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Bulky item pickup in Wakefield, MA

A dresser and a folded dining chair set out at the curb of an older Wakefield house on an overcast day

How the town service works

Buy a sticker for each item at Town Hall, 1 Lafayette St, or Hart's Hardware (442 Main St.), put it on the piece and set it out by 7 a.m. on your regular trash day. There is no phone call or scheduling. The limit is two items a week, so a bedroom set can take a couple of weeks to clear.

Drywall, roofing, insulation, ceramic and concrete are not accepted. TVs and large appliances follow a different schedule: they are picked up in one week of each month, again for $20 each, and appliance doors must be taken off first.

Who is left out

The town's curbside pickup is for homes with four or fewer units. A six-unit building, a condo association with a private trash contract and a landlord clearing several apartments all fall outside it. Wakefield has many older multi-families, so this comes up often when a tenant moves out and leaves furniture.

Mattresses are also excluded from the sticker program. Under the state disposal ban they go to the town's mattress vendor for $60, which is its own process. A landlord who manages several units can book one visit and have the building cleared in a day, with the price set by the trailer fraction rather than a count of stickers.

Flat prices instead of stickers

We price by piece, with no sticker and no limit per week: a small table or desk $59, a regular table $79, a regular dresser $99, a loveseat $89, a sofa $139, a tall bookcase $79. The minimum pickup is $159. Two stickered items cost $40 at the curb, but a whole room of furniture is cheaper in a single visit than ten weeks of two-item pickups.

We carry from the unit, up the basement stairs or down the third-floor landing, so the items are not left in a shared hall.

Clearing 6 bulky items through the Wakefield town service

  1. Week 1

    Buy 2 stickers ($40), put items out on trash day.

  2. Week 2

    Buy 2 more stickers ($40) for the next two pieces.

  3. Week 3

    Last two items go out ($40). Total $120 over three weeks.

  4. Alternative

    Text photos and book one JUNKRUN visit for the same six pieces, same day.

Local resources in Wakefield

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 put a sticker on a pile of items?

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The town says one sticker per item. A pile would count as several.

Does it apply if I rent?

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It applies to the address if it is a home with four or fewer units. Check with the landlord about who buys stickers.

Are bulky items and white goods the same week?

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No. White goods and TVs go out one week a month.

Sources

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

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