Fall River, MA Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Bulky-item fee
- $12 for up to 3 items
- Mattress fee
- $50
- Threshold
- larger than a 32-gallon barrel
- Payment location
- government center or DPW complex
- Extra items
- additional $12 sets same day
Summary
Furniture, appliances and other items too large for a 32-gallon barrel count as bulky items in Fall River, collected only by paid, scheduled pickup rather than regular trash day.
If an item is not in a barrel (thirty-two-gallon barrel or less) it shall be considered a bulky item.
B. If a resident has one, two or three items to be picked up, the resident must pay the fee at either the government center or the DPW complex and the pick up shall be scheduled. If a resident has more than three items, the resident can purchase additional pick ups for the same day, but must pay for each additional set of one through three items. The fee charged for pick up shall be as provided in the fee schedule in Chapter A110, Fee Schedule, of the City Code.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4739915; v14 updated 2025-12-23; through 12-23-2025).
Full Breakdown
Under City Code § 62-47, anything that won't fit in a standard 32-gallon barrel, white goods, porcelain fixtures, furniture, rugs nine feet by twelve feet or larger, counts as a bulky item and isn't collected with regular trash. Residents pay the scheduled-pickup fee at the government center or DPW complex before the item goes out, and can buy additional pickups for more than three items on the same day. Mattresses carry a separate, higher fee.
Violations & Fines
Chapter 62 is enforced by the Director of Community Maintenance and litter enforcement officers against the property owner; unpermitted or unpaid bulky-item dumping is punishable under the general penalty, § 1-15.
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