Republic's curbside bulk pickup is free — and for a couple of small things you can carry to the curb, it's the right call. But it's narrow: every other week, a 6-foot limit, one appliance a day, out by 5 a.m., and crews that won't set foot on your property. Here's exactly what bulk trash will and won't take, and where paid full-service fills the gap.
Send a photo — flat all-in price for the stuff Republic won't take
Upload a Photo & Get Quote →Republic Services runs residential collection across the valley, and your trash account includes a curbside bulk (bulky-item) pickup. It's genuinely useful for the right thing — a single chair, a small table, a few boxes you can walk to the curb. But every part of the program is built around one assumption: you do the moving, and the crew only grabs what's already sitting at the curb. In the City of Las Vegas it works like this:
Henderson and North Las Vegas run their own Republic-contract schedules, so the exact cadence and limits vary by city — but the shape is the same: free, curbside, periodic, and self-serve.
Every paid junk-removal job in this valley is really one of these four gaps:
| Republic bulk trash | Paid full-service (JunkRabbit) | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free (included with trash) | Flat photo-quote, from $75 |
| Timing | Every other week | Same-day when a slot's open |
| Who moves it | You, to the curb by 5 a.m. | Our crew, out of the home |
| Enters your property | No | Yes — garage, upstairs, backyard |
| Size limit | ~6 ft per item | None — sectionals, hot tubs, whole garages |
| Appliances | One per day; freon = separate appointment | Any number, freon handled same trip |
| HOA-clean | No — it sits at the curb | Yes — nothing hits the curb |
| Disposal & donation | Landfill | Donation routed first, disposal included |
Paid prices are flat and photo-quoted; $75 minimum, disposal included, no Nevada sales tax on the service. Republic program details reflect City of Las Vegas single-family bulk service.
The point of paying isn't luxury; it's buying the labor and the timing the free program won't do. Here's what that runs, flat and photo-quoted before anyone drives:
| Item / job | Flat price |
|---|---|
| Sofa / couch | $170 |
| Queen mattress | $139 |
| Refrigerator (freon handled) | $221 |
| Hot tub / spa | $434 |
| Garage cleanout (truck-fill ¼) | $325 |
| Truck-fill (½) | $580 |
| Truck-fill (full) | $985 |
$75 minimum. Whatever's still usable is routed to Goodwill of Southern Nevada, Deseret, or a Habitat ReStore before anything goes to Republic's Apex landfill.
If you've got one small item and a truck-free morning to walk it to the curb before 5 a.m., use the free bulk pickup — that's what it's for, and we'll tell you so. The moment the job involves carrying something out of the house, an oversized or freon item, an HOA that won't tolerate a curb pile, or a deadline that can't wait two weeks, the free program simply can't do it — and that's the entire reason paid full-service exists. You're not overpaying; you're buying the parts bulk trash structurally won't touch. Send a photo and we'll price the exact stuff Republic leaves behind.