ConsumerWatch: Several Bay Area Cities Offer Free Junk Removal
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) --If you have garbage or furniture that has been taking up space or are in the midst of cleaning out your home, make sure you schedule a garbage pickup.
Several Bay Area cities have a free or low-cost program to pick up large items such as mattresses, couches or appliances. Customers simply need to schedule a pickup a week in advance in most cases.
In San Francisco, residential customers are entitled to two free curbside collections per calendar year, with no charge for the first 10 items.
http://www.recyclemyjunk.com/
In Oakland, every household gets one free pick-up per year, a second pick up is available for the first 500 people who request it.
http://www2.oaklandnet.com/oakca1/groups/pwa/documents/report/oak026207.pdf
The City of Berkeley offers one bulky waste pick-up per calendar year for single-family homes and multi-unit residential buildings up to 4 units.
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=5702
In San Jose, there is no limit for pickups of bulky items but there is a small fee.
http://www.sjrecycles.org/residents/special_stuff.asp
If your city isn't mentioned you can contact your local garbage service and ask them about bulky item pick ups.
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