives, fencing, fire extinguishers, liquids, lumber, motor oil, paint, propane cylinders, rocks, shingles and yard waste are refused, and a household whose account is in another name needs prior approval from Public Works.
City of Dubuque Public Works with the Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency
Self haul to the agency landfill
A household with construction debris, a mixed load, yard waste by the ton or a load the city large item route refuses.
Cost & conditions
From $52 per ton for municipal solid waste with a $20 minimum, while clean rubble such as concrete and brick without rebar is $30 per ton with a $30 minimum, organics are $46 per ton with a $20 minimum, appliances are $20 each and electronic screens are $20 each, and an untarped residential load adds $10. Any customer, with all loads crossing the scale house first and every load covered or tarped.
Arrange it
Take the load to 101 Airborne Road between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, stop at the scale house, and keep the load tarped.
Electronics are banned from the landfill by agency policy and go to the regional collection centre by appointment, appliances have to be recycled under Iowa rules, and the agency is closed on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Agency landfill and regional collection centre for waste, rubble, organics, appliances and electronics
Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency Landfill
101 Airborne Road, Dubuque, IA 52003
Municipal solid waste including construction debris, clean rubble such as concrete and brick without rebar, yard waste for the on-site organics processing facility, appliances, passenger vehicle tires within the four tire limit, and household recyclables at drop-off containers. Electronic screens and other electronics are accepted at the Regional Collection Center by appointment only.
Every customer stops at the scale house first, loads must be covered or tarped, electronics are banned from the landfill by agency policy, appliances have to be recycled under Iowa rules, and the agency is closed on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Monday through Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with the organics processing facility taking yard waste inside the same window
From $52 per ton for municipal solid waste with a $20 minimum, while clean rubble is $30 per ton with a $30 minimum, organics are $46 per ton with a $20 minimum, appliances are $20 each, electronic screens are $20 each and an untarped residential load adds $10. Any customer, with the load crossing the scale house first.
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Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Appliance removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Dubuque.
How much does appliance removal cost in Dubuque?+
A full-size household refrigerator is $109 as a single item. A washing machine is $109, and a dryer is $109. Other appliances have their own catalog prices. Choose each item to see your exact total before booking; disposal and recycling costs are included in the item price.
Can I get same-day appliance pickup in Dubuque?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Checkout shows the dates you can choose. Your pickup is scheduled for a day rather than an exact arrival appointment, and we text you before arrival. Have the appliance disconnected and ready outside by your pickup readiness time.
Can you take a washing machine and dryer in one pickup?+
Yes. Add one Washing machine and one Dryer so both units are included in the price. They are separate items, even when you bought them as a set. If yours is a single combined unit or the machines still need to be unstacked, contact us before booking to confirm the scope.
Will you disconnect my appliance or carry it out?+
Dropcurb picks up appliances that are already disconnected and accessible outside at ground level. Arrange uninstallation, utility disconnection and indoor carrying before pickup. Use a qualified professional for gas, hardwired or plumbing connections when needed. We handle loading and haul-away from the outdoor pickup spot.
Can I book if the delivery company did not take my old appliance?+
Yes. Dropcurb pickup is separate from buying or installing a replacement, so you can book removal on its own. Select the old appliance, choose a pickup day and arrange for it to be disconnected and accessible outside. If your new delivery is still ahead, confirm the retailer’s haul-away arrangements before booking a separate pickup.
How do I book a Dubuque large item pickup?+
Book it online, through the REThink Waste app, or by phone on 563-589-4250 during business hours, and the collection normally falls on the regular pickup day. Set the items out by 6 a.m. and no more than 24 hours before collection, and expect an extra 20 dollar fee if the trip has to be scheduled off route. Fees go on the utility account, and tenants whose landlord pays the utilities pre-pay at the Utility Billing counter in City Hall.Official guidance
How do I get rid of a refrigerator in Dubuque?+
Two published routes: the city large item pickup at a per appliance fee, or the agency landfill on Airborne Road at 20 dollars per appliance paid at the scale house, where Iowa requires appliances to be recycled. The appliance list covers refrigerators, freezers, stoves, ovens, dishwashers, microwaves, washers, dryers, water heaters, air conditioners, furnaces and water softeners, and a working unit may qualify for a utility rebate instead.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Dubuque?+
The City of Dubuque Public Works Department runs curbside collection for households from single-family through six-unit multi-family, covering trash, recyclables, food scraps and yard waste, and the special large item pickup. Trash is charged by the cart under a pay-as-you-throw programme, recycling is free, and the office is at the Municipal Services Center on 925 Kerper Ct. on 563-589-4250. Disposal runs through the Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency.Official guidance
Can I take my own load to the agency landfill?+
Yes. The landfill at 101 Airborne Road is open Monday through Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and every customer stops at the scale house first with a covered load. Municipal solid waste is charged 52 dollars per ton with a 20 dollar minimum, clean rubble is 30 dollars per ton with a 30 dollar minimum, organics are 46 dollars per ton with a 20 dollar minimum, appliances and electronic screens are 20 dollars each, and an untarped residential load adds 10 dollars.Official guidance
One less thing on your list
Put the old appliance on its way out.
Choose your appliance to see the price for pickup in Dubuque. We will keep you updated from booking to the pickup photos.
