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Furniture removal in Tyler, TX
Tyler collects furniture from the curb twice a calendar year at no charge — and does it backwards from almost every other city. You put the items out first, then submit the online form, because crews come and assess the pile before collecting. Get that order wrong and you lose a week. The other thing to check before you plan anything: a Tyler mailing address is not the same as being a City of Tyler customer.
Two free pick-ups a year — and the order matters
Every household on City of Tyler curbside collection gets two bulky item pick-ups per calendar year at no charge. Furniture, appliances, carpet, fencing material, old toys — anything too big for the cart.
Tyler does this backwards from almost everywhere else. You put the items at the curb first, then submit the online Bulky Item Pickup form. Crews come out and evaluate the pile before collecting. Fill the form in with nothing on the curb and there is nothing for them to assess — and you have lost a week.
- Limit: 6 to 8 cubic yards per pick-up — roughly two to three level pickup-truck loads. Above that you are notified of a special collection fee based on size and quantity.
- Past your two free collections, it becomes a special collection, priced from $20.
- Brush and tires are excluded and need a separate special collection — tires are $5 each.
First: is the program actually yours?
The test is who bills you for trash. The free pick-ups are only for households receiving City of Tyler curbside collection — not everyone with a Tyler mailing address. Large parts of unincorporated Smith County carry a Tyler address but sit outside the city limits, served by private haulers such as GPS Garbage Pickup Service or ETX Sanitation. A second quick check: if the Sheriff's Office answers a call to your address rather than Tyler PD, you are outside the program.
If that is you, ask your hauler what they charge for bulky items — most will collect them, few do it free. The other route is Greenwood Farms Landfill, which charges its gate rate to anyone without a City of Tyler water bill. City residents get 3 cubic yards free per bill. Mattresses are $63 each there — though Smith County's annual countywide cleanup lets residents drop one mattress set free. Note too that Greenwood Farms refuses refrigerators, freezers and A/C units outright.
See how Tyler compares in our guide to what it costs to dump in Texas.
The free option outside the city limits
One option most people miss: the City's Downtown Recycle Center at 418 N. Bois D'Arc Avenue takes furniture and mattresses free, and it's open to anyone in the East Texas region — so it works whether or not you're inside the city limits. Mon–Fri 8–4, Sat 8–noon. Cash or check only, no bills over $20.
Donating it instead
If it is still in decent shape, donation is the only route where somebody else does the lifting and charges nothing. Habitat for Humanity ReStore, The Salvation Army and Goodwill all take furniture, and several collect larger pieces from your home free.
All of them refuse anything torn, stained, water-damaged, smoke-damaged or broken — and almost none accept mattresses at any condition. Send a photo when you book; a refused pickup costs you a week.
When two a year is not enough
- You are moving. A house does not empty in 8 cubic yards. See our moving cleanout guide.
- You are outside the city limits. No free allowance at all — and Greenwood Farms charges per item for the awkward things.
- You have already used both. Special collections start at $20 and climb with volume.
- It is heavy or upstairs. The city takes it from the curb; getting it to the curb is still your job.