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Orange County junk removal, city by city
Searching for junk removal near me from an Orange County address? We work across the county, and what your pile runs into changes at each city line: a different trash hauler, a different bulky item allowance, a different county facility down the road. Send photos for a quote or call (657) 822-0016 and tell us the city.
One county, 34 cities, a lot of different rules
The County of Orange lists 34 cities on its Orange County Cities page, and its own legislative platform puts it plainly: "There are 34 cities in the County and several unincorporated areas." The county runs the landfills and the hazardous waste centers for all of them. The trash truck, though, belongs to whichever company your city works with, and in most of the cities below that company also runs the bulky item pickup.
So the honest first question for any pile is not what it costs to haul. It is which city the address sits in. A sofa that one city's program takes at the curb may need a different plan in the next city, and in Santa Ana a couch set out on the street, sidewalk or parkway without a scheduled pickup is illegal. The full list of cities and communities is further down this page; twelve of them have their own page with that city's rules, such as Santa Ana, Fullerton and San Clemente.
Sources: County of Orange: Orange County Cities; County of Orange homepage (34 cities); County of Orange 2023-24 Legislative Platform; OC Waste & Recycling: Active Landfills; City of Santa Ana: Illegal Dumping.
Your city's hauler and its bulky item allowance
Here is what the city or its hauler publishes for the cities that have their own page on this site. The table gives each program as its source states it as of November 2026; programs change, so check the source before you drag anything to the curb. Our guide to bulky item pickup in Orange County walks through booking one.
| City | Hauler named by the source | What the source says about bulky items |
|---|---|---|
| Anaheim | Republic Services | Three pickups a year of up to 20 items each for cart customers; extra pickups for a fee |
| Santa Ana | Republic Services | Homes with curbside carts: up to four pickups a year at no charge, four items or four 30-gallon bags each |
| Garden Grove | Republic Services | Up to three pickups a year, up to 10 items each, by appointment at (714) 238-3300 |
| Fullerton | Republic Services | Call 800-700-8610 at least 24 hours before your regular collection day; the newsletter gives no yearly count |
| Huntington Beach | Republic Services | Free for homes with weekly cart service, 4 times a year, up to 10 items each; call (714) 847-3581 at least 48 hours ahead |
| Irvine | Waste Management | WM's 2025 guide: four free collections a year, up to four items each; the city lists WM at 949-642-1191 |
| Mission Viejo | Waste Management | Up to five large items at the curb, three times a year, at no additional charge |
| Tustin | CR&R | Up to four collections a year for single-family homes, (714) 372-8272; multifamily for a fee |
| San Clemente | CR&R | Four pickups a year, free of charge, of up to four large items or four bags |
| Newport Beach | CR&R | Schedule with CR&R at 949-667-4158; a bulky pickup is the only time waste outside a cart may go out (city FAQ dated April 26, 2022) |
| Aliso Viejo | CR&R | Call CR&R at 877-728-0446 for curbside bulky items, appliances or e-waste |
Sources: Republic Services: Anaheim Residential Service Guide; City of Santa Ana: Illegal Dumping; City of Santa Ana: Neighborhood Cleanup Program; City of Garden Grove: Cleanup Days; Republic Services: Fullerton Annual Newsletter 2024-2025; City of Huntington Beach: Residential Information; City of Irvine: Trash and Recycling; WM: City of Irvine 2025 Residential Guide; City of Mission Viejo: Recycling for Residents; City of Tustin: Bulky Items; City of San Clemente: Trash and Recycling; City of Newport Beach: Trash and Recycling FAQ (04.26.2022); City of Aliso Viejo: Single-Family Waste and Recycling Services Guide.
County landfills and hazardous waste centers, north to south
OC Waste & Recycling runs three active landfills, one toward each end of the county and one in the middle, and says its system serves "residents and businesses in 34 cities and unincorporated areas". Only two of the three take loads from the public.
- North county: Olinda Alpha Landfill, 1942 Valencia Ave., Brea, open to the public and to commercial haulers. The county's north hazardous waste center is in Anaheim at 1071 N. Blue Gum St.
- Central county: Frank R. Bowerman Landfill, 11002 Bee Canyon Access Rd., Irvine, is commercial-only, with no public disposal. Residents drop hazardous waste at the Irvine center, 6411 Oak Canyon, or at the Huntington Beach center, 17121 Nichols Lane, Gate 6, which shares an address with Republic's transfer station there.
- South county: Prima Deshecha Landfill, 32250 Avenida La Pata, San Juan Capistrano, takes public and commercial loads and hosts the fourth hazardous waste center on the same site.
All four hazardous waste centers are free for Orange County residents, open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday (closed on major holidays and in rainy weather), and limited to 15 gallons or 125 pounds per vehicle per trip. They take no waste from businesses, churches, schools or nonprofits. For self-haulers, the public landfill fee schedule effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, charges $15 for a car, minivan or SUV load under 360 pounds and $15 more for each hard-to-handle item longer than six feet, such as a mattress or a sofa. On November 7, 2026, the county posted temporary service closures tied to picketing near the landfills: Olinda Alpha stayed open to the public with long waits, while Prima Deshecha was closed to public self-haul and closed to commercial haulers at 11:30 a.m. after reaching its permit tonnage limit. Check the county's updates page before you drive. Our Orange County landfills guide and hazardous waste guide go further.
Sources: OC Waste & Recycling: Active Landfills; OC Waste & Recycling: Olinda Alpha Landfill; OC Waste & Recycling: Frank R. Bowerman Landfill; OC Waste & Recycling: Prima Deshecha Landfill; OC Waste & Recycling: FAQs; OC Waste & Recycling: Landfill Fees; OC Waste & Recycling: HHW Locations; OC Waste & Recycling: Hazardous Waste; City of Huntington Beach: Trash and Recycling; City of Huntington Beach: Residential Information; OC Waste & Recycling: Updates.
HOAs, apartments and alleys: what the cities themselves say
Who you live with matters as much as where. A few things the cities spell out:
- Apartments. In Tustin, CR&R collects bulky items from a multifamily complex only when the person on the account asks, and for a fee, so renters go through the property manager. Garden Grove tells apartment residents to work out the pickup spot with property management. Santa Ana gives complexes of three or more units with bin service up to 10 bulky items per unit per calendar quarter at no charge.
- HOAs. San Clemente's street sweeping covers public residential streets only and sends HOA residents to their association. In Aliso Viejo, the Aliso Viejo Community Association looks after most slopes, medians and parks. Santa Ana and Republic Services lend 40-yard roll-off containers free to neighborhoods, HOAs and mobile home parks for cleanups.
- Alleys. Anaheim and Fullerton allow carts in the alley or rear easement as well as at the curb. In Newport Beach, CR&R runs split-body trucks down the alleys of the Peninsula, Balboa Island and Corona del Mar.
If your HOA limits what can sit in a driveway or on the street, or your building has no curb of its own, a carry-out from inside the unit avoids the question entirely. Tell us about stairs, gates and parking when you send photos.
Sources: City of Tustin: Bulky Items; City of Garden Grove: Cleanup Days; City of Santa Ana: Illegal Dumping; City of Santa Ana: Neighborhood Cleanup Program; City of San Clemente: Street Sweeping; City of Aliso Viejo: About Aliso Viejo; Republic Services: Anaheim Residential Service Guide; Republic Services: Fullerton Newsletter 2025-2026; City of Newport Beach: Trash and Recycling FAQ (04.26.2022).
Addresses outside any city
Not every Orange County address has a city government. OC Public Works counts 205 square miles of unincorporated county, and its district pages name communities such as Rossmoor, Midway City, North Tustin, Silverado, Modjeska, Trabuco Canyon, Coto de Caza, Ladera Ranch and Rancho Mission Viejo. Residents there use the same county landfills and hazardous waste centers as everyone else. If you are not sure whether your street is in a city or the county, the list below follows the county's own names.
Sources: OC Public Works; OC Development Services: 1st District; OC Development Services: 2nd District; OC Development Services: 3rd District; OC Development Services: 5th District; OC Waste & Recycling: Active Landfills.
When the city pickup is enough, and when to call us
For one couch or a broken grill you can drag to the curb yourself, book your city's pickup first; the table above shows what each city allows. Call us when the job does not fit the program: the dresser is upstairs, the garage holds more than a pickup allows, the HOA will not let anything sit at the curb overnight, a move or a sale sets the date, or there is simply no one to lift it. Send photos for a quote, email help@ocfastjunkremoval.com, or call (657) 822-0016, and we carry it out and haul it away. Paint, chemicals, propane and other hazardous waste still go to the county centers above; no hauler may take them.
Cities with their own page
Irvine
Junk removal in Irvine's villages, townhomes and apartments
Anaheim
Junk removal across Anaheim, from the flats to Anaheim Hills
Huntington Beach
Junk removal for Huntington Beach homes, alleys and garages
Santa Ana
Junk removal in Santa Ana's neighborhoods
Newport Beach
Junk removal on Newport Beach's hillsides and harbor streets
San Clemente
Junk removal in San Clemente, south county's beach town
Fullerton
Junk removal for Fullerton's older homes and student rentals
Tustin
Junk removal in Tustin, Old Town to Tustin Ranch
Mission Viejo
Junk removal in Mission Viejo's hillside neighborhoods
Garden Grove
Junk removal for Garden Grove homes and businesses
Aliso Viejo
Junk removal for Aliso Viejo's townhomes and condos
Costa Mesa
Junk removal across Costa Mesa's neighborhoods
Every city in Orange County
- Aliso Viejo
- Anaheim
- Brea
- Buena Park
- Costa Mesa
- Cypress
- Dana Point
- Fountain Valley
- Fullerton
- Garden Grove
- Huntington Beach
- Irvine
- La Habra
- La Palma
- Laguna Beach
- Laguna Hills
- Laguna Niguel
- Laguna Woods
- Lake Forest
- Los Alamitos
- Mission Viejo
- Newport Beach
- Orange
- Placentia
- Rancho Santa Margarita
- San Clemente
- San Juan Capistrano
- Santa Ana
- Seal Beach
- Stanton
- Tustin
- Villa Park
- Westminster
- Yorba Linda
Unincorporated communities
- Coto de Caza
- Ladera Ranch
- Las Flores
- Midway City
- Modjeska
- North Tustin
- Rancho Mission Viejo
- Rossmoor
- Silverado
- Trabuco Canyon
- Williams Canyon
Questions people ask
Do you offer junk removal in Orange County, CA outside the big cities?
Yes. We work across Orange County, including the smaller cities and the unincorporated communities listed on this page. Send photos with the address or call, and we will tell you what we can do.
How do I find out which trash hauler serves my address?
Your city's public works or trash page names it. The table above covers the cities with their own page here. In unincorporated areas, check with the County of Orange.
Is Orange County junk hauling different in an HOA or apartment complex?
Often, yes. Some cities send apartment bulky pickups through the property manager, as the section above shows, and HOA rules differ from one association to the next, so check yours. Carrying items straight out of the unit and hauling them away skips the curb altogether.
Can I take a load to the county landfill myself?
Yes, at Olinda Alpha in Brea or Prima Deshecha in San Juan Capistrano. Bowerman in Irvine takes commercial loads only. Be ready to show proof of an Orange County address, cover your load, and check the county's updates page before you go.
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