*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's one more thing on the to-do list. In Collegedale, LoadUp makes pickup quick, with your price shown before you book.
You search for options, call public works, and request a few hauler quotes. One never calls back, another wants to come look first. Weeks later, the junk is still sitting in the garage.
Collegedale runs its own public works services, and its bulk and brush programs can be a good fit for some items. Pickups usually need to be requested or scheduled, items have to be at the street, and some materials may not be accepted. Check the city's current rules first.
Many haulers want to come out and look before giving you a number, then charge based on how much of the truck your stuff fills. You often don't know the final cost until the job is loaded, and by then saying no is awkward.
Thrift stores and charities around the valley need items they can actually resell, so stained mattresses, worn couches, and broken appliances often get turned away. You still have to load and drive everything there yourself, and whatever they won't take comes back home with you.
A roll-off makes sense for a full gut renovation, but not for one spare room. You book delivery and pickup windows, may need permission depending on where it sits, and on a quiet residential street it can block the driveway for days while you do all the lifting.
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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 Collegedale 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 piano, hot tub, or safe 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 Collegedale's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader carries a sleeper sofa down a split-level staircase and out across a sloped, tree-shaded yard. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Collegedale after each job.
If a worn mattress or rusted grill is already sitting at the end of your driveway, curbside pickup keeps things simple. For a second-floor apartment near Southern Adventist University or a basement on a hillside lot, full-service means your Loaders carry everything out from inside.
| 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 2 PM | 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.
When the semester wraps up, it can feel like all of Collegedale is hunting for a spot to put a futon, and a dumpster only goes so far. Your Loader does the carrying and loading, so the lifting never lands on you. Your Loaders enjoy showing up for neighbors who keep this town so tidy and kind.
Bulky items rarely fit neatly into a weekly routine, and Collegedale's tree-lined lots and rental turnovers produce plenty of them. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, so usable pieces have a chance at a second life.
Furniture and household goods in clean, usable shape may be donated when possible and local options allow. Your Loader sets those items aside during loading so they stay separate from damaged pieces.
Worn or damaged pieces that can't be donated may be recycled where available, such as scrap metal or reusable materials. Your Loader separates what can be diverted from what can't, when local options allow.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or broken-down bulky items that nothing else can take are disposed of responsibly. Your Loader carries and loads them, and the rest goes to an appropriate disposal site near Collegedale.
Bringing a TV or appliance to the wrong drop-off means a turned-away load and a second trip, so these rules apply in Collegedale and across Hamilton County.
Hamilton County's neighborhood recycling centers do not take tires. The county recycles them only at its dedicated Tire Center. If a garage or yard cleanout in Collegedale turns up old tires, they need that separate stop.
Hamilton County residents use the City of Chattanooga's household hazardous waste program for old paint, insecticides and pool chemicals. That program refuses latex paint because it is non-toxic. Let latex paint dry completely, then put it in the regular trash.
The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Bureau lists Collegedale among the cities that collect brush and leaves set at the curb, as an alternative to burning. Residents can also take brush to the City of Chattanooga landfill.
Hamilton County's recycling centers take computers, computer components and rechargeable batteries. They do not take televisions, microwaves, air conditioners or any appliances. Old TVs and window units from a Collegedale cleanout need a different disposal route.
County recycling centers take only brown, green and clear glass bottles and jars, sorted by color with the lids removed. They do not accept window glass, dishes, glasses or light bulbs, so those kitchen and remodel leftovers need another route.
Hamilton County's mixed metals recycling accepts household items such as bed frames, shelving, pots and pans, silverware, clothes hangers and items made with cast iron. Taking a metal bed frame off with the mattress keeps the steel out of the landfill.
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(678) 884-4738Not as a standing practice. Anything beyond your regular household garbage, such as furniture or construction debris, generally needs a scheduled pickup or a trip to a disposal site. Call Collegedale city hall to confirm what regular service covers.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Collegedale starts at $80 for a single item, and curbside or driveway 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. Same-day and next-day slots are usually available when you book before 2PM, depending on the schedule. Enter your address during booking to see live availability. For curbside pickups you don't need to be home, and for indoor jobs someone should be there or you can leave access notes.
Yes, but the rules vary by site. The Hamilton County Household Hazardous Waste Facility is free to county residents, and tires and gas tanks go to the county transfer station on Standifer Gap Rd. Landfills may charge by the ton and require proof of residency. Check each site's terms first.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on what local charities and recyclers accept. Items that can't be reused or recycled go to an appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes depend on the condition of each item, so none are guaranteed.
You pick your items and time online and see the price before you confirm. On pickup day, your Loader arrives in the scheduled window and usually calls ahead. They load the items and haul them away. You don't need to sort or carry anything out yourself.
Yes. Dorm and apartment move-outs, and the furniture and bulky items that come with them, are common jobs. Loaders can remove many items in one visit, with the total set per item and confirmed before booking. Check your lease or housing office for any rules on where items can be staged.
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