Furniture and bulky items are a free city service limited to two items per week, placed curbside with trash. Large quantities of wood and construction materials need private disposal.

Fee: Free (two items per week).

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Starting Feb 1, 2026, each mattress and each box spring needs a $55 disposal sticker, then a 311 pickup request. Only households in buildings of six units or fewer on city trash collection are eligible, up to two bulk items per property per week.

Fee: $55 per mattress or box spring (disposal sticker).

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Large appliances (washers and dryers, air conditioners, hot water heaters, refrigerators and freezers with doors detached, dehumidifiers, stoves) need a $25 white goods sticker.

Fee: $25 white goods sticker.

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TVs and computer monitors: call 311 to schedule free curbside pickup, or drop off as e-waste at the DPW yard. Other e-waste (computer equipment, DVDs, cords, holiday lights) goes to the DPW yard on weekdays with proof of residency.

Fee: Free.

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Somerville DPW Yard, 1 Franey Road, Somerville, MA 02145. Hours: DPW yard: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (DPW office 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.). No winter hours are posted. Residents only. Permit: Proof of residency. Source

• The Goodwill Store (Somerville), 230 Elm St, Somerville, MA 02144. Phone 617-628-3618, per Goodwill Industries of Massachusetts. Source
• The Salvation Army Family Store & Donation Center (Somerville), 483 Broadway, Somerville, MA 02145. Listed in directories (hours not confirmed on an official page); call before dropping off. Source

The city holds household hazardous waste days at the DPW yard on the second Saturday of each month from April to November, 9 a.m. to noon, plus two Thursday evening events. Two are left in 2026: Thursday, November 5 (4:30 to 7:30 p.m.) and Saturday, November 14 (9 a.m. to noon). The next after that is April 2027.

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