Fresno trash & bulky-item rules

Operation Clean Up (OCU) provides one scheduled neighborhood collection each year for eligible City of Fresno solid-waste customers. Separately, the One-Time Bulky Item Pickup allows an eligible account to request one oversized household item once in a one-year period at no additional charge.

They are not interchangeable. OCU is the larger annual cleanup; the newer request program is designed for one couch, mattress, dryer or similarly oversized item between OCU dates.

OCU allows up to 10 cubic yards, described by Fresno as two piles approximately 8 ft × 4 ft × 4 ft or roughly two pickup-truck beds loaded to cab height. Do not place items out more than 7 days before the scheduled OCU date, and have the pile ready by 6 a.m..

Current guidance accepts furniture, mattresses/box springs, non-refrigerant appliances, drained water heaters, sinks/toilets, certain fencing/cabinets and yard debris. Fresno asks residents to keep the wood/green-waste pile separate from the general-trash pile.

Operation Clean Up excludes refrigerators/freezers, tires, batteries, paint, major remodeling debris, contractor-generated waste and roofing material. However, the City does allow a very small amount of heavy DIY material: concrete, rock, brick and dirt are limited to a combined two wheelbarrow loads.

Glass or sliding doors should be taped. Yard material should be cut to the current preparation limits before set-out.

The One-Time program is available once in a one-year period per eligible account. Request service through Fresno 311, (559) 621-CITY or FresGO. Solid Waste contacts the resident within about 7 business days to confirm a date, and the item should be placed out no more than 36 hours before that confirmed pickup.

Accepted examples include couches, mattresses, chairs, desks, dressers, stoves/ovens and drained water heaters. The program excludes refrigerators/freezers, tires, electronic waste, household hazardous waste and ordinary household garbage.

Tires and e-waste need separate disposal routes rather than either curbside bulky program. Fresno County operates solid-waste/HHW resources, including the Environmental Compliance Center at 1327 W. Dan Ronquillo Drive. Tires can also be routed through County disposal/recycling facilities subject to current limits and fees.

Paint, batteries, chemicals, pesticides, motor oil and other hazardous materials should use Fresno County or other authorized HHW/recycling programs.

Operation Clean Up does not serve multifamily properties with four or more units. Residents in those properties should follow the building’s contracted waste-service rules instead of placing an OCU pile at the curb.

For Fresno, start with the local authority links below. Recheck them before a special trip or unusual set-out because programs, prices and facility hours can change.

• Fresno Operation Clean UpAnnual OCU eligibility, 10 yd³ limit, 7-day set-out and accepted/excluded material.
• Fresno One-Time Bulky Item PickupOne item per one-year period, 7-business-day confirmation, 36-hour set-out and exclusions.
• Fresno Hazardous Waste & SharpsSeparate HHW routes for paint, chemicals, batteries and related material.
• Fresno County Landfill OperationsCounty disposal options for tires and other excluded materials.