Moving out of a Madrid flat with a sofa, a bed frame and a broken chair to get rid of costs nothing if you book it right. Phone the city’s 010 line, open the Madrid Móvil app or use avisos.madrid.es, and Madrid City Council collects the items from the kerb within three days. With no rush, your street also has a monthly collection night with no booking: the first Thursday in Malasaña, the second Sunday in Chueca, the first Wednesday in Lavapiés. What costs money is leaving furniture by the bins on any other day, which the city’s cleaning ordinance fines from 751 euros. Each collection takes up to 6 pieces.
How do I get rid of furniture in Madrid for free? Book a pickup on 010, in Madrid Móvil or on avisos.madrid.es; the city calls to agree a day within three days, and you leave up to 6 pieces next to the nearest bin. With no rush, put them out on your area’s monthly collection night, between 21:00 and 23:00.
How do I book a furniture pickup on 010?
Four channels take the request: phone 010, or 914 800 010 from outside the city; the Madrid Móvil app; avisos.madrid.es; and the city’s citizen service offices. You leave a phone number and the council calls back with a day and time. Requests go no further than three days ahead, and only one is accepted per week, so a full flat may need two rounds.
“Home pickup” is misleading: the crew does not come inside. On the agreed day you carry everything down yourself and leave it next to the nearest bin, keeping the pavement clear.
When should I book it if I am moving out?
A fixed moving date rarely lines up with your street’s collection night, so work backwards from the day you return the keys:
- Two or three weeks before, look up your collection night on the city’s Geoportal map and reread the furniture inventory in your lease.
- The week before, if your night comes first, put out the first 6 pieces then.
- Three days before, book the phone pickup for the rest.
- On moving day, take anything left over to a fixed recycling point by car or van.
Check twice that each item is yours. Furniture listed in the landlord’s inventory that goes missing comes off your rental deposit. At the new address, the next step is registering on the padrón, which you do with the new lease.
Which night is the furniture collection on my street?
The night is a rule, not a date, and it uses official neighbourhood names that are not always the ones on the estate agent’s listing. Type your address into the Geoportal viewer and tap the map, or open your district’s PDF. Collections run Monday to Sunday, public holidays on weekdays included, so check what closes on Madrid’s public holidays before a long weekend away.
| Where you live | Official area | Collection night |
|---|---|---|
| Chueca | Justicia | Second Sunday |
| Lavapiés | Embajadores | First Wednesday |
| Malasaña | Universidad | First Thursday |
| Huertas and Barrio de las Letras | Cortes | First Monday |
| Salamanca, Goya | Goya | First and third Tuesday |
| Retiro, Pacífico | Pacífico | Second and fourth Thursday |
| Chamberí, Trafalgar | Trafalgar | Third Tuesday |
| Chamberí, Almagro | Almagro | Fourth Tuesday |
Areas in Arganzuela, Chamartín, Retiro and Salamanca get two collections a month; everywhere else gets one.
What will the city not take?
The collection refuses loose sheets of glass and anything from a business. For fridges, freezers and air conditioners with CFC, the city points you to a fixed recycling point, which takes 1 unit of these per visit, up to 6 washing machines, televisions or computers, and up to 5 bulky items.
Mattresses or furniture with bed bugs cannot go out on the collection night. Book them by phone, in Madrid Móvil or on Avisos instead; the urgent cleaning service, SELUR, calls to arrange a day and place, and the items must be wrapped in plastic. If you have none, say so when you book.
Will the shop take my old fridge or washing machine?
Yes, if you buy a new one. Under article 22 of Royal Decree 110/2015, the retailer must take back an equivalent old appliance free of charge, in store or at your door when it delivers the new one. If you cannot hand it over then, the shop has to give you a written deadline of at least 30 days.
How much is the fine for dumping furniture in Madrid?
The fine is set by articles 95 and 96 of Madrid’s Ordinance 12/2022 on cleaning public spaces, approved on 20 December 2022, which treat leaving furniture, large appliances or household items next to waste bins as a serious offence: 751 to 1,500 euros. Putting a sofa out on a Tuesday when your area’s night is the first Thursday counts, even if someone takes it the next morning.
The kerb is free on one night a month and costly on every other.
FAQ about furniture collection in Madrid
Is furniture collection free in Madrid?
Yes, for households. Both the fixed monthly collection on your street and a pickup booked through 010, the Madrid Móvil app or the Avisos Madrid website cost nothing, and so does dropping items at a fixed recycling point. The city does not collect furniture from businesses.
How do I book a bulky waste pickup in Madrid?
Call 010, or use the Madrid Móvil app or avisos.madrid.es. Leave a phone number and the city calls to agree a day and time. Requests are only taken for up to three days ahead, and one per week.
Where do I leave furniture for collection in Madrid?
On the pavement next to the nearest waste bin, without blocking people or traffic, on the agreed day. For the fixed collection, that means from nine to eleven in the evening on your area’s night. Nobody comes up to the flat, so you carry it down yourself.
What is the fine for dumping furniture in Madrid?
Leaving furniture, large appliances or household items by the bins outside the collection is a serious offence under the city’s cleaning ordinance, fined between 751 and 1,500 euros. Your area’s collection night, or the day agreed by phone, is the only time it is allowed.