Long Beach, CA Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Contact first
- Dept. of Public Works before setting out
- Covered items
- tires, large appliances, furniture
- Permittee removal window
- 48 hours
- Charges
- billed under §§ 8.60.190, 8.60.200
- Airborne debris
- must be securely wrapped (§ 8.60.050(A))
Summary
Long Beach residents can't just leave a mattress or old appliance at the curb. LBMC § 8.60.050(B) requires contacting the Department of Public Works refuse collection service to schedule bulky item pickup before placing tires, large appliances or furniture out, with special service charges billed under §§ 8.60.190 and 8.60.200.
B.Accounts requiring special pickup service for bulky items which require special handling such as tires, large appliances and furniture shall contact the Department of Public Works refuse collection service to arrange for pickup prior to placing such items out for collection. Charges for such service shall be implemented and collectable pursuant to Sections 8.60.190 and 8.60.200 of this Municipal Code. ... 3.Provide bulky item collection service for each account. The permittee is responsible for the removal and proper disposal of all bulky items placed for collection for each account it services. The permittees shall remove such items within forty-eight (48) hours of servicing an account or receiving a request for collection from the account or from the City.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 52 Update 1 | City Charter: Supplement 5).
Full Breakdown
Bulky item collection in Long Beach runs through two channels. 200. 087(A)(3) makes bulky item collection a mandatory condition of every refuse transportation permit, the permittee must remove such items within forty-eight (48) hours of servicing the account or of receiving a pickup request from the account or the City, and must maintain a log of every bulky item request available for inspection by the Director of Public Works. 050(C) bars any non-municipal solid waste from City receptacles, letting the Director of Public Works impose added limits on what may go in a City-serviced container to protect worker health and safety or comply with state or federal law.
Violations & Fines
A permittee that fails to provide bulky item pickup within 48 hours under § 8.60.087(A)(3) is liable for a service charge equal to the City's cost of performing the work, plus administrative costs, and repeated failure can trigger suspension or revocation of its refuse transportation permit under §§ 8.60.087(B) and 8.60.088.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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