Municipal · Drop-off · Free
Carr Center and Ridge Road drop-off
Two city drop-off sites, one east, one west, taking recycling year round, computers and phones at Carr Center, and household chemicals on the first Friday of each month.
Right for you if
- It is a computer, a chemical, or recycling you cannot put at the kerb, and you can time the first Friday.
- It has to cost nothing.
- You can get it there under your own steam.
- You want to turn up without booking.
Look elsewhere if
- You have no way of getting it there.
- You live outside the area it serves.
- It is business waste.
- It is more than a household quantity.
- It is construction or demolition waste.
Contact and booking
- Phone
- (216) 664-3711 or 311
- Not published
- Book online
- Not published
- Address
- Carr Center, 5600 Carnegie Ave, Cleveland OH 44103 (east) · Ridge Road Transfer Station, 3727 Ridge Rd, Cleveland OH 44144 (west)
- Opening hours
- Carr Center: Monday to Friday, 9:00am–3:00pm. Ridge Road: Monday to Saturday, 9:00am–3:00pm. Household hazardous waste at both sites on the first Friday of the month only.
- Website
- Official website
Verification
Verified against an official source
Last checked 18 August 2026
That means we read a published source and it said this. It does not mean we watched them do it, or followed the material afterwards, that is a separate, deeper check this has not been through. How we check →
Sources
Part of How to get rid of stuff in Cleveland.
Why use it
Three things worth knowing before you drive over. Household hazardous waste is only taken on the FIRST FRIDAY of the month, at both sites, turn up on the wrong day and nobody can help you. Latex paint is not accepted at all: the city's line is that it is not hazardous, and it needs drying out with an absorbent before it goes in the ordinary bin. And televisions are not part of the computer drop-off, a TV goes out with the monthly bulk collection instead, while computers and phones go to Carr Center year round. Construction and demolition waste is refused everywhere: concrete, wood, brick, drywall, shingles, siding, toilets and sinks. Worth knowing the wider Ohio position too: unlike North Carolina or Wisconsin, this state has no landfill ban on electronics, so binning a television is legal here even though recycling it is better.
Good for
- electronics
- hazardous waste
- batteries
- other items
How it works
| How you use it | You take it there. |
|---|---|
| Cost | No fee is published for residents. The city does not use the word "free" on these pages, so neither do we. |
| Booking | No appointment needed. |
| Service area | City of Cleveland |
| Run by | City of Cleveland Division of Waste Collection and Disposal, a municipal service |
Where your things go
A named destination is worth more than a stated intention, and both are worth more than silence. This is the row to read before you book: if your item's row is empty, ask them on the phone and tell us what they say.
- ✓ Named destination
- ~ Stated, not named
- ? Nothing published
- Tell us what you were told →
Does it actually work
The part no company website tells you. Some of this comes from our checks, some from readers who used the service, and where nobody has told us yet, it says so.
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Booking
Their pages
No booking. Walk-in during opening hours, but the hours differ by material. Carr Center: Mon-Fri 9:00-15:00 for recycling, shredding and computers. Ridge Road: Mon-Sat 9:00-15:00 for recycling, Saturday only 9:00-15:00 for regular waste disposal. Household hazardous waste at both sites on the first Friday of the month.
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Typical wait
Their pages
Not a queue. For household hazardous waste the effective wait is up to a month, because the window opens on one Friday per month. For recycling and computers it is same-day within opening hours.
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Do they answer
Their pages
Yes, via city 311 on 216-664-2000. The Division of Waste main number is (216) 664-3711 at 5600 Carnegie Ave. No site-specific line is published for either drop-off centre.
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Restrictions
Their pages
Bulky drop-off capped at four visits per resident per year, 4 cubic yards per visit, trailers no larger than 4 ft by 8 ft.
Residents only · Households only · Household quantities only · No construction waste
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Who it's for
Their pages
City of Cleveland residents.
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Last checked
Pipeline
18 August 2026
Checked against the sources listed on this page.
Where donated things land
The organisations this operator names. The linked ones have profiles here; the rest are named on their pages and not yet checked by us.
- Carr Center, 5600 Carnegie Ave. Named on their pages, not yet checked
- Carr Center (5600 Carnegie Ave.) and Ridge Road Transfer Station (3727 Ridge Road) Named on their pages, not yet checked
- Ridge Road Transfer Station, 3727 Ridge Rd. Named on their pages, not yet checked
- Carr Center (5600 Carnegie Avenue) and Ridge Road (3727 Ridge Road) Named on their pages, not yet checked
What happens to it
- Recycled
- Broken down for materials
- Disposed of
This describes the route the item takes, as the operator states it. We do not claim a recovery rate we have not seen evidence for.
What readers told us
Used them recently?
How long you waited, what they refused, whether anyone picked up the phone. Those are the three facts no website publishes and the ones the next reader needs.
Alternatives in Cleveland
Other places that will take things off your hands.
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Reuse
Buy Nothing Project
Buy Nothing Project
- Takes
- furniture, appliances, electronics, books, and 4 more
- Where
- Neighbourhood groups across the US and beyond
- Booking
- By appointment
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Reuse
The Salvation Army donation pickup
The Salvation Army
- Takes
- furniture, appliances, electronics, clothes, and 5 more
- Where
- Nationwide
- Booking
- Book online
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Municipal
Cleveland bulk item collection
City of Cleveland Division of Waste Collection and Disposal
- Takes
- furniture, mattresses, appliances
- Wait
- Up to roughly one month, determined by the calendar rather than by demand. The wait is however long it is until the next bulk week; it is knowable in advance from the 2026 calendar at /sites/clevelandohio/files/waste/WasteCollectionCalendar2026.pdf, not a lead time the city quotes.
- Where
- Cleveland
- Booking
- By phone
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