Junk removal costs in Louisville

Large items in Louisville move in fours. Metro's Large Item Pickup takes up to four large items per appointment, and you can book an appointment up to once a week. If a private company collects your garbage, ask it about large items instead.

Metro's carts run on a clock worth matching. Carts go out between 4 p.m. the day before collection and 6 a.m. the day of, and come back in by 4 p.m. the day after. Bags of garbage never go outside the cart. Batteries, light bulbs, paint and solvents don't go in any cart. They go to the Haz Bin on Grade Lane.

The Waste Reduction Center on Meriwether Avenue takes drop-offs year round. In one day, a resident can bring up to four large household items, four passenger tires and three electronic items there. It also takes loads of construction materials and yard or tree debris, for a fee. Metro also holds pop-up drop-off events.

A yard cleanup has its own rules. Branches have to be under 2 inches across and under 4 feet long, in a store-bought container or tied into bundles. Leaves and trimmings go in containers with handles or in paper yard waste bags, never plastic.