*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it becomes one more thing on the list. LoadUp makes clearing it simple, with a quick pickup and pricing you see upfront before you book.
You search for options, call the county, ask a couple of haulers for quotes, and wait on callbacks that never come. Meanwhile the pile in the shed stays put, and another weekend slips by.
Free pickup programs usually depend on your hauler's rules and an advance request, and there may be limits on item counts and types. Day Valley has no city-run program, so free options can be limited and harder to pin down. Long private driveways can also make pickup tricky.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before they give you a number, then price it by how much of the truck you fill. You may not know the real cost until the truck is loaded, which makes planning hard.
Donation centers want items in good, sellable condition, and that's reasonable. Worn furniture, stained mattresses, and weathered outdoor pieces often get turned away, so you're still stuck hauling them down the hill yourself and finding somewhere else for them.
A rented dumpster comes with delivery windows, a rental period, and a big steel box that needs a level spot to sit on. On a sloped lot or narrow drive, that can be a real problem when you only have one room's worth of junk.
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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 Day Valley 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 Day Valley's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader carries heavy pieces out of a cramped shed and down a sloped driveway to the truck. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Day Valley after each job.
Curbside, or outdoor, pickup works when you can stage items where your driveway meets the road, and on a long private road it helps to confirm at booking where your Loader can safely pull in. Choose full-service when pieces are still inside a barn or the house, and your Loaders will carry them out from where they sit.
| 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.
Day Valley is a place where people look after their land, and a winter storm or a barn cleanout can leave more behind than one weekend allows. Your Loader handles the lifting, carrying, loading, and hauling, so you keep your Saturday. Confirm access when you book. Showing up for neighbors here is what we like best.
Bulky items on a hillside property are hard to move alone, and where they end up matters as much as getting them out. In Day Valley, your Loader sorts each load by condition, favoring reuse when possible.
Furniture and household goods in good, clean condition may be donated when possible and where local options allow. Your Loader sets usable pieces aside while lifting and loading, so they are not mixed with damaged items.
Items that are worn or damaged but not suited for donation may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates materials such as metal and cardboard during loading, though outcomes depend on item type and local options.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items go to disposal. Your Loader carries and hauls them to an appropriate Santa Cruz County facility, with the specific site depending on the item and current local options.
Illegal dumping fines in unincorporated Santa Cruz County now start at $2,500 for a first offense, and these are the disposal rules that apply to Day Valley households.
Pressure-treated lumber from weathered fences, decks, and posts must be declared at the scale, sorted in advance, and unloaded by hand into a designated bin at county facilities. Mixed loads may be rejected, and only Santa Cruz County addresses qualify.
Customers in unincorporated Santa Cruz County can schedule three free bulky item pickups each year for items such as furniture and appliances. They also get four extra bin setouts. The county promotes these free options as a legal alternative to roadside dumping.
Under the county rate schedule, concrete can't have exposed rebar or pipe and can't be oversized. It also has to be light enough to unload by hand. Each trip is limited to one cubic yard, so a patio teardown may take several trips.
Paint, solvents, aerosols, and pest control products go to county household hazardous waste facilities, including Buena Vista on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Residents need proof of address, and each drop-off is capped at 15 gallons or 125 pounds.
County facilities charge a higher per-item fee for appliances that contain Freon than for those without it, because the refrigerant has to be recovered before the metal is recycled. The county rate schedule lists refrigerators that use ammonia as a separate category.
The Ben Lomond Transfer Station doesn't accept items longer than 8 feet or wider than 8 inches in diameter, or large loads of wood and yard waste. Cleanup from winter storms at that scale has to go to the Buena Vista Landfill instead.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it's part of a scheduled pickup. Day Valley is unincorporated, so Santa Cruz County rules apply, not a city program. Items left out without an arrangement can count as illegal dumping, so check with your residential hauler about bulky item service.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Day Valley starts at $75 for a single item, and curbside or driveway pickup takes a flat $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.
Same-day slots are sometimes open, depending on crew availability near Aptos and Santa Cruz County. Enter your address during booking to see live openings. For curbside pickups you don't need to be home, but in-home jobs need someone present or access instructions.
Sometimes. Santa Cruz County disposal sites charge self-haulers by weight, so a small, light load can cost less than hiring help. You supply the truck, the labor, and the trip. Heavy or bulky loads, or hilly rural driveways, often make hiring easier.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance by local partners. Only what can't be donated or recycled goes to disposal. Outcomes vary by item condition, so none of it is guaranteed.
Choose your items online, enter your Day Valley address, and pick a pickup window. You get your price upfront. Your Loader typically calls or texts before arriving, then removes the items from inside your home or from the curb, depending on your choice.
The main difference is the pricing model. 1-800-GOT-JUNK lists the Santa Cruz area price after assessing the job, while LoadUp prices per item online before anyone arrives. Both offer online booking. A truckload service can suit big cleanouts, while per-item pricing fits smaller jobs.
Yes, in most cases. Many Day Valley homes sit on wooded lots with long or steep driveways. Add access notes when booking, such as gate codes or where items are stored. Pickups from a barn, garage, or yard are fine, as long as the Loader can reach the items safely.
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