Bulky Item Pickup in Andover, MA

The one-item rule and its exceptions

The town guide allows one bulky item per week with regular trash. A sectional goes out one section at a time, which means a four-piece sectional takes four weeks. Carpet must be cut, rolled and taped into bundles under 50 pounds. Branch bundles also count as your bulky item, which is easy to forget in leaf season.

Not accepted at all: treadmills, construction debris, bags of trash, appliances, TVs and lawn mowers. Items must be within three feet of the road by 7 am, and a pickup can slide to the next day, so leave it out rather than pulling it back in.

Choosing between waiting and paying

If you have time, one piece a week works for a single sofa or a desk. If you are listing a house, a lease ends, or a relative is moving into care, a month of weekly pickups is not realistic.

Our prices: sofa $139, loveseat $89, recliner $89, sleeper sofa $189, sectional $109 per piece, regular dresser $99, small desk $59, tall bookcase $79, and larger equipment priced from a photo. Three or four pieces in one visit clear the $159 minimum comfortably. Furniture worth keeping out of a landfill can go to Project Home Again on Tewksbury Street, which the town guide lists for household goods and gently used furniture.

Clearing a four-piece sectional through town pickup

Week 1
Section one at the curb by 7 am
Week 2
Section two; no other bulky item that week
Week 3
Section three
Week 4
Final section; carpet or a mattress would still wait
Or, one visit
JunkRun at $109 per sectional piece, $436 for four

Local resources in Andover

Donation, reuse and recycling options near the pickup. We are not affiliated with these; confirm hours and what they accept before you go.

Donation
Project Home Again
Accepts: Furniture and household goods for families in need; the town guide also lists small appliances. Call to confirm current needs
Local nonprofit that furnishes homes for families; the nearest donation option for a clear-out inside Andover. In Andover itself.
123 Tewksbury St, Andover, MA 01810
Website for Project Home Again (978) 409-1930
Donation
The Wish Project
Accepts: Clothes, household and baby goods; Andover's town guide also lists dressers, mattresses and sofas
Nonprofit that furnishes homes for families in need; confirm current needs before loading a car. About 13 miles from Andover (straight line), in North Chelmsford.
166 Middlesex St, North Chelmsford, MA 01863
Website for The Wish Project (866) 947-4360

Quick answers

Does a branch bundle count as my bulky item?

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Yes, per the town guide, bundled branches count as the one bulky item.

Can I leave a sofa out overnight?

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Set it out by 7 am on collection day; check with DPW at 978-623-8701 before staging it earlier.

Sources

Rules, fees and hours change, so confirm with Andover before you go.

Andover Recycling & Trash Guide FY27: “please set out one section each week” · accessed October 31, 2026
Andover Trash Collection: “Residents are also allowed one bulky item per week as part of their regular trash service” · accessed October 31, 2026

Bulky item pickup in Andover