| Gastonia | The City of Gastonia collects items too large for the green cart at the curb every week. Set them out by 7 AM on collection day, and not before 6 PM the evening before. Extra household trash is free during two Free Excess Trash Weeks a year (check the city's current schedule) and billed by volume otherwise. Appliances and electronics need a call to Customer Care at 704-866-6714 and a per-item fee. Not collected: auto parts, batteries, dirt, rocks, concrete, ceramic tile, liquids, poisons and explosives. Official page |
| Belmont | Belmont collects bulky household items quarterly: anything too large to fit in a closed 95-gallon cart, such as furniture, mattresses, box springs, appliances (doors removed) and rolled carpet. No fee is stated. Not accepted: bagged or loose trash, extra bags, construction debris, dirt, rock, concrete, brick, asphalt, yard waste, hazardous waste, chemicals, paint, batteries and tires. The new schedule was listed as coming soon, so ask Public Works at 704-825-0512 or publicworks@cityofbelmont.org for the next date. Official page |
| Mount Holly | Mount Holly collects bulk items only with a paid orange sticker. Buy it at the Municipal Complex (cash, check or money order): $15 per bulk item such as a couch, chair or desk, $25 per appliance, $20 per mattress, $5 per box spring and $5 per off-rim tire. Set stickered items at the curb on your regular garbage day; unstickered items are not collected. The city does not pick up televisions or computer monitors. Customer Service: 704-827-3931. Solid waste: 704-827-9726. Official page |
| Cramerton | Cramerton Public Works collects eligible household bulk items and appliances at the curb every week. Set them out by 7:00 AM Monday, apart from yard waste and off the street and sidewalk. The town lists no fee. Not collected: electronics, air conditioners, tires, lawnmowers, propane canisters, motor oil, antifreeze, paint, hazardous waste, and construction or contractor debris such as brick, concrete, lumber, siding, shingles, dirt and rocks. For those, the town refers residents to Gaston County Solid Waste at 704-922-0267. Official page |
| McAdenville | McAdenville does not publish a bulk pickup program. The town services page covers weekly Monday cart collection by its contractor, Waste Pro, and lists no bulk-item rules or fees. The town directs questions about acceptable items to Waste Pro at (980) 468-1900. Town Hall is at 704-824-3190. Official page |
| Lowell | Lowell offers free curbside bulk collection one week each month. Accepted: household furniture, chairs, beds, mattresses and springs, sofas, patio furniture, swing sets, grills, drained lawnmowers, bikes, bagged trash, and glass taped with an X (no windows). Set items behind the curb after 5 PM the day before your trash day and by 6:30 AM. No commercial, contractor or renovation items. Anything set out in an off week is collected and billed under the Pay As You Throw Bulk Program. Call 704-824-3518, option 1. Official page |
| Ranlo | Ranlo does not publish a bulk pickup program. Its Garbage and Bulk Pickup Rules cover regular cart service only: one 95-gallon can, with brush, metal appliances and construction debris kept separate from garbage. Televisions, computers, tires with rims, paint cans and contractor debris are not collected. No bulk schedule or fee is listed. Ask Town Hall (704-824-3461) or Public Works (704-824-4013) how large items are handled at your address. Official page |
| Dallas | Dallas offers free bulk pickup for residential households in May and September. Separately, Public Works can deliver a truck for you to load overnight and retrieve it the next day, for a fee based on weight disposed plus labor and truck rental. Trucks are limited and first come, first served. Public Works: (980) 745-5197, Monday through Thursday, 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM. Official page |
| Stanley | Stanley runs scheduled Junk & Yard Waste Pick-Up weeks posted on the town calendar. Bulky items such as beds and couches cost $5 each, and white goods such as dishwashers, dryers and refrigerators cost $10 each, added to your water bill. The town does not collect tires, paint, long bulbs or chemicals, and says it can no longer pick up tires. Questions go to Town Hall at 704-263-4779. Official page |
| High Shoals | We did not find a published bulk or large-item pickup program for High Shoals. Ask the town how large items are handled before setting anything at the curb. Gaston County's convenience sites are the backup: residents can drop bulky items and mattresses for two GarbCards ($10) each, and appliances and scrap metal free once emptied and cleaned. The Hardin Recycling Center sits at the county landfill, 3155 Philadelphia Church Road, Dallas. |
| Bessemer City | Bessemer City's bulk pickup is a paid service through the city's contractor, Waste Pro, booked directly at (980) 255-3800. It costs $35 for up to three items plus $15 for each additional item, with a limit of five items per resident per week. Bulky items are things too large for the cart, such as furniture and mattresses. The city's solid waste page says no electronics or appliances. The city also rents a dump truck ($75 plus fees over one ton; 704-629-5542). Official page |
| Cherryville | City street crews collect appliances and other bulky items, such as furniture, at the curb every week. Especially heavy items or large quantities are collected at your request for a fee set by the city; the amount is not published. The city's sanitation page does not specifically mention mattresses. For your collection day, the fee, or mattress questions, call the City of Cherryville at (704) 435-1700. Official page |
| Kings Mountain | The City of Kings Mountain collects bulky household waste at the curb (furnishings, appliances, mattresses, box springs, tires without rims, cardboard boxes) and adds the cost to your monthly utility bill. Set items out no earlier than the day before your rollout-cart day, in one pile no larger than 5 feet in any direction, off the street and sidewalk. Gas-containing appliances need refrigerant removed and tagged. Building materials, batteries, paint cans, hazardous waste and stumps are excluded. City Hall: 704-734-0333. Official page |
