City of El Paso residents may request a fee-based, special pick-up by calling the Environmental Service Department (915) 621-6700. This service is available from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Guidelines
Place bulky items at the curb in front of your home by 7 a.m. on the day your pick-up is scheduled.
The material must not obstruct sidewalks or vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
Please keep the items a minimum of 5 feet away from your garbage and recycling containers, mailbox, fence, wall, water meter, telephone junction box, parked car, low hanging trees or other obstructions.
Fees
$35 for 5 cubic yards or less
$7 for each additional cubic yard beyond the first 5 cubic yards
NOTE: Tax will be added to all charges
Helpful Tip: One city-issued blue recycling bin = ½ cubic yard (2 bins = 1 cubic yard)
Special pick-ups may include
Appliances (must be empty)
Barbeques (fuel and charcoal removed)
Brush, tree trunks, branches and other green waste
Carpet
Doors
Furniture (must be empty)
Lawn mowers (Fuel and motor oil removed)
Lumber
Mattresses & box springs
Pallets
Refrigerators & Freezers (must be clean, empty and free of odors; doors removed; refrigerant removed)
What we will NOT pick up
Anything with a title of ownership (automobile chassis, motorcycles, trailers, boats, etc.)
Commercial/Industrial generated material
Compressed gas/air cylinder(s)
Recyclable material
Dirt/Rocks/Concrete
Tires
Hazardous materials
Self Haul Options
You may also haul your bulky items to the Greater El Paso Landfill or one of the City's Citizen Collection Stations in accordance with the rules for those facilities. For more information about the landfill or the Citizen Collection Stations, call (915) 621-6700.
