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Bulky item pickup in Belmont, MA

Dresser and headboard at the curb in front of a Belmont colonial

The town process and its limits

Call Waste Management at 1-800-972-4545 or book online by 1pm the business day before your trash day, then set the item at the curb, separate from the trash; the town's recycling page gives 7am on pickup day for appliance and mattress pickups. Furniture must not be broken down, according to the Belmont DPW. The town page lists headboards and large plastic toys that can't be donated as bulky items. It says no to metal items, construction materials, exercise or sporting equipment, bikes, tires, swing sets and plumbing fixtures. The $40 fee is per item, so a sofa plus a chair is $80. Appliances use the same line at $40 each, TVs and screens cost $55, and refrigerator doors must be removed with the inside secured.

When a flat-price pickup beats the town

Take a basement cleanout of one sofa, two dressers and a bookcase. At the town rate that is four items, $160, and every piece has to be carried to the curb by you. JunkRun's menu prices a regular dresser at $99, a tall bookcase at $79 and a sofa at $139, with a $159 minimum that applies if the total is lower. Past about three large pieces, a quarter-trailer load at $209 is the cleaner comparison. The extra cost buys inside carry-out, no curb deadline and acceptance of items the town excludes.

Stairs, hills and the curb deadline

Belmont's triple-deckers near Waverley Square and its hillside driveways make the curb-time rule the hardest part of the town process. An item left out overnight in October rain can also be refused if it is wrapped, tied or covered, since the DPW's recycling page says appliance and mattress pickups cannot be wrapped, tied up or covered. Booking a morning window and having the crew carry from the unit avoids the weather and parking problem. The same rule that pieces stay uncovered and separate from the trash also means you need dry weather for a sofa, so check the forecast before you commit to a date.

Booking the town pickup, in order

  1. Pick your trash day

    Pickup follows your normal weekly collection day.

  2. Call by 1pm the business day before

    Waste Management, 1-800-972-4545, or the online form linked from the DPW page.

  3. Pay $40 per item

    Fee is charged per piece; TVs are $55 each.

  4. Set out by 7am, uncovered

    Keep it apart from trash and recycling, not wrapped or tied.

  5. Rejected? Call a private pickup

    Metal items, bikes and exercise equipment need another route.

Local resources in Belmont

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

Quick answers

Is Belmont bulky pickup still free?

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No. It was free, one item a week, until July 1, 2025. Now each item is $40.

Can I put a mattress in the bulky pickup?

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No. Mattresses and box springs go through the separate DPW program at $50 each.

Sources

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

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