Republic Services provides four free collections per year when Fountain Valley residents can schedule up to ten (10) bulky household items per collection for pickup. They call this the 10/4 Program. Residents should call Republic Services at (714) 847-3581 to schedule a bulky item pickup. Qualifying items include:
- Furniture, mattresses, box springs, bed frames, headboards, and footboards
- Area rugs, rolled and secured, not to exceed 6 ft. in length
- Household appliances such as ovens, built-in stove tops, range hoods, refrigerators, dishwashers, water heaters, water softeners, clothes washer or dryer, trash compactor, and microwave ovens
- Pool equipment
- Moving boxes and shipping cartons in excess of the Recycling Cart capacity
- Bagged trash in excess of the Trash Cart capacity -- not to exceed 40 lbs. per bag and sealed with string, tape, plastic or wire tie
- Securely bundled palm fronds, or tree trimmings/branches in excess of Green Waste Cart capacity, not to exceed 4 ft. in length and 40 lbs. per bundle
Material not accepted includes:
- Electronic waste (TVs, computers, audio equipment, electronic games)
- Oil, gas, and automobile fluid waste
- Hazardous waste
- Construction waste
- Remodeling items such as intact vanity cabinets, sinks, toilets, bathtubs, intact windows and doors, cast iron tubs
- Commercial waste
- Yard waste.