Suffolk gives each household 12 free "special collections" of bulky items per fiscal year — furniture, appliances, mattresses, yard waste, up to a 12-cubic-yard pile. No appointment needed: set one pile curbside no earlier than 24 hours before your regular trash day.
Large items that won't fit in the cart go out as a "special collection." Suffolk Public Works provides 12 free special collections per fiscal year (July 1–June 30), each up to 12 cubic yards (about 6' x 6' x 9') — appliances, furniture, mattresses, yard waste, debris, and boxes. You don't schedule these: place one pile curbside no earlier than 24 hours before your regular refuse day, logs under 24 inches in diameter. Bags of extra trash outside the cart aren't taken. Beyond 12 pickups, or a 13–24 cubic-yard pile, a fee applies (about $47.50) — call 757-514-7630. Residents may also haul bulk waste to the SPSA landfill free 12 times a year.
Excess loads beyond 12 cubic yards, extra free collections, or eviction cleanouts are billable (13–24 cubic yards runs about $47.50–$105). Contractor, construction, and land-clearing debris is not collected, and dumping it elsewhere is an illegal-dumping offense.
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