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Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
When junk piles up, it stops being a small chore and starts weighing on your whole week. Book LoadUp, see your price up front, and get it hauled away fast.
You search online, call the transfer station to ask about rules and fees, and leave messages with a few haulers. One calls back, maybe. A week later, the junk is still sitting in the garage.
Many small Maine towns, Ellsworth included, depend on the transfer station instead of a city bulk pickup program. That means you load, haul, and unload everything yourself, follow sorting rules and possible fees, and fit the trip around posted hours.
Lots of haulers want to see the job in person before they give you a number, and then they price it by how much of the truck it fills. You often won't know the final cost until your stuff is already loaded.
Local thrift and donation shops need things they can resell, so they often turn away stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and broken furniture. Even when they take something, you usually have to get it there yourself, and the rest stays with you.
A roll-off container means booking a delivery window, finding a level spot that won't block the driveway, and maybe putting up with neighbors' questions for a week. For a spare bedroom or one cluttered shed, that's far more box than you need.
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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.
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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 Ellsworth's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader carries it all up a steep cellar stairway or down from a connected barn loft, one careful trip at a time. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Ellsworth after each job.
If the old recliner is already sitting outside at the end of a gravel driveway, curbside pickup keeps things simple, and your Loader loads it from there. For a packed basement, a crowded mudroom, or anything you would rather not drag through snowbanks or mud season, choose full-service and your Loader carries it out from wherever 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 noon | 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.
Anyone who has crawled down Route 3 behind summer traffic bound for Mount Desert Island knows a dump run with an overloaded truck bed is rarely quick. Skip the trip. Your Loaders handle the lifting and loading, and they genuinely like showing up for the neighbors who keep Ellsworth running year-round.
Bulky items pile up fast after a move or cleanout, and where they end up matters as much as getting them out. In Ellsworth, your Loader sorts each item by condition, so reuse comes first when local options allow.
Clean furniture and household goods in good shape may be set aside for donation where available. Your Loader carries them out from the garage or porch, and acceptance depends on what local organizations can take.
Items too worn to donate may be recycled when possible. Metal frames, some appliances, and electronics often have separate handling in Maine, so your Loader sorts what local recycling options allow.
Heavily damaged or soiled bulky items, like a sagging sectional or a water-ruined mattress, are disposed of responsibly. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading, and the final drop-off depends on local facilities.
Showing up at the transfer station with the wrong load can mean a turned-away trip or extra weight charges, so here is how disposal works in Ellsworth, Hancock County.
Ellsworth accepts hazardous waste only during its annual Household Hazardous Waste and Universal Waste Collection event. Fluorescent lights, lamps, and bulbs are also excluded from the e-waste drop-off, so leftovers from a garage or basement cleanout need storing until collection day.
Ellsworth's Recycling Center takes corrugated cardboard, except wax coated, and every accepted item must be free of debris and original contents. Recyclables are excluded from Transfer Station charge accounts, so separating clean boxes from a cleanout load can lower its billed weight.
Under a pilot program that launched September 2, 2026, Ellsworth residents can bring food scraps to designated compost bins at the Ellsworth Transfer Station at no additional cost. Emptying spoiled fridge or pantry contents there keeps that weight off your trash bill.
Ellsworth's solid waste ordinance requires all loads coming into the Ellsworth Transfer Station to be properly secured, and the rule covers residential vehicles as well as commercial ones. Tarp and strap a cleanout load before you leave home.
The Ellsworth Transfer Station takes e-waste from Ellsworth residents only. Televisions and computer monitors are charged per item, with larger screens costing more, while laptops, motherboards, desktop printers, fax machines, and cellphones have been accepted free. Large office equipment is excluded.
Except for stickered trash bags and recyclables, anything dropped at the Ellsworth Transfer Station is weighed on the scale and billed to a charge account residents set up ahead of time. Items the station does not accept may be taken at Ellsworth Waste Services, just past it.
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(678) 884-4738Not loose. Ellsworth curbside trash is pay per bag, and each bag needs a blue $4 city sticker. Bags over 50 pounds are refused, and bags go out before 7am. Furniture and bulky items aren't covered by the bag program.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Ellsworth starts at $80, and curbside or driveway pickup takes $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.
Sometimes. Availability depends on the schedule in your zip code that day. Enter your address during booking to see open times. Curbside items don't need anyone home, and for indoor pickups someone should be present or leave access instructions.
Yes, residents can drop off trash at the Ellsworth Transfer Station, 11 Industrial Road, 207-667-1181, by the bag or by the pound. Hazardous waste is only taken on special collection days, so call ahead for bulky or restricted loads.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill. Depending on acceptance, they try to donate good furniture and household goods, recycle metal and other materials when options allow, and dispose of the rest properly. Outcomes vary by item.
Pick your items online, see the price, and choose a time window. Your Loader typically gives notice before arriving, then removes the items and handles the loading. The total is confirmed before booking, so the price isn't adjusted on the truck.
Mainly in pricing. Truckload haulers such as 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King usually quote by how much space your items fill in the truck. LoadUp prices per item online, locked in before booking. For a few items it can cost less, while big cleanouts may suit a truckload quote.
The transfer station is usually cheaper if you have a truck and can lift everything yourself, since fees are by bag or weight. A hauler fits better when items are heavy, bulky, or you lack a vehicle, because the crew does the loading and hauling.
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