Ready for that machine to go? Leave it at the curb and it can be gone today. Choose your equipment, see the exact price and book by 2pm for same-day pickup.
A new use for the same space, once the old machine is outside and gone.
Room for what comes next
Your space can have a new purpose.
A home office. Room for a guest. A little more floor to enjoy. When an old machine is in the way, a clear pickup plan makes the next step easier.
The room is changing.
Book the equipment you are ready to let go of, whether it is one exercise bike or several machines. See the total before making the plan.
A replacement is coming.
Check whether your retailer includes removal. If the old treadmill is still your responsibility, give it a pickup day of its own.
It is not making the move.
Settle the price online, arrange to have it outside, and follow the pickup through text updates and completion photos. One less thing to coordinate before the keys change hands.
Choose by the type of equipment. A brand name does not mean a different item, but a walking pad and a full treadmill do.
Treadmill, walking pad or commercial model?
Household treadmill includes folding home models with a tall console. Choose Walking pad for a compact under-desk model, or Commercial treadmill for a large gym machine. All equipment opens those choices.
An exercise bike, elliptical or rower
Spin, upright, recumbent and air bikes all use Exercise bike, including Peloton and other brands. One elliptical includes its connected base, handles and pedals. Rowing machines and Pilates reformers have their own choices.
Weights, racks and benches
Add together the pounds of loose dumbbells, kettlebells, plates and barbells. Free weights are priced in 10 lb units, rounding the combined weight up. For example, 25 lb uses three units. Add a stand, rack or bench separately if it is going too.
Exercise equipment removal prices in Wilmington
First item / additional item
Treadmill$159 / $85
Commercial treadmill$199 / $129
Walking pad$89 / $29
Elliptical$159 / $85
Exercise bike$119 / $40
Rowing machine$134 / $79
Pilates reformer$119 / $49
Free weights (per 10 lb)$59 / $10
Weight bench$79 / $29
Small weight stand$79 / $29
Large dumbbell rack$159 / $99
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.
A machine can be too heavy or awkward for a solo move. Arrange suitable help for indoor carrying, stairs or any dismantling needed to reach the outdoor pickup spot.
A pickup day is not an exact arrival window. Tell us before booking about a shared loading area, restricted outdoor access or equipment whose size or setup you are unsure how to select.
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.
Measure doors and turns, and check the manufacturer’s moving instructions. Folding and moving methods vary by model. Have any required disassembly handled before pickup; we start outside.
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Book a day you can be ready.
Choose from the available pickup dates before moving the machine out. Follow the readiness instructions in your confirmation. Book by 2pm at the pickup address for same-day pickup.
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Make the equipment easy to identify.
Place the booked equipment in an accessible outdoor spot. Keep any separated parts together, add a photo and clear location notes to your order, and leave the approach clear.
You’re in the loop. Until it’s gone.
Confirmation when you book. A heads-up before arrival. Photos when it’s done.
Exercise equipment is not named on the city bulky list, so the answer depends on what the machine is made of. The city asks residents to say whether a bulky item is wood, metal or plastic so the right truck is sent, and the county landfill takes what the city will not.
City cost & eligibility
No price is published for an exercise machine. The city bulky appointment pickup carries no additional charge for its own trash customers once the item and its material are confirmed, metal is recycled at no charge in the landfill's scrap metal area, and a mixed household load at the same landfill is billed by weight with a minimum charge. Confirm the machine and the route with the city office on 910.341.7875 before it goes out.
When & how
Call the Solid Waste Services office on 910.341.7875 by 4:30 p.m. on the business day before the trash day and describe the machine, or take the load to the county landfill on a weekday between 6:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Get it ready
Say whether the frame is metal, wood or plastic when the pickup is booked so the office can send the right truck, keep the machine out of the trash cart, and remember that nothing too large or heavy for the crew may be set out on a bulky pile.
Everything scheduled has to be at the curb by 6 a.m. on the collection day, and material may be set out after noon the day before. The bulky items, the metal items, the electronics and the yard waste go in separate piles on the right-of-way because three different trucks service them, so list every item when the appointment is booked and bend or remove nails from lumber before it goes out.
The landfill at 5210 Highway 421 North is open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 6:30 a.m. to noon, and the load is weighed and billed by net weight with a minimum charge. Many banned items are recycled on the same property rather than buried, so tell the scale house if the load holds appliances, tires, batteries, used oil, antifreeze, pallets or concrete, and expect a nuisance charge on a load that creates dust, odour or extra handling.
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 Wilmington Solid Waste Services with New Hanover County Environmental Management
Book the city bulky appointment pickup
A city trash customer with a couch, mattress, appliance, television or other oversized household item that will not fit in the cart.
Cost & conditions
No charge. City of Wilmington trash customers with curbside service on a public street, booked in advance. The city describes the bulky pickup as carrying no additional charge and includes it in the monthly Solid Waste Services rate, while a household without city trash service is not eligible.
Arrange it
Call the Solid Waste Services office on 910.341.7875 or complete the online appointment form no later than 4:30 p.m. on the business day before the trash day, list every item, then set the piles out on the right-of-way on the collection day.
The pickup is by appointment only and covers normal household items, not a whole property cleanout. Trash that did not fit in the cart is not a bulky item, nothing too large or heavy for the crew is taken, demolition material from contracted work is the contractor's responsibility, and the piles have to be separated by type.
City of Wilmington Solid Waste Services with New Hanover County Environmental Management
Self-haul a load to the county landfill
A household or small contractor with construction debris, a mixed load, a mattress or an appliance that is easier to drive over than to book for pickup.
Cost & conditions
From $5 per load at the New Hanover County Landfill, where the $5.00 minimum charge applies to a small load, disposal is then billed at $61.00 per ton, and a mattress or box spring adds a flat $10.00 each, while appliances, household recyclables, used oil, antifreeze and up to five tires a day from a resident arrive at no charge. Any customer delivering to the scale at 5210 Highway 421 North. An out-of-county load carries a flat charge on top of the tonnage, and a load that creates a nuisance condition pays a flat $150 plus the weight of the load.
Arrange it
Load the vehicle, drive to 5210 Highway 421 North on a weekday between 6:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. or on Saturday morning, and stop at the scale so the load can be weighed and the material directed to the right area.
Asbestos is no longer accepted at this landfill, and large appliances are refused at the county household hazardous waste site but accepted here at no charge. Concrete, clean dirt, untreated lumber and pallets, shingles and yard waste have their own areas and rates, and the landfill closes on the listed holidays.
Arrange a private hauler if the city does not serve the address
A household on a private street, in a multifamily property or at an address the city does not collect, where the city bulky appointment pickup and the curbside routes are not available.
Cost & conditions
A private hauler sets its own price for a collection, and the city publishes no rate for a route it does not run. The county landfill scale rate is the fallback comparison for a self-haul, so ask the hauler what it charges and where the load goes before booking.
Arrange it
Ask the property manager which company handles the building, or contact a private hauler directly, and confirm the pickup day and where the items have to be placed.
The city states it cannot collect yard waste or bulky items from an address without city trash service, and that most multifamily housing contracts with a private hauler because the city runs no dumpster service. A private street is served only if the homeowners association or neighbors petition the city successfully.
Municipal solid waste, construction and demolition debris, and bulky items such as mattresses and furniture, with special waste taken by prior authorization. The site also runs recycling areas for appliances, scrap metal, tires, car and truck batteries, used motor oil, oil filters, antifreeze, cooking oil, aluminium cans, cardboard, drywall, mixed paper, plastics 1, 2 and 5, asphalt shingles, oyster shells, yard waste, clean soil, and unpainted or untreated lumber and pallets, and it sorts mixed construction loads for recoverable lumber, cardboard, concrete, brick, block, metal and drywall.
Asbestos-containing material is no longer accepted, and the North Carolina landfill ban list means motor oil and filters, yard trash, white goods, antifreeze, aluminium cans, whole scrap tires, lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries, plastic beverage containers, wooden pallets, oyster shells, computer equipment and televisions, fluorescent lights and mercury thermostats must go to the designated recycling areas rather than the working face. All customers have to be unloaded and off site by closing time, out-of-county loads carry an extra charge and are screened, and a load creating a nuisance condition pays a flat $150 plus its weight. Scale house phone 910-798-4450, special waste authorization 910-798-4453.
Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. excluding select holidays, and Saturday from 6:30 a.m. to noon. Closed on New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, with an early close on Christmas Eve.
From $5 per load at the scale, where the $5.00 minimum charge applies to a small load, disposal is then billed at $61.00 per ton, and a mattress or box spring adds a flat $10.00 each, while appliances, household recyclables, waste oil, antifreeze and up to five tires a day from a resident are accepted at no charge. Any customer delivering to the scale. An out-of-county load carries a flat charge on top of the tonnage, and clean concrete, clean dirt, untreated lumber and pallets, shingles, asphalt and residential yard waste are priced at their own lower rates.
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Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Exercise equipment removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Wilmington.
How much does exercise equipment removal cost in Wilmington?+
A household treadmill is $159 as the first item and $85 additional. An elliptical is $159 first and $85 additional; an exercise bike is $119 first and $40 additional. Choose all your items to see the combined price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included, with any applicable sales tax shown before payment.
Can you pick up a treadmill or exercise bike today?+
Book by 2pm in the pickup address’s local time for same-day pickup. Available dates appear at checkout. Have the equipment outside and accessible according to your confirmation. You receive pickup updates and completion photos; we book a day rather than an exact appointment time.
Will you dismantle my treadmill or carry it out of the basement?+
Dropcurb pickup starts outside. Arrange indoor carrying, stairs and any dismantling needed to get your equipment out before pickup. Check the moving instructions for your exact model and arrange suitable help. We load and haul away the equipment from an accessible outdoor spot.
Which option covers a Peloton, spin bike or recumbent bike?+
Choose Exercise bike for one stationary bike, including spin, upright, recumbent and air bikes. Peloton and other brands use the same stationary-bike choice. A treadmill, walking pad and outdoor bicycle are different items, so select their matching options.
How do I book free weights, a weight rack or a bench?+
Enter the combined weight in pounds for your dumbbells, kettlebells, plates and barbells. Booking rounds that total up to the next 10 lb unit: 25 lb uses three units. Stands, racks and benches are separate items and do not include the loose weights. Add each one that is going.
Will the city take a treadmill on a bulky pickup?+
Exercise equipment is not on the city's named bulky list, and the city routes a bulky appointment by material, asking residents to say whether the item is wood, metal or plastic. Call 910.341.7875, describe the machine and confirm whether it goes on a bulky truck or to the county landfill, where a mixed load is billed by weight.Official guidance
Who gets city collection in Wilmington?+
Households inside the city limits on a public street that signed up for city trash service, because the monthly Solid Waste Services rate covers trash, recycling, yard waste and bulky collection. A private street is served only if the homeowners association or neighbors petition the city successfully, most multifamily housing contracts with a private hauler, and an address without city trash service cannot get the yard waste or bulky pickup.Official guidance
One less thing on your list
Give that space its next job.
Choose your equipment and see the exact price. A clear plan starts with knowing what is going.
