*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $85. Additional items from +$15.
When junk piles up, it has a way of taking over your week. Book LoadUp for a quick Alexandria pickup, with a clear price before you commit and the heavy lifting handled.
You look up the city's pickup rules, request a few hauler quotes, and wait for callbacks that never come. A couple of weekends go by, and the junk is still sitting in the basement where it started.
City bulk pickup programs can be a good deal if your items qualify and you can wait for a collection slot. You usually have to request it ahead of time, follow the limits, and get everything to the curb yourself, even if you live up three flights of stairs.
Many haulers want to come out and see the job before they'll give you a number, and then they price by how much of the truck you fill. You might not know what you're paying until the truck is loaded, and by then it's hard to say no.
Donation centers need items they can actually resell, so a stained mattress, a worn recliner, or a broken appliance often gets turned away. Even items in good shape mean you're loading and driving them over yourself, and anything they reject comes back home with you.
A dumpster sitting on a tight Del Ray street or in a shared condo lot can mean permits, angry neighbors, and a rental window you have to plan around. You still end up doing all the lifting, just to clear out one garage or spare room.
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No waiting on callbacksLocal Loaders arrive at your location, haul away the junk, and dispose of it responsibly when options allow.
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Most companies charge by truck space, and the price often changes on arrival. LoadUp charges by item, based on exactly what you're removing.
Across all options, not just ours: a real breakdown of what Alexandria residents typically pay, so you know what's fair before you book.
Sofas, dressers, bed frames, tables, and more hauled away with ease.
Available in twin, full, queen, king, and California king sizes.
Covers refrigerators, washers, dryers, ovens, dishwashers, water heaters, and more.
Whole-property cleanouts for moves, estates, evictions, and renovations.
TVs, monitors, computers, printers, stereo equipment, and small electronics.
Includes treadmills, ellipticals, weight benches, stationary bikes, and home gym systems.
Add a single bulky item like a couch, dresser, or mattress to your booking.
Mixed everyday items including broken goods, old decor, and accumulated clutter.
Bagged trash, loose debris, and general household waste of all kinds.
Covers drywall, lumber, tile, fixtures, and mixed demolition scrap.
Includes branches, brush, grass clippings, leaves, and other organic yard waste.
Desks, chairs, filing cabinets, cubicle panels, and other office items included.
Moving boxes, shipping cartons, and leftover packing cardboard.
First item includes the pickup fee. Each additional item is a flat add-on. *See Alexandria's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Narrow rowhouse entries with steep front steps take patience, and your Loaders angle each piece out carefully. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Alexandria after each job.
If an old dresser is already in your Del Ray driveway or beside the garage, curbside pickup keeps things simple. For a sofa stuck in a basement or a unit in a Carlyle elevator building, choose full-service so your Loaders carry it out from where it sits, after you confirm any elevator reservation your building requires.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $85 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $80 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before noon | from $95 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $85 |
| Multi-item pickup | Bundle & save | Add-on items in the same pickup for less | from +$15 |
| Item add-on | Optional | Bundle with your junk pickup | from +$15 |
| Full cleanout | Volume discount | Entire room junk removal | Custom |
| Disassembly service | Optional add-on | Large or difficult-to-move items | Custom |
* Starting prices. Final price confirmed by ZIP code and pickup conditions. Volume discounts applied automatically.
Anyone who has circled the block hunting for a parking spot knows moving a mattress here is its own negotiation, especially with permit zones, steep stoops, and condo elevators that need reserving. Your Loaders handle the lifting and loading once access is sorted, and they genuinely like showing up for Alexandria neighbors who deserve a lighter weekend.
Bulky items pile up fast in Alexandria's garages, basements, and apartment storage rooms, and where they end up matters. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow.
Furniture and household goods that are clean and in good shape may be donated when local options allow. Your Loader sets those items aside for that path, though acceptance depends on the receiving organization.
Items too worn to donate, like a sagging bookcase or a dated electronic, may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates what can go that route, since recycling options vary by item.
Heavily damaged or soiled bulky items, such as a broken sofa or a waterlogged mattress, are taken for responsible disposal. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading for Alexandria pickups, and hazardous materials are not accepted.
Put the wrong item at the curb and it can sit uncollected or get thrown away instead of recycled, so know how the independent City of Alexandria handles each category.
Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioning units and dehumidifiers contain refrigerants that must be evacuated first, so Reworld and regular trash collection refuse them. The City's Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Collection Center takes them, and City-collection households can book a fee-based curbside pickup through Alex311.
From fall into January, City crews vacuum curbside leaf piles in five zones and collect paper leaf bags, which the City hands out free at its facilities. Bagging leaves in plastic sends them to the trash, and leaves raked into alleys are never collected.
Material from home construction projects, including shingles, brick, bathroom fixtures, drywall and framing lumber, is not accepted in Alexandria's collection programs. The Reworld drop-off also turns away construction debris such as concrete, tile, roofing material and paint, so renovation waste needs a private disposal option.
Televisions and other electronics are not accepted as trash at Reworld. Alexandria residents bring them to the City's Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Collection Center, which opens only on Mondays and Saturdays and can close for inclement weather.
Alexandria residents can drop off small amounts of metal, non-metal items, brush and yard waste at Reworld once per week free of charge, up to 500 pounds per visit. Household trash is not accepted, and proof of residency is required.
Alexandria cut its Spring Cleanup bulk pickup in the 2020 budget, but bulky items can sit beside your trash container any week. Set out after 5 p.m. the night before, and from May through September crews start an hour earlier to beat the heat.
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(678) 884-4738Not without checking the city's rules first. Items set out outside your scheduled trash or bulk collection can be treated as illegal dumping and may draw a fine. Confirm what's accepted and when with the City of Alexandria's Solid Waste Services before setting anything out.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Alexandria starts at $85, and curbside or driveway pickup takes a flat $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, and each additional item is a flat add-on charge. The exact total is confirmed before booking.
Same-day slots are sometimes available, depending on the schedule in your area. Availability changes by day and time, so entering your address during booking shows the real options. Next-day and scheduled pickups are usually easier to get, including in Old Town and Del Ray.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups. You can leave items outside with access notes. For items inside a home, condo, or apartment, someone should be there, or you can leave entry instructions when booking. Condo buildings may also require elevator or loading dock reservations.
Hazardous materials like paint, chemicals, and fuel generally can't go in regular trash or standard junk loads. Large or heavy items may also fall outside curbside collection limits. Check with the City of Alexandria's Solid Waste Services for current rules on restricted items.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill whenever possible. Depending on acceptance, good furniture and household goods may go to local donation partners, and recyclable materials go to recycling facilities. Whatever can't be donated or recycled goes to the appropriate disposal facility.
Choose your items online, enter your Alexandria address, and pick a time window. You see the total before you confirm. On pickup day, Loaders arrive, load everything, and handle the haul-away, and you get a heads-up before they arrive.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers such as 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King typically price by truckload, often confirmed at the home. LoadUp prices per item online, with the total locked in before booking. For larger cleanouts, a truckload hauler can be a good fit.
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