South Bend collects one large item free per household each month on your regular pickup day. Extra items run $20 per cubic yard. Appliances with refrigerant need a certificate confirming refrigerant removal before the City will haul them.
Getting rid of a couch, mattress, or old appliance goes through the City, not a private hauler. Under Municipal Code Sec. 16-6(c)(4), the first large item each month, such as a refrigerator, freezer, washer, dryer, table, chair, or sofa, is collected free on your normal Monday-through-Thursday pickup day. Each additional item or cubic yard is billed at the special-collection rate of $20 per cubic yard. Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, and dehumidifiers must have their refrigerant professionally removed first, with a signed certificate stating who removed it and when, before the Division of Solid Waste will pick them up. Request bulk pickup through 311 or the Utilities billing office.
Dumping bulky waste at the curb without arranging pickup, or on a vacant lot or alley, is illegal dumping enforced by Neighborhood Services & Enforcement and can be abated at the owner's expense.
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