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Allen, TX · Collin County
Junk Removal in Allen, TX
Junk removal, cleanouts, and light demolition in Allen. About 15 minutes from the shop in McKinney.
Cowboy Site Services handles junk removal in Allen, about 15 minutes down US-75 from our base in McKinney. We carry out furniture, appliances and garage clutter, priced by trailer space from $189. You get a firm quote before anything is loaded.
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About Allen
Allen sits right below us on US-75, close enough that we're usually there inside a half hour of leaving the shop. Most of the city went up through the 1990s and 2000s, so the housing stock is mature without being old.
Twin Creeks and the neighborhoods around it are the ones we see most. Watters Creek and the Event Center side bring the commercial and retail work.
What comes up in Allen
Allen is a garage-and-attic town for us. Those 90s and 2000s houses have now had one or two decades of the same family in them, and the garage is where that shows up first — bikes nobody rides, boxes from the last move, a treadmill.
We also get a steady run of furniture and appliance jobs as first-wave owners upgrade or downsize, plus remodel debris from kitchens and bathrooms being brought up to date.
What does residential junk removal in Allen look like?
Most Allen calls start in the garage or the attic, then spread to a spare room once momentum builds. We haul old couches, mattresses, washers, water heaters, exercise gear, kids' bikes and boxes that never got unpacked.
The process is short. Text photos for an honest estimate, choose a slot Monday through Saturday, and we do the lifting, loading and sweeping.
As local junk haulers in Allen, we don't route your job through a call center. You deal with the owners from the first photo to the final sweep.
How does Allen's monthly bulk pickup work?
Allen's bulk collection page says items go out automatically once a month, on an assigned Saturday tied to your trash day. No appointment is needed, but everything must be out by 7 a.m.
Each item has to weigh under 150 pounds, and rugs can't run longer than 6 feet. Refrigerators, freezers and AC units need a refrigerant-removal tag. Remodeling waste, fence materials, tree limbs and household chemicals are all excluded.
Brush follows Allen's yard waste rules: up to 7 tied bundles a week, plus a scheduled loose-brush pickup once a month. Our Allen bulk trash and brush pickup guide lays out the whole schedule.
When is a junk removal service in Allen the better call?
Waiting makes sense for one chair when your bulk Saturday is close. It makes less sense when that Saturday is weeks off, or the item tops 150 pounds.
A remodel is the other big gap, since the city skips construction waste. Allen also says a contractor hired for tree work must handle that debris, because the city doesn't collect it.
We load it all in one trip, heavy or awkward. Same-day service is possible when the schedule has room.
Which services do Allen homeowners book most?
A garage cleanout in Allen is the top request, followed by furniture removal for Allen homes. Fridges and washers go through our Allen appliance pickup, where we unhook standard plug-in and water-line connections.
Anything hard-plumbed into gas needs a plumber to disconnect it first. Storm limbs and overgrown hedges fall under yard debris removal in Allen.
- Allen collects bulk items automatically once a month, with no appointment, on an assigned Saturday based on trash day.Source: City of Allen — Bulk Item Collection (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen bulk items must be out by 7 a.m. on collection day.Source: City of Allen — Bulk Item Collection (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen bulk items must weigh less than 150 lb, and rugs must be 6 ft or shorter.Source: City of Allen — Bulk Item Collection (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen's bulk collection excludes construction and remodeling waste and fence materials.Source: City of Allen — Bulk Item Collection (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen's bulk collection excludes tree limbs, trunks and yard trimmings.Source: City of Allen — Bulk Item Collection (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen's bulk collection excludes household chemicals.Source: City of Allen — Bulk Item Collection (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen requires refrigerators, freezers and AC units set out for bulk collection to have a refrigerant-removal tag.Source: City of Allen — Bulk Item Collection (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen's weekly yard waste pickup is limited to 7 bundles of sticks or brush and 15 paper bags of leaves or grass clippings.Source: City of Allen — Yard Waste (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen collects loose brush such as tree limbs and branches once a month on a designated Wednesday, up to 3 cubic yards.Source: City of Allen — Yard Waste (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen says a contractor hired to trim or remove trees must handle all debris removal, and the City/CWD does not collect contractor debris.Source: City of Allen — Yard Waste (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen residents can dispose of up to two loads of household trash per month at designated NTMWD facilities.Source: City of Allen — Do-It-Yourself Disposal (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen residents visiting an NTMWD disposal facility must bring a current City of Allen water utility bill and a Texas driver's license with matching addresses.Source: City of Allen — Do-It-Yourself Disposal (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen's bulk collection accepts broken furniture, household appliances, mattresses and box springs, outdoor grills, televisions, washers and dryers, and water heaters.Source: City of Allen — Bulky Item Collection (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen's bulky item collection accepts mattresses and box springs, and all items must weigh less than 150 pounds.Source: City of Allen — Bulk Item Collection (retrieved 2026-10-09)
Most requested in Allen
Garage Cleanouts in Allen
Top shelf to back corner, swept before we pull out.
See detailsFurniture Removal in Allen
Sofas, mattresses, dressers, desks — carried out without you touching a thing.
See detailsAppliance Removal in Allen
We unhook it, walk it out, and retire it the right way.
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Allen service pages
- Commercial Junk Removal in Allen
- Construction Junk Removal in Allen
- Light Demolition in Allen
- Yard Debris Removal in Allen
Everything else we run in Allen
Allen's own rules
What the city publishes about bulk pickup, drop-off sites and household hazardous waste— each with its source and the date we read it. Rules change, so the city's page is the final word.
Allen's demolition, shed, deck and flatwork permit rules are on our light demolition page for Allen.
Bulk trash & brush pickup
- Allen's bulk Saturday is the 1st for Monday trash routes, the 2nd for Tuesday, the 3rd for Wednesday and Thursday, and the 4th for Friday.Source: City of Allen — Bulk Item Collection (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen's bulk collection excludes extra bags and boxes and car parts.Source: City of Allen — Bulk Item Collection (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen's bulk page lists CWD's paid special collection of bulk and construction waste at 972-392-9300, option 2.Source: City of Allen — Bulk Item Collection (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen's monthly bulk collection is for large items that don't fit in the 95-gallon trash cart and is not for extra bags or boxes of household trash.Source: City of Allen — Bulky Item Collection (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen accepts lawn mowers for bulk collection only with the oil and gas removed.Source: City of Allen — Bulky Item Collection (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen asks residents to label toys and yard tools set out for bulk collection as bulk trash.Source: City of Allen — Bulky Item Collection (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen's bulk collection excludes kitchen sinks and dead animals over 10 pounds.Source: City of Allen — Bulky Item Collection (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen's bulk collection schedule may change due to holidays observed by Community Waste Disposal (CWD).Source: City of Allen — Bulky Item Collection (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen's yard waste and brush are collected by Community Waste Disposal (CWD), and the City is not responsible for removing debris from commercial contractors.Source: City of Allen — Yard Waste (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen collects bagged grass clippings, leaves and small bundles of sticks or brush weekly on the assigned trash day.Source: City of Allen — Yard Waste (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen requires sticks and brush trimmings to be in 4-foot-by-2-foot bundles tied with biodegradable cotton or jute rope, twine or string and weighing less than 40 pounds.Source: City of Allen — Yard Waste (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen does not allow nylon rope or other non-compostable materials for tying brush bundles.Source: City of Allen — Yard Waste (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen requires leaves, grass clippings and plant materials to be in biodegradable paper lawn bags, and plastic bags will not be collected.Source: City of Allen — Yard Waste (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen asks residents to place yard waste at the collection point by 7 a.m., at least 2 feet from trash and recycle carts.Source: City of Allen — Yard Waste (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen's yard waste collection does not accept dirt, gravel, concrete, rock, sod or other construction or landscaping materials.Source: City of Allen — Yard Waste (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen's monthly loose brush pickup must be scheduled by calling CWD at 972.392.9300 (option 2) by noon the day before.Source: City of Allen — Yard Waste (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen's yard waste page says CWD offers special collection of larger amounts of loose brush for an additional fee.Source: City of Allen — Yard Waste (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen residents can dispose of up to two loads of yard waste per month at the Texas Pure Products Wood Grinding Facility.Source: City of Allen — Do-It-Yourself Disposal (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen's DIY disposal program accepts items up to 8 feet in any dimension, including furniture, mattresses, box springs and appliances.Source: City of Allen — Do-It-Yourself Disposal (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen lists the Parkway Transfer Station as accepting household appliances, including those with Freon.Source: City of Allen — Do-It-Yourself Disposal (retrieved 2026-10-09)
Drop-off sites & disposal
- NTMWD says residents of Allen, Frisco, McKinney, Plano and Richardson with a city-issued utility bill reflecting solid-waste service can drop off certain waste twice per month at one of its four Citizen Convenience Centers.Source: NTMWD — Solid Waste Facilities (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen's DIY disposal loads must come in a car, pickup truck or flat-bed rental truck, and commercial loads, stake bed trucks and box trucks are not allowed.Source: City of Allen — Do-It-Yourself Disposal (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen says commercial and contractor waste at NTMWD facilities is charged a commercial fee of $65 per ton plus sales tax, with a one-ton minimum.Source: City of Allen — Do-It-Yourself Disposal (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen says Custer Road Transfer Station accepts limited construction materials (fence panels, soil, brick, concrete) free only if they are 10% or less of the load.Source: City of Allen — Do-It-Yourself Disposal (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen says the 121 Regional Disposal Facility is the only location that accepts large quantities of construction and demolition materials, at $48 per ton plus tax with a one-ton minimum.Source: City of Allen — Do-It-Yourself Disposal (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen says all loads taken to disposal facilities must be covered (tarped or tied down) as required by state law.Source: City of Allen — Do-It-Yourself Disposal (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen encourages residents to recycle televisions, computers and small electronics through electronics-specific recyclers.Source: City of Allen — Electronics Recycling and Disposal (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen residents may recycle computers, televisions and other electronics at two annual events, the Great American Cleanup and Allen Recycles Day.Source: City of Allen — Electronics Recycling and Disposal (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen says storm-debris quantities larger than CWD will collect must be taken to the NTMWD Custer Road Transfer Station.Source: City of Allen — Severe Weather Center (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen says anyone arriving at the transfer station in a contractor's truck will be treated as a contractor and charged a disposal fee, even with a utility bill and ID.Source: City of Allen — Severe Weather Center (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen offers collection and disposal of eligible household chemicals to residents in partnership with the City of Plano.Source: City of Allen — Household Chemical Collection (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen residents schedule a HHW pickup through the MyAllen app or by calling Community Services at 214.509.4551.Source: City of Allen — Household Chemical Collection (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen's HHW pickup allows a maximum of 50 pounds per collection, and bins must be ready by 7 a.m. on the collection day.Source: City of Allen — Household Chemical Collection (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen says HHW cannot be placed in trash or recycle carts, per its Code of Ordinances, Health and Environment, Section 6-55.Source: City of Allen — Household Chemical Collection (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen's HHW program does not accept ammunition, fireworks/explosives, medical waste and syringes, or mercury thermostats (which go to Allen City Hall).Source: City of Allen — Household Chemical Collection (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen will not collect unlabeled containers or chemicals mixed with significant amounts of water.Source: City of Allen — Household Chemical Collection (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen's HHW pickup accepts items including paint, primer and thinner, pool chemicals, gasoline and other fuels, car batteries, motor oil and filters, pesticides, and small propane or helium tanks.Source: City of Allen — Household Chemical Collection (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Eligible chemicals are available free at the Allen Chemical Reuse Center for Allen and Plano residents.Source: City of Allen — Household Chemical Collection (retrieved 2026-10-09)
Hazardous waste
- Allen residents can schedule a household hazardous waste pickup through the MyAllen app or by calling Community Services at 214.509.4551.Source: City of Allen — Household Chemical Collection (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen's household chemical collection program is run in partnership with the City of Plano.Source: City of Allen — Household Chemical Collection (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen limits each household chemical collection to 50 pounds.Source: City of Allen — Household Chemical Collection (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen requires household hazardous waste bins to be ready for pickup by 7 a.m. on the scheduled collection day.Source: City of Allen — Household Chemical Collection (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen does not allow household hazardous waste in trash or recycle carts, per Code of Ordinances Section 6-55.Source: City of Allen — Household Chemical Collection (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- Allen's chemical collection accepts items such as paint, antifreeze, car batteries, motor oil, pesticides, pool chemicals and small propane or helium tanks.Source: City of Allen — Household Chemical Collection (retrieved 2026-10-09)
- TCEQ's HHW contacts list shows an ongoing home-collection pick-up program for Allen.Source: TCEQ — Contacts for Texas HHW Programs (list dated 9/22/2026) (retrieved 2026-10-09)
What customers say
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Allen: common questions
Do you charge extra to drive to Allen?
No. There's no distance surcharge, fuel surcharge or labor add-on anywhere in our service area. Allen pricing matches McKinney pricing, based on trailer space.
Does Allen's bulk pickup take mattresses?
Yes. Allen's bulk collection accepts mattresses and box springs, along with broken furniture, grills, TVs, washers, dryers and water heaters. Each item still has to weigh under 150 pounds and wait for your assigned Saturday.
Can I haul it to the dump myself instead?
Yes. Allen's do-it-yourself disposal page lets residents take up to two loads of household trash a month to designated NTMWD facilities. Bring a current Allen water bill and a Texas driver's license with matching addresses.
More answers on pricing, scheduling and what we take are in our full FAQ.
Allen, TX. About 15 minutes from the shop in McKinney.
Need it gone in Allen?
Send photos for a quote, pick a time, and we'll haul it off and sweep up. The firm price is confirmed in Allen before anything goes on the trailer.