What do we accept?
Click here to learn more about what the city's accepts during your junk pickup week and learn more about disposal guidelines. 

Suburban Areas
If you live in a suburban area, click here to learn about your options for junk pickup and disposal services.

Year-Round Junk Disposal
Regardless of where you live in Louisville Metro, you can always take up to three household junk items, at no charge, to the Louisville Metro Waste Reduction Center located at 636 Meriwether Avenue in south central Louisville (locate on a map).

Household junk items, tree limbs, and stumps up to 3 feet in diameter, tires, metal waste, household construction debris, furniture and appliances will be accepted.  If you have more than three items, a fee will be charged according to the size of the vehicle and volume of junk. Only self-dumping vehicles or vehicles ability to utilize equipment to quickly "pull-off" loads will be allowed to dump larger loads at the Waste Reduction Center. 

Larger loads, in any vehicle, can be dropped off at Waste Management's Recycling and Disposal Facility at 2673 Outer Loop. Waste Management will charge the same fees as SWMS.

To find out more, including the fee schedule and hours of operation at the Waste Reduction Center and Waste Management's Outer Loop facility, click here.

Semi-Annual Junk and Bulk Waste Drop-Off
The Division of Solid Waste Management provides an opportunity for twice-a-year junk and bulk waste drop-off for all households in the Louisville Metro area. While this junk drop-off is primarily intended to service residents in the Suburban Areas without regular curbside junk collection, it is open to all residents of Louisville Metro.

The free drop-offs are generally held in April and October of each year. The drop-off is scheduled on weekends each year.  The dates will be posted on the home page Calendar or phone MetroCall at 311 or 574.5000.

The drop off will accept bulky junk items such as appliances, furniture, mattresses, etc. Metal items are separated and recycled, and Freon® is properly removed from appliances.

The drop-off will not accept:

• Tires
• Propane Cylinders
• Fire Extinguishers
• Liquids
• Hazardous Waste
• (See Household Hazardous Materials section for more information)
• Computer Monitors
• Yard Waste

Other Options
Citizens may also hire private firms to remove junk and trash items.  These businesses may be found in the Yellow Pages under Garbage and Rubbish Removal.  Junk items can also be taken to a private landfill or transfer station for disposal.