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True Move handles junk hauling in Tempe on your schedule, because the city’s bulk trash and green organics pickup only comes every other month. Here is how that plays out on real Tempe streets.
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Tempe asks that bulk items be out by 6 a.m. on the Monday of your collection week, and no more than 10 days early. Miss that window and you wait for the next cycle. We come when you call instead.
The city’s pile rules are strict. Curbside customers set bulk items at the property line, in the street or at the front edge of the driveway without blocking the sidewalk, and alley customers line them up along the fence line without blocking the alley. A pile is capped at 10 cubic yards, about the size of a small SUV, and must stay four feet from containers, hydrants, gas meters and utility boxes. We load from wherever the junk sits instead.
We sort what we collect and set aside usable items for donation or recycling where we can. That matters in Tempe, where the city’s bulk pickup takes furniture only when the items are unable to be donated.
Same-day pickups are often available, so you do not have to wait for Tempe’s every-other-month bulk cycle. Call with the address and what is going out.
The Maple-Ash neighborhood west of ASU has the highest concentration of historic properties in Tempe, and its area plan calls for maintaining flood irrigation. Residents of Greater Maple Ash, including the Mitchell Park neighborhood association, have pushed to preserve its historic homes and large lots, so we plan for long carries from back rooms and yards.
Mirabella at ASU is a 20-story senior living high-rise at Mill Avenue and University Drive. It has 239 independent-living apartments and 59 health care units for residents 62 and older, so a haul-out from a unit there is an elevator job, and we plan the carry before the truck arrives.
Tempe’s bulk collection skips tires, hazardous items, glass and mirrors, and remodeling debris such as drywall, flooring, carpet and padding. Remodeling debris is the part we can take off your hands, along with furniture and yard waste.
Pick a time that suits you and we work around it. If Tempe’s bulk week just passed and the next one is months away, call and ask about a same-day visit, which is often possible. Clearing a rental before a move? We can pair the haul with packing.
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The Lakes in south Tempe is built around two man-made lakes, with single-family and attached homes built between 1970 and 1980. Some lakefront homes have private boat docks, so we ask where the load sits, garage, yard or lakeside, before we arrive.
Usable furniture goes to donation when we can make that work, which is the same test Tempe applies before its bulk crews take a couch. Anything else gets recycled where possible.
Whether you need a load cleared or a few items picked up, we handle it. A Tempe bulk pile tops out at 10 cubic yards, about a small SUV, and anything bigger is where we step in.
We keep staged items clear of hydrants, gas meters and utility boxes, the same four feet the city asks of a bulk pile.
Clearing a Mirabella unit or an older Maple-Ash house before a move? Our pickup and haul off service in Tempe works alongside packing so the junk is gone before the boxes go.
From one bulky item to a full cleanout, every haul away service in Tempe starts with a quick look at access: stairs, gates, alleys and where the truck can sit.
Prices are upfront, with no hidden fees. Tell us if the pile is in a driveway, alley or garage and we quote that job.
True Move hauls with a donate-and-recycle mindset. Tempe asks that bulk piles stay off the sidewalk and out of the alley, so we load from the spot that keeps both clear.
Your items are handled with care from pickup to disposal. At older Maple-Ash houses we walk the carry path with you first, then sort the load for donation or recycling.
Moving and Packing, Alongside Your Haul
Beyond hauling, we handle full-service moving and packing, so a Tempe cleanout and your relocation can be one plan.
Packing Help Before You Move
Ready to clear the pile? Call or text True Move with your Tempe address and what is going out, and we will set a pickup around your city collection week or ahead of it.
Get a Free Tempe Hauling Quote
Ready to clear it out? Request a free quote from True Move Movers and tell us which Tempe spot you are clearing, whether that is a Maple-Ash house, a home in The Lakes, or a unit at Mirabella at ASU. We will plan the access, the carry and the truck spot, then haul it away.
Request a free quote now and we will schedule your pickup, with same-day visits often available when your bulk pickup week has already passed.
Got a pile in a Maple-Ash garage or a Mirabella at ASU unit that Tempe’s every-other-month bulk pickup will not reach in time? Call True Move for a free quote and a pickup date.
Tempe's bulk collection comes every other month, and the city accepts furniture only when the items cannot be donated, so a mattress in good shape may be better off donated. If it is not donatable or your collection week is months away, True Move can haul it away. Bulk items must be out by 6 a.m. on the Monday of your week.
Start with the city. Tempe residential solid waste customers get bulk trash collection every other month: put items out by 6 a.m. on the Monday of your week, no earlier than 10 days before, and keep the pile at 10 cubic yards or less. Donating usable furniture is the other low-cost option. What the city skips, like drywall or carpet, is where a haul crew helps.
The two terms mostly describe the same job: someone loads unwanted items and takes them away. The practical difference in Tempe is staging. The city's bulk pickup needs your pile at the property line, the front edge of the driveway or along the alley fence line. A haul crew like ours loads from the garage, yard or unit, so you skip the staging.
Price follows labor, load size and access, not just the pile. A back room on a large Maple-Ash lot means a long carry, and a unit at Mirabella at ASU, a 20-story high-rise, means elevator time. The city's 10 cubic yard cap, about a small SUV, is a handy way to describe your load. True Move quotes the job before we start.
Yes. Tempe's bulk collection will not take drywall, flooring, carpet or padding, and it also turns away tires, glass, mirrors, appliances with freon and hazardous items. True Move hauls construction debris, plus furniture and yard waste. Tell us what you have when you call so we can confirm the load before the truck rolls.
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