Furniture Disposal & Donation in Columbia, MO
Columbia curbside customers can schedule a large item pickup for furniture; one bulky item per fiscal year is collected at no additional cost.
See all 3 optionsChecked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
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.
Missouri rules
- DNR keeps a list of permanent household hazardous waste collection facilities in Missouri. Source: Missouri DNR: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
- DNR counts cleaning products, batteries, light bulbs, paint, pesticides and motor oil as household hazardous waste when unwanted. Source: Missouri DNR: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
More Missouri rules (3)
- DNR points residents to collection events run by their city, county or solid waste management district. Source: Missouri DNR: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
- Missouri has 20 regional solid waste management districts that plan and help run local recycling and waste-reduction services. Source: Missouri DNR: Solid Waste Management Districts (opens in new tab)
- The districts help plan and carry out local recycling and other alternatives to disposal. Source: Missouri DNR: Solid Waste Management Districts (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (13)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Donate - MERS Goodwill (opens in new tab) · MERS Goodwill
- MERS Goodwill accepts donations at all stores and donation centers but no longer accepts furniture larger than 40 inches. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Store managers may decline donations not in clean, sellable condition. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Large Item Collection (opens in new tab) · City of Columbia
- Large item collection is for residential customers receiving curbside collection; multi-family residents are not eligible. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Customers in multi-family homes cannot request large item collections and should contact their landlord. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Request a bulky item or major appliance pickup through the CoMo Recycle and Trash app; items must be at the curb by 7:30 a.m. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Bulky items are normal household items too large for a roll cart, such as furniture. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Each curbside residential customer gets one bulky item collected per fiscal year (Oct. 1-Sept. 30) at no additional cost. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Additional scheduled bulky pickups cost $21.50 for the first item and $5.00 for each additional item, added to the utility bill. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Missouri DNR: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Missouri Department of Natural Resources
- DNR keeps a list of permanent household hazardous waste collection facilities in Missouri. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DNR counts cleaning products, batteries, light bulbs, paint, pesticides and motor oil as household hazardous waste when unwanted. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DNR points residents to collection events run by their city, county or solid waste management district. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Missouri DNR: Solid Waste Management Districts (opens in new tab) · Missouri Department of Natural Resources
- Missouri has 20 regional solid waste management districts that plan and help run local recycling and waste-reduction services. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The districts help plan and carry out local recycling and other alternatives to disposal. Checked October 26, 2026.
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