Figuring out what the city takes. Waiting for pickup day. Calling around for quotes. It’s a lot to sort out for something you’re ready to be done with.
Standard sofa$79First item example Before applicable tax
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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 and carpet go out with the regular weekly trash, limited to one item a week next to the barrel, or they are dropped free at the transfer station. No charge. Free to East Greenwich residents on a municipal collection route, with one bulky item a week placed next to the trash barrel, and free drop-off at the transfer station with a valid sticker.
City collection Mattresses and box springs are recycled free. They go on a monthly curbside pickup on the third Saturday, or they are dropped free at the transfer station on a Saturday. No charge. Free to East Greenwich residents. Curbside pickup is on the third Saturday of each month after calling the Department of Public Works by the preceding Wednesday with the address and contact details, and the transfer station accepts mattresses and box springs free on Saturdays during operating hours. Only mattresses and box springs used and discarded in Rhode Island qualify, and items that are severely damaged, wet, soiled, or infested are refused.
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?
East Greenwich runs its own collection program with MEGA Disposal as the hauler, and each of the items on this page has its own route. Furniture and carpet go out with the regular weekly trash, limited to one item a week beside the barrel. Yard waste goes curbside in biodegradable paper bags or bundles on the regular collection day during the published season. Mattresses and box springs run on a monthly curbside pickup on the third Saturday, booked with the Department of Public Works by the preceding Wednesday, and they are also recycled free at the transfer station on Saturdays. That same transfer station on Crompton Avenue takes trash, recycling, bulky items, metals and yard waste free with a resident sticker, and it refuses plastic bags, batteries, bulbs, propane and paint cans, tires and electronics.
Mattresses and box springs are recycled free. They go on a monthly curbside pickup on the third Saturday, or they are dropped free at the transfer station on a Saturday.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free to East Greenwich residents. Curbside pickup is on the third Saturday of each month after calling the Department of Public Works by the preceding Wednesday with the address and contact details, and the transfer station accepts mattresses and box springs free on Saturdays during operating hours. Only mattresses and box springs used and discarded in Rhode Island qualify, and items that are severely damaged, wet, soiled, or infested are refused.
When & how
Call the Department of Public Works on 401-886-8620 or 401-886-8621 before the preceding Wednesday for the monthly curbside pickup, or drop the set at the transfer station on a Saturday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress and box spring clean and dry and protect them from rain and snow, put them curbside by 6 a.m. on the collection day and preferably the night before, and use one of the protection bags available at the Department of Public Works on 111 Peirce Street for a wet-weather set out.
Furniture and carpet go out with the regular weekly trash, limited to one item a week next to the barrel, or they are dropped free at the transfer station.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free to East Greenwich residents on a municipal collection route, with one bulky item a week placed next to the trash barrel, and free drop-off at the transfer station with a valid sticker.
When & how
Set the item next to the trash barrel on the regular weekly collection day, or take it to the transfer station on a Saturday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Get it ready
Keep to one item a week on the curbside route, place it beside the barrel rather than in the street, and separate the material before a transfer station trip so it goes into the correct container.
Yard waste goes curbside in paper bags on the regular collection day during the published season, or it is dropped free at the transfer station on a Saturday.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free to East Greenwich residents. Curbside yard waste runs on the regular collection day during April, May, October and November and every other week from June to September, and the transfer station accepts yard waste free on Saturdays, with missed pickups handled by MEGA Disposal on 401-434-1344.
When & how
Put the material curbside on the regular collection day during the published season, or take it to the transfer station on a Saturday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Get it ready
Use biodegradable paper yard waste bags, or bundle or barrel the material, tie brush and branches in lengths no greater than three feet, keep branches to two inches in diameter or less, and separate brush from the general yard waste before a transfer station trip. Plastic bags are refused.
A mattress or box spring must be clean, dry and free of severe damage or infestation to qualify for recycling. Protect it from rain and snow, put it curbside by 6 a.m. on the collection day and preferably the night before, and use a protection bag from the Department of Public Works if the weather is wet.
Furniture and carpet go out with the regular weekly trash collection, limited to one item each week, placed next to the trash barrel so the crew can see it. Anything beyond that goes to the transfer station on a Saturday.
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.
Town of East Greenwich Department of Public Works with MEGA Disposal
Join the monthly mattress pickup list
A household with a mattress or box spring in recyclable condition that would rather have it collected curbside.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free to East Greenwich residents, on the third Saturday of each month, after calling the Department of Public Works by the preceding Wednesday with the address and contact details.
Arrange it
Call the Department of Public Works on 401-886-8620 or 401-886-8621 by the Wednesday before the pickup, then set the clean, dry mattress and box spring curbside by 6 a.m. on the collection day.
Only mattresses and box springs used and discarded in Rhode Island qualify, and items that are severely damaged, wet, soiled, or infested are refused.
Town of East Greenwich Department of Public Works with MEGA Disposal
Drop it at the transfer station on a Saturday
A household that can carry its own mattresses, furniture, carpet or yard waste to the town site.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free to East Greenwich residents with a valid transfer station sticker; non-commercial pickup trucks need a ticket for each visit, with twelve tickets a year available to residents only.
Arrange it
Get the sticker or tickets from the Department of Public Works on 111 Peirce Street during weekday business hours with proof of East Greenwich registration, then take the load to 21 Crompton Avenue on a Saturday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Business and rental vehicles and trailers are not permitted, items must be sorted and separated before arrival, plastic bags, batteries, fluorescent bulbs, fire extinguishers, propane tanks, paint cans, tires and electronics are refused, and the site is open on Saturdays only.
Town of East Greenwich Department of Public Works with MEGA Disposal
Use the weekly curbside collection for one bulky item or yard waste
A household with one furniture or carpet item to set out this week, or with yard waste during the collection season.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free to East Greenwich residents on a municipal collection route, with the weekly trash, recycling and yard waste service provided under the town's MEGA Disposal contract.
Arrange it
Set the item next to the trash barrel or the yard waste curbside in paper bags on the regular collection day, and call MEGA Disposal on 401-434-1344 if a pickup is missed.
Bulky items are limited to one a week, yard waste must be in biodegradable paper bags, bundles or barrels with brush tied under three feet, and plastic bags, electronics and hazardous material are refused.
East Greenwich residents can use two routes for the material on this page. Curbside, one furniture or carpet item a week can go next to the trash barrel with the regular collection, yard waste goes out in biodegradable paper bags or bundles on the regular collection day during the published season, and mattresses and box springs go on the monthly curbside pickup on the third Saturday after calling the Department of Public Works by the preceding Wednesday. Alternatively, the transfer station on 21 Crompton Avenue takes trash, recycling, bulky items, mattresses, metals, wood from the household and yard waste free on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a valid sticker, and non commercial pickup trucks need a ticket for each of twelve visits a year. Business and rental vehicles and trailers are not allowed at the station, plastic bags, batteries, bulbs, propane and paint cans, tires and electronics are refused there, and missed curbside pickups go to MEGA Disposal on 401-434-1344. Trash, recycling, transfer station, mattress, bulky and yard waste rulesTransfer station services brochure with the permit and drop-off rulesMattress recycling flyer with the drop-off and curbside termsState resource recovery town page with the East Greenwich item routes
Town drop-off for trash, recycling, bulky items, yard waste and mattresses
East Greenwich Transfer Station
21 Crompton Avenue, East Greenwich, RI 02818
Trash, recycling, white goods, bulky items, mattresses and box springs, metals including lawn mowers with the fluids drained and blades removed, wood products from the household, and yard waste, all in the labelled containers or areas.
Residents only with a valid transfer station sticker, and non-commercial pickup trucks need a ticket for each visit with twelve tickets a year for residents. Business or rental vehicles and trailers are not allowed. Plastic bags, fluorescent bulbs, household batteries, fire extinguishers, propane tanks, paint cans, tires, and computers or electronics are refused, refrigerators must have the doors removed and no Freon units are accepted, and ride on lawn mowers are refused.
Saturdays only, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Stickers and tickets come from the Department of Public Works at 111 Peirce Street, open Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
No charge. Free to East Greenwich residents with a valid sticker; the town publishes no per visit charge for the drop-off itself.
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 does a mattress leave an East Greenwich home?+
Two free routes exist. Call the Department of Public Works on 401-886-8620 or 401-886-8621 by the Wednesday before the third Saturday of the month to join the curbside pickup list, or drop the mattress and box spring at the transfer station on 21 Crompton Avenue on a Saturday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Both require the set to be clean and dry and in recyclable condition.Official guidance
Can furniture go out with the regular trash in East Greenwich?+
Yes, one furniture or carpet item a week can go next to the trash barrel on the regular weekly collection day, and bulky items can also be dropped at the transfer station with a valid sticker. Keeping to one item a week is the published limit.Official guidance
How is yard waste collected in East Greenwich?+
Curbside yard waste goes out in biodegradable paper bags, bundles or barrels on the regular collection day during April, May, October and November and every other week from June to September. Brush and branches have to be tied in lengths no greater than three feet and kept to two inches or less in diameter, and the transfer station takes yard waste free on Saturdays.Official guidance
Who handles trash and bulky items in East Greenwich?+
The Department of Public Works manages collection and contracts MEGA Disposal for curbside trash and recycling, with missed pickups on 401-434-1344. The department also runs the transfer station on Crompton Avenue and the permit office at 111 Peirce Street, and answers on 401-886-8620 or 401-886-8621.Official guidance
Does a mattress cost anything to recycle in East Greenwich?+
No. Mattresses and box springs are recycled free in Rhode Island: they can be dropped at the transfer station on Saturdays, or collected curbside on the third Saturday of the month after calling the Department of Public Works by the preceding Wednesday. The state recycling program is funded by a visible fee charged when a mattress is sold.Official guidance
What do I need to use the transfer station?+
A valid transfer station sticker, free for residents with a vehicle registered in East Greenwich, obtained from the Department of Public Works at 111 Peirce Street with proof of registration. A non commercial pickup truck also needs a ticket for each visit, and residents may get twelve tickets a year. The station is open Saturdays only, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and business or rental vehicles and trailers are not allowed.Official guidance
