*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $105. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's all you notice. In Cranston, LoadUp makes it easy: book a quick pickup, see your price upfront, and get your space back.
You look up the city's rules, call a couple of haulers, leave a voicemail or two, and wait on callbacks that never come. Another weekend passes, and the junk is still sitting in the garage.
City bulk pickup programs can be a solid deal if your items qualify and your timing is flexible. Pickups usually need to be requested ahead, some items may be excluded or handled separately, and you still have to drag everything out to the street yourself.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before quoting, then price by fractions of a truck you can't measure from your driveway. The number you hear on the phone can shift on arrival, which turns planning a basement or garage cleanout into guesswork.
Thrift stores and charities need items they can resell, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and scuffed furniture often get turned away. Many also expect you to drop items off yourself, which leaves you loading the car and still wondering where the rest will go.
A roll-off sized for a full renovation is a lot of container for a few pieces of furniture. Depending on placement, you may need permission to use the street, a clear spot for delivery, and patience from neighbors on a tight Edgewood block while it sits there.
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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 Cranston 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 Cranston's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders carry couches up steep basement stairs and through the tight doorways common in older multi-family homes. Each one is background-checked and rated by real locals in Cranston after every job.
If your old grill, mower, or brush pile is already sitting on the driveway of a roomier western Cranston lot, curbside (outdoor) pickup is the simple choice. For a recliner wedged in a basement or boxes packed into the attic of an older, closely spaced home on the east side, choose full-service and your Loaders will carry everything out from where it sits.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $105 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $100 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before noon | from $115 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $105 |
| 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.
Anyone who has tried to cross Route 37 with a mattress strapped to the roof knows how that story ends: brake lights, side-eye, and a Saturday gone. Your Loaders skip the parade. They carry it out, load it up, and haul it away, because Cranston neighbors have earned a weekend that doesn't revolve around a sofa.
Bulky items rarely fit in a car, which is why furniture and appliance cleanouts are common across Cranston. Your Loader sorts each piece by condition, so usable items have a chance at reuse and the rest is handled responsibly.
Furniture and household goods in good, clean condition may be donated when possible and when local options allow. Your Loader sets these aside, but outcomes vary, so please don't count on any paperwork.
Items that are worn or damaged but still have usable materials, like metal frames or appliances, may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates them when local options allow, though availability and condition affect the outcome.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or broken bulky items, like waterlogged sofas or collapsed shed debris from a Cranston yard, are loaded by your Loader and taken for responsible disposal at an appropriate facility.
Automated trucks empty only city carts, so anything else left at the curb stays put. Here's how disposal works in Cranston, Providence County, item by item.
Cranston picks up yard waste separately on regular trash day from early April into mid-December. Leaves and clippings go in brown paper bags or in barrels marked Yard Waste, never in plastic bags. Branches can't be longer than four feet.
Residents can drop off mattresses and box springs for free at the Public Works Highway Division by appointment on Thursday mornings. The limit is four per visit, twice a year. Mattresses picked up at the curb for a fee must be bagged first.
You can leave televisions and e-waste, meaning computers, monitors and printers, in a self-serve container at the Public Works Garage on weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Small corded appliances without Freon can go in with the e-waste.
When the city's 65-gallon gray cart is full, residents must use the specially marked 30-gallon Overflow Trash Bags sold at local stores. Set them on the ground next to the cart. Otherwise, Waste Management only collects what's inside the gray and blue carts.
The rest of the year, items too big for the cart come with a per-item fee. During those two months, each household gets one scheduled pickup of up to three items. Mattresses, construction debris, TVs, electronics and white goods aren't included.
Cranston puts white goods in their own category. That includes washers, dryers, hot water tanks, refrigerators and freezers. Getting rid of them takes a paid curbside appointment or a deal with a licensed scrap dealer. Microwaves don't count as white goods.
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(678) 884-4738Only what fits in your city-issued grey and blue carts. Cranston collects weekly from 1-4 family homes, and Waste Management only picks up rubbish in those carts. Set them out after noon the day before and by 6:15 am on collection day.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Cranston starts at $105, and curbside or driveway pickup takes $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, each additional item is a flat add-on, and the exact total is confirmed before booking. Truck-space haulers like College HUNKS quote about $99 to $699.
Same-day slots are sometimes open, depending on the Loader schedule near you. Next-day is more common. Enter your address during booking to see live availability. For curbside pickups you usually don't need to be home, and for indoor pickups you can leave access instructions.
Anything beyond the carts needs special handling. Mattresses and box springs are picked up curbside for $50 per item by appointment with Waste Management at 1-800-972-4545. Household hazardous waste can't go in the trash. RI Resource Recovery's Eco-Depot takes it free, by appointment.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill. When options allow, they take items to local donation partners, and recyclable materials go to recyclers, depending on acceptance. Whatever can't be donated or recycled goes to an appropriate disposal facility.
Pick your items and an arrival window online, and you see the total before you confirm. On pickup day your Loader notifies you before arriving, carries the junk out, and loads it. You don't need to move anything to the curb unless you choose the curbside discount.
Sometimes. The Cranston Highway Division at 929 Phenix Ave. accepts certain items from residents for free, such as up to 3 mattresses, and the Central Landfill in Johnston is another drop-off option. It's cheapest if you have a truck and time. Paid pickup suits heavy or bulky loads.
The pricing model differs. College HUNKS prices by truck space with a free estimate, and 1-800-GOT-JUNK also prices by load. LoadUp prices per item online, with the total locked in before booking. For small jobs that can cost less, while a full cleanout may suit truckload pricing.
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