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How to get rid of bulky junk in Rialto, CA

Rialto single-family customers get two free bulky pickups per calendar year, including up to two rimless tires per pickup. Start with the municipal program, separate mattresses and hazardous materials, then compare self-haul or paid removal only if needed.

Last checked 2026-11-08 (Pacific Time). This guide covers the incorporated City or Town of Rialto, not every address with the same mailing name. Confirm eligibility, fees, hours and item acceptance before booking or travel.

Quick answer
  1. City service first: Burrtec Waste Industries. Call 909-877-1596.
  2. Mattress only: use a verified recycling option below, or ask for mattress collection; do not mix chemicals into a bulky load.
  3. Mixed junk: check the local disposal section, including weight charges and restrictions, before borrowing a truck.
  4. Need indoor lifting? compare a written full-service quote; the city allowance is not a promise of indoor removal.

Sources: City: Large Item Disposal · City: Solid Waste Management · last checked 2026-11-08

1. City bulky-item pickup: eligibility, limits and booking

Burrtec Waste Industries — Rialto

  • Included: up to two free bulky pickups per calendar year for single-family solid-waste customers.
  • Book: call Burrtec. The city’s page does not state a general item-count limit or booking lead time; ask before setting anything out.
  • Tires: up to two rimless tires per pickup at no charge as part of the bulky program.
  • Excluded: vehicle parts, construction materials and hazardous waste.
  • Additional pickups cost extra, but no extra-pickup price is given on the city page. Apartment, condominium and mobile-home-park residents must ask property management.

Sources: City: Large Item Disposal · City: Solid Waste Management · last checked 2026-11-08

Before putting anything out

  1. Confirm the service address is inside the city or town and ask which account type applies, especially at apartments or mobile-home parks.
  2. Give the dispatcher the complete item list and disclose refrigerators, electronics, tires or contaminated mattresses.
  3. Get the collection date, placement instructions, remaining allowance and any extra charges confirmed before moving items to the curb.

2. Drop-offs and mattress recycling

Community cleanup is not a free landfill pass

The city’s 2026 flyer lists January 24, April 11, July 11 and October 24. All four dates have passed; no later event is promised here. The flyer explicitly says free landfill dumping is not included and regular landfill fees always apply. Its resident event trash and bulky drop-off was at 150 S. Palm Avenue with proof of residency.

Source: City: 2026 Community Clean-Up flyer · last checked 2026-11-08

Valley mattress recycling: MAT Recyclers, Rancho Cucamonga

Bye Bye Mattress lists 9669 Hermosa Avenue, 909-395-3220, Monday–Friday 7:30 AM–3:30 PM. It explicitly lists free resident mattress drop-off, a five-unit resident maximum, and a listed $3-per-mattress incentive. Confirm condition requirements and current incentive eligibility before driving. This is a mattress/box-spring program, not free disposal of couches or mixed household junk; drive distance varies by city.

Sources: Bye Bye Mattress: MAT Recyclers listing · last checked 2026-11-08

3. Dumps, transfer stations and disposal fees

Mid-Valley Landfill

Address: 2390 Alder Avenue, Rialto. Operator-posted hours: Monday–Friday 7 AM–5 PM; Saturday 8 AM–5 PM (Pacific Time). A county self-haul option in the valley; compare your drive and the item-specific charge with your city collection before making the trip. Confirm holiday or emergency closures before departure.

Sources: Athens Services: county landfill/transfer-station operator · County Public Works: waste disposal sites · last checked 2026-11-08

County-posted disposal fees

The official county fee page was rechecked for this guide. It still labels the following prices effective July 1, 2023; these are currently posted rates, not a newly dated 2026 fee schedule. Confirm the amount before you drive.

  • Ordinary residential waste up to 300 pounds: $13.71.
  • Residential waste 301 pounds or more: $61.49 per ton, prorated.
  • Rollable off-rim tires, maximum nine per load: $5.31 each.
  • Hard-to-handle or special handling: add-on $53.14 per ton, with a $26.57 minimum for loads under 2,000 pounds.
  • Uncovered or unsecured loads double the disposal fee. Secure the load before leaving.
  • Payment: cash, Visa or MasterCard; cash charges are rounded to the nearest whole dollar.

Sources: County: Disposal Cost & Fees · last checked 2026-11-08

Restrictions: no out-of-county waste, hazardous waste, paint, liquids, sealed containers, batteries or fluorescent tubes. Refrigerators must have no Freon left in them; ask about approved refrigerant handling rather than venting it yourself. Items over ten feet are excluded at landfills; items over four feet are excluded at transfer stations. County rules limit treated wood acceptance to Mid-Valley and Victorville. Tell the facility about special materials before travel.

Sources: County: Accepted Waste · last checked 2026-11-08

4. Paint, batteries, chemicals and electronic waste

Use the correct HHW or e-waste channel

The 2026 city cleanup flyer identifies the HHW site at 246 S. Willow as free for all San Bernardino County residents, accepting oil, paint, batteries, household chemicals and certain other household wastes. Regular operating hours were not verified; do not use the expired cleanup dates as its regular schedule.

Source: City: 2026 cleanup and HHW flyer · last checked 2026-11-08

Check each facility’s own accepted-material list. HHW and e-waste are not interchangeable: a site may take paint and batteries but refuse televisions, and some sites do not accept sharps.

5. Local service vs national paid haulers

Local municipal/franchise service and independent quotes

Current local extra-pickup and in-home removal prices were not verified. Ask the municipal provider above about excess bulky service first; a curbside collection quote is not the same as labor to carry items out of your home.

No independent Rialto hauler with a verified published item-specific price was established for this guide. If comparing a local independent quote, request the total including lifting, stairs, disposal and any special-item charge, confirm local authorization, and ask where the material will go. An unverified estimate is not published here as a price.

Sources: City: Large Item Disposal · City: Solid Waste Management · last checked 2026-11-08

LoadUp — published national starting prices, not a local guarantee

  • Mattress removal: from $85 in-home, or from $80 curbside.
  • Couch removal: from $85 in-home.
  • Refrigerator removal: from $115 in-home.

These amounts were rechecked on LoadUp’s own pages. Final price depends on ZIP code, item details and access; availability and price for your specific Rialto address are unverified. Do not treat a nationwide starting price as a booked local offer. Before hiring any outside service, confirm with the city that the proposed work is allowed under local franchise and container rules. The mattress page excludes wet/waterlogged mattresses and active undisclosed bed-bug infestations; disclose contamination when requesting any removal.

Sources: LoadUp: mattress prices · LoadUp: couch prices · LoadUp: refrigerator prices · last checked 2026-11-08

6. Dumpster rental: check the contract, not just the headline

Ask the city solid-waste contact or its listed provider which temporary bins and haulers are authorized at your address. Current local rental prices and permit requirements were not verified; no outside operator is recommended as automatically authorized.

Sources: City: Large Item Disposal · City: Solid Waste Management · last checked 2026-11-08

Before accepting any dumpster quote, ask for:

  • Included tons, the overage rate, minimum billing increments, and a copy of the disposal scale ticket.
  • Included rental days, extension and late-cancellation charges.
  • Mattress, appliance, tire and other restricted-item charges; ask what must never go into the bin.
  • Delivery/pickup, failed-trip, blocked-access, overfill and waiting charges.
  • The total including disposal, fees and any required permit; do not equate a county tipping fee with the complete rental bill.

Hometown’s consumer guide explains that weight overages may be billed in whole increments rather than prorated. Dumpsters.com separately publishes extension, trip, prohibited-item and overage fee categories. BBB’s indexed complaint records include disputes over post-pickup weight fees; complaints are allegations, not findings, and do not establish wrongdoing by any provider listed here. The practical lesson is to document the terms before the container arrives.

Sources: Hometown Dumpster Rental: weight-overage explanation · Dumpsters.com: published fee categories · BBB: consumer complaints (indexed; direct fetch timed out) · last checked 2026-11-08

What remains unverified: General item-count limit, booking lead time, regular HHW hours, extra-pickup and dumpster charges were not verified. National-chain ZIP-code availability and any independent local hauler’s price also remain unverified. No upcoming event is implied unless an exact date is expressly cited above.

Sources and checking notes

Official city/town sources establish the local contract and allowance; county and facility-operator sources establish disposal rules; commercial pages are used only for their own advertised terms. Older effective dates, conflicting statements and failed fetches are disclosed rather than filled with guesses.

Sources: City: Large Item Disposal · City: Solid Waste Management · County posted fee schedule · County facility operator · Mattress recycling locator · LoadUp: mattress prices · LoadUp: couch prices · LoadUp: refrigerator prices · last checked 2026-11-08

All sources above last checked 2026-11-08. See our methodology and the existing City of San Bernardino guide. Do not use this city’s allowance as another city’s contract.