You can request the collection of large items and debris damaged in the recent storm.

You can put out an unlimited number of storm-related household bulk items curbside. It is not necessary to wait until your regularly scheduled trash collection days or make a bulk item pickup appointment.

You can put your items out any time, but please don't block the sidewalk for pedestrians. The items must also be able to fit in a garbage truck.

This service is available to residential buildings only.

Your request must include the following:

• Name
• Phone number
• Exact address
• Number of items
• Brief description of the items
• The date you placed or will place the items out

The Department of Sanitation (DSNY) will use your report for tracking purposes. No missed collection complaints will be accepted for storm-related bulk item requests.

The following guidelines apply:

• Schedule an appointment for non-recyclable items larger than 4 feet by 3 feet. Items will be picked up on your appointment day.
• Put small (4 feet by 3 feet and smaller) non-recyclable items out the night before any trash collection day.
• Put recyclable items (metal and rigid plastics) out the night before your recycling day. No appointment is needed.
• Make a CFC and Freon Removal Appointment for the pickup of air conditioners, refrigerators, or other appliances containing CFCs or Freon.
• Don't bring bulk items to the City's special waste disposal sites.
• Don't put construction or renovation debris out for collection unless you have done the work yourself and did not hire anyone to help. You can place up to six items (bags, bundles) curbside for home repair debris.

Bulk items placed out for collection must not be placed in the street, extend in front of another property, or impede pedestrian traffic.

In addition, items that are left out on private property are "unserviceable” and cannot be picked up by Sanitation. You must place your items in the designated area (curb or alley) in order for them to be collected.

If you have a large number of items, consider placing them out over several collection days.

Bed Bugs

If your bulk items are infested with bed bugs, put a sign on them that says they have bed bugs. This will let people know not to take the items from the trash.

Violations

If you place non-recyclable items larger than 4 feet by 3 feet out for disposal without scheduling an appointment the evening before your collection day, you can leave those items curbside and schedule a bulk item pickup appointment.

If you put any other items out the evening before a non-collection day, you could be given a violation.

Large items that are all metal, mostly metal or rigid plastic are recyclable as bulk items.

This includes but is not limited to:

• Air conditioners
• Auto parts (containing no hazardous materials or chemicals)
• Aluminum lawn furniture with plastic webbing
• Barbecue grills
• Bedsprings/metal bed frames
• Bicycles
• Boilers
• Buckets
• Cabinets and appliances
• Clothes dryers
• Crates
• Dishwashers
• Generators (less than 100 pounds)
• Large plastic toys (e.g., Big Wheels)
• Large radio (If mostly metal or rigid plastic, discard with metal recyclables)
• Lawnmower (empty fuel to be used in new lawnmower or bring to SAFE disposal event)
• Ovens
• Pails
• Paper shredders
• Pipes (no longer than 4 feet)
• Porcelain-coated metal bathtubs and sinks
• Radiators
• Snowblowers (less than 100 pounds)
• Washing machines
• Water heaters (50 gallons or less)

The Department of Sanitation (DSNY) suggests you remove doors from large appliances, such as washing machines and ovens, but you are not required to do so.

Non-recyclable bulk items are large items that are mostly non-metal, such as:

• Artificial trees
• Bags of plaster
• Broken rocks or dirt (weighing less than 60 pounds)
• Bundles of processed wood (nails removed, tied in bundles no more than 2 feet high and 4 feet long)
• EZ chairs
• Furniture that isn't mostly metal or rigid plastic
• Landscaping refuse
• Live Christmas trees (after special collections end)
• Rugs (cut to 4-foot widths and tied into bundles no higher than 2 feet)
• Small radios (If mostly metal or rigid plastic, discard with metal recyclables)
• Sofas (remove metal frames from sofa beds and pullouts, discard with metal recyclables)
• Toilets
• Wood tables

When possible, you should recycle electronics through the manufacturer or another special program. Electronics may contain hazardous materials such as lead, mercury, arsenic, and cadmium.

Construction or Home Repair Material

You can dispose of do-it-yourself home improvement waste including:

• Carpets and rugs (no larger than 2 feet high and 4 feet long bundles)
• Lumber (no larger than 2 feet high and 4 feet long bales)
• Do-it-yourself construction material
• Windows, mirrors, cabinets, and doors

If you are doing a major construction or renovation project in your home, you need to get a dumpster through a private trash removal service. If you hire a contracting company, it should arrange for private disposal of debris, such as heaters, sinks, and tubs.

If you do repair work in your own home and do not hire anyone to help, you can schedule construction debris and furnishings for a bulk pick-up appointment. Items must be light enough to be lifted by two people and small enough to fit in a garbage truck.

You do not need to schedule an appointment for debris such as rocks, bricks, and glass that can fit into a bag. You can place up to six items (bags, bundles) curbside for home repair debris.

Work on income properties (on three family homes and larger), fee for service, and contractor material must be serviced by hiring a private carter or dumpster.

Trash or Recycling Bins

You can throw out metal or rigid plastic trash or recycling cans or bins with your recycling items. Place a label on it that says "Sanitation, please take this can away" so that the Department of Sanitation knows to take it.

Mattresses

Any mattress or box spring put out for bulk collection must be sealed in a plastic bag. This is being done in an effort to help the City fight against bedbugs. Items not properly disposed of will not be collected and may result in a $100 fine.

The City does not provide mattress or box spring bags or covers. You can get them at department stores, home improvement stores, and moving supply centers.

If you need to dispose of a mattress that is equal to any of the following sizes, you must schedule an appointment to have them removed:

• Twin
• Twin XL
• Full
• Queen
• King
• California King

These mattress sizes are generally larger than 4 feet by 3 feet. However, dimensions for these sizes may vary.

Metal Compressed Gas Tanks

You can put fire extinguishers and helium tanks out for collection or take them back to where you bought them.

If you put them out, first empty them and remove the head. To empty an extinguisher, spray it into a damp paper bag.

The City does not collect used compressed gas tanks such as propane, oxygen, and acetylene because they can explode in the garbage truck. You must take these tanks back to where you bought them.

Toilets

If you are disposing of only one toilet, you can place it curbside the night before your collection day. An appointment is not needed.

If you are disposing of multiple toilets, you may schedule a bulk pick up appointment.

Water Heaters

Empty water heaters that are 50 gallons or smaller can be put out for bulk collection. You must hire a private carter for any other water heaters.

Hay Bales

For disposal of hay bales, you can call the Department of Sanitation.

You should make an appointment to have non-recyclable bulk items larger than 4 feet by 3 feet removed.

If the item you are throwing out is 4 feet by 3 feet or smaller, you do not have to schedule an appointment. You can place the item out according to your normal collection schedule.

If the item you are throwing out is recyclable (made of metal or rigid plastic), you do not have to schedule an appointment, regardless of size. You can place the item out according to your normal recycling schedule (following bulk recycling rules).

Schedule an Appointment

Appointments cannot be made for City holidays or during times when collection is suspended due to snow operations. You can schedule an appointment up to four weeks in advance. However, next day appointments must be scheduled by midnight the previous day.

You can schedule up to 10 items for disposal per appointment.

If you have the Service Request number, you can check the status of your bulk item pickup appointment.

You need your Service Request number to check appointment status. Appointment status cannot be checked using a customer's name, address, or any other information.

If you have your Service Request number, you can cancel or reschedule your bulk item pickup appointment up until 4 PM the day before.

If your item is too large to fit in a regular sized (not dual-bin) collection truck, you can break the item into pieces. If the item cannot be broken down, you may need to hire a private removal service.

If you want to know if DSNY can collect your item, you can send a description and dimensions in writing.

By Email

Send an email to customerservice@dsny.nyc.gov.

By Mail

Department of Sanitation
Central Correspondence Unit
59 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10038

There are no longer public dump sites in New York City.

There are only Special Waste Disposal sites for items such as batteries, paints, and motor oils. 

Do not bring bulk items to Special Waste Disposal sites.

In general, there is no trash or recycling collection on sanitation holidays but that is subject to change. You can check back near the date of the holiday to confirm the collection schedule.

• If a holiday occurs on your trash collection day, put your items out after 4 PM that day for collection beginning the next day.
• If a holiday occurs on your recycling collection day, put your items out after 4 PM the day before your next scheduled recycling collection day.

2021 Sanitation Holidays