A loveseat, a sleeper and a sectional can look similar in a photo. Match the shape and features so your online price covers what is actually going.
This example has three structural sections. The cushions do not add to the count.
A straight sofa or loveseat
Choose Standard sofa for fixed seats with no pull-out bed or reclining mechanism. One whole sofa is one item.
A sectional
Count its structural sections, not the loose cushions. Choose the piece count, then check for a sleeper or reclining feature. One sectional booking covers the configuration you select.
A pull-out bed or reclining seats
Choose Sleeper sofa or Reclining sofa for those mechanisms. A single reclining chair has its own Recliner choice. All sofa types also includes futons and sofas with a chaise.
Couch removal prices in Hickory
First item / additional item
Standard sofa$79 / $29
Sectional Sofa (2 pieces)$115 / $44
Sectional Sofa (3 pieces)$131 / $60
Sectional Sofa (4 pieces)$171 / $100
Sectional Sofa (5 pieces)$191 / $120
Sectional Sofa (6+ pieces)$231 / $160
Sectional with Recliner$271 / $200
Sectional with Sleeper$291 / $220
Sleeper sofa$131 / $60
Reclining Sofa$147 / $76
Reclining Loveseat$131 / $60
Recliner$119 / $35
Futon$89 / $30
Sofa with Chaise$109 / $29
Sectional with Chaise$119 / $39
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.
Our pickup starts at an accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the trip through your home, down interior stairs or out of the building before the pickup.
Book by 2pm at the pickup address for same-day pickup, using the dates shown at checkout. A pickup day is not an exact appointment time. If your building allows only a short access window, contact 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.
Household furniture is the first bulky example the city publishes, so a sofa, a couch or an upholstered chair belongs at the curb rather than in a rollout. It leaves on the normal garbage day, on a bulky pass that runs separately from the garbage truck.
City cost & eligibility
Hickory does not publish a per-item furniture rate. Its adopted fee schedule prices special handling for bulky, junk and other loose items placed at the curb, with a handling and loading minimum, an administrative fee and tonnage charges that can apply by weight, so confirm the pieces and the price with Public Services at (828) 323-7500 before the item goes out.
When & how
Set the furniture at the curb on the regular garbage day. Hickory collects garbage weekly and runs the bulky items as a separate pass on that same day, so an ordinary piece needs no appointment.
Get it ready
Keep the piece at the curb with clearance around the rollout, the recycling rollout and any yard waste. Do not build the pile around an appliance, a television, tires or renovation material, because those items follow their own routes.
Garbage leaves the curb in the green rollout before 7 a.m.
The green rollout goes to the curb with the arrows on the lid pointing toward the road before 7 a.m. on the collection day and comes back in the same day. It sits within 2 feet of the curb and 5 feet from any obstruction such as low hanging branches or wires, stays closed rather than stuffed, holds only bagged garbage, and never holds liquids or automobile parts. Hickory runs the bulky and yard waste passes on that same collection day.
Bulky items wait at the curb with clearance around the rollouts
Bulky items are placed at the curb and the city asks that they sit where proper clearance is kept around the rollout containers and the yard waste, so crews can reach each pile. Keep a furniture pile separate from appliances, screens, tires and renovation material, and keep the pile off any storm drain or sidewalk. The bulky collection runs on the same day as the regular garbage run, in a separate pass.
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 Hickory Public Services Sanitation Division, with Catawba County Solid Waste and Republic Services
Use the curbside bulky set-out on garbage day
A household inside the city limits with a sofa, a mattress, a box spring, an upholstered chair or another bulky household piece that is too large for a rollout.
Cost & conditions
The city's adopted fee schedule places bulky, junk and other loose items at the curb under a special handling charge with a handling and loading minimum, an administrative fee and tonnage charges that can apply by weight, so confirm the price of the pile with Public Services at (828) 323-7500.
Arrange it
Put the items at the curb on the normal garbage day and keep clearance around the rollouts. No appointment is published for an ordinary bulky item.
Appliances are excluded from this route and need the call-in pickup, screens belong on the county electronics route, and the city asks that bulky items stay separate from the yard waste and never block the sidewalk or a storm drain.
City of Hickory Public Services Sanitation Division, with Catawba County Solid Waste and Republic Services
Drive the load to a Catawba County convenience center
A household that would rather take a mattress, furniture, an appliance or scrap metal to a staffed county site instead of waiting for the curbside pass.
Cost & conditions
An attendant sorts and prices each drop, and the county charges by the bag or by the size of the truck or trailer load, so the amount for a mattress or a furniture piece is set on site. Call Republic Services at (828) 256-2158 with a question about a specific site.
Arrange it
Take the load to one of the five staffed centers during its published hours; the Blackburn site at 3864 Rocky Ford Road in Newton is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Recycling is free at the centers.
Household garbage has to be bagged, bulky waste carries a fee, and appliances and scrap metal are taken at the Rocky Ford Road site rather than at every center. Loads larger than a pickup are sent on to the landfill.
Staffed county drop-off for bulky waste, appliances, scrap metal and recycling
Blackburn Convenience Center
3864 Rocky Ford Road, Newton, NC 28658
Bagged household garbage, bulky waste such as furniture, chairs and mattresses, appliances and scrap metal, antifreeze, cooking oil, motor oil and filters, and the same recyclables the county curbside program takes.
A staffed drop-off site and not the landfill next door, so do not drive heavy loads to this address. Household garbage must be bagged, an attendant sorts and prices each drop, bulky waste carries a fee, and loads larger than a pickup are sent on to the landfill.
Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; closed on the published county holidays.
The attendant prices each drop by the bag or by the size of the truck or trailer load, and recyclables are free, so the amount for a mattress or a furniture piece is set on site. Call Republic Services at (828) 256-2158 with a question about the site.
Second staffed county drop-off for bulky waste and recycling
Bethany Church Road Convenience Center
2436 Bethany Church Road, Newton, NC 28658
Bagged household garbage, bulky waste such as furniture, chairs and mattresses, antifreeze, cooking oil, motor oil and filters, and the county's recyclables.
A staffed county site for residential loads. Household garbage must be bagged, an attendant sorts and prices each drop, and bulky waste carries a fee. Appliances and scrap metal are taken at the Rocky Ford Road site rather than here.
Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; closed on the published county holidays.
The attendant prices each drop by the bag or by the size of the truck or trailer load, and recyclables are free, so the amount for a bulky item is set on site. Call Republic Services at (828) 256-2158 with a question about the site.
Selected customer reviews. Counts checked September 2026.
Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Couch removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Hickory.
How much does couch removal cost in Hickory?+
A standard sofa is $79 as the first item and $29 additional. Sectionals, sleepers and reclining sofas have their own choices. Select everything that is going to see the combined price before booking. Loading, transportation and disposal are included; any applicable sales tax appears before payment.
Can you pick up my couch today?+
Book by 2pm in the pickup address’s local time for same-day pickup. Available dates appear at checkout. Have the couch outside and accessible according to your confirmation. We send pickup updates and photos when it is done; the booking is for a day rather than an exact arrival time.
How do I book a sectional for removal?+
Open Sectional in the sofa choices, count its structural sections, and select any sleeper or reclining feature. Count the sections with their own bases, not loose cushions. The matching catalog choice covers one complete sectional of that configuration. Text a photo before booking if you are unsure.
Will you carry my couch out of my apartment?+
Dropcurb starts outside. Arrange for the sofa to be moved through the apartment and down interior stairs before pickup. We load and haul it away from an accessible outdoor spot. Arrange any dismantling needed to get it outside beforehand.
Do I need to wait at home for couch pickup?+
You do not need to be home when your booked sofa is outside and accessible. Add photos and pickup-location notes to your order so the right pieces are easy to identify. We send updates and completion photos. Confirm any building access restrictions with us before booking.
Will the city take a couch or sofa from the curb?+
Yes. Furniture is one of the city's bulky examples, and bulky items are placed at the curb and collected in a separate pass on the same day as the regular garbage run. The city's fee schedule prices special handling for bulky and loose curb set-outs, so confirm the pile with Public Services at (828) 323-7500 if you are setting out more than one piece.Official guidance
Which day do garbage and bulky items go out?+
Garbage is collected once a week inside the city limits, recycling runs every other week on that same day, and the bulky items are collected in a separate pass on that same day too. Yard waste rides the weekly schedule as well. Call Public Services at (828) 323-7500 if you are not sure which day applies to your address.Official guidance
How much does a Catawba County convenience center charge?+
An attendant sorts and prices each drop, charging by the bag or by the size of the truck or trailer load, so the amount depends on what you bring. Recyclables are free, bulky waste such as furniture, chairs and mattresses carries a fee, appliances and scrap metal are taken at the Rocky Ford Road site in Newton, and loads larger than a pickup are sent on to the landfill.Official guidance
One less thing on your list
One less thing between you and your space.
Choose the seating that is going. Your exact price is ready before you book.
