Furniture Disposal & Donation in Dover, DE

Dover Sanitation collects furniture and other bulk household waste at the curb on the week opposite your recycling day; piles over 4x4x8 feet must be called in to 302-736-7025.

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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

2 ways to get rid of a furniture in Dover

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · DoverNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $105.00
How it works
Book online, set out your furniture and we’ll pick it up and recycle it for you. You see your price before you book and pay only after pickup.
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City of Dover Sanitation curbside collection (bulk household waste)City service · DoverDover residentsCost not listed
How it works
City of Dover Public Works Sanitation collects household trash from city customers and hauls it to the DSWA Sandtown Landfill. Bulk household waste (furniture, large appliances, rugs) is collected at the curb on the week opposite recycling; piles may be up to 4 ft x 4 ft x 8 ft, and larger piles must be called in to Public Works at 302-736-7025. Tires, concrete, bricks, chemicals and other hazardous waste are not collected.
Cost & rules
- Collected on the week opposite your recycling collection.
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Before you go

Check whether it’s in good enough condition to donate or resell.
Ask how the operator prices it (per piece, by size or by load).
Remove glass tops, mirrors and loose parts if the operator asks you to.

More about furniture

Delaware rules

Under Delaware's universal recycling law (7 Del. C. § 6053), everyone providing trash collection in Delaware must also provide single-stream curbside recycling to their single-family residential customers. Source: Delaware Code Title 7, Chapter 60, Subchapter III: Solid Waste Recycling (opens in new tab)
DNREC: under the Universal Recycling Law, every hauler that collects residential trash must include recycling collection. Source: DNREC: Delaware Recycles (opens in new tab)

More Delaware rules (2)

Yard waste may not go out with household trash or into Delaware landfills. Source: DNREC: Delaware Recycles (opens in new tab)
DSWA was created by the General Assembly in 1975 but is not a state agency and receives no tax dollars. Source: DSWA: Frequently Asked Questions (opens in new tab)

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Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

Delaware Code Title 7, Chapter 60, Subchapter III: Solid Waste Recycling (opens in new tab) · State of Delaware (Delaware Code Online)
- Under Delaware's universal recycling law (7 Del. C. § 6053), everyone providing trash collection in Delaware must also provide single-stream curbside recycling to their single-family residential customers. Checked October 26, 2026.
DNREC: Delaware Recycles (opens in new tab) · Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
- DNREC: under the Universal Recycling Law, every hauler that collects residential trash must include recycling collection. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Yard waste may not go out with household trash or into Delaware landfills. Checked October 26, 2026.
DSWA: Frequently Asked Questions (opens in new tab) · Delaware Solid Waste Authority
- DSWA was created by the General Assembly in 1975 but is not a state agency and receives no tax dollars. Checked October 26, 2026.
City of Dover Residential Trash Collection Guidelines (PDF) (opens in new tab) · City of Dover
- Dover collects bulk household waste such as furniture, large appliances and rugs at the curb on the week opposite recycling collection. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Bulk waste must be neatly stacked at the curb; maximum pile size is 4 feet wide, 4 feet tall and 8 feet long. Checked October 26, 2026.
City of Dover: Public Works FAQ (opens in new tab) · City of Dover
- Residents only need to call Public Works (302-736-7025) for a pile exceeding 4x8x4 feet. Checked October 26, 2026.
City of Dover: Sanitation / Recycling (opens in new tab) · City of Dover
- Dover Sanitation hauls refuse from more than 8,000 residential and 600 commercial customers to the Sandtown Landfill. Checked October 26, 2026.

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