*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's all you see. LoadUp makes clearing it out simple: book a quick pickup, see your price upfront, and get your Fairfax space back.
You search online, call about pickup rules, and leave messages with a few haulers. One quotes vaguely, one never calls back, and the weekends keep slipping by while the junk sits right where it was.
Municipal pickup schedules can be a real help, but they usually come with limits on item types and quantities, plus advance booking. And everything has to be at the curb first, which is tough when it's sitting in a basement down a long flight of stairs.
Lots of haulers want to come look before they'll give you a number. Then the price depends on how much of the truck your stuff fills, which is hard to judge ahead of time. You often don't know the real total until everything is already loaded.
Thrift shops and charities have to be choosy. Stained mattresses, worn upholstery, and broken appliances often get turned away, and plenty of them won't do pickups at all. You still have to haul it there yourself and then find a home for whatever they don't take.
Parking a big steel bin on a narrow, winding street can mean getting a permit, coordinating delivery and pickup, and dealing with annoyed neighbors. If you're clearing out one garage or a spare room, you'll be paying for a lot of space you never use.
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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.
No in-person charges
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 Fairfax 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 Fairfax's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders handle the long outdoor staircase between a hillside house and the street, plus tight basement doorways. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Fairfax after each job.
LoadUp's curbside option fits when your load is already waiting in the driveway or by the street, like a pile of brush cut back from a wooded lot. Choose full-service when things are still in a garage tucked under the house or a crowded basement, 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.
Let's be honest, wrestling a mattress down a shaded staircase and around a narrow, winding Fairfax street is nobody's idea of a good Saturday, and no hatchback was built for it. Your Loaders handle the carrying, lifting, and loading, because the people of this close-knit town deserve better than a weekend lost to a couch.
Bulky furniture and worn-out mattresses are hard to handle alone, and what happens to them afterward matters in a small town like Fairfax. Your Loader sorts items by condition, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow.
Sofas, dressers, and other items in good, clean condition may be donated when local options allow. Your Loader loads them carefully so usable pieces have a chance at a second home.
Items that are damaged but not suited for donation may be recycled where available, such as metal frames, appliances, or electronics. Your Loader separates materials when possible, depending on local recycling options.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, like soaked mattresses or broken furniture, are hauled away by your Loader for responsible disposal at an appropriate facility serving the Fairfax area.
A refrigerator dumped at the curb or paint poured down a drain can bring hazardous waste violations. These rules apply to cleanouts in Fairfax and across Marin County.
Storm drains in Marin carry runoff untreated into local waterways like San Anselmo Creek, so rinsing paint or solvents into a gutter pollutes them directly. California's PaintCare program accepts unused paint free at participating retail drop-off sites.
California law treats major appliances as metallic discards requiring special handling. Refrigerants, mercury switches, and PCB-containing parts must be removed by a certified handler before a refrigerator, freezer, or air conditioner can be crushed or recycled, keeping ozone-depleting gases out of the air.
Much of Fairfax lies in a very high fire hazard severity zone, where California law requires defensible space up to 100 feet around homes. Statewide organics rules under SB 1383 mean the trimmings belong in green waste collection, not the trash.
Every mattress sold in California carries a recycling fee that funds the statewide Bye Bye Mattress program. That fee covers free drop-off of used mattresses and box springs at participating collection sites, where materials like steel, foam, and fiber are recovered.
Since 2006, California has barred household batteries and fluorescent lamps, both classified as universal waste, from garbage and recycling carts. Lithium batteries can spark fires inside collection trucks, so Marin's household hazardous waste facility takes them instead.
Winter storms can topple old fences. California classifies pressure-treated lumber as treated wood waste because of its chemical preservatives, so it is barred from curbside trash, green carts, and burning, and must go to an approved facility.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it's part of a scheduled bulky pickup from your garbage hauler. Items left out without an appointment can count as illegal dumping in California. Ask your hauler about free bulky pickups, item limits, and notice required before setting anything out.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Fairfax starts at $75, 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.
Sometimes. Availability depends on Loader schedules and demand in Marin County, so enter your address at booking to see open times. For curbside pickups you usually don't need to be home. For in-home pickups, someone should be there or leave access instructions.
Hazardous items like paint, motor oil, pesticides, and batteries can't go in household trash or bulky pickups. Marin residents can drop many of these free at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility, 565 Jacoby Street, San Rafael, (415) 485-6806.
Loaders aim to donate usable items to local charities and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance. Whatever can't be donated or recycled goes to a licensed disposal site. Outcomes vary by item condition, so nothing is guaranteed to be diverted.
You book online, choose your items and a time window, and see your total before confirming. On pickup day, a Loader typically calls ahead, handles the lifting and loading, and hauls everything away. Narrow hillside driveways and stairs are worth noting at booking.
Pricing model and booking flow. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King typically price by truckload, often after an estimate. LoadUp prices per item online, with the total confirmed before the Loader arrives. For large cleanouts, a truckload hauler may fit better.
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