*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's all you see. Book a quick pickup in Burlingame, see your price upfront, and get your space back without lifting a thing.
You search online, call the city's hauler, request a few quotes, and wait on callbacks that never come. A week turns into a month, and the garage still holds everything you meant to clear out.
City bulk pickup programs can work well for a few items, if you live in an eligible home and plan ahead. You usually request a date, stay within item limits, and set everything out yourself. Some materials aren't accepted, and nobody comes in to carry things out of a basement.
A lot of haulers want to see the job before they'll give you a number, so you end up taking time off just to get an estimate. Pricing by fractions of a truck is hard to predict, and the final total can change once the crew is standing in your driveway.
Donation centers have to think about who can actually use what they take in, so they turn down worn, stained, or broken pieces. Even good items can get refused when there's no space. And you're still the one loading and driving everything there.
A roll-off container sized for a whole remodel is a lot for one cleared-out spare room. You might need a permit to put it on the street, you have to coordinate delivery and pickup, and on a narrow block a big bin can block parking for your neighbors 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.
No in-person charges
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 Burlingame 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 Burlingame's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders carry heavy pieces up narrow basement stairs and out of packed detached garages in older homes, and they are background-checked and rated by real locals in Burlingame after each job.
If an old patio set or a stack of boxes is already out on your driveway or beside the house, choose curbside (outdoor) pickup and leave everything ready to grab. If a dresser is stuck in the upstairs bedroom of a two-story home or a sofa is in an apartment off El Camino Real, choose full-service and your Loaders will carry it out from where it sits.
| 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.
Wedging a dresser into your back seat for a stop-and-go crawl down El Camino Real is nobody's idea of a Saturday. Your Loader lifts, carries, and loads it out of the garage or basement so you can skip the trip. Honestly, LoadUp and your Loaders just like showing up for the people of Burlingame.
Bulky items are hard to move alone, and what happens after they leave your home matters. In Burlingame, your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow, and disposal when needed.
Furniture and household goods in good, clean condition may be set aside for donation when possible and where local options allow. Your Loader lifts and carries them out, and acceptance depends on the receiving organization.
Items that are worn or damaged but still hold usable material, such as metal frames or certain appliances, may be recycled where available. Availability varies by item type and what local programs currently accept.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or broken bulky items that can't be donated or recycled go to responsible disposal. Your Loader loads them out of your Burlingame garage or basement and takes them to an appropriate facility.
A lithium battery thrown in the wrong cart can start a truck fire, and wrongly dumped debris pollutes the Bay. These rules apply in Burlingame and San Mateo County.
California bans batteries from household trash, and crushed lithium batteries can start fires in collection trucks. Burlingame's garbage rates include curbside battery and cell phone recycling. Seal the batteries in a clear plastic bag and set it on the black cart lid.
Burlingame's tree protection ordinance covers trees above a certain trunk size. Removing a protected tree without approval can lead to penalties, so check with the city before a yard cleanout that involves cutting down mature trees.
Burlingame's garbage rates include two Recology bulky item collections a year for mattresses, appliances, and furniture. If you need more than that, you can take items to the Shoreway Environmental Center in San Carlos, which is owned by RethinkWaste.
Burlingame's storm drains carry runoff straight to San Francisco Bay, and only rainwater is allowed in them. During the rainy season, cover or contain piles of yard waste, soil, and demolition debris so storms don't wash them into the street.
Plastic bags and film wrap tangle sorting equipment, so they don't belong in the blue cart. Burlingame keeps a Ridwell bin at City Hall for plastic film. Ridwell also offers home pickup for items Recology can't recycle.
RethinkWaste's at-your-door hazardous waste pickup ended in 2016. Leftover paint, solvents, and pesticides from a Burlingame garage cleanout now go to San Mateo County's Household Hazardous Waste Program, which is open to every county resident.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it is part of a scheduled pickup from your garbage hauler. Items left out on a Burlingame street or sidewalk without an appointment can be treated as illegal dumping and may bring a fine. Check your hauler's bulky item rules first.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Burlingame starts at $75 for the first item, which includes the pickup fee. Each additional item is a flat add-on, and the exact total is confirmed before booking. Curbside or driveway pickup takes $5 off the base price.
Same-day slots are often available, depending on the schedule in your area that day. Next-day openings are more common. Enter your address when booking to see the live availability for your Burlingame home.
Hazardous items such as paint, solvents, batteries, and chemicals can't go in curbside bins or bulky pickups. San Mateo County runs household hazardous waste programs for these. Oversized loads of general junk usually need a scheduled bulky pickup or a hauler.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill. Whenever possible, they donate items to local charities and recycle materials, depending on acceptance. Items that can't be donated or recycled go to the appropriate disposal facility.
You book online, pick a time window, and see your price upfront. Your Loader typically sends a heads-up before arriving, then carries the items out and loads them. You don't need to haul anything to the curb unless you want the $5 curbside discount.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups. Leave the items out and add access notes when you book. For indoor pickups, someone should be home, or you can leave entry instructions such as a gate code or garage access.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers often charge by truckload and may confirm price on site. LoadUp prices per item online, so your total is set before anyone arrives. For large cleanouts, a truckload hauler can still be a good fit.
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