How Beloit's $20 Bulky Item Pickup Works

Step by step

• Count your items. Each bulky item is $20; a sofa or sleeper is $30.
• Call (608) 364-2929 or go to the public works office at 2351 Springbrook Ct to pay and get a date.
• Put the items at the curb no earlier than noon the day before your scheduled pickup.
• Nothing goes out without prearrangement; unscheduled items at the curb are not part of the program.

Appliances count too

The city's white goods list is refrigerators, freezers, stoves and ranges, washers, dryers, dishwashers, water heaters, furnaces, wood stoves, microwaves, air conditioners, humidifiers and dehumidifiers, water softeners and trash compactors, each $20 through the same process (City of Beloit, bulky item and appliance collection).

The Town of Beloit is different

If your address is in the Town of Beloit rather than the city, the city program does not apply. Town residents contract with their own licensed hauler, or drop bulky items at the Beloit Recycling Center on Saturdays 9am to noon for $10 each (Town of Beloit, bulky items).

When it is worth hiring out instead

At $20 an item the program is good value for one or two pieces you can get to the curb yourself. It is less useful when the items are in a basement, when there are a dozen of them, or when a lease ends before the next pickup slot. Hired junk removal in the national guides starts at a $60 to $150 minimum and runs $175 to $400 for a half truckload. See the Beloit page for local housing and move-in numbers.