Junk removal costs in Dayton

Five large items, or up to 25 small bags or boxes. That's the most one Dayton bulk pickup will take. The city runs bulk collection one Friday a month, and it only comes if you schedule it first, by calling Public Works or booking through Dayton Delivers. Your date shows up in Dayton Collects.

Furniture, carpet, mattresses and box springs, and metal appliances like fridges and stoves all qualify. Wrap the mattress. Leave furniture assembled. Roll carpet into a bundle about 4 feet long and tie it with rope. Tape any glass, and keep metal apart from everything else, because bulk and metal ride on separate trucks. Have it all out by 6:30 a.m. on your day. Remembered a tire or some scrap metal after you booked? Call before 2 p.m. to add it.

The city won't take what's left from building work: concrete, brick, sand, drywall, wood and plaster. Pianos, air conditioners, hot tubs, spas and pool tables are out too, along with car parts and anything flammable. For those, the city says to hire a private hauler. Paint, chemicals and old electronics go through the Montgomery County Solid Waste District.

If you own a rental, one rule matters more than the rest. Dayton won't collect anything left behind by an eviction, a move-out or a foreclosure. Clearing out that house falls to the property owner.