Extra Garbage, Bulky Item & Appliances
Extra Garbage
Bulky Item and Appliance Collection
Extra Garbage
What is extra garbage?
Extra garbage is anything that doesn’t fit into your garbage can with the lid completely closed.
Set out extra garbage for collection
Put extra garbage in a plastic bag or your own garbage can (up to 32 gallons), and put it next to your regular garbage. The maximum weight for extra garbage is 60 pounds.
Extra garbage charges
Customers will be charged according to the following rates for each extra bag, bundle or can (up to 32-gallons, maximum weight of 60 lbs):
- Effective January 1, 2011: $8.10 for each extra bag, bundle or can.
- Effective January 1, 2012: $8.60 for each extra bag, bundle or can.
If you regularly have extra garbage, you may want to subscribe to a larger size garbage can.
Bulky Item and Appliance Collection
Schedule a bulky item collection
Call SPU Customer Service at (206) 684-3000 to request a bulky item collection. The person(s) responsible for the Combined Utilities Bill must be able to authorize charges on the account.
Bulky item charges
Charges for bulky item collections will appear on your Combined Utility Bill as follows:
Effective March 30, 2009
- $30 per item
- $38 per item for items containing CFCs (such as refrigerators). Note: You may be eligible for Seattle City Light's $30 rebate and free pickup of your older, secondary, working refrigerator.
Curbside Electronics Recycling Pickup charges
Charges for curbside electronics recycling collections will appear on your Combined Utility Bill as follows:
Effective March 30, 2009
- $20 per pickup (3 item limit)
Get bulky items collected
Place your bulky items out for collection by 7 AM, Monday through Friday of the scheduled week of collection. Make sure the items are on private property (not curb strips) and are easily accessible.
Bulky items include:
- Appliances, refrigerators, freezers, stoves, dishwashers, dryers, trash compactors, air conditioners and washing machines.
- Beds: box springs, mattresses.
- Furniture, dressers, cabinets, tables, chairs, and sofas.
Restrictions on bulky items
- For safety reasons, please remove any refrigerator and freezer doors that have latches.
- Appliances and furniture cannot exceed 8 feet in length or 4 feet in diameter.
- Electronic Waste cannot exceed 60 lbs, and 2’ x 2’ x 2’.
- Items made of absorbent material must have a waterproof cover on rainy days.
- Any item that is too large for the truck or is too heavy (more than 300 pounds) for 1 person to load will not be collected.