*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 the list. Book a quick pickup in the Gateway to the Mountains and get your space back.
You look up what the county accepts, call a few haulers, and wait on callbacks that never come. A couple of weekends go by, and the junk is still sitting in the carport.
Many small North Georgia towns don't run regular bulk pickup, and the programs that do exist often have item limits, request steps, and set schedules. If you're on a gravel road or a steep lot, getting heavy pieces to the roadside is still up to you.
Lots of haulers want to drive out and look before they give you a number. Then the price depends on how much of the truck they think your load fills. You're left guessing until the job is done, and that's when the final number shows up.
Thrift stores need things they can resell, so stained cushions, worn mattresses, and broken appliances often get turned away. Even items they'll take usually have to be dropped off by you, and that means a truck, a helper, and a drive down the mountain.
A roll-off container takes up your driveway for days. You'll have to sort out delivery windows and maybe a permit, and a tight cabin lot may not have room for it at all. After all that, you still have to lift every piece in yourself.
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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.
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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 Ellijay 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 Ellijay's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Carrying a sleeper sofa down narrow loft stairs and up a steep gravel switchback is routine for your Loaders, who are background-checked and rated by real locals in Ellijay after each job.
If the old washer or patio set is already outside by the driveway or the road, curbside is the easy choice. For a walkout basement, a furnished rental between guests, or anything wedged behind a tight cabin doorway, choose full-service and your Loaders will carry it out from inside.
| 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.
Anyone who has sat in leaf-season traffic on Highway 515 knows a weekend dump run with a loaded truck bed is a gamble, and a steep driveway makes the start of it no easier. Your Loaders would rather handle the carrying, and they genuinely enjoy showing up for the folks who keep Ellijay running.
Bulky items pile up fast in a mountain county seat, and where they end up matters as much as how they leave. In Ellijay, your Loaders sort by condition, so donation, recycling, or disposal fits each piece.
Sofas, dressers, and other furniture in good, clean shape may be set aside for donation when possible and local options allow. Your Loaders handle the carrying, and no specific recipient or paperwork is promised.
Items that are worn or damaged but not donatable may be recycled where available. Metal appliances and frames are common candidates, though recycling options near Ellijay can be limited and are never guaranteed.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items go to proper disposal. Your Loaders take them from porches, basements, and hillside driveways, then deliver them to an appropriate local facility for Ellijay-area waste.
If you haul a couch or drywall to the wrong Gilmer County site, it won't be accepted. These rules cover cleanouts in Ellijay and across Gilmer County.
The county convenience centers don't accept construction and demolition waste. It goes only to the Tower Road Landfill Scale House. The scale house is closed on Sundays, even though the Tower Road convenience center next to it opens Sunday afternoons.
Recycling is free at Gilmer County's convenience centers, but the single stream program doesn't take glass. Take bottles and jars out of pantry and garage cleanouts before you unload so they stay out of the recycling compactor.
Keep Gilmer Beautiful gives volunteer litter cleanups gloves, trash bags, and grabbers. It also offers free waste collection at a county convenience center, so volunteers pay nothing to drop off the roadside litter they pick up.
Georgia law bans yard trimmings from municipal solid waste landfills. That matters in the North Georgia mountains, where ice storms and summer thunderstorms bring down limbs. Keep brush and leaves separate from bagged household trash so they don't end up in that waste stream.
Gilmer County convenience centers take exact change only, so showing up with a large bill can end your trip early. Recycling is free, which is a good reason to separate recyclables from household garbage before you load up.
The Tower Road, Cartecay, and Coosawattee convenience centers take household garbage and recyclables, but none of them accept bulk items. Large furniture and other bulky cleanout items go to the Tower Road Landfill Scale House, which is open Monday through Saturday.
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(678) 884-4738No. Ellijay has no scheduled curbside bulk pickup that I could confirm, and junk left outside without hauling arranged can be treated as illegal dumping. Gilmer County runs convenience centers for household garbage, and bulk items go to the Tower Road landfill.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Ellijay starts at $75, with $5 off for curbside or outdoor pickup. The first item includes the base pickup fee and each additional item is a flat add-on, with the exact total confirmed before booking. Landfill tipping fees are separate if you self-haul.
Same-day slots are sometimes available, but it depends on Loader availability in the North Georgia mountains. Entering your address during booking shows the real openings. Next-day or scheduled times are more dependable, especially for rural Gilmer County addresses.
The Gilmer County Tower Road Landfill scale house at 456 Tower Road accepts bulk items and construction debris, Monday to Saturday, 8am to 4:30pm. Most smaller convenience centers take household garbage only, so call 706-635-7696 first to confirm fees.
Loaders try to donate usable items to local charities and recycle what they can, depending on what facilities accept. Gilmer County offers free single stream recycling at its convenience centers, though glass is not accepted. Whatever can't be reused or recycled goes to proper disposal.
Pick your items online, choose a time window, and see the exact price before you confirm. On pickup day your Loader arrives, removes the items, and handles loading. You can leave items curbside or in a driveway for the $5 discount.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups, as long as items are outside and accessible. For indoor removal, someone should be there or you can leave access instructions when booking. This helps for cabins and rental properties around Ellijay.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers usually charge by truckload and often confirm price on-site, while LoadUp prices per item online and shows the total before booking. For big cleanouts, a truckload hauler can sometimes be the better fit.
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