Junk removal costs in Harrisburg

Remodel leftovers never go in the trash in Harrisburg. Plaster board, sheet rock, lumber, rocks, soil, cinder blocks and plumbing fixtures all go to the transfer station at the incinerator on 19th Street instead. For a construction job or a whole-house cleanout, Public Works rents roll-off containers, or you can hire a hauler.

Old furniture is simpler. The city's Public Works crews collect trash once a week, and each household can set out one bulk item per week: a piece of furniture, a mattress, a bedspring or a roll of carpet. The city asks you not to pile bulk items in front of the house, since only one gets collected. Big appliances don't count as bulk items, so ask Public Works about a washer or a fridge.

Electronics have their own stop. Harrisburg residents can take old devices, from a toaster or microwave to a TV or computer, to the Dauphin County Recycling Center on South Cameron Street. It's open weekdays and takes them in any condition.

The 19th Street site is the Susquehanna Resource Management Complex. It takes appliances, bulky items and construction waste, from Dauphin and a few other counties only, and every open load has to be tarped. The agency running it comes from next door. It's the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority, which manages solid waste for Dauphin County as well.