*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's one more thing on your list. Book a pickup, see your price upfront, and get your Dana Point space back.
You search online, call the city's trash hauler, and request quotes from a few junk companies. Some never call back. Others want to come look first. Meanwhile, weeks go by and the garage still doesn't have room for the car.
Dana Point's bulky item pickup through its franchised hauler costs nothing, but you have to schedule it ahead, follow item limits, and drag everything to the pickup point yourself. That's a hard ask with a steep driveway, a stairway down from a bluff-top condo, or HOA rules about what can sit outside.
Lots of haulers won't give you a real number until someone comes out to look in person. Then the price depends on how much of the truck you fill, and nobody tells you that until the loading is done. You end up agreeing to a price you can't really check.
Thrift stores and charities turn away anything with stains, damage, or missing parts, and many won't take mattresses or large furniture at all. Even when they accept your items, you usually have to bring them in yourself. Whatever they turn down is still yours to get rid of.
A dumpster makes sense for a full remodel, but it's way too much for a cleared-out spare room. On narrow Capistrano Beach streets or in gated communities, you may run into permits, HOA approval, and neighbors who are unhappy about a bin taking up parking for a week.
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.
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 Dana Point 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 Dana Point's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader carries furniture down narrow exterior stairs on hillside homes where parking sits well below the front door. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Dana Point after each job.
If the old dresser is already waiting in your Capistrano Beach driveway, curbside pickup is the quicker fit. For a condo with shared hallways or a split-level home with interior stairs, choose full-service so your Loaders carry items out from inside, and arrange entry ahead of time if your community is gated.
| 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.
Steep driveways, tight street parking, and summer crowds circling for a spot make moving a bulky couch a real Dana Point sport. Your Loader does the lifting, carrying, and loading, so you can keep your weekend. Your Loader likes showing up for the neighbors who make this town feel like home.
Big items are hard to move alone, and where they end up matters. In Dana Point, your Loader sorts each pickup by condition, so usable pieces may be donated and the rest handled responsibly when local options allow.
Furniture and household goods in good, clean condition may be donated when possible. Your Loader can set these items aside for local donation channels, though acceptance depends on what is available at the time.
Items that are worn or damaged but not donatable may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates materials like metal, cardboard, and wood when local recycling options allow it.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, such as soaked sofas or broken furniture, are taken for proper disposal. Your Loader carries them out of your Dana Point home and loads them for responsible handling.
Hazardous household waste cannot go in any Dana Point cart because it can harm people and the environment. Here is what applies across Dana Point and Orange County.
Dana Point residents can schedule sharps for pickup free of charge through CR&R's HHW Curbside Pick-Up Program. The city asks that needles go in a puncture-proof container, and a laundry detergent tub or coffee can tin works.
Under the city's franchise agreement with CR&R, residential wood waste, tree branches, and scrap wood count as bulky items only up to one cubic yard in aggregate per collection. Larger trimming or remodel piles need another disposal route.
Single-family and multi-family cart residences in Dana Point get two free bulky item pickups annually for furniture, large appliances, televisions, and e-waste. The city's tri-annual Bulky Item Drop-Off Day is residents only and can be cancelled for inclement weather.
Dana Point residents place food scraps and food-soiled paper in their organics cart, where it is processed into compost instead of landfilled. That includes greasy pizza boxes, napkins, paper towels, coffee filters, and tea bags, so kitchen cleanouts can skip the trash.
Dana Point's Construction and Demolition Waste Ordinance requires a permit and hauling at least 75 percent of construction waste to a city-certified recycling facility, and some projects require a deposit. The recycling facility at Prima landfill closed in 2019, so check the certified list.
Orange County's Stop & Swap program lets residents drop off paint, automotive supplies, pesticides, weed killers, and cleaning products they no longer need, and take home other products for free. One swap site is the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center in San Juan Capistrano.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it's part of a scheduled bulky item pickup through your trash hauler. Items left out without an appointment can be treated as illegal dumping, which can bring a fine. Call the city or your hauler to confirm current limits and scheduling.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Dana Point 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. Truck-load haulers usually quote by volume instead.
Same-day pickup is often possible depending on schedule openings, and next-day is more common. Enter your address during booking to see live availability. For curbside pickups you don't need to be home, and for indoor pickups someone should be there or leave access notes.
Hazardous items like paint, solvents, batteries, and chemicals generally can't go in regular trash or bulky pickups in California. Orange County runs household hazardous waste drop-off centers for these. Check the county's current rules and hours before you go.
Loaders aim to donate usable items to local charities whenever possible, and try to recycle materials like metal and cardboard when options allow. Whatever can't be donated or recycled goes to the appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes depend on item condition and facility acceptance.
You pick your items and address online, see the price upfront, and choose an arrival window. Your Loader typically gives notice before arriving, then carries the items out and loads them. The total is confirmed before booking, so you aren't quoted a new price on pickup day.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King generally price by truck volume, often with an estimate on site. LoadUp prices per item online, with the total confirmed before booking. For large cleanouts, a truck-load quote can be a better fit.
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