Sangamon County residents are eligible to participate in free large item pick-up and drop-off collection. Sangamon County and the City of Springfield partnered with Habitat for Humanity of Sangamon County to offer this service. Click here for a Printable Collection Card showing eligible and restricted items. To schedule a drop-off or pick-up by phone, residents must call Habitat for Humanity at 217.523.2710 or schedule online by clicking below.
Eligible items for pickup include:
- Couches, Tables, Chairs
- Bed frames, Mattresses, Box Springs
- Dressers, Desks, Filing cabinets
- Appliances (e.g., refrigerators, stoves, dehumidifiers, washers, dryers, freezers, and/or dishwashers)
- Doors, Toilets, Cabinets, Shelving Units
- Water heaters
- Window unit-AC
- Grills (no propane tanks)
- Mowers (fuel must be drained)
- 5X10 rolls of carpet
- Basketball hoops
- Trampolines that have been broken down
- Pool liners, poles, ladders, etc. that have been broken down
Restricted Items:
- Automobile parts, Tires
- Central AC units, Portable heaters, Furnaces
- Constructions debris (e.g., paint, lumber, dry wall, brick, concrete, siding, etc.)
- Hazardous materials
- Hot tubs
- Landscaping items (e.g., large rocks, statuary, etc.), Railroad ties
- Musical Instruments (e.g., pianos)
- TV monitors/electronics
Other options for getting rid of oversized items:
- Sangamon Valley Landfill, 2565 Sandhill Rd., 528-9256. Accepts large amounts of solid waste, including remodeling and demolition debris as well as large items. Call for specific items, cost details and hours.
- F & W Resources, 3327 Terminal Ave., 525-1206. Metal salvager. Call for specific items, cost details and hours.
- Waste Management of Illinois' transfer station, 3000 E. Ash St. - Accepts large amounts of solid waste, including remodeling and demolition debris as well as large items. Also accepts large appliances without Freon and/or cooling units. Call for specific items, cost details and hours.
- Mervis Iron, 1100 S. Ninth St. - Accepts and recycles large metal appliances without cooling units free of cost. A fee is charged for each unit that needs Freon removed. Call for specific items, cost details and hours.
Where to take restricted items:
- Metal Recycling
- Automotive parts
- Cannot go to Landfill
- Check with salvage yards for recycling and selling
- Central A/C, portable heaters, furnaces
- Cannot go to Landfill due to Freon
- Take all items to Metal Salvage yard
- Construction Debris - Habitat for Humanity Re-Store takes a lot of building/remodeling materials; however, call before drop off donation. If unwanted, contact landfill and/or waste hauler for final disposal.
- Hazardous materials should be taken to annual Household Hazardous Waste event.
- Hot tubs (accepted at landfill for drop-off)
- Landscaping items
- Gumballs, plants, plaster and concrete can be taken at Landfill
- Big trees, leaves, branches, grass clipping, other wood materials cannot go to Landfill but taken at Evan’s Recycling
- Musical Instruments – check with donating to second hand, organizations (e.g., churches, schools, etc.). Contact landfill and/or waste hauler for final disposal.
- Railroad ties
- Federal property
- Soaked in creosote (landfill can take a couple but if truckload must get approval before coming in)
- Call Landfill prior to taking for approval
- # to call for complete breakdown - Northfolk Southern Police 1.800.453.2530
- Tires - take back programs at Tire retail locations (average cost = $2-$5/per tire – depending on size)
- TV Monitors/Electronics - BLH and/or F&W Resources Call for specific items, cost details and hours. Residents living within the City of Springfield’s corporate limits may be eligible to participate in the city's free electronic recycling program; information is available by clicking here.