Residents are required to schedule in advance a pick-up for large furniture and bulky items.
Collection is for accepted large items over 1 metre wide and 1.5 metres tall, generally requiring 2 or more people to safely place at the curb.
Requests must be submitted at least 5 business days in advance. Requests that are not submitted at least 5 business days in advance of scheduled collection will not be approved.
Collection will occur on your next scheduled garbage collection day (garbage collection occurs every other week). There is a 4-item limit on large furniture or bulky items per household per scheduled garbage collection.
Items are required to be out at the curb by 7 a.m. on the scheduled garbage collection day.
Please fill out the description box below listing up to four items for garbage collection and your next scheduled garbage collection date (at least 5-business days in advance). Please prepare your items correctly for collection as follows:
- Unless specified below, do not break down or disassemble items; materials should be set out to the curb in one piece.
- Remove glass parts or inserts from large furniture.
- All mirrors, glass, or sharp items must be sealed separately in cardboard and labeled ‘Caution - sharps’ for collectors.
- Separate tank from bowl in two-piece toilets. Cracked or broken toilets will not be collected and should be dropped off to be recycled at an EnviroDepot.
- Remove mattresses from sofa beds and tie springs down.
- Items that are soiled or contaminated with bed bugs must be wrapped and sealed in plastic. Plastic mattress covers may be purchased from hardware stores or self-storage locations.
- Set item(s) next to your garbage set out at the curb by 7 a.m. on collection day but no earlier than 6 p.m. the night before. Items not at the curb by 7 a.m. will not be collected.
- Learn more about what is considered large furniture or bulky items at london.ca/whatgoeswhere, the following items are not accepted:
- Appliances & electronics
- Renovation materials
- Vehicle parts, batteries, tires
- Mostly metal items (e.g., bikes, metal furniture, scrap, etc.)
- Loose or improperly prepared items
Items not out on time or not in compliance will not be collected. Residents would be required to remove any non-compliant items from the curb, correct the issue, and reschedule collection for another collection day at least 5 business days in advance.
Medium items up to 1 metre wide and 1.5 metres tall, generally requiring one person to safely place at the curb may be set-out on your collection day and do not require booking. 2 cubic metre limit (e.g., 2 kitchen chairs or 1 medium shelf).