*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
When junk piles up, it gets harder to ignore. Skip the hassle, Cerritos: book a quick pickup, see your real price upfront, and get your space back.
You look up the city's pickup rules, call a few haulers, and wait for callbacks that sometimes never come. A few weekends go by, and the junk is still sitting right where you left it.
Bulk pickup through the city's contracted hauler is a real perk for residents, but you have to book it ahead, follow item limits, and get everything to the curb yourself. Some items, like hazardous materials or loose remodel debris, often need a different plan.
Many old-school haulers want to see the job in person before giving you a number, then price it by how much of the truck you fill. That fraction often feels like a guess, so the final total can stay unclear until the truck is loaded.
Thrift stores and charities need things they can actually resell, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and broken appliances often get turned away. Even when something qualifies, you usually still have to load it, drive it over, and hope they have room that day.
A roll-off container makes sense for a full teardown, not a spare bedroom cleanout. You have to schedule delivery and pickup, check whether your HOA or the city needs approval, and give up driveway space for days while you lift everything in yourself.
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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 Cerritos 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 Cerritos's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader eases a treadmill past parked cars and packed storage shelves in a crowded two-car garage. Your Loaders are background-checked and rated by real locals in Cerritos after each job.
If the old recliner is already on your driveway, curbside (outdoor) pickup lets your Loader load it and go. For a sofa in an upstairs bedroom of a two-story home or a dresser inside a townhome, choose full-service and your Loaders carry it out from inside.
| 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.
Let's be honest, a Saturday dump run in Southern California means strapping a sectional to a borrowed truck, then sitting in freeway traffic with no respect for your plans. Your garage deserves better. Your Loader shows up, hauls it out, and loads it, because showing up for Cerritos neighbors is the good part of the job.
Most of what leaves a Cerritos garage or spare room is bulky, and where it ends up depends on its condition. Your Loader sorts what they haul, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow.
Furniture, appliances, and household goods that are clean and in working shape may be donated when possible. Your Loader sets those items aside, though acceptance depends on what local donation partners can take that day.
Items that are worn or broken but still made of recyclable material, like metal frames or some electronics, may be recycled where available. California rules vary by item, so outcomes are never guaranteed.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, such as a ruined sectional or moldy mattress, are taken for responsible disposal. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading, so you don't make a dump run.
Tossing paint in the trash is illegal and an unpermitted street bin breaks city code, so these are the disposal rules that apply in Cerritos and Los Angeles County.
Cerritos Municipal Code limits portable storage containers in a residential front yard to 72 hours. Public Works issues no permits for placing them in the public right-of-way, and a container in the yard cannot encroach onto the sidewalk.
Cerritos residents can take paint, pesticides, weed killer, used motor oil and chemicals from hobby and art projects to free Los Angeles County Household Hazardous Waste Round-ups. Dumping them in trash bins or storm drains is illegal and can pollute groundwater and the ocean.
Athens Services' free bulky pickup takes carpet, wood and metal pipes if pieces are cut to four feet, bundled with string and kept to 50 pounds or less. Pickups are capped at five items, and construction material is not eligible.
Under Cerritos' SB 1383 organics program, the green cart takes green waste and food scraps, but Athens Services' Cerritos guide lists palm fronds, cacti, succulents and yucca leaves as trash. Placing black-cart material in green or blue carts breaks the city's organic waste code.
Computers and monitors, televisions and cell phones can be scheduled for free curbside e-waste pickup through Athens Services at least 24 hours before your trash day. Cell phones must be placed in a box, and electronics never belong in any cart.
Cerritos grants Athens Services exclusive waste hauling rights, so no other contractor can rent trash bins in the city. A bin in your driveway needs no permit, but street placement requires a $50 Public Works permit good for seven days, extendable free for seven more.
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(678) 884-4738Only if it's a scheduled bulky pickup with the city's hauler, CalMet Services. Call (562) 259-1239 at least 24 hours before your trash day and set items out by 7 a.m. Unscheduled dumping can be prosecuted under California Penal Code 374.3, with fines up to $10,000.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Cerritos starts at $75, 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. Truckload haulers usually charge more for small jobs.
Same-day pickup is often possible, depending on crew availability in your area. Enter your address during booking to see live openings for Cerritos. Curbside pickups don't require you to be home. For in-home pickups, someone should be present or you can leave access instructions.
CalMet asks that each free bulky pickup stay at or under five items. Loose bundled wood or pipe must be cut to four feet and weigh under 50 pounds. Paint, motor oil, batteries, and chemicals aren't accepted this way and go to a free LA County Household Hazardous Waste Round-up.
Loaders sort items and try to donate usable ones to local charities whenever options allow. Recyclables are processed when facilities accept them. Anything left over goes to licensed disposal sites. Donation and recycling depend on item condition and what each facility accepts.
You pick your items online, see the price, and choose a pickup window. A Loader usually calls or texts before arriving, then carries the junk out, loads it, and hauls it away. You confirm the total before booking, so there is no estimate on the driveway.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King typically price by truckload volume, often with an estimate at the home. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking, which can suit smaller jobs. Large cleanouts may favor a truckload hauler.
For a few bulky items on your regular trash day, the free CalMet pickup is hard to beat. A hauler fits better when you need pickup sooner, have more than five items, need items carried from inside, or have things the city's curbside program won't take.
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