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Verified dump, bulky pickup, HHW, and e-waste programs in Long Beach — 32 indexable city guides, with related items grouped on the program board. All verified cities
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Bulky pickup in Long Beach
Mattresses, furniture, and many appliances — city bulk or drop-off, not the regular cart.
Official source:
City-serviced Long Beach refuse accounts get 12 Special Collections per year for oversized items. Schedule via the Special Collection request or (562) 570-2876 — do not set items out until a date is confirmed. Limits commonly include up to 8 large items (or 25 bags/bundles) per pickup; oversized sofas OK if noted when booking. Appliances, TVs/monitors, and tires may need a special truck and can carry a regulatory fee — declare them when you call.
Household hazardous waste — used oil, paint, propane, batteries, and chemicals.
Official source:
It is illegal to put HHW in Long Beach carts. Use free permanent collection options such as EDCO Recycling & Transfer Environmental Collection Center in Signal Hill (enter on 28th; monthly Saturday hours — confirm) or Gaffey Street S.A.F.E. Center, 1400 N. Gaffey St., San Pedro (Sat–Sun 9–3; 1-800-988-6942). Transport limits ~15 gallons or 125 pounds. LA County mobile HHW events are also available.
TVs, computers, and electronics. Usually banned from trash and the blue bin.
Official source:
Long Beach Special Collection can pick up TVs/monitors (special truck; possible fee). For HHW/e-waste drop-off, Long Beach points residents to LA County EDCO Environmental Collection Center in Signal Hill (corner of 28th & California; typically 2nd Saturday monthly 9 a.m.–2 p.m. — confirm current Saturdays) and the Gaffey Street S.A.F.E. Center in San Pedro (Sat–Sun 9 a.m.–3 p.m.).
Cart recycling, store film take-back, and foam rules — not a second bulky program.
Official source:
Long Beach recycling carts do not want expanded polystyrene (EPS). White block foam, packing peanuts, and food trays are different streams. Grocery film/bag bins are not a foam drop-off. City of Long Beach — Special Collection 101 is the official Long Beach program we verified — if that page only mentions plastic bags or film, treat block foam and food trays as bagged garbage unless it names a foam densifier. Clean peanuts may be reused at a shipper; starch peanuts are not EPS.