What Kansas City takes for free
Kansas City, MO runs a Bulky Item Pickup program for city residents. You schedule it through 311. The rules that matter:
- Items go within 3 feet of the curb by 7 a.m. on collection day — and not out before 3 p.m. the day before
- 15 items per appointment, nothing over 500 lb per item
- Couches, tables, chairs, beds, mattresses, rugs, carpet, cabinets, bathroom fixtures and metal appliances are all accepted
- Fridges, freezers and other Appliances containing refrigerant need a separate truck — say so when you schedule or they will not be collected
- Fridges and freezers must be completely empty of food and mold
Most junk removal companies do not tell you this exists. If your problem is one couch and a mattress you can get to the curb, go and book it. You do not need us.
What the city will not solve
The free program has four hard edges, and they are the reason this business exists:
- The refused list. Tires, hazardous materials, car batteries, yard waste, glass containers, non-hazardous liquids and construction debris over 500 pounds are not collected. Ever.
- The fifteen-item cap. A garage cleanout or an estate is not fifteen items. It is a truckload, sometimes several.
- The wait. Free collection runs on a schedule. If you are closing on a house or a tenant moves out Friday, the next available date may not help.
- The carry. The city collects what is at the curb. If it is in a basement, up two flights, or you physically cannot move it, getting it to the curb is the job.
Not sure which side of that line you are on? Describe the pile on the phone. If it is a city job we will say so and you will have spent nothing.
Call (816) 555-0143What we haul
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Junk Removal
Volume-priced household junk hauling for the loads Kansas City's free curbside program will not take, will not carry, or cannot schedule fast enough.
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Mattress Disposal
Mattress and box spring removal for the beds you cannot carry to the curb, cannot fit in a car, and cannot leave at a transfer station without a surcharge.
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Appliances & Furniture
Removal of refrigerators, freezers, washers, ranges, water heaters, sofas and case goods, including the refrigerant recovery that fridges and AC units legally require.
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Cleanouts
Whole-property, estate, garage and basement cleanouts priced by truckload rather than by item, for the volumes a 15-item curbside program cannot absorb.
How pricing works
By volume — the fraction of the truck bed your load fills. Not per item, not by weight. Two things move the number:
- Access. Stairs are labor and labor is the cost. The same volume in a basement costs more than the same volume at the curb.
- Special handling. Refrigerant appliances require certified recovery before scrapping. Mattresses jam compactors and get surcharged at the transfer station. Tires and CRT televisions are restricted in most waste streams.
Anyone quoting a firm number per item before seeing what you have is guessing, and the number will move when the truck arrives.
Where we work
Questions we get
Will Kansas City take my old furniture for free?
Often yes. Kansas City, MO runs a free Bulky Item Pickup for city residents, scheduled through 311. Items go within three feet of the curb by 7 a.m., up to fifteen per appointment, nothing over 500 pounds. Check that before paying anyone.
When is it worth hiring someone instead?
When you have more than fifteen items, when something is on the city refused list, when you cannot wait for the next free date, or when the load is in a basement rather than at the curb. The city moves what you carry out; we move what you cannot.
How is junk removal priced?
By volume — what fraction of the truck bed your load fills — not per item and not by weight. Access changes it: the same volume in a basement costs more than at the curb, because the cost is labor. Special items like refrigerant appliances carry surcharges.
What can you not take?
Hazardous materials, wet paint, solvents, fuel and asbestos need specialist disposal and cannot ride in a general load. Tires, car batteries and old CRT televisions are restricted in most waste streams and are handled separately, usually for a fee.