Bulky Waste
Bulky Waste Clean-Ups
The Recycling and Trash Collection Division sponsors eight bulky waste clean-ups per year (four in the spring and four in the fall) for the disposal of large bulky items that will not fit in your trash cart. These clean-ups are free and for Fayetteville residents only; a recent copy of a water bill is required to verify residency.
All clean-ups will occur on a Saturday and will begin at 7 a.m. and end at 2 p.m. Dates and locations are coordinated with City Council members and posted approximately one month before the clean-ups begin.
View the 2019 Spring Bulky Waste Clean-Up Flyer (PDF)
Bulky Waste Pick-Ups
The City of Fayetteville provides one free bulky waste pick-up per year to residents of single-family and duplex homes. This service is to handle large furniture, appliances, and brush/tree limbs. Only one category type of items may be selected for curbside bulky waste pick-up. See categories below.
You can opt to forfeit your free curbside pick-up and, instead, bring up to five accepted items from multiple categories to the Transfer Station for free along with your current water bill. Additional bulky waste pick-ups of up to five items within the same category can be scheduled for $55 plus tax.
Before putting your items on the curb, please call please call the Recycling and Trash Collection Division (479-575-8398) to schedule a pick-up. The schedule may be two or more weeks out.
Bulky waste is divided into three categories for collection: Household, Metal, and Yard Waste. You may dispose of up to five items within the same category per free bulky waste pick-up. If you have multiple items in different categories, these must be picked up on different days. Therefore, only one of those pick-ups will be free (per year). Bulk is different from regular yard waste schedules.
1. Bulk Household
- Artificial Christmas trees
- Chairs and couches
- Entertainment centers
- Hot tub covers
- Landscape timbers (10 only)
- Mattresses and box springs
- Sinks and tubs (excluding cast iron)
- Lawn furniture
- Doors - no glass
- Swing sets - wooden only
- Building materials (limited)
- Carpet (3 - 6'x6' rolls)
Excludes tires, trash bags, cardboard boxes full of debris or packing paper, cast iron tubs, toilets, and sinks, electronics, hazardous materials, railroad ties, tree stumps, treated lumber, and concrete-slabs.
2. Bulk Metal
- Major appliances
- Lawnmowers, weed eaters, and tillers
- Mailboxes and poles (all concrete must be removed)
- Old metal trashcans (must be empty)
Excludes air conditioners, water coolers, freezers, refrigerators, tire rims, and electronics.
3. Bulk Brush
- Brush
- Tree limbs
Excludes dirt, food waste, plastic bags, rock, sludge, and sod.
*There is a maximum of 12 feet in length and 6 inches in diameter per limb. There is a limit of 3 standard pick-up truck size loads. If you have less than one truckload of brush and or tree limbs, please prepare the items for yard waste pick up or bring to the Compost Facility for disposal.
- Businesses, apartments, condos, mobile homes, multi-unit complexes (includes 3 or more units), non-profits, and industrial are excluded from this free service.
- Electronic waste, such as computers and televisions, are not accepted with bulk collections and should be taken to the Boston Mountain Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center located at 2721 S Brink Dr, Fayetteville, 72701.
- All Freon appliances and parts can be picked up at curbside by scheduling an appointment and paying a per unit recovery fee. This recovery fee is for all units regardless if Freon compressors have been removed.
Rules and Regulations:
- Items must be placed out by 5:00 a.m. on the day of collection. Placing out the night before is recommended, but no more than 12 hours prior to collection.
- Items must be placed within 5-6 feet of the curbside, no alleys or side streets please. We will not collect materials directly from inside your home.
- Do not place directly under power lines or tree limbs or within 4 feet of any other object or collection materials on the ground.
- Please do not block the right-of-way in streets, sidewalks, or in ditch lines.
- Please place material on the ground.
- Only items placed at curbside and scheduled will be removed. We are not responsible for any materials left at curbside not intended for removal.
- Items must be placed out by 5:00 a.m. on the day of collection. Placing out the night before is recommended, but no more than 12 hours prior to collection.
- Items must be placed within 5-6 feet of the curbside, no alleys or side streets please. We will not collect materials directly from inside your home.
- Do not place directly under power lines or tree limbs or within 4 feet of any other object or collection materials on the ground.
- Please do not block the right-of-way in streets, sidewalks, or in ditch lines.
- Please place material on the ground.
- Only items placed at curbside and scheduled will be removed. We are not responsible for any materials left at curbside not intended for removal.