*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: book a quick pickup in CoMo and see your real price before you commit.
You search for options, call the city, request a few hauler quotes, and wait. One company never calls back, another wants to come look first. Meanwhile, the junk sits in the garage for another weekend.
City bulk pickup programs work well for some items, but you usually have to request a pickup, wait for the scheduled date, and haul everything to the curb yourself. Some items may not qualify, and rules can vary depending on where you live in Boone County.
Many traditional haulers insist on an in-person estimate before they quote anything, then price by how much of the truck your load fills. You may not know the final number until the truck is loaded, and that makes planning hard.
Thrift stores and donation centers have to be selective, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, or anything with damage often gets turned away. Even when they accept items, you still have to load them up and drive them over yourself.
For one bedroom, a basement corner, or a single rental turnover, a dumpster is more than you need. You have to schedule delivery and pickup, may need a permit for street placement, and it can take up a driveway that neighbors notice for days.
Enter your ZIP code and item details to get a guaranteed upfront price online. No waiting for an onsite estimate.
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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 Columbia 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 Columbia's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader knows how to ease a dresser down the narrow stairs of an older house split into apartments. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Columbia after each job.
If the old grill or bagged yard debris is already in your driveway or beside the garage, curbside pickup lets your Loader grab it and go. For a basement freezer, a sofa in an upstairs rental unit, or a full house of estate furniture, 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 $75 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $70 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before 2 PM | 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.
Mid-Missouri weather does not care about your to-do list. One week it is a humid July afternoon that makes carrying a dresser feel like a sport, the next it is a pop-up storm soaking a pile on the porch. Your Loaders handle the lifting in all of it, and they like showing up for Columbia neighbors.
Bulky items are hard to move alone, and where they end up matters in Columbia. Your Loader sorts each load by condition, sending usable pieces toward donation and recyclables aside when possible, so less goes to disposal.
Furniture and household items that are clean and in good shape may be donated when local options allow. Your Loader sets these pieces aside during loading so reusable items have a chance at a second home.
Items too worn to donate may still have recyclable parts. Your Loader separates metal, cardboard, and other recyclable materials where available, rather than sending everything to the same pile.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items that can't be reused or recycled are hauled away by your Loader for responsible disposal, handled through disposal options available in the Columbia area.
A couch set at a Columbia curb without a scheduled pickup can be tagged and left for you to remove. Here is how disposal works in Columbia and Boone County.
Missouri has banned yard waste from landfills since the early 1990s, yet Columbia's bioreactor landfill uses it to speed decomposition. Brush too big for a cart can go to the Parkside Drive or Capen Park drop-offs, open to any residence regardless of location.
The city's Household Hazardous Waste facility opens only on the first and third Saturday mornings from April through October and serves residential customers only. Hazardous waste cannot go in refuse carts, so chemicals from a winter cleanout have to wait for spring.
Columbia curbside customers get one free bulky item collection each fiscal year, running October 1 through September 30. Pickups must be requested at least a week ahead, and residents of multi-family homes are not eligible to request them.
Columbia will not collect hot ashes, coals or loose coal ashes in refuse carts. During heating season, ashes from a fireplace cleanout need to cool completely first, and everything must fit inside the cart with the lid fully closed.
Columbia will not collect electronics in refuse carts. The Mid-Missouri Solid Waste Management District hosts electronics collections open to any non-commercial mid-Missouri resident, with subsidized fees for televisions and Freon-containing items and everything else accepted free.
Since 1991, section 260.250 RSMo has barred major appliances, including washers and dryers, water heaters, dishwashers, stoves, air conditioners, refrigerators and freezers, from Missouri landfills. Columbia accepts them only for recycling, and refrigerant must be recovered, never vented.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it fits your regular trash service rules. Bulky items set out without arrangement can be treated as illegal dumping, and rules on size and pickup vary by hauler. Check with Columbia Solid Waste or your private hauler before setting anything out.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Columbia starts at $75, 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.
Same-day slots are sometimes open, depending on Loader availability and when you book. Entering your address during booking shows live openings for Columbia. For curbside pickups you don't need to be home, and for indoor pickups you can leave access instructions.
Hazardous materials such as paint, chemicals, and batteries generally can't go in regular trash or a standard haul. Large or heavy items may also fall outside normal collection. Ask your local solid waste office about drop-off options and fees for restricted items.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance by local charities and recyclers. Items that can't be reused or recycled go to an appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item condition and what local partners will take.
You pick your items and a time window online, and the price is confirmed before you book. On pickup day your Loader arrives in the window, carries the items out, and loads them. You don't need to move anything to the curb yourself.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers often price by truckload and may confirm the cost on site. LoadUp prices per item online, with the total confirmed before booking. For small jobs that can be simpler, while a full truckload cleanout may suit a traditional hauler.
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