*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
When junk keeps piling up, it stops being a small chore and starts weighing on you. Book a quick pickup in Dunbar, see pricing before you confirm, and get your space back.
You call the borough and get pointed to the trash hauler. You leave messages for a couple of haulers and only one calls back. Weeks go by, and the junk is still in the basement.
Small boroughs usually run trash through a contracted hauler, so whether bulky items get picked up depends on that contract. There may be item limits, a call-ahead step, or a set date. Stairs are the bigger problem: someone still has to get everything out to the curb.
Lots of haulers want to see the job in person before they'll give you a number. Then the price depends on how much of the truck you fill, which is hard to guess ahead of time. You often won't know the real cost until the truck is already loaded.
Thrift stores and charities have to be choosy. They often turn away a stained couch, an old box TV, or a mattress, and some of them don't pick up. If you're clearing out a family house, a lot of what's left won't qualify.
A roll-off container can block the driveway for days, and on narrow streets you may need permission to put it there. You also have to set up the drop-off and the pickup, and do all the loading yourself. That's a lot of steps to clear one spare room.
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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 Dunbar 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 Dunbar's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
A dresser at the bottom of a steep, narrow basement staircase takes careful planning to bring up in one piece. Your Loaders are background-checked and rated by real locals in Dunbar after each job.
If you can wheel an old washer or grill down to the end of the driveway, curbside keeps things simple. For a packed detached garage, a shed at the back of a sloped yard, or anything still inside the house, full-service has your Loaders carry it all out from where it sits.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $80 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $75 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before 2 PM | from $90 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $80 |
| 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.
Older Dunbar homes keep everything in the basement: the busted recliner, a box of tangled cords, the weight bench from 1994. Hauling it up those stairs yourself is a bad Saturday. Your Loader carries it out, loads the truck, and sweeps up, and your Loaders genuinely like showing up for neighbors here.
Most of what comes out of a Dunbar basement, garage, or shed isn't all trash, and where it ends up depends on its condition. Your Loader sorts each item toward donation, recycling, or disposal.
Sturdy furniture, working household goods, and clean sporting equipment may be donated when possible and when local options allow. Your Loader sets those items aside during loading so usable pieces aren't mixed with debris.
Items that are worn or broken but still have reusable materials, like metal frames or old appliances, may be recycled where available. Handling depends on the item and what local options accept.
Heavily damaged or contaminated pieces, like soaked mattresses or collapsed sofas, are disposed of responsibly. Your Loader carries them out, loads the truck, and tidies the space so nothing is left behind.
A television rejected at the curb or a fire lit on a non-burn day means wasted effort or a violation, so know these rules for Dunbar Borough and Fayette County.
Ordinance 309 limits outdoor fires in Dunbar to Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, and even then only clean wood, charcoal, and commercial fire logs qualify. Demolition waste, insulation, and treated wood are specifically prohibited, so remodeling leftovers need another disposal route.
Pennsylvania's Act 101 prohibits putting lead-acid batteries in household trash and requires retailers that sell them to accept used ones. Cold Fayette County winters finish off plenty of car batteries, and trading in the old one when buying a replacement keeps you compliant.
Borough Ordinance 310 requires every person in Dunbar to have regular trash and rubbish collection through an approved private collection service. Because service is arranged household by household, the terms of your own contract decide whether bulky items can go out with weekly trash.
Under the state's Covered Device Recycling Act, televisions, desktop computers, laptops, computer monitors, tablets, and e-readers cannot go out with household trash, and trash collectors are barred from picking them up. Manufacturers are required to fund recycling programs for these devices.
Pennsylvania's Act 101 bars landfills and waste-to-energy plants from accepting truckloads made up mostly of leaf waste, and leaves are not on Dunbar's list of permitted burn materials. Composting or mulching leaves on your own property sidesteps both restrictions.
Federal Clean Air Act rules, which apply throughout Pennsylvania, require refrigerant in refrigerators, freezers, window air conditioners, and dehumidifiers to be recovered before the appliance is scrapped or landfilled. Knowingly venting refrigerant into the air is illegal, so cutting lines yourself is risky.
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(678) 884-4738Not without checking your hauler or borough first. Most Fayette County households contract a private trash hauler for regular pickup, and bulk items often fall outside that service. Dumping unscheduled piles on roadsides or vacant lots can count as illegal dumping under Pennsylvania law.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Dunbar starts at $80 for a single item, and curbside or outdoor 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.
Same-day pickup is sometimes possible, but it depends on Loader availability in the Connellsville area that day. Enter your address during booking to see which time slots are open. Next-day and scheduled-ahead slots are usually easier to get in smaller towns.
For curbside or driveway pickups, no. Leave the items outside with any access notes. For items inside your home, someone should be there, or you can leave entry instructions at booking. Your Loader sends a heads-up before arriving.
Hazardous materials like paint, chemicals, and car batteries usually can't go in household trash or on a junk truck. Tires, appliances with refrigerants, and large construction debris often have special handling rules too. Ask your trash hauler or the county landfill what they accept before setting anything out.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill. Depending on acceptance, good furniture and household goods may go to local donation partners, and metals or electronics may go to recyclers. Items that can't be donated or recycled go to an appropriate disposal facility.
Pick your items and address online, choose a time window, and see your total before you confirm. On pickup day your Loader arrives, loads the items, and hauls them away. You don't need to sort or carry anything to the truck yourself.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King typically price by truckload, often confirmed on site. LoadUp prices per item online, so you see your total before booking. For a large cleanout, a truckload hauler can sometimes be the better fit.
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