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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?
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City collection Upholstered chairs and couches, broken down wood furniture, wooden posts or fencing, oversize plastic toys and carpet rolls can be collected at the curb with a sticker for each item. The pick-up only happens during the designated bulky weeks. $20 for sticker for each item collected at the curb during a bulky waste week. One sticker is needed per item, and the resident must also call Casella at 413-453-0098 to schedule the item for the designated week.
City collection Massachusetts banned mattresses and box springs from disposal, so they have to be recycled rather than thrown out. Pittsfield residents can take them to the transfer station or to a recycler in Adams. From $45 each mattress or box spring recycled at a participating site. Casella Transfer Station in Pittsfield charges 55 dollars per mattress or box spring, and Dream Green Recycling in Adams charges 45 dollars per mattress or box spring with drop-off or scheduled pickup. Confirm the current rate before you load a vehicle.
City collection Appliances are handled at the transfer station, and anything that still contains refrigerant is priced separately and costs more than a plain metal appliance. Metal items themselves carry no extra charge with a valid sticker. Items containing refrigerant are listed at 75 dollars each for large units and 35 dollars each for small ones, while plain metal is accepted with a valid sticker at no extra charge. Confirm which category your appliance falls into and the current sticker price at the station before you go.
City collection Household trash goes in the 48-gallon cart issued to the address and is emptied by an automated truck. One trash cart and one recycling cart come with the service, and an extra recycling cart is free while an extra trash cart is charged quarterly. The city does not publish a separate per-household curbside rate on the pages reviewed. Carts are provided to each household, an extra recycling cart is free, and an extra trash cart is 40 dollars per quarter. Confirm the current rate with the city or Casella before assuming a figure.
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?
Pittsfield collects trash and recycling in 48-gallon carts through a contract with Casella Waste Management, and bulky items need a paid sticker plus a call to the hauler. For anything the carts cannot take, the Casella Transfer Station on Hubbard Avenue accepts yard waste, metal, mattresses, tires and electronics with a resident sticker. Dropcurb serves all of Pittsfield and hauls residential items from your address.
Household trash goes in the 48-gallon cart issued to the address and is emptied by an automated truck. One trash cart and one recycling cart come with the service, and an extra recycling cart is free while an extra trash cart is charged quarterly.
City cost & eligibility
The city does not publish a separate per-household curbside rate on the pages reviewed. Carts are provided to each household, an extra recycling cart is free, and an extra trash cart is 40 dollars per quarter. Confirm the current rate with the city or Casella before assuming a figure.
When & how
Collection runs on the household's scheduled day. Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day and Thanksgiving Day push the rest of that week back by one day, and a holiday that falls on a weekend leaves the schedule unchanged.
Get it ready
Everything must fit inside the cart, because bags left outside or on top of it are not picked up. Set the cart out with the wheels facing the house or curb, three feet away from other carts and objects, with four feet of clearance above, on a hard and level surface clear of snow, landscaping, mailboxes and utility poles, and without blocking the sidewalk.
Recycling goes in its own 48-gallon cart loose, with no bags. Extra recycling carts are provided free, which matters because the cart is the only place recyclables can go.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Recycling collection is part of the curbside service, and an additional recycling cart carries no charge.
When & how
Recyclables are collected on the matching collection week for that material type and are only taken when no evident contamination is seen.
Get it ready
Place recyclables in the container without any bags and check the week that applies to the material. Contaminated loads are left behind, so keep food residue out of containers and boxes.
Upholstered chairs and couches, broken down wood furniture, wooden posts or fencing, oversize plastic toys and carpet rolls can be collected at the curb with a sticker for each item. The pick-up only happens during the designated bulky weeks.
City cost & eligibility
$20 for sticker for each item collected at the curb during a bulky waste week. One sticker is needed per item, and the resident must also call Casella at 413-453-0098 to schedule the item for the designated week.
When & how
Bulky weeks fall in the first full week of the month in January, February, March, April, August, September, October and November, and in both the first full week and the third week in May, June, July and December. Items go to the curb starting the Monday of the designated week.
Get it ready
Buy a bulky waste sticker for each item, break down what can be broken down, and call Casella at 413-453-0098 to tell them a bulky pick-up is needed at your address. Put the item out on the Monday the designated week begins.
Massachusetts banned mattresses and box springs from disposal, so they have to be recycled rather than thrown out. Pittsfield residents can take them to the transfer station or to a recycler in Adams.
City cost & eligibility
From $45 each mattress or box spring recycled at a participating site. Casella Transfer Station in Pittsfield charges 55 dollars per mattress or box spring, and Dream Green Recycling in Adams charges 45 dollars per mattress or box spring with drop-off or scheduled pickup. Confirm the current rate before you load a vehicle.
When & how
Drop-off follows the transfer station hours: Wednesday and Thursday from 12:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Dream Green Recycling offers drop-off or a scheduled pickup.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress and box spring dry and intact so the recycler can dismantle them. Bring proof of Pittsfield residency to the transfer station, and expect the sticker requirement described on the drop-off page to apply to access.
Appliances are handled at the transfer station, and anything that still contains refrigerant is priced separately and costs more than a plain metal appliance. Metal items themselves carry no extra charge with a valid sticker.
City cost & eligibility
Items containing refrigerant are listed at 75 dollars each for large units and 35 dollars each for small ones, while plain metal is accepted with a valid sticker at no extra charge. Confirm which category your appliance falls into and the current sticker price at the station before you go.
When & how
Appliance drop-off follows the transfer station hours: Wednesday and Thursday from 12:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Get it ready
Bring proof of residency and confirm the current sticker requirement at the gate. Expect a separate charge for a refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner or other unit that still holds refrigerant, and ask the attendant how the unit should be presented before unloading.
The transfer station takes electronics and prices them by size, with televisions and monitors in the large category and smaller items such as keyboards in the low category.
City cost & eligibility
From $10 each small electronic item, with large items priced higher. Small electronics such as keyboards are listed at 10 dollars each and large electronics such as televisions and monitors at 45 dollars each. A resident sticker is required for access, and the page reviewed lists a sticker valid through 31 December 2025, so confirm the current sticker and prices at the station.
When & how
Electronics drop-off follows the transfer station hours: Wednesday and Thursday from 12:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Get it ready
Bring the item to the transfer station with proof of residency and a current sticker, and let the attendant price it at the gate. Keep screens intact and remove any loose accessories.
Yard waste does not go in the curbside carts. Grass clippings, leaves, brush and tree limbs under four feet go to the transfer station with proof of residency, and bags are not allowed.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Yard waste is free with a valid resident sticker at the transfer station. Without a sticker, a 20 dollar punch card covers 20 bags of yard waste.
When & how
Drop-off follows the transfer station hours: Wednesday and Thursday from 12:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Get it ready
Cut limbs to under four feet and bring yard waste loose rather than in bags, because bags are not allowed. Bring proof of Pittsfield residency, and expect the access sticker requirement listed on the drop-off page.
Tires are not part of the curbside service. The transfer station takes them and charges less when the tire comes off the rim.
City cost & eligibility
From $17 each tire dropped at the transfer station with the rim removed. Tires are 17 dollars each off the rim and 23 dollars each on the rim. A resident sticker is required for access, so confirm the current sticker price at the station.
When & how
Tire drop-off follows the transfer station hours: Wednesday and Thursday from 12:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Get it ready
Take the tire off the rim before you travel if you can, since the on-rim price is higher. Bring proof of residency and a current sticker, because the station serves Pittsfield residents and charges per tire.
Metal is one of the material types the transfer station lists, and it carries no extra charge beyond the sticker that gets you through the gate.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Metals are accepted at no extra charge with a valid resident sticker. The sticker itself is the paid item, and the page reviewed lists a sticker valid through 31 December 2025, so confirm the current sticker at the station.
When & how
Metal drop-off follows the transfer station hours: Wednesday and Thursday from 12:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Get it ready
Separate metal from household trash and yard waste so it can be handled as its own load. Bring proof of residency and a current sticker, and ask the attendant where to unload on arrival.
Set carts out with the wheels facing the house or curb, three feet away from each other and from other objects, with four feet of clearance above them. They belong on a hard, level surface clear of snow, landscaping, mailboxes and utility poles, and they must not block the sidewalk.
A bulky sticker does not create a pick-up on demand. The item waits for the designated bulky week, which is the first full week of most months and also the third week in May, June, July and December, and it goes to the curb on the Monday that week begins. Calling Casella at 413-453-0098 after buying the sticker is what puts the address on the route.
The automated truck only empties the cart, so bags set beside or on top of it stay where they are. Recyclables are also placed loose with no bags, and a load is skipped when the material does not match the week or shows obvious contamination.
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 Pittsfield Public Works, collected by Casella Waste Management
Bulky waste sticker and Casella notification
The required pair of steps before a couch, wood furniture, fencing or carpet roll can leave the curb.
Cost & conditions
$20 for sticker for each bulky item placed at the curb. One sticker per item, and the resident must call Casella at 413-453-0098 to notify the hauler of the bulky pick-up.
Arrange it
Buy the sticker, then call Casella at 413-453-0098 and put the item out on the Monday of the designated bulky week.
The pick-up only happens during a designated bulky week, which is the first full week of most months and also the third week in May, June, July and December.
Pittsfield residents have a full-service drop-off option at the Casella Transfer Station, 500 Hubbard Ave, where the gate is open Wednesday and Thursday from 12:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Access requires a resident sticker and proof of residency, and the station prices material by category: bulky items by size, mattresses and box springs at 55 dollars each, tires at 17 dollars off the rim and 23 dollars on the rim, large electronics such as televisions at 45 dollars each, and items containing refrigerant at 75 dollars for large units and 35 dollars for small ones. Metals and recycling carry no extra charge with a valid sticker, and yard waste is free with a sticker or covered by a 20 dollar punch card. The sticker shown on the city page was valid through 31 December 2025, so confirm the current sticker and prices at 413-749-6500 before you load a vehicle. Residential Drop-OffMattress Recycling
Resident drop-off
Casella Transfer Station
500 Hubbard Ave, Pittsfield, MA 01201
Trash, recycling, bulky items, yard waste such as grass clippings, leaves, brush and tree limbs under four feet, electronics, mattresses, metal and tires.
Pittsfield residents only, with proof of residency. An annual resident sticker is required for access, and the page reviewed lists a sticker valid through 31 December 2025. Bags are not allowed for yard waste. Tires cost less when they arrive off the rim, and items containing refrigerant are priced separately from plain metal.
Wednesday 12:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Thursday 12:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., and Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
From $20 for annual resident sticker for an additional vehicle, with the standard resident sticker higher. Standard resident sticker 120 dollars, senior sticker for age 65 and over 80 dollars, and 20 dollars for each additional vehicle. Trash bags are 3 dollars for 15-gallon or smaller, 5 dollars for 32-gallon and 8 dollars for large contractor bags. Recyclables and metals carry no extra charge with a valid sticker, and yard waste is free with a sticker or covered by a 20 dollar punch card for 20 bags without one.
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 do I get a couch picked up at the curb?+
Buy a bulky waste sticker for the item, then call Casella at 413-453-0098 to notify them that a bulky pick-up is needed at your address. Put the couch at the curb on the Monday of the designated bulky week, which is the first full week of most months and also the third week in May, June, July and December.Official guidance
What does it cost to recycle a mattress in Pittsfield?+
The Casella Transfer Station on Hubbard Avenue charges 55 dollars per mattress or box spring, and Dream Green Recycling in Adams charges 45 dollars per mattress or box spring with drop-off or a scheduled pickup. Massachusetts has banned mattresses from disposal since 1 November 2022, so they cannot simply go in the trash.Official guidance
Where do I take an appliance that still has refrigerant?+
Take it to the Casella Transfer Station at 500 Hubbard Ave, where units containing refrigerant are charged separately from plain metal. The station serves Pittsfield residents with a valid sticker, and staff can confirm whether your unit falls in the large or small price band before you unload.Official guidance
Where can I take an old television in Pittsfield?+
The Casella Transfer Station on Hubbard Avenue accepts televisions and monitors as large electronics at a per-item charge, and smaller electronics such as keyboards at a lower rate. The station is open Wednesday and Thursday from 12:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., and a resident sticker is required.Official guidance
What does it cost to put a bulky item out in Pittsfield?+
Curbside bulky pick-up needs a 20 dollar sticker for each item, and you also have to call Casella at 413-453-0098 so the pick-up is on the route for the designated week. The transfer station is the alternative, where bulky items are priced by size at 10 dollars for small, 20 dollars for medium and 30 dollars for large.Official guidance
Do I need a sticker to use the transfer station?+
Yes. Access to the Casella Transfer Station on Hubbard Avenue requires an annual resident sticker plus proof of residency. The sticker shown on the city page was valid through 31 December 2025, so call 413-749-6500 and confirm the current sticker and price, and whether your load has any additional charge, before you drive over.Official guidance
Do holidays change my collection day in Pittsfield?+
Yes for six holidays: Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day and Thanksgiving Day. Collection is delayed by one day for the rest of that week, so if the holiday falls on a Tuesday then Tuesday moves to Wednesday and the rest of the week follows. A holiday that lands on a weekend does not change the schedule.Official guidance
