Bulk Items

City of Portage” Bulk Item Policy

“BULK ITEM” definition: Any item or object located outside of your “City of Portage” tote container set at the curb, easement, or end of property for disposal.  Placing bulk items at the curb gives permission to the city for disposal.  Pre-Scheduled Bulk pickup is allowed up to 40 square feet.  Bulk items must be reported by leaving your name, address and phone number with the Sanitation Department 24 hours before your collection by calling (219) 762-4564 completing our online form or email PSD@portage-in.com  Such items may include the following: 

• High end E-waste (TV, computers, monitors, printers, electronics) 
• ALL personal trash cans, kitchen appliances, tables, chairs; water heaters, washers and dryers;
• furniture, mattress sets or dressers; Carpet/padding rolled and taped bundles five-foot lengths, 
• Deck wood material cut into bundles no longer than five-foot lengths, 
• Small waste/debris placed in large heavy duty construction bags not to exceed 50lbs each. 
• Containers such as steel or plastic drums and other unapproved containers will be disposed of as bulk items.  

If you are exceeding your “City of Portage” tote in household trash, you may request additional totes for your residence by contacting our department office and completing a request form.  Overloading each tote where the lid remains open will have a $10.00 service fee applied. Property owners with delinquent balances on the Utility bills will be denied extra totes until balance is paid in full.   Bulk items placed out for collection have a minimum service fee charged to the owner in the following: 

Bulk Item service fee schedule: 

No fee on Pre-Scheduled Days with less than 40 square feet. 

$40.00, on other days with less than 40 square feet.

$100.00, 41 square feet to 99 square feet.                           

$200.00, 100 square feet to 149 square feet.                                                

$300.00, 150 square feet to 199 square feet.                                                  

$400.00, 200 square feet to 249 square feet.                                                   

 $500.00, 250 square feet to 299 square feet.    

 $600.00, 300 square feet to 349 square feet.      

 $700.00, 350 square feet to 399 square feet.      

 $800.00, 400 square feet and MORE.          

Service Restrictions: NO TIRES, Hazardous waste, Grass clippings, common earth dirt, sod, sand, stone, landscape blocks, river rock, cinder blocks, bricks, asphalt, concrete, or roofing shingles are NOT allowed in totes and are NOT allowed as bulk items. These items cannot be disposed of through city services.  Building city permitted remodeling / construction projects require on-site dumpsters. Trash, debris, and bulk items are NOT ALLOWED to be discarded at the Sanitation Department.

Established Policy: 2013/March & Last Updated: 2025/January