Bulky Waste
The City of Fayetteville offers two ways for residents to dispose of bulky waste:
- Cleanups: Held eight times annually (four in the spring and four in the fall). Free and for Fayetteville residents only.
- Intended for large bulky items that cannot fit into a resident's trash cart. View a full list of items that are allowed and not allowed below.
- Pick-Ups: Single-family homes and duplexes are eligible for one free collection per year.
- Items include large furniture, appliances and brush/tree limbs.
Questions? Call the City's Recycling and Trash Collection office at 479-575-8398 to confirm your items are eligible for disposal, to schedule a Bulky Waste Pick-up and more.
Bulky Waste Cleanups
The Recycling and Trash Collection Division sponsors eight bulky waste cleanups per year (four in the spring and four in the fall) for the disposal of large bulky items that will not fit in your trash cart. There are two drop-off locations for each event. Please bring large trailers to the Happy Hollow location for easier off-loading.
These cleanups are free and for Fayetteville residents only; a recent copy of a Fayetteville utility bill or a valid driver's license are required to verify residency.
Note: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) materials will not be accepted at the fall events. HHW can be brought to the HHW Drop-off Trailer at S. Happy Hollow Road and 15th Street each Thursday 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Electronic waste will be accepted on all four dates at the Recycling and Trash Collection facility, located at 1560 S. Happy Hollow Road.
Fall 2023 Cleanup Dates and Locations
Ward 1 – Saturday, September 23; 7 a.m. - 2 p.m.:
- Shaver Foods, 1367 S. Beechwood Ave.
- Recycling and Trash Collection, 1560 S. Happy Hollow Road
Ward 3 – Saturday, October 7; 7 a.m. - 2 p.m.:
- Sequoyah United Methodist Church, 1910 N. Old Wire Road
- Recycling and Trash Collection, 1560 S. Happy Hollow Road
- Document shredding offered at the RTC facility 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Limit of five boxes per resident.
Ward 2 – Saturday, October 14; 7 a.m. - 2 p.m.:
- St. James Baptist Church, 764 W. North St.
- Recycling and Trash Collection, 1560 S. Happy Hollow Road
Ward 4 – Saturday, November 4; 7 a.m. - 2 p.m.:
- Mount Comfort Church of Christ, 3249 W. Mount Comfort Road
- Recycling and Trash Collection, 1560 S. Happy Hollow Road
- Couches
- Chairs
- Mattresses
- Washers
- Dryers
- Hot Water Heaters
- Carpet
- Vinyl Flooring
- Drywall
- Paneling (limited amounts only, NO contractors allowed)
- ONE (Single) Freon-bearing appliance, per household.
- Additional appliances accepted at a cost of $33.02 each to cover Freon removal.
E-waste
ONLY accepted at the Happy Hollow location during cleanup. Acceptable items include:
- Printers
- Computers
- Copiers
- Paper shredders
- Fax machines
- Phones
- Microwaves
- Stereos
- Televisions
- Electronic cable, DVD and VCR players
- Video game consoles
- Satellite receivers
- Handheld devices (iPods, etc.)
- Residential and Commercial garbage
- Leaves, grass, dirt and rocks
- Tires
- Medical Waste
- Hazardous Waste
- Must be disposed of at the City's Hazardous Waste Drop-off Trailer (S. Happy Hollow Road and 15th St.)
- Open 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. every Thursday
- Please check items accepted for Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) before bringing to Hazardous Waste trailer
Bulky Waste Pick-Ups
The City of Fayetteville provides one free bulky waste pick-up per year to residents of single-family and duplex homes. This service is to handle large furniture, appliances and brush/tree limbs. Only one category type of items may be selected for curbside bulky waste pick-up. See categories below.
You can opt to forfeit your free curbside pick-up and, instead bring up to five accepted items from multiple categories to the Transfer Station for free. You will need to bring a copy of your current Fayetteville Utility Bill and your driver's license. Additional bulky waste pick-ups of up to five items within the same category can be scheduled for $60.53 plus tax. A rescheduling fee will apply for missed appointments.
Before putting your items on the curb, please call the Recycling and Trash Collection Division by phone at 479-575-8398 to schedule a pick-up. The schedule may be two or more weeks out.
1. Bulk Household
- Artificial Christmas trees
- Chairs and couches
- Entertainment centers
- Hot tub covers
- Landscape timbers (10 only)
- Mattresses and box springs
- Sinks and tubs (excluding cast iron)
- Lawn furniture
- Doors (no glass)
- Swing sets (wooden only)
- Building materials (limited)
- Carpet (3 - 6'x6' rolls)
Excludes tires, trash bags, cardboard boxes full of debris or packing paper, cast iron tubs, toilets, and sinks, electronics, hazardous materials, railroad ties, tree stumps, treated lumber, and concrete-slabs.
2. Bulk Metal
- Major appliances
- Lawnmowers, weed eaters, and tillers
- Mailboxes and poles (all concrete must be removed)
- Old metal trashcans (must be empty)
Excludes air conditioners, water coolers, freezers, refrigerators, tire rims, and electronics.
3. Bulk Brush
- Brush
- Tree limbs
- Maximum per limb: 12 feet in length and six (6) inches in diameter
- Limit three (3) standard pick-up-truck size loads.
- If you have less than one truckload of brush/tree limbs, prepare items for yard waste pick-up OR bring to the Compost Facility for disposal
Excludes dirt, food waste, plastic bags, rock, sludge, and sod.
- Businesses, apartments, condos, mobile homes, multi-unit complexes (includes 3 or more units), non-profits, and industrial are excluded from this free service.
- Electronic waste, such as computers and televisions, are not accepted with bulk collections and should be taken to Free Geek or to the Boston Mountain Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center.
- All Freon appliances and parts can be picked up at curbside by scheduling an appointment and paying a per unit recovery fee. Please ensure the appliance is empty of all organic contents. The recovery fee is for all units regardless if Freon compressors have been removed.
- Items must be placed out by 5:00 a.m. on the day of collection. Placing out the night before is recommended, but no more than 12 hours prior to collection.
- Items must be placed within 5-6 feet of the curbside, no alleys or side streets please. We will not collect materials directly from inside your home.
- Do not place directly under power lines or tree limbs or within 4 feet of any other object or collection materials on the ground.
- Please do not block the right-of-way in streets, sidewalks, or in ditch lines.
- Please place material on the ground.
- Only items placed at curbside and scheduled will be removed. We are not responsible for any materials left at curbside not intended for removal.