Schedule a Large Item Pick Up

Customer Service Center
855-354-5623
TorranceCA@myUtilityDirect.com

Residents with City trash collection can request a free pickup of large or bulky items. Large item pickup is available on an on-call basis once per calendar year per address for free.  Additional Large Item collection is available at a low cost.

CHOOSE REUSE FIRST!

Large Item collections (up to 20 items), with the exception of electronics and metal appliances, are sent to the landfill and NOT recycled, so please use this option last! If your items are still usable, please consider donating or selling items. 

The following organizations provide pick-up or drop-off services:

• Goodwill
• Salvation Army
• Habitat for Humanity
• Beacon House

IMPORTANT GUIDELINES AND INSTRUCTIONS

• The City will pick up 20 items per pick up.
• Small items must be tied in or placed in bags.
• To schedule your once-a-year large item pickup, call our customer service office toll-free at 855-354-5623, Monday through Friday, 7:30 am to 5:30 pm
• Your pickup will be scheduled on your scheduled refuse collection day.
• Place items where recycling is picked up, at least five feet away from your trash and recycling containers.
• Items placed on private property will not be collected as sanitation employees cannot go on private property because of insurance liabilities.
• Torrance Municipal Code states that materials cannot be placed for collection earlier than 12 hours before the scheduled pickup.
• Cancellations must be made at least one day in advance of your scheduled pickup.

PROHIBITED ITEMS

• Construction materials:  wood, concrete, bricks, drywall, wall-to-wall carpeting, dirt, tree trunks
• Auto parts: Car seats, batteries, doors, fenders, motors, gas tanks, tires
• Items that cannot be safely handled by two persons: Spas, hot tubs, pianos, organs, etc.
• Household Hazardous Waste:, including TVs, computer monitors, and electronics

For residents who have items the City will not take, or for those who have already used the large item pick up for the year, local transfer stations are open to the public. Please call ahead for prices, accepted materials, recycling options or other requirements.

*NOTE: Large Item Collection is not available during the time of our Christmas tree recycling program, which usually starts after Christmas and continues for two weeks. Please call at least three weeks before the Christmas tree pick up begins to allow time to schedule the large item pick up for the year.

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