Junk Removal in San Francisco, CA

San Francisco commercial cleanouts

San Francisco is an office and lab market first. The Financial District, SoMa and Mission Bay are its main office submarkets, with Mission Bay also home to much of the city's life-science space. The industrial side sits in the southeast, where the Board of Supervisors rezoned the Bayview Industrial Triangle, a former Redevelopment Agency plan area, in April 2020.

Common job locations around San Francisco:

• Financial District
• SoMa
• Mission Bay
• Bayview Industrial Triangle
• Dogpatch

Related services: office cleanouts, property management junk removal and retail store cleanouts.

Large-item pickup rules in San Francisco

Recology runs bulky-item collection: buildings with five units or fewer get two free curbside pickups a year, and each unit in a building of six or more units gets one, with up to 10 items per appointment.

Items must be scheduled before they go to the curb, and extra pickups carry a fee, so office and retail clearouts are handled privately.

If your load does not fit these rules, we can quote it from a quick video call.

Recycling electronics in San Francisco

Recology's Very Small Quantity Generator program lets San Francisco small businesses that generate less than 27 gallons (220 lbs.) of hazardous waste a month drop it off by appointment. Property managers use the same program for hazardous waste tenants leave behind.

Under federal Section 608 rules, refrigerant must be recovered from appliances like refrigerators and air conditioners before disposal.

Where San Francisco junk goes

The SF Transfer Station at 501 Tunnel Avenue takes drop-offs 7 days a week, is a registered construction and demolition debris recycling facility, and can accept large commercial customers with self-dumping trucks. Material is sorted there and hauled to compost, recycling or disposal facilities.

The San Francisco metro area

Census Bureau estimates put the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro at roughly 4.65 million people in mid-2024 (-2.2% versus 2020), spread across Alameda County, CA; Contra Costa County, CA; San Francisco County, CA; San Mateo County, CA; Marin County, CA.

All California locations · Junk removal in San Jose · Junk removal in Sacramento · Junk removal in Santa Rosa · Junk removal in Stockton

Pricing and estimates

Rates run from a $150 minimum to about $950 for a full truck depending on state and region; quoted mainly by space and volume, sometimes time or weight.

Skip the site visit: start a live video estimate and get a quote from a quick walk-through on your phone.

One invoice, nationwide

Proudly serving all 50 states, one vendor, one invoice, nationwide coverage, with access to all waste and recycling services. Multi-location teams get consolidated billing on request, with PO and site numbers printed on invoices so accounts payable can match every job. Racking takedown and documented electronics recycling are part of the same account.

Frequently asked questions

Will Recology pick up furniture from our office?

Recology's free bulky pickups are tied to residential units. Offices and stores book a private removal, and we can schedule around building loading-dock rules.

Where does San Francisco junk go?

Most of it goes through the SF Transfer Station on Tunnel Avenue, where it is sorted for recycling, composting or disposal. We sort loads the same way before they arrive.

Can you quote from video?

Yes. Start a live video estimate and we will quote the job from what you show us.

Get a quote or call 844-543-3966.