*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $105. Additional items from +$15.
Junk piles up fast, and dealing with it is a hassle nobody needs. Book a quick Brighton pickup, see your real price before you commit, and get your space back.
You search for answers, check the city's rules, request a few hauler quotes, and wait. One calls back, one wants to visit first, one goes quiet. A week later, the pile is still sitting in the hallway.
Boston's city bulk pickup programs work well if your timing lines up. You usually have to schedule ahead, some items need special handling, and nobody carries anything down three flights for you. If your lease ends Friday, the municipal pickup schedule might not match.
Lots of haulers want to come look before they give you a price, and then they quote by fractions of a truckload you can't really picture. You find out the real cost after the work is done, when it's too late to push back.
Donation centers do good work, which is why they turn away stained couches, worn mattresses, and broken furniture. Usable pieces may find a second home when local options allow, but you're still stuck with everything they won't take and still have to haul it there.
A dumpster makes sense for a gut renovation, not a basement clear-out in Oak Square. On narrow streets near Brighton Center, you may need a permit to put one on the street, a delivery window, and neighbors who don't mind losing a parking spot for days.
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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 Brighton 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 Brighton's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders carry couches down narrow triple-decker stairwells and around tight landings, then load the truck. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Brighton after each job.
If your old dresser is already at the curb or in a driveway, curbside keeps things simple. If it is still up in a third-floor walk-up or down in a basement storage cage, or your building's management limits what can sit outside, choose full-service so your Loaders carry it out for you.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $105 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $100 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before noon | from $115 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $105 |
| 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.
Hauling a mattress down three flights of a triple-decker is hard enough, before you start circling for a parking spot that fits a truck. Your Loaders handle the stairs and the loading, and they genuinely like showing up for the neighbors, students, and landlords who keep Brighton feeling like a real community.
Bulky items pile up fast in Brighton's walk-ups and basements, and where they end up matters. Your Loaders sort each pickup by condition, aiming to keep usable pieces in circulation and out of landfills when local options allow.
Furniture and household goods that are clean and in good shape may be donated where available. Your Loaders set those items aside during loading so usable pieces have a chance at a second home.
Items that are worn or damaged but still hold recoverable materials, like metal frames or electronics, may be recycled when possible. Your Loaders separate them from the general load so recycling can be attempted.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, such as waterlogged couches or broken mattresses, are taken to an appropriate disposal site. Your Loaders carry them out and haul them away responsibly.
Putting out a pile too early or tossing a banned item can mean a ticket or an uncollected curb under rules that apply in Brighton, Boston, and Suffolk County.
Since November 2022, Massachusetts has banned textiles from disposal. That covers clothing, bedding, towels, and curtains, even worn or torn ones. After a closet cleanout, take them to donation bins or textile recycling drop-offs instead of putting them in household trash.
Boston allows trash and bulk items at the curb only after 5 p.m. the night before collection. This matters in Brighton around the September 1 move-out rush, when furniture and bags put out too early can draw a code enforcement ticket.
Boston's curbside collection does not take construction or demolition debris. Massachusetts also bans brick, concrete, asphalt, metal, wood, and clean gypsum wallboard from disposal. A dumpster placed on a public street needs a street occupancy permit from Public Works.
Massachusetts banned mattresses from the trash in November 2022, so Boston collects them for recycling only by request. Schedule a pickup through BOS:311 before you set one out, because a mattress left at the curb without a request may not be collected.
Massachusetts bans cathode ray tubes from disposal, so tube TVs and computer monitors cannot go in regular trash. Boston collects TVs and computer monitors separately for recycling, and you have to request a pickup through BOS:311 first.
Boston collects yard waste only during set weeks in spring and fall. Leaves must go in large paper bags or barrels marked yard waste. Massachusetts bans leaves and yard waste from regular trash, so leaves in plastic bags are left behind.
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(678) 884-4738Only certain items. Sofas, chairs, dressers, tables and futons can go out by 6 AM on your regular Boston trash day with no appointment. Mattresses, TVs, refrigerators and air conditioners need a BOS:311 appointment first, or they get left behind.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Brighton starts at $105, and curbside or outdoor pickup takes $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.
Often, yes, depending on Loader availability and your time slot. Availability varies by day and demand, and it tightens around busy move-out periods. Enter your address during booking to see the live options for your location.
Boston's curbside service doesn't take everything. TVs, computers and monitors are banned from regular trash under Massachusetts law. Refrigerators and AC units need a 311 appointment. Computers and hazardous materials go to the city's Zero Waste Day drop-offs.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill. Depending on acceptance, items may be donated, and recyclable materials are taken to recycling facilities when options allow. Anything that can't be donated or recycled is disposed of at an appropriate facility.
Book online, choose your items and a time window, and see your total before confirming. Your Loader contacts you before arriving, then removes the items and loads them. Curbside pickups don't require you to be home, but indoor pickups need access.
Plan ahead, because September 1 is when many Brighton and Allston leases end and 311 slots fill quickly. Book the city's mattress or appliance appointments early. If you miss the window, a paid junk removal pickup is the fallback for bulky items.
The pricing model differs. 1-800-GOT-JUNK prices by how much space your items take in the truck, with its Flex option listing instant pricing from $39. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking, so small jobs are easy to quote up front.
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