Bulk Pickup

Monthly Free Bulk Pickup 2026

Bulk Item Pickup Policy

Lowell now provides free monthly curbside collection at residential homes of items that are too large, too heavy, or too bulky to fit in the City garbage cart for normal garbage pickup. Please keep in mind that this program is intended for picking up customary residential items and is not intended for removing commercial/contractor items or remnant items from home renovation projects. There will be no brush collection during free bulk item pickup dates.

Please refer to the list of acceptable items below.

If a customer places an item outside of his/her trash can outside of the free monthly collection week, sanitation crews will pick up the item and bill the customer as part of the City's Pay as You Throw Bulk program.

Bulk items may be placed at the curb any time after 5 p.m. the day before your normal trash pickup day, but no later than 6:30 a.m. on your pickup day.

Place items behind the curb and away from trees, parked vehicles, mailboxes, or other obstructions.

• Please DO NOT mix these items with limbs, leaves, or grass.
• Please DO NOT place any items in the street.
• Please DO NOT obstruct the sidewalk with items.
• Please DO NOT place these items on top of water meters or utility boxes.

Acceptable Items for Monthly Free Bulk Item Pickup

These items qualify for free bulk pick-up during our monthly collection dates.

• • household furniture
  • chairs
  • beds
  • mattresses and mattress springs
  • sofas
  • patio furniture
  • swing sets
  • grills
  • lawnmowers (drained of gas/oil)
  • bikes
  • bagged trash
  • glass except for windows - all glass must be taped with the shape of an X