Junk removal in Glendale

Glendale splits trash service two ways: the City for smaller homes, private haulers for everyone else. Which side you're on decides how you book a pickup, how often it's free and who you call. This page lays that out, plus the drop-off sites.

What jobs look like in Glendale

Glendale is mostly apartments. About 53% of its housing units are in buildings with five or more units and only about a third are detached houses,^[1] and roughly 65% of households rent.^[1] The median building dates to 1966.^[1]

That means plenty of Glendale junk sits inside multi-story buildings: carrying a sofa down a stairwell, clearing a unit after a move, or emptying a relative's apartment. It helps to tell us the floor, whether there's an elevator you can reserve, and whether the building has a loading spot. Sweeping rules apply by the sign even after the sweeper has gone by,^[2] so we plan the truck around the posted hours.

Some jobs are harder than a single couch. One customer wrote about their mother's apartment:

The other side of Glendale is the older houses in historic districts such as Rossmoyne, Brockmont Park and Casa Verdugo,^[3] and residential neighborhoods like Adams Hill and Pacific Edison in the south.^[4] Those jobs tend to be garages, side yards and whole-house cleanouts.

Local rules that affect your junk

Bulky pickup (1–4 units). Ask at least 3 business days ahead using the City's form or the Recycle Coach app,^[5] with day-by-day cutoffs on the City's list (Wednesday for a Monday pickup, and so on).^[6] Items go to the curb after 6 p.m. the evening before.^[5] Only items on the City's list are taken.^[6] Our Glendale bulky pickup guide goes item by item.

Bulky pickup (5+ units). Properties with a private hauler get up to four free appointments a year, each capped at 4 items or 10 bundles of green waste.^[7] In a large building those four slots are shared by every tenant.

Appliances and refrigerant. The City describes appliance pickup as free for residents.^[5] AC units go out as bulky items; the hazardous waste facility takes the Freon itself, in bottles up to 5 gallons, but not the units.^[9]

E-waste goes to the Recycling Center, not the hazardous waste facility.^[10] See TV and electronics disposal.

Paint, chemicals and motor oil go to the Fire Department's facility on Flower St.^[10] Used motor oil also gets a free monthly home pickup, up to 10 gallons, on the second Thursday.^[11] Details in paint and chemical disposal.

Tires aren't taken at the hazardous waste facility^[10] or the Recycling Center.^[12] California bans them from the trash,^[13] and CalRecycle has a tire recycler search.^[14]

Yard waste belongs in the 96-gallon organics cart,^[15] which also takes food scraps in a clear bag.^[9]

Remodel debris isn't bulky waste.^[6] Covered projects pay a $50 fee and file a recycling plan before work starts,^[16] and all trees, stumps and rocks from land clearing must be reused or recycled.^[16]

City pickup or a hauler in Glendale

City column sources: lead time,^[5] limits,^[6],[7] prep,^[5],[8] curb fines.^[17]

Use the City if you're in a house or small building, the pieces are on the list, and you can get them to the curb. Call a hauler when you're on an upper floor, your building's four appointments are used up, the items aren't on the list, or you need the unit empty before a lease ends. Leaving things out without a booking can be treated as illegal dumping.^[17]

Getting a dumpster in Glendale

For a remodel, the bin is only half of it. Glendale's Diversion Security Deposit is 2% of valuation for single-family construction or additions and 6% for demolition, up to $30,000.^[16] You get it back by diverting 65% of the debris through a certified facility and turning in the original tags within 6 months of occupancy.^[16] Glendale estimates 40 lb of debris per square foot for a typical demolition.^[18]

Where things can go near Glendale

• Household hazardous waste: 780 Flower St., Wednesdays and the second Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.^[10] Staff unload your car, and the limit is 15 gallons or 125 lb.^[10] Questions go to (818) 548-4810.^[5]
• Glendale Recycling Center, 540 W. Chevy Chase Dr., weekdays 7:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. and Saturdays 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.^[5] It takes computers, TVs, phones, small appliances, batteries and cords.^[5] On the City's older table, printers, microwaves and similar items were in the "for a fee" column.^[12]
• Los Angeles–Glendale S.A.F.E. Center, 4600 Colorado Blvd. in Los Angeles, is open Saturdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to any County resident.^[19]
• Donations: Goodwill Southern California at 240 N. Brand Blvd.^[20] and its Montrose donation center at 2064 Verdugo Rd.,^[21] and a Salvation Army thrift store at 333 N. Central Ave.^[22]
• Scholl Canyon Landfill sits just north of the 134 and is run by the County Sanitation Districts.^[23] A Glendale ordinance limits it to waste from Glendale and a short list of nearby cities and communities; Burbank and City of LA waste isn't on it.^[23] It's open weekdays 8 to 5 and Saturdays 8 to 3:30,^[23] and charges $85.91 a ton for general waste with a 1-ton minimum.^[24] Burnt debris isn't accepted.^[25]

Hiring a hauler in Glendale

For a couple of listed items from a house, the City pickup is hard to beat. For an apartment on the third floor, a building whose appointments are gone, or a family member's place that needs to be cleared this week, Legacy works in Glendale. Snap photos of each room or pile, text them with your ZIP, and we'll send back a price.

Text photos for a priceor call (909) 566-3090