*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
When junk keeps piling up, it starts to feel like a chore you can't get ahead of. Book a quick pickup in Catalina, see your price upfront, and get your space back.
You look up county rules, call a few haulers, and wait on callbacks that never come. One quote sounds vague, another needs a site visit. Weeks pass, and the pile is still in the garage.
Catalina is unincorporated, so there's no city-run bulk pickup. What's available depends on your address and your trash hauler. Programs that do exist often turn away appliances, tires, or remodel debris, run on fixed schedules, and expect you to drag everything to the road yourself.
Many haulers won't give you a firm number until someone drives out to look, and on a property this far up the highway, that visit can take days. Then you get a price based on how full the truck is, which you can't check until the truck is already loaded.
Thrift stores and charities have every right to be choosy. Stained upholstery, scratched furniture, and older electronics often get turned away. Even when they do take something, you usually have to load it and drive it in yourself, and the rest of the pile is still yours to deal with.
A roll-off container makes sense for a full gut job, not a shed cleanout. You plan around delivery and pickup windows, give up part of your driveway for days, and still do all the lifting. Check HOA or county rules before you book, since they can apply depending on where you live.
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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 Catalina 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 Catalina's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders carry patio furniture and boxed tools from a detached shed or casita far back on a big lot. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Catalina after each job.
Curbside fits when you have already moved items like a broken washer or leftover lumber outside, near the road or the end of a long rural driveway. If things are still in a garage, workshop, or spare room, choose full-service and your Loaders will carry them out.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $80 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $75 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before noon | from $90 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $80 |
| 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.
Living this far out means a run to the nearest disposal site can swallow half a Saturday, especially without a truck. Catalina has room to spread out, and old shed contents and fence panels pile up fast. Your Loaders like showing up for neighbors here, and they do the lifting, loading, and hauling while you stay put.
Bulky items pile up fast on rural Catalina properties, and where they end up matters as much as getting them gone. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow.
Furniture, tools, and household goods in good, clean condition may be donated when local options allow. Your Loader sets these aside for that path, though donation is never guaranteed for any item.
Items that are worn or damaged but still hold reusable materials, like metal frames or old appliances, may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates them from the rest of the load when possible.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or broken-down bulky items go to responsible disposal. Because Catalina is unincorporated, that means county or private arrangements, and your Loader handles the hauling so you skip the long drive.
If you bring the wrong load to the nearest county drop-off, it can be turned away. These rules apply in Catalina and the surrounding unincorporated parts of Pima County.
Furniture and carpet are on the Catalina Transfer Station's unacceptable list, even though bagged household waste is welcome there. Larger Pima County facilities do accept both, so a full living room or bedroom cleanout usually means a longer trip.
Hazardous and liquid waste is refused at county transfer stations. Catalina residents can take chemicals, batteries, electronics and paint to Tucson's household hazardous waste program for a non-resident fee. Bring a driver's license or current utility bill. Community events pause in summer.
The Catalina Transfer Station takes green waste from residents, but cactus and palm fronds are on its unacceptable list. If you're clearing cholla, prickly pear pads or palm trimmings from a desert lot, plan a different destination for that material.
Every WM facility run under contract with Pima County offers free recycling drop-off, including the Catalina station. Pulling recyclables out of a cleanout pile before unloading keeps them off the scale, where trash is charged by weight or by vehicle.
The Catalina station refuses refrigerators and other items containing Freon, but it takes washers, dryers and hot water heaters as scrap metal. County sites that do accept Freon items allow one per household per year, non-commercial only.
The Catalina station does not accept construction debris, dirt, rocks, concrete or bricks, and fencing of any type is excluded. It refuses commercial waste too, so contractor loads can't go there, and DIY demolition piles need a facility that accepts construction debris.
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(678) 884-4738No. Catalina is unincorporated Pima County, so there is no city bulk pickup to schedule. Junk left curbside or on open desert land can count as illegal dumping in Arizona. Most residents use a private hauler or take loads to a county facility.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Catalina starts at $80, 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. Truckload haulers usually quote by volume.
Often, yes. Same-day or next-day pickup is offered when you book before noon, depending on Loader availability along the SR-77 corridor. Enter your address during booking to see live openings. Pricing can also be generated from a photo of your items.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups, since items can be left out with access notes. For in-home or garage pickups, someone should be there, or you can leave access instructions at booking. Your Loader reaches out before arriving.
Household hazardous waste like paint, pesticides, pool chemicals, and solvents shouldn't go in the trash or be dumped. Pima County's program accepts them for a $10 drop-off fee for residents outside Tucson city limits. Ask about restricted items before booking.
Loaders aim to donate usable items to local charities and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance. Items that can't be reused or recycled go to licensed disposal sites. Outcomes vary by item condition and what local partners will take.
Enter your address, choose your items, and see an upfront price online, or text a photo for a quote. Pick a time window, and your Loader contacts you before arrival. On pickup day, the Loader hauls the items out and you pay the confirmed price.
The main difference is pricing and booking. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King generally price by truck space, often confirmed on site. LoadUp prices per item online and locks the total before arrival, which can suit small jobs. Large cleanouts may favor truckload pricing.
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