The short answer
To get rid of a backyard playset or trampoline in LA or Orange County, take it apart first. Once it's down to pieces that fit your city's size limits, a bulky pickup may take it; Pasadena lists play equipment by name. Otherwise, haul the wood and metal to a facility that takes them, give it away to someone who'll dismantle it, or have it taken apart and hauled off.
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1. Break it down for a bulky pickup
No program takes a fully assembled swing set or a trampoline with its frame up. Size and weight limits decide whether the pieces qualify:
- Pasadena: play equipment is on the accepted list for single-family homes, 2 free pickups a year by appointment, along with bundled wood up to 3 ft.
- Long Beach: items no larger than 72 by 48 inches, and up to 8 large items per pickup on 12 pickups a year.
- Azusa and Pomona (Athens Services): nothing over 60 lb or larger than 4 by 8 ft. Pomona also wants lumber cut and tied in bundles of 4 ft or less.
- Rosemead (Republic Services): each item up to 50 lb and 4 by 4 by 6 ft.
- City of Los Angeles (LASAN): large wood pieces are accepted, with unlimited free pickups for homes on City service.
More on this: size and item limits by city · Pasadena bulky pickup · Azusa bulky pickup rules
Sources: City of Pasadena: Residential Recycling and Refuse Services; City of Long Beach: Special Collection 101; City of Azusa: Free Bulky Waste Collection; Athens Services: Pomona Residential Welcome Packet; Republic Services: Rosemead Bulky Items; LA Sanitation & Environment: Schedule a Bulky Item Pickup, checked Nov 2026
Playset and trampoline pickup in Orange County
The OC program pages we checked don't name playsets or trampolines. The general limits apply:
- Costa Mesa Sanitary District: items up to 8 by 4 ft and 150 lb, and wood limited to 1 cubic yard per pickup.
- Santa Ana and Newport Beach: any single item must be manageable by two workers.
- Unincorporated OC, like Coto de Caza, Ladera Ranch and Trabuco Canyon: 2 free pickups a year of up to 4 items each, which a pile of playset beams quickly outgrows.
More on this: Coto de Caza bulky pickup
Sources: Costa Mesa Sanitary District: Large Item Collection; City of Santa Ana: Bulky Item Pickup; City of Newport Beach: Additional Waste Services; OC Waste & Recycling: Waste Haulers for Unincorporated Areas, checked Nov 2026
2. Drop off the wood and metal
A wooden playset is mostly lumber, sometimes pressure-treated. A trampoline or metal swing set is a steel frame plus a mat, springs and netting. Sites that list those materials:
- California Waste Services Downtown LA: wood and lumber, and metal and steel. Open 24 hours.
- Crown Recycling Services, Sun Valley: wood and scrap metal, open seven days.
- Athens Irwindale MRF and DART in Downey: general trash and construction and demolition waste, open to the public.
- Puente Hills MRF, City of Industry: lists treated wood waste as not accepted, so check before bringing an old pressure-treated playset there.
- Republic Services Huntington Beach Transfer Station: self-haul construction and demolition debris and trash.
More on this: Crown Recycling Services in Sun Valley · DART in Downey
Sources: California Waste Services: Los Angeles; Athens Services: Crown Recycling Services; Athens Services: Irwindale MRF; Athens Services: DART; LA County Sanitation Districts: Puente Hills MRF; City of Huntington Beach: Trash & Recycling, checked Nov 2026
3. Give it away
Playsets and trampolines in safe shape are popular free listings with families who have younger kids. Post photos, the dimensions and the brand, note any worn parts like a torn mat or rusty springs, and say the taker handles disassembly. A playset that's rotting or a trampoline with a broken frame shouldn't be passed on.
4. Have it taken down and hauled
Roa Solution Junk Removal takes apart wooden and metal playsets, swing sets, playhouses and trampolines, safety nets included, hauls the pieces away and cleans up the spot. We can clear the old toys and yard junk around them on the same trip.
Legs or posts set in concrete: send photos so we can price them. Pricing starts at $190, and teardown jobs are priced from photos. Text (562) 219-9266.
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What it usually costs
Breaking it down yourself for a free bulky pickup costs a few hours and some tools. A dump charges by weight. A teardown is priced from photos by size, material and backyard access, starting at $190.
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Sources
- City of Pasadena: Residential Recycling and Refuse Services
- City of Long Beach: Special Collection 101
- City of Azusa: Free Bulky Waste Collection
- Athens Services: Pomona Residential Welcome Packet
- Republic Services: Rosemead Bulky Items
- LA Sanitation & Environment: Schedule a Bulky Item Pickup
- Costa Mesa Sanitary District: Large Item Collection
- City of Santa Ana: Bulky Item Pickup
- City of Newport Beach: Additional Waste Services
- OC Waste & Recycling: Waste Haulers for Unincorporated Areas
- California Waste Services: Los Angeles
- Athens Services: Crown Recycling Services
- Athens Services: Irwindale MRF
- Athens Services: DART
- LA County Sanitation Districts: Puente Hills MRF
- City of Huntington Beach: Trash & Recycling
Rules change. Check the city or county page before you rely on a limit, fee or date.