# Does Columbus Pick Up Bulk Trash? Who Pays & What's Excluded | Who Pays the Repair?

> Columbus offers free bulk item collection, but only after a resident schedules a date via 311; refrigerated appliances, tires, and hazardous materials are excluded.

**Who pays:** city

Columbus picks up bulk items (furniture, carpet, mattresses, non-refrigerant appliances) for free, but only after a resident schedules a specific date through 311; refrigerated appliances, tires, auto parts, hazardous materials, and building/excavating debris are excluded.

**Boundary:** Columbus picks up bulk items (furniture, carpet, mattresses, non-refrigerant appliances) for free, but only after a resident schedules a specific date through 311; refrigerated appliances, tires, auto parts, hazardous materials, and building/excavating debris are excluded.

**Exceptions:** Hazardous, flammable or explosive materials; Auto parts and tires; Excavating and building materials; Refrigerated appliances (refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, heat pumps, water coolers, air conditioners); Furnaces, pianos, spas, hot tubs, pool tables

## Sources
- [Bulk Collection](https://www.columbus.gov/Services/Trash-Recycling-Bulk-Collection/Bulk-Collection) — "No bulk items will be collected unless the resident schedules collection online through 311 or calls (614) 645-3111." (accessed 2026-09-13)
- [Bulk Collection (Unacceptable Items clause)](https://www.columbus.gov/Services/Trash-Recycling-Bulk-Collection/Bulk-Collection) — "Hazardous, flammable or explosive materials; Auto parts and tires; Excavating and building materials; Refrigerated appliances (refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, heat pumps, water coolers and air conditioners); Furnaces, Pianos, Spas, Hot tubs or pool tables" (accessed 2026-09-13)
- [Bulk Collection](https://www.columbus.gov/Services/Trash-Recycling-Bulk-Collection/Bulk-Collection) — "The City of Columbus will pick up many bulk items as a free service to its residents." (accessed 2026-09-27)

_Last verified 2026-09-20. Source: Who Pays the Repair? — https://whopaystherepair.com/rules/does-columbus-pick-up-bulk-trash/ — every claim checked against a primary source before publication (see /methodology/)._