Quarterly Free Bulk Pickup Schedule
The City of Lowell offers four dates each year for free bulk item/excess trash pickup during the months of January, April, July, and October.
Upcoming 2023-2024 Pick-Up Dates
- October 2-4, 2023
- Monday, October 2 - Households that have a Monday trash pickup
- Tuesday, October 3 - Households that have a Tuesday trash pickup
- Wednesday, October 4 - Households that have a Wednesday trash pickup
- January 8-10, 2024
- Monday, January 8 - Households that have a Monday trash pickup
- Tuesday, January 9 - Households that have a Tuesday trash pickup
- Wednesday, January 10 - Households that have a Wednesday trash pickup
- April 1-3, 2024
- Monday, April 1 - Households that have a Monday trash pickup
- Tuesday, April 2 - Households that have a Tuesday trash pickup
- Wednesday, April 3 - Households that have a Wednesday trash pickup
- July 1-3, 2024
- Monday, July 1- Households that have a Monday trash pickup
- Tuesday, July 2- Households that have a Tuesday trash pickup
- Wednesday, July 3- Households that have a Wednesday trash pickup
Bulk Item Pickup Policy
Four times a year, Lowell provides free quarterly curbside collection at residential homes of items that are too large, heavy or bulky to fit in the City garbage cart for normal garbage pickup. Please keep in mind this program is intended for pick-up of customary residential items and is not intended for removal of commercial/contractor items or remnant items from home renovation projects. There will be no brush collection during free bulk item pickup dates.
Bulk is collected by the City four times a year at no additional charge during the months of January, April, July, and October. Please refer to the list of the acceptable items.
If a customer places an item outside of his/her trash can outside of the of free quarterly collection week, sanitation crews will pick up the item and bill the customer as part of the City's Pay as You Throw Bulk program.
Bulk items may be placed at the curb any time after 5 p.m. the day before your normal trash pickup day so long as they are out by 6:30 a.m. on your pickup day.
Place items behind the curb and away from trees, parked vehicles, mailboxes or other obstructions.
- Please DO NOT mix these items with limbs, leaves, or grass.
- Please DO NOT place any items in the street.
- Please DO NOT obstruct the sidewalk with items.
- Please DO NOT place these items on top of water meters or utility boxes.
Acceptable Items for Quarterly Free Bulk Item Pickup
These items qualify for free bulk pick-up during our quarterly collection dates.
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- household furniture
- chairs
- beds
- mattresses and mattress springs
- sofas
- patio furniture
- swing sets
- grills
- lawn mowers (drained of gas / oil)
- bikes
- bagged trash
- glass except for windows - all glass must be taped with the shape of a X