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

> Portland has no city bulk-trash crew. Your franchised garbage company picks up oversized items for a city-regulated fee; renters go through the landlord.

**Who pays:** owner

Portland has no city bulk-trash crew, residents' privately franchised garbage company picks up oversized items curbside only when called ahead and paid, at rates the City regulates; renters must go through their landlord, and hazardous waste goes to a Metro transfer station instead.

**Boundary:** Portland has no city bulk-trash crew, residents' privately franchised garbage company picks up oversized items curbside only when called ahead and paid, at rates the City regulates; renters must go through their landlord, and hazardous waste goes to a Metro transfer station instead.

**Exceptions:** Renters must request pickup through their landlord (the garbage service account holder); Hazardous waste goes to a Metro transfer station, not curbside pickup

## Sources
- [Large household waste disposal options](https://www.portland.gov/bps/garbage-recycling/home-recycling/bulky-waste-disposal) — "Your garbage company can pick up oversized items right from the curb, at rates set by the City. Contact your garbage company to get a cost estimate and pick-up date for appliances, furniture, large branches, stumps, and other big items that don't fit in your garbage bin." (accessed 2026-09-13)
- [Large household waste disposal options (renters clause)](https://www.portland.gov/bps/garbage-recycling/home-recycling/bulky-waste-disposal) — "Renters: You'll need to request bulky waste pickup from your landlord since they're the garbage service account holder." (accessed 2026-09-13)

_Last verified 2026-09-21. Source: Who Pays the Repair? — https://whopaystherepair.com/rules/does-portland-pick-up-bulk-trash/ — every claim checked against a primary source before publication (see /methodology/)._