Unincorporated Orange County residents receive free bulky-item collection from their franchised hauler. Per the County of Orange Unincorporated WM Service Guide, residents get three free bulky-item collections per calendar year, up to four items each time. Christmas trees are collected free for three weeks after December 25, and free household hazardous waste drop-off is at four County centers.
Bulky-item disposal in unincorporated Orange County is handled through the County-franchised hauler. The County of Orange Unincorporated Waste Management Residential Service Guide states residents are provided free bulky-item collections three times per calendar year, with up to four items collected per time at no charge; bulky items include large, hard-to-handle household items such as furniture, appliances, and electronic waste. Bulky collection is a special service collected separately from the automated cart program, and residents should call the hauler (WM Customer Service at 949-642-1191 in WM areas) at least 48 hours in advance to schedule a pickup; additional collections beyond the free allotment are available for a charge. Holiday trees are collected at the curb on the regular collection day for the first three weeks after December 25 (trees over six feet must be cut in half, all decorations removed, and flocked trees are collected but not recycled). For items not suited to bulky collection, Orange County operates a free Mattress Recycling Program at Prima Deshecha Landfill (San Juan Capistrano) and Olinda Alpha Landfill (Brea), and four free Household Hazardous Waste Collection Centers (Anaheim, Irvine, Huntington Beach, San Juan Capistrano), open Tuesday-Saturday 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Bulky items should be scheduled through the hauler and not dumped at the curb outside the program; illegally dumped or accumulated large items are 'rubbish' and 'refuse and waste' under County Code Sec. 3-13-2 and Sec. 3-13-3(f)(3), which makes keeping refuse/waste on a property more than 7 days a declared nuisance subject to abatement and lien. Broken or discarded furniture/appliances stored in front or side yards visible from the street over 7 days is also a nuisance (Sec. 3-13-3(f)(5)(c)).
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