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Bulky item pickup in Chelmsford

A recliner, a wooden desk and a table lamp at the curb of a split-level ranch house with a wide driveway

Monthly free item, then fees

The free item goes out on your trash day except in holiday weeks. Fee-based pieces must be at the curb by 6:30 am on collection day. Other pieces are scheduled by calling E.L. Harvey & Sons at 1-800-321-3002 and follow the town's price list, read from an image on the page: sofa $50, recliner $70, dresser $50, desk $50, table $50, bed frame $35. Mattresses are no longer bulk items and the trash hauler no longer takes them at the curb, so they go to UTEC.

Payment is made when you call, and items out without a booking tend to stay. Check the list again before you pay as the town says prices can change, and the image may be out of date.

Doing the arithmetic

A sofa, recliner, desk and dresser through Harvey costs $220 on the listed prices after the first free item, and takes a few phone calls and the curb deadline. The same four pieces with us are $139, $89, $79 to $109 and $99, so $406 to $436 on item pricing, which exceeds the town route. Where private pickup wins is time and carrying: we take pieces from a basement or upstairs room, and a weekend move-out is not blocked by collection day.

So be honest about what you need: cheap and slow is the town; fast and carried from inside is us. For furniture in good shape, try the Essex County Habitat ReStore in Lawrence or the Goodwill drop-off lot on Chelmsford Street.

Bulk pickup day checklist for Chelmsford

  • Call 1-800-321-3002 and list each piece.
  • Check holiday weeks; the monthly free item is not collected then.
  • Out by 6:30 am on collection day.
  • Break down bed frames; cut and tie carpet.
  • Send mattresses to UTEC instead.
  • Keep a record of your booking in case a piece is missed.

Local resources in Chelmsford

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

Can I use the free monthly item twice in one month?

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No, it is one combustible item per household per month.

What time does E.L. Harvey need items out?

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6:30 am on collection day, per the town's appliance page.

What does JunkRun charge for a recliner?

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$89.

Sources

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

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