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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 on the accepted bulk list, and upholstered pieces including mattresses, box springs and couches have to be wrapped in plastic before they go to the curb. No charge. Included in the annual trash and recycling fee, which covers trash, recycling, yard waste and bulk items with no separate sticker.
City collection Furniture is on the accepted bulk list, and upholstered pieces including mattresses, box springs and couches have to be wrapped in plastic before they go to the curb. No charge. Included in the annual trash and recycling fee, which covers trash, recycling, yard waste and bulk items with no separate sticker.
City collection Large appliances are on the accepted bulk list, and anything holding refrigerant has to be scheduled with the hauler rather than simply placed at the curb. The annual fee covers bulk collection, while the city states that a refrigerant appliance may carry an additional charge, so confirm the amount with Local Waste Services on 614-583-5370 when the pickup is scheduled.
City collection One hauler runs the whole city under a single annual fee, with four collection zones and a narrow set out window for all four streams. $300.5 for the annual base fee plus the administrative and community recycling fees, billed in two semi-annual instalments on the City utility account. Every Upper Arlington household, including single family homes, apartments and condominiums, with the fee running with the property and not prorated. A senior discount applies to a single unit homeowner aged 60 or over who lives at the address.
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?
Upper Arlington buys one collection programme for the whole city. Local Waste Services runs trash, recycling, yard waste and bulk items under a single annual fee billed twice a year on the utility account, and the fee is all inclusive, so a couch or a mattress does not carry a separate sticker or appointment. Most bulk items ride the regular collection day from one of four collection zones, with upholstered pieces wrapped in plastic and carpet cut and rolled, while a refrigerator or an extra large specialty item has to be scheduled with the hauler. Yard waste has its own weekly rules on the same day and a separate autumn leaf programme, and cardboard goes in the blue cart flattened.
Bulk items are collected as part of the same programme as the trash, so most pieces go out on the normal collection day without a special appointment. refrigerant appliances and extra large or specialty items are the exceptions and must be scheduled.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included in the annual trash and recycling fee, which the city describes as all inclusive for trash, recycling, yard waste and bulk items. A scheduled refrigerant appliance or specialty item may carry an additional charge quoted by the hauler.
When & how
On the household collection day for the zone the property sits in, with the item at the curb between 6 p.m. the night before and 7 a.m. on the day. Schedule with Local Waste Services on 614-583-5370 for a refrigerator, freezer or other refrigerant unit, and for an extra large or specialty item.
Get it ready
Break furniture down as far as it will go, wrap mattresses, box springs and other upholstered pieces in plastic, and roll carpet or rugs with cuts at four feet and no more than fifty pounds a roll. Keep construction debris, electronics, hazardous waste, tires, scrap metal, lawn mowers and car batteries out of the pile, and do not put out an uncontained move-out pile without calling the hauler first.
Furniture is on the accepted bulk list, and upholstered pieces including mattresses, box springs and couches have to be wrapped in plastic before they go to the curb.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included in the annual trash and recycling fee, which covers trash, recycling, yard waste and bulk items with no separate sticker.
When & how
On the household collection day, with the piece at the curb between 6 p.m. the night before and 7 a.m. on the day.
Get it ready
Break down tables, chairs, bookcases, bed frames and dressers as much as possible, and wrap a mattress, box spring or couch in plastic because the city requires it for anything soft or upholstered. Roll carpet and rugs, cut them to four feet and keep each roll under fifty pounds.
Large appliances are on the accepted bulk list, and anything holding refrigerant has to be scheduled with the hauler rather than simply placed at the curb.
City cost & eligibility
The annual fee covers bulk collection, while the city states that a refrigerant appliance may carry an additional charge, so confirm the amount with Local Waste Services on 614-583-5370 when the pickup is scheduled.
When & how
Schedule the refrigerant unit with the hauler before it goes out. Other appliances ride the regular collection day for the zone, at the curb between 6 p.m. and 7 a.m.
Get it ready
Empty the unit and take the propane tank off a grill. Keep a refrigerant appliance separate from the rest of the pile until the pickup is booked, because it is the one appliance type the city singles out for scheduling.
Yard waste is collected from the curb on the regular trash day under bag, container and bundle rules, and the city adds a separate curbside leaf programme each autumn.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included in the annual trash and recycling fee. The city's yard waste drop off at the Ohio Mulch composting facility is also free to residents who show proof of residency for material larger than a quarter inch in diameter.
When & how
On the regular trash collection day for the zone. The leaf programme runs from mid October through early December with five passes through the city, and a tracking map shows when crews reach a street.
Get it ready
Use approved biodegradable yard waste bags or containers of no more than fifty pounds, cut branches to four or five feet and bundle them with twine or rope at fifty pounds or less a bundle, and mark every container as yard waste with a decal from the Municipal Services Center or a UA library. Plastic bags are not accepted and neither is yard waste mixed with trash, and dirt or mulch has to be dropped at Ohio Mulch separately rather than left for the curbside crew.
Cardboard and paper go in the blue recycling cart, flattened and clean, and they are collected on the same weekly run as the trash.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included in the annual trash and recycling fee, which covers the weekly recycling collection for every household including apartments and condominiums.
When & how
On the household collection day for the zone, with the cart at the curb between 6 p.m. the night before and 7 a.m.
Get it ready
Break down and flatten every cardboard box and keep the paper clean and dry. A pizza box is accepted once the food debris is removed, a paper coffee cup is accepted with the plastic lid off, and shredded paper is accepted only in a clear plastic bag, which the city calls the single exception to its no plastic bag rule. Remove Styrofoam from boxes before they go in the cart.
One hauler runs the whole city under a single annual fee, with four collection zones and a narrow set out window for all four streams.
City cost & eligibility
$300.5 for the annual base fee plus the administrative and community recycling fees, billed in two semi-annual instalments on the City utility account. Every Upper Arlington household, including single family homes, apartments and condominiums, with the fee running with the property and not prorated. A senior discount applies to a single unit homeowner aged 60 or over who lives at the address.
When & how
Mondays in Zone 1, Tuesdays in Zone 2, Wednesdays in Zone 3 and Thursdays in Zone 4, with the boundary streets published. Items go out between 6 p.m. the night before and 7 a.m. on the day, and carts come back in by 7 a.m. the next day.
Get it ready
Put the carts in the grass at the edge of the curb rather than in the street or the curb lane, keep them at least three feet from other items, and keep bulk material and yard waste out of the carts. Holiday delays move collection by a day, and the city notes that when the holiday falls on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday there is no delay.
Everything for collection goes to the curb between 6 p.m. the night before and 7 a.m. on the zone collection day, with the carts in the grass at the edge of the curb rather than in the street or the curb lane. Keep the carts at least three feet from other items and bring them back in by 7 a.m. the following day.
Upholstered furniture, mattresses and box springs have to be wrapped in plastic before they go out, carpet and rugs have to be rolled with cuts at four feet and no more than fifty pounds a roll, and furniture should be broken down as far as it will go. A refrigerator, freezer or other refrigerant appliance has to be scheduled with the hauler, and so does an extra large or specialty item.
Yard waste goes out on the regular trash day in approved biodegradable bags or in marked containers of fifty pounds or less, with branches cut to four or five feet and bundled with twine or rope at fifty pounds a bundle. Plastic bags are refused, a mixed yard waste and trash pile is refused, every container needs a yard waste decal, and dirt or mulch has to go to Ohio Mulch separately.
During the autumn leaf programme, leaves go on the grass behind the curb and no more than two feet behind it, never in the gutter or on the street, and nothing else goes in the pile. Keep leaves away from sign posts, light poles, trees and mailboxes, wait until about a week before the programme starts, and stop raking to the curb a week before it ends.
Cardboard and paper go in the blue cart flattened and clean, with Styrofoam removed from the boxes first, and everything stays loose rather than bagged. Shredded paper is the one exception and may go in a clear plastic bag, while plastic bags are refused for everything else.
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.
An Upper Arlington household with furniture, a mattress, an appliance or another qualifying large item.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Covered by the annual trash and recycling fee, which the city describes as all inclusive for trash, recycling, yard waste and bulk items, with a possible additional charge for a scheduled refrigerant appliance or specialty item.
Arrange it
Prepare the item as the city requires, then set it at the curb on the zone collection day. Call Local Waste Services on 614-583-5370 to schedule a refrigerant appliance or an extra large or specialty piece.
Construction debris, electronic waste, hazardous waste, uncontained piles, tires, scrap metal, lawn mowers and car batteries are all refused on this route.
Local Waste Services under contract with the City of Upper Arlington Public Service Department
Use the autumn leaf programme
An Upper Arlington household with a large volume of leaves each autumn.
Cost & conditions
No charge. A city service included in the annual trash and recycling fee, with no separate charge published.
Arrange it
Rake leaves to the grass behind the curb, no more than two feet back, and follow the tracking map to see when crews reach the street.
The programme runs only from mid October through early December with five passes, leaves wait outside that window for the ordinary yard waste collection, and rocks, sticks, firewood, pumpkins or other objects in a pile are refused.
Drop yard waste at the Ohio Mulch composting facility
An Upper Arlington household with more yard waste than the curbside rules allow, or with dirt and mulch that the curbside crew refuses.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free for Upper Arlington residents who show proof of residency for accepted yard waste larger than a quarter inch in diameter, under the city's arrangement with Ohio Mulch.
Arrange it
Take the load to 4120 Roberts Road in Columbus and call Ohio Mulch on 614-921-9330 first for the hours.
Dirt and mulch have to be dropped separately from the yard waste, and the site's hours are not published on the city pages.
Accepted yard waste from Upper Arlington residents, free of charge with proof of residency for material larger than a quarter inch in diameter.
Dirt and mulch are not yard waste and have to be dropped off separately from the yard waste load, and the city does not publish the site's hours, so the facility is called first.
Not published on the city pages. Call Ohio Mulch on 614-921-9330 or check the store locator before a trip.
No charge. Free to Upper Arlington residents who show proof of residency for accepted yard waste larger than a quarter inch in diameter, under the city's arrangement with Ohio Mulch.
Upper Arlington Public Service Center, 4100 Roberts Road, Columbus, OH 43228, and the Upper Arlington Public Library Tremont Road Branch, 2800 Tremont Road
Electronic waste with a cord or a battery, which the city names as computers, cell phones, iPods, tablets, stereos, printers and other home electronics, plus all single use household batteries from AA and AAA to 9 volt, C, D, button and lithium primary cells and rechargeable Ni-CD, Ni-Zn and Li-Ion batteries.
Televisions and CRT monitors are not accepted at either drop off and go to a local e-waste recycler such as the ones on the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio list. Batteries are accepted at the Roberts Road site only and not at the library branch, and a damaged battery has to be individually bagged in a clear plastic bag.
Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
No fee is published for the drop off on the retained page, so confirm the current terms with the Public Service Department before the trip.
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.
Do Upper Arlington bulk items need an appointment?+
Most do not. Furniture, appliances and other qualifying large items are picked up on the normal trash and recycling collection day as part of the annual fee. A refrigerator, freezer or other appliance containing refrigerant has to be scheduled, and an extra large or specialty item is scheduled too, with any additional charge quoted by Local Waste Services on 614-583-5370.Official guidance
How should an Upper Arlington mattress be set out?+
Mattresses and box springs are collected as upholstered furniture, and the city requires every soft or upholstered piece to be wrapped in plastic for collection. They go out on the household collection day between 6 p.m. the night before and 7 a.m., with furniture broken down as far as possible.Official guidance
Can a refrigerator simply go to the Upper Arlington curb?+
No. Refrigerators, freezers and other appliances containing refrigerant must be scheduled for collection, and the city says additional charges may apply. Other appliances such as ovens, stoves, washers, dryers, water heaters and dishwashers ride the regular collection day, and a grill goes out with its propane tank removed.Official guidance
How is Upper Arlington cardboard prepared?+
Break the boxes down and flatten them so they fit the blue cart with the lid closed, and remove any Styrofoam packing first. A pizza box is fine once the food is out and a coffee cup is fine without its plastic lid, and shredded paper is the one item that may go in a clear plastic bag.Official guidance
How does Upper Arlington collect bulky items?+
Bulk items are part of the same programme as the trash, so most pieces go out on the regular collection day under the annual fee with no sticker or appointment. Upholstered furniture, mattresses and box springs need plastic wrap, carpet has to be rolled under fifty pounds a roll, and a refrigerator, freezer or other refrigerant appliance plus any extra large or specialty item has to be scheduled with the hauler.Official guidance
What will Upper Arlington not take at the curb?+
Construction debris such as concrete, sinks, toilets, cabinets and doors, electronic waste, hazardous waste including oil based paint, batteries and pool chemicals, uncontained move-out piles, tires, scrap metal, lawn mowers and car batteries. Electronics go to the city drop off on Roberts Road, hazardous waste goes through the county programme, and the rest needs a route outside the city collection.Official guidance
