Junk removal costs in Winston-Salem

Winston-Salem collects couches and mattresses neighborhood by neighborhood. City crews pick up carpet, appliances, furniture, mattresses and toys only during your neighborhood's annual bulky item cleanup. The 2026 schedule ran week by week from early March to the start of September. The service is for single-family homes, not apartments or businesses. In a townhome or condo, you may need to use a central pickup spot.

Timing is the whole game. Put things out the weekend before your collection week. Trucks make one pass through each neighborhood, and anything set out late stays put. Keep the pile clean, too. Don't mix bulky items with brush, yard waste or recyclables. If anything from the no list gets mixed in, none of the pile goes. That list includes construction materials, lumber, cement, rocks, glass, tires, car parts, paint and electronics.

Missed your week? The rest of the year, the city points you to the Hanes Mill Road Landfill, run by Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utilities. Homeowners get two landfill passes every 12 months. City residents can also bring used appliances there, along with up to five tires per household a year. Remodel debris has a site of its own: the Old Salisbury Road Landfill takes construction and demolition waste only.

You won't have to guess which week is yours. The city mails a postcard about three to four weeks before your collection week.