*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's one more chore on the list. Book LoadUp, see your price upfront, and get a quick pickup so the hillside home stays clear.
You search for options, call about pickup rules, and leave messages with haulers who never call back. A few quotes come in vague or high. Weeks go by, and the junk is still in the garage.
Alta Sierra has no city government, so there's no city pickup program. Bulky-item service usually goes through your trash hauler or county options, and those depend on your address. Expect limits on what they'll take, set dates, and the job of dragging everything down a long driveway yourself.
Many haulers want to visit first and look over your load before they give you a number. Then the price is based on how much of the truck you fill, which is hard to guess ahead of time, and the total can change once they start loading.
Thrift stores want items they can actually resell, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and broken furniture usually get turned away. Even the good pieces still need loading, a trip down the hill, and drop-off during open hours. Most of the pile never makes it in.
A roll-off dumpster makes sense for a whole remodel, not one cleared-out room. You still have to book delivery and pickup, find a flat spot on a sloped or wooded lot, and lift everything over the side yourself while it sits there for days.
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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 Alta Sierra 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 Alta Sierra's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders handle long, sloped driveways and cramped hillside garages, carrying each load to the truck by hand. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Alta Sierra after each job.
Curbside works well when your brush piles or old furniture are already sitting by the road or at the top of the driveway. If things are still in a downstairs room, on a back deck, or in a shop on a wooded lot, choose full-service so your Loaders carry it all out, which helps if you only get to your second home for a weekend.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $75 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $70 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before noon | from $85 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $75 |
| 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 wrestled an old sofa down a sloped, pine-shaded driveway, then faced a winding drive down the hill with a loaded pickup, knows a Saturday can vanish fast. Your Loaders do the lifting, carrying, and loading, and LoadUp genuinely enjoys showing up for neighbors in this tucked-away forest community.
Big, bulky items are hard to move off a wooded hillside lot, so where they end up matters. In Alta Sierra, your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow.
Furniture, exercise gear, and household goods in good, clean condition may be set aside for donation when local options allow. Your Loader carries them out, and availability varies by item and address.
Items that are worn or damaged but not ready for donation may be recycled where available, such as metal frames or wood furniture. Your Loader separates them from the load when local options allow.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, like soaked sofas or broken furniture, go to appropriate disposal. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading, and the destination depends on current local facility options.
A load turned away at the gate means a wasted trip down the hill, so here is what Alta Sierra residents should know about Nevada County disposal rules.
California regulates treated wood waste separately because of the chemical preservatives it contains, and the county transfer station prices it apart from regular construction debris. Old deck boards and fence posts must be cut to 4 feet or shorter before drop off.
Nevada County's main transfer station does not accept burned material from a structure fire. In a high fire risk area like Alta Sierra, ash and charred debris from a damaged home must be handled outside the regular drop off system.
Winter storms and defensible space work leave plenty of wood around Alta Sierra homes. McCourtney Road Transfer Station takes logs (rounds) up to 4 feet long and 18 inches in diameter, but tree stumps and root balls are not accepted at all.
McCourtney Road Transfer Station accepts mattresses for free and recycles them instead of sending them to the landfill. California funds its statewide mattress recycling program through a fee collected when new mattresses are sold, so the drop off is already paid for.
Homeowners replacing rooftop arrays should know McCourtney Road Transfer Station does not take solar panels. California allows end of life panels to be managed as universal waste, a category meant to keep their metals out of ordinary landfill trash.
Paints, solvents, pesticides, and cleaners can go free to the Household Hazardous Waste area at McCourtney Road. State law limits transport to 15 gallons or 125 pounds, in spill and leak proof containers, ideally the originals. Medication is not accepted.
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(678) 884-4738Not as a one-off dump. Alta Sierra is unincorporated Nevada County, so there is no city bulk pickup, and junk left on a roadside or lot can count as illegal dumping. Your WM trash service covers regular carts only, so extra junk needs a hauler or a transfer station trip.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Alta Sierra starts at $75, with $5 off for curbside or outdoor pickup. The first item includes the base pickup fee and each additional item is a flat add-on, with the exact total confirmed before booking.
Often, depending on Loader availability for your route. Same-day or next-day slots may open up if you book early, and entering your address at booking shows live availability. For curbside pickups you generally don't need to be home.
The McCourtney Road Transfer Station at 14741 Wolf Mountain Rd in Grass Valley is the closest option and is open Wednesday to Sunday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. It charges rates for trash, construction debris and appliances, and it won't take dirt, rock or tree stumps.
Household hazardous waste like paint and chemicals needs special handling. The McCourtney Road station accepts it free, up to 15 gallons or 125 pounds per trip, in leak-proof containers. Dirt, rock, tree stumps, gas cylinders and ammunition are also refused there.
Loaders try to keep items out of the landfill. Usable pieces are donated when local charities accept them, recyclables go to recycling facilities when options allow, and the rest is disposed of properly. Outcomes depend on item condition and what each facility accepts.
You pick your items and enter your address online, then see your price upfront before you confirm. You choose a pickup window, and your Loader contacts you before arriving. The Loader removes the items and carries them out, including from garages or sloped wooded lots.
The main difference is the pricing model and booking flow. Many traditional haulers price by truck volume and may confirm the final number on site. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking. For large cleanouts, a truckload hauler can still be a good fit.
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