In my area its the city. My town, its once a week..with white goods or apliances you would have to call in ahead of time and give them your adress. They give you a date they can come and the homeowner leaves the item on the curb.. My town takes it for free. Oher towns makes a little bit bigger of a process and the resident has to go to the city hall pay for a "sticker" $10, and place it on the item when they put it out on the curb. There big complaint is when they go to the home to pick it up on the schedualed day its no longer there, and obviously there losing $$.