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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Find your items in the catalog and see your exact price online. Book without phone calls or an in-person estimate.
Gone as soon as today.
Choose your pickup day. Book by 2pm local time for same-day pickup, where available.
In the loop until it’s gone.
Get a booking confirmation, a text before arrival and pickup photos when it’s done. Follow along on your pickup page.
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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.
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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 collected through the city haul-away appointment service, with couch, recliner, table and chair amounts published on the item list. From $20 per couch on the city haul-away item list, added to the minimum appointment charge, with recliners, hide-a-beds and sectionals priced per published amount. Yakima residents who receive City Utility Services and book the pickup in advance; the city charges per piece and the appointment minimum applies.
City collection Mattresses are on the city haul-away item list at a published per-piece amount, which is usually the simplest route for a mattress that will not fit the cart. From $10 per mattress on the city haul-away item list, added to the minimum appointment charge. Yakima residents who receive City Utility Services scheduling the pickup in advance.
City collection Washers, dryers, stoves, dishwashers and drained water heaters are on the haul-away list at one rate, while refrigerators, freezers and portable air conditioners carry a higher published amount. From $15 per washer, dryer, stove or dishwasher on the city haul-away item list, with residential refrigerators, freezers and portable air conditioners priced higher. Yakima residents who receive City Utility Services scheduling the appliance in advance; the appointment minimum also applies.
City collection Everything must fit inside the city cart unless an extra item fee or a haul-away appointment is arranged, and the city states that items left at the curb without a prior arrangement are not collected. From $3.7 per extra bag, box or can placed outside the cart, added to the monthly cart service. Yakima address receiving City Utility Services; the extra item is collected with the regular route only when it has been requested, and overfill above the cart rim is charged separately.
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?
Yakima runs its own refuse division, so large household items move through a scheduled haul-away appointment instead of the garbage cart. The city also sells an optional yard waste cart, publishes monthly rates for both cart services, and states that curbside recycling is handled by a private hauler rather than the city.
Everything must fit inside the city cart unless an extra item fee or a haul-away appointment is arranged, and the city states that items left at the curb without a prior arrangement are not collected.
City cost & eligibility
From $3.7 per extra bag, box or can placed outside the cart, added to the monthly cart service. Yakima address receiving City Utility Services; the extra item is collected with the regular route only when it has been requested, and overfill above the cart rim is charged separately.
When & how
Keep the regular collection day and put the cart out by 6 a.m.; request extra items or a haul-away appointment ahead of time through the Refuse Division.
Get it ready
Bag and tie all garbage, close the lid, and leave four feet of clearance around the cart with the wheels facing the residence. Anything too large for the cart belongs in a scheduled haul-away load.
Furniture is collected through the city haul-away appointment service, with couch, recliner, table and chair amounts published on the item list.
City cost & eligibility
From $20 per couch on the city haul-away item list, added to the minimum appointment charge, with recliners, hide-a-beds and sectionals priced per published amount. Yakima residents who receive City Utility Services and book the pickup in advance; the city charges per piece and the appointment minimum applies.
When & how
Call the Refuse Division at 509-575-6005 or book through the city utility account to arrange the pickup day.
Get it ready
Keep the piece dry and reachable from the alley or curb line, and remove loose cushions or glass that could break in the truck. Say how many pieces you are setting out when you book.
Mattresses are on the city haul-away item list at a published per-piece amount, which is usually the simplest route for a mattress that will not fit the cart.
City cost & eligibility
From $10 per mattress on the city haul-away item list, added to the minimum appointment charge. Yakima residents who receive City Utility Services scheduling the pickup in advance.
When & how
Schedule the pickup with the Refuse Division, then leave the mattress where the crew can reach it on the appointment day.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress dry and bagged if the weather is wet, and keep it out of the travel lane. Each mattress and box spring is counted separately on the item list.
Washers, dryers, stoves, dishwashers and drained water heaters are on the haul-away list at one rate, while refrigerators, freezers and portable air conditioners carry a higher published amount.
City cost & eligibility
From $15 per washer, dryer, stove or dishwasher on the city haul-away item list, with residential refrigerators, freezers and portable air conditioners priced higher. Yakima residents who receive City Utility Services scheduling the appliance in advance; the appointment minimum also applies.
When & how
Add the appliance to a haul-away appointment with the Refuse Division rather than leaving it beside the cart.
Get it ready
Empty and clean the unit, keep it upright, and secure the doors. Drain a water heater before pickup, as the city's priced item requires.
Tires are accepted on the city haul-away route at published per-tire amounts, with a lower price when the rim is removed and a higher one for truck tires.
City cost & eligibility
From $4 per car tire without a rim on the city haul-away item list, with mounted car tires and truck tires priced higher. Yakima residents who receive City Utility Services scheduling the tires in advance; the city bins do not accept tires.
When & how
Add the tires to a haul-away appointment instead of leaving them at the curb, and keep them out of the city metal bins.
Get it ready
Remove rims when you can to use the lower amount, and keep the tires dry and free of debris. Keep heavy equipment tires off this route and confirm them with the Refuse Division first.
Yakima sells an optional 96-gallon yard waste cart with weekly collection from March 1 through the end of November, and the city charges nothing for the winter months.
City cost & eligibility
From $20.95 per month for the first 96-gallon yard waste cart, billed March through November, with a second cart at a lower monthly amount. Single-family residences and multi-family complexes that subscribe to the optional city yard waste cart; the service is not free and there is no charge December through February.
When & how
Weekly collection runs March 1 through the end of November on the regular refuse day, with the cart out by 6 a.m. and four feet from other carts.
Get it ready
Keep plastic bags, food scraps, animal waste, ashes, sod, building material, and tree trunks or large branches out of the cart. Removing the cart costs a fee and a suspension runs 30 to 90 days.
Yakima does not run curbside recycling for households. The city points residents to a private hauler that offers biweekly curbside recycling for a fee.
City cost & eligibility
Curbside recycling in Yakima is a private subscription rather than a city service, so confirm the current fee and collection terms with the hauler the city names.
When & how
Contact Yakima Waste Systems at 509-248-4213 to set up the biweekly curbside recycling service, since the city route does not collect recyclables.
Get it ready
Flatten boxes and keep them clean and dry before the recycling collection, and confirm which materials the private hauler accepts for cardboard in your area.
The city bins refuse large metal pieces, so metal items move through the haul-away appointment route or a commercial scrap buyer instead of the garbage cart.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no scrap metal amount, and the bin rules exclude large metal pieces, so confirm acceptance and the charge with the Refuse Division or the receiving scrap buyer before you load.
When & how
Book small metal items into a haul-away appointment, and keep large metal out of the city metal bins.
Get it ready
Drain fuel and oil from equipment, remove loose or non-metal attachments, and separate ferrous from non-ferrous metal if you take a load to a buyer.
City metal bins are not provided for roofing, construction or remodeling projects, and building materials are refused in the bins.
City cost & eligibility
The city states that temporary bins are not provided for roofing, construction or remodeling projects, and lists roofing material and large building materials among the items that cannot go into a city bin.
When & how
Arrange a private container or hauling service for renovation material; do not schedule a city metal bin for it.
Get it ready
Keep roofing material, large building materials, concrete, dirt and sawdust out of the city carts and bins, and separate reusable material for donation before booking a private container.
Yakima carts go to the curb or alley line by 6 a.m. on the collection day, at least four feet from any obstruction, with the wheels facing the residence and the lid opening toward the road. Keep all garbage bagged and tied inside the cart.
Book an appointment before setting out large items
The city states that items left at the curb are not picked up without a prior arrangement with the Refuse Division. Book the haul-away appointment first, then set the furniture, appliance, mattress, electronics or tires out for the scheduled day.
Keep appliances, tires and building material out of the bins
City metal bins refuse appliances of any kind, tires and hazardous materials, heavy or oversized pieces, large metal, and building or roofing material. Overfill above the bin rim is charged per occurrence.
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.
A Yakima address on city utility service with furniture, appliances, electronics, tires, yard waste or other large household items.
Cost & conditions
The city publishes a minimum pickup charge and per-item amounts, so confirm the total for the exact pieces you are setting out when you book.
Arrange it
Call the Refuse Division at 509-575-6005 to schedule the appointment, then leave the items where the crew can reach them.
Only residents who receive City Utility Services are eligible, items left without an arrangement are not collected, and construction or remodeling material is not part of this route.
A city residence that regularly generates more refuse than the cart holds, or a one-time household cleanout that is not a construction project.
Cost & conditions
From $68.1 for for delivery of a two-yard temporary metal bin, with an empty fee and a daily service fee added on the published schedule. City of Yakima residents; larger bins cost more, and the bin cannot be used for roofing, construction or remodeling material.
Arrange it
Call Utility Services at 509-575-6080 to request the bin, then call again when it is full to schedule the empty.
Appliances, tires, hazardous material, heavy or oversized items, large metal pieces, dirt, cement, sod and roofing material cannot go in the bin, and the placement is at the Refuse Division's discretion.
A household that wants curbside recycling for cardboard and other recyclables in Yakima.
Cost & conditions
The city states that this service is offered by a private hauler for a fee, so confirm the current rate and accepted materials directly.
Arrange it
Call Yakima Waste Systems at 509-248-4213 to start the biweekly curbside recycling service the city points residents to.
This is not a city program, so the hauler sets the materials list, the fee and the schedule, and the city does not guarantee coverage at every address.
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 in Yakima?+
Book the city haul-away appointment, which is the route for pieces that do not fit the garbage cart. The city publishes a per-piece amount for couches, recliners, tables and similar furniture, and the pickup starts at a minimum charge.Official guidance
Will Yakima take a mattress at the curb?+
Yes, when it is booked as a haul-away item. The city publishes a mattress amount on its item list, and the appointment has a minimum charge that applies to the whole pickup.Official guidance
How do I dispose of a refrigerator in Yakima?+
Book the city haul-away service and expect the higher published amount for a residential refrigerator or freezer. The city bins do not accept appliances, so the appointment is the route.Official guidance
Where can old electronics go in Yakima?+
The city haul-away service lists electronics among the items it picks up by appointment, and it does not publish a separate amount for them. Confirm the current charge and accepted devices when you book.Official guidance
How does the Yakima haul-away pickup work?+
The city collects furniture, appliances, electronics, tires, yard waste and other large household items by appointment for residents who receive City Utility Services. Charges are published per item on top of a minimum pickup charge, and items left out without an arrangement are not collected.Official guidance
Who handles recycling in Yakima?+
The city states that it does not currently offer curbside recycling for household items and that a private hauler provides biweekly curbside recycling for a fee at 509-248-4213.Official guidance
