Junk removal in Irvine

The City of Irvine's household recycling page points residents to Waste Management (WM) at 949-642-1191 for cart questions, billing and bulky item pick-up. WM's 2025 residential guide for the city spells out the allowance:

• Four free bulky item collections per calendar year.
• Up to four items per collection at no charge, with extra collections available for a charge.
• Bulky items means large household pieces such as furniture, appliances and electronic waste.
• It is a special service, collected apart from the automated cart pickup, so you book it by phone first.

On timing, the guide says to "call WM customer service at least 48 hours in advance of their collection day", while WM's summer 2025 newsletter for Irvine asks for at least 2 business days. The newsletter also counts up to 20 trash or green waste bags as an acceptable pickup, along with TVs, computers and monitors. The city's own e-waste page still describes free e-waste pickup two times per year, so confirm your allowance when you call WM.

Sources: City of Irvine: household recycling; WM: City of Irvine 2025 residential guide; WM: City of Irvine summer 2025 newsletter; City of Irvine: electronic waste.

Irvine runs its non-emergency reporting through Access Your Irvine, a web and mobile service request system. The description you enter is visible to the public, and so is your display name unless you submit the request anonymously. Code Enforcement takes concerns through PRISM, the city's online land management system, which takes reports from any device, or through its hotline at 949-724-6326. The city notes that a case can begin with a confidential call, email or letter from a resident, and outdoor storage is on its list of commonly reported concerns.

If what was dumped is hazardous, such as drums of chemicals or old paint, the county asks witnesses to call 1-800-69-TOXIC.

Sources: City of Irvine: Access Your Irvine; City of Irvine: Connect with Code Enforcement; City of Irvine: Code Enforcement common violations; OC Waste & Recycling: illegal disposal.

Photograph everything that has to go, from the upstairs dresser to the boxes along the garage wall, and send the pictures through the quote form or to help@ocfastjunkremoval.com. Or call (657) 822-0016. Tell us the village or the cross streets, and whether there is a gate code, a guest parking rule or a stairwell between the item and the truck.

We quote the job from what you send. Once you say yes, we carry the items out from where they sit and haul them away. Household hazardous waste stays behind for Oak Canyon.

For the bigger jobs, see our furniture removal, garage cleanout and estate cleanout pages. If you would rather use WM's allowance first, our bulky item pickup guide for Orange County compares the city programs.