Junk removal costs in Canton

An unwrapped couch stays at the curb in Canton. The city's Sanitation Department says mattresses, box springs and upholstered furniture must be wrapped in plastic and sealed, or they won't be collected. Tables, cabinets and dressers can go out unwrapped, as long as they're clean enough to handle.

Two large items a week can go out on your regular collection day. Cut carpet to 4-foot lengths, then roll and tie it. Set everything out no earlier than noon the day before and no later than 6 a.m., when crews start; they work until 2:30 p.m. Trash that won't fit your city-issued 95-gallon cart can go in your own cans, up to 32 gallons each, with handles and lids, and generally under 75 pounds.

Construction material never rides with your weekly trash. The department will haul it separately for an added fee if you call, or rent you a dumpster for a clean-out or remodel. Asphalt, concrete, bricks and roofing are another story: the city won't pick them up under any circumstances. Tires, liquids, auto parts, logs and stumps stay behind too, and paint goes only once it's hardened. The city's Recycle Center on Schroyer Avenue SW takes tires, oil-based paint, pool chemicals, pesticides and fluorescent bulbs, but not latex paint.

Apartment complexes on city dumpster service follow their own rule. Big items go next to the dumpsters between noon the day before and 6 a.m. on collection day, without blocking them. If there's a lot, call the Sanitation Department first so crews can plan the route.