*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk piles up quietly, and then one day it's a genuine hassle. In the town that calls itself the Pinto Bean Capital of the World, LoadUp keeps it simple: book a pickup window, see your price first.
You start calling. One hauler wants to drive out and look before quoting, another never calls back, and the answer from the county shifts depending on what is in the load. Weeks pass. The pile has not moved.
No standing bulk pickup runs through town, so the cheap route means loading it yourself and driving to the county transfer station over by Cahone, which keeps weekend hours and charges by the item. Tires, batteries, and hazardous material get turned away at the gate.
Most haulers working this corner of the state are driving in from another town, so you wait around for an in-person estimate, then get priced on how much of the truck you filled. The real number lands after the work, which is backwards.
The nearest thrift operations sit a solid drive away, and they hold a resale standard: no tears, no stains, no appliance that does not run. Nobody carries anything out of your back bedroom, and whatever gets declined is still your problem.
A roll-off means scheduling delivery and pickup around a company's route out this way, keeping the container clear of any public right of way, and staring at it in your drive for days. You still do every lift, and one room never fills it.
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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 Dove Creek 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 Dove Creek's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders handle the awkward part: a freezer wedged in a detached shop, a sofa up narrow stairs. Each is background checked and rated by real locals in Dove Creek after each job.
If the load is already stacked at the end of the driveway or out by the road, curbside keeps it simple and quick. Go with full service when the weight is still inside a basement, a back bedroom, or a detached outbuilding and your Loaders need to walk it out for you.
| 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.
Out here, dropping off an old water heater is a drive, not an errand, and you know exactly how a loaded truck handles on a windy afternoon above the bean fields. Hauling it yourself eats most of a day. Your Loaders do the lifting and the miles, and they like showing up for Dove Creek folks.
Where a load ends up matters in Dove Creek, since nearby outlets are limited. Your Loaders sort each item by condition as it comes off the property and keep usable pieces in circulation when possible.
Furniture, working appliances, and household goods in clean, intact shape may reach a reuse outlet where available, though what is operating nearby changes. If you need paperwork, donate it yourself before booking.
Broken items are not automatically trash. Scrap metal, appliance shells, and mattress frames can be separated for recycling when local options allow, which in this corner of Colorado can mean a drive to another county.
Waterlogged mattresses, crushed furniture, and remodel debris pulled from an older Dove Creek house head to a permitted landfill or transfer station, handled under that site's rules for bulky loads.
Guess wrong on banned materials and a load can be turned away at the gate or draw a code enforcement notice. Dove Creek and Dolores County set the terms.
Dove Creek's annual spring cleanup days set out dumpsters at the town yard for residents only, and they will not take tires, batteries, oil, large appliances, scrap metal, soil, or hazardous material.
The Electronic Recycling Jobs Act has prohibited landfill disposal of televisions, computers, monitors, printers, tablets, VCRs, game consoles, and any display larger than four inches since July 2013. Certified recyclers and collection events are the legal route.
Refrigerators, freezers, window air conditioners, and dehumidifiers fall outside the electronics ban but under federal refrigerant rules. A certified technician must recover the coolant first, and scrap yards generally want proof before they accept the unit.
During town cleanup events, Dove Creek opens a separate limb pile that accepts only limbs and yard waste, and it closes earlier in the day than the general dumpsters. Mixed loads belong in neither spot.
Colorado's air quality rules require an inspection for asbestos before most demolition and major renovation work. Anything found must go to a landfill specifically permitted for asbestos waste, which is not every facility in southwest Colorado.
Colorado restricts open burning of household trash and construction debris, and Dolores County fire restrictions routinely tighten that further during dry stretches. Burning a brush or debris pile under restrictions can bring enforcement and liability for any escape.
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(678) 884-4738Dove Creek has no city-run curbside bulk pickup, so junk left at the street can count as illegal dumping. Residents haul items to the Dolores County transfer stations run by Bruin Waste Management, or book a Loader to carry it off instead. The Cahone Transfer Station line is 970-864-7531.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Dove Creek starts at $75 for a single bulky item, and curbside or driveway pickups take $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, and each additional item is a flat add-on, with the full total confirmed before you book. The county transfer station charges per item instead, around $41 for a small sofa.
Same-day and next-day pickup can be available around Dove Creek depending on Loader coverage, since this is a rural corner of Dolores County. Enter your zip during booking to see live dates for your address. Your Loader usually calls about 30 minutes before arrival.
The Dolores County transfer stations do not accept car bodies, liquid waste, batteries, toxic waste, asbestos, or tires, so those items need specialized handling. A Loader can haul most other bulky household junk, but hazardous materials still require a certified disposal route no matter who removes them.
Loaders sort loads when they can, aiming to donate usable furniture and recycle metal, cardboard, and electronics instead of sending everything to a landfill. Outcomes depend on what facilities and charities around Dolores County will accept, but the goal is to divert as much as possible.
You book online or by phone, choose a date, and get an upfront price locked in before anyone arrives. On pickup day your Loaders handle all the lifting and loading, so you don't carry anything heavy. For curbside pickups you don't need to be home, just leave access notes at booking.
The main differences are pricing and booking. Truckload haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK typically quote an in-person estimate and charge by how full the truck gets, so your price firms up once they arrive. LoadUp prices per item online and locks the total before a Loader is dispatched, which helps in a remote spot like Dove Creek.
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