*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $85. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's one more thing on your list. Book a quick pickup in the Highlands, see your price upfront, and get your space back.
You search online, call the city about bulk items, leave messages with a few haulers and wait for callbacks that never come. Weeks later, the junk is still sitting in the garage.
Municipal pickup schedules can handle a few bulky items, but they usually come with limits on what goes out, how much, and when. You still have to drag everything to the curb yourself, which is no small task from a basement or up a sloped driveway.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before they give you a number, then quote by the fraction of a truck. You end up rearranging your day for an estimate and still aren't sure what the final bill will look like.
Thrift stores and charities need items they can resell, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses and anything missing parts often get turned away. Even when they accept a load, you usually have to get it there yourself, and the rest still needs a home.
A roll-off container takes up your driveway for days and may need permission if it sits on the street. On a quiet residential block, that big steel box gets noticed, and you're still the one hauling every load out and tossing it over the side.
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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 Fort Thomas 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 Fort Thomas's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Narrow basement stairs in an older home turn a sleeper sofa into a puzzle your Loaders work through carefully. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Fort Thomas after each job.
Curbside fits when an old treadmill is already down at the street or the foot of your driveway. If it is still inside a hillside home with a long run of front steps, full-service has your Loaders carry it out and down for you.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $85 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $80 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before 2 PM | from $95 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $85 |
| 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.
Moving a dresser up a narrow basement staircase in an older Fort Thomas home is a fine way to lose a Saturday and a few knuckles. Your Loaders do the carrying instead, with care for your floors and your doorways, because people here take pride in their homes, and they like helping keep them that way.
Older Fort Thomas homes tend to hold decades of furniture and bulky items, and what happens after pickup matters as much as the pickup itself. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring reuse and recycling when possible.
Sofas, dressers, and other pieces in good, clean condition may be set aside by your Loader for donation when possible, so usable items can find a second home where local options allow.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for donation, such as broken exercise equipment or metal frames, may be recycled where available, depending on what local facilities currently accept.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items that cannot be reused or recycled are loaded by your Loader and taken for responsible disposal, following the options available near Fort Thomas.
Mix sticks or bagged yard waste into a leaf pile and you can jam city equipment and delay pickup. Here is what applies in Fort Thomas and Campbell County.
Fort Thomas warns that yard and household containers are not acceptable trash containers and will be assumed to be trash if placed at the curb. City ordinance also says items cannot go out earlier than 5 p.m. the evening before collection.
Curbside trash service cannot accept tires. Campbell County holds a free Waste Tire Collection Event each summer. The Kentucky Division of Waste Management sponsors it, and any Kentucky resident can come. Rims are fine, but foam-filled and calcium-filled tires are refused.
Fort Thomas trash collection lists drywall, concrete, bricks, and rocks among the bulky materials residents should not put in the trash. Drums, barrels, motor oil, and cooking oil are on the same list, so remodeling and garage leftovers need another way out.
During the city's fall leaf collection, rake leaves to the curb, not into the street or onto the sidewalk. Tree limbs, sticks, and bagged yard waste clog the collection machine, so put those bags and stick bundles out with regular trash instead.
Boone, Campbell, and Kenton County residents can use the free Northern Kentucky Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event each fall. It takes oil paint, up to 10 cans. Latex paint is not accepted, and neither are appliances, furniture, or mattresses.
Fort Thomas curbside service picks up large items such as mattresses, furniture, and broken appliances, but only if you request it. Contact Rumpke at least 48 hours before your regular collection day. The same advance request is needed for excessive amounts of trash.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it fits your regular household trash service. Oversized or bulky junk set out without arranging pickup can be treated as illegal dumping. Call Fort Thomas public works or your trash hauler to confirm bulk item rules before setting anything out.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Fort Thomas starts at $85 for a single item, and curbside or driveway pickup takes a flat $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, and each additional item is a flat add-on charge. Your exact total is confirmed before booking.
Often, yes. Same-day or next-day pickup is usually available when you book before 2PM, depending on Loader availability. Enter your address during booking to see live options. For curbside pickups you don't need to be home, and for indoor jobs someone should be there or leave access notes.
Hazardous materials such as paint, chemicals, solvents, and asbestos generally can't go with a standard junk haul, for safety and legal reasons. Furniture, appliances, yard debris, and most household items usually can. Check with local waste officials for hazardous waste drop-off options.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance at local facilities. Items that can't be donated or recycled go to an appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item condition, so none of it is guaranteed.
You pick your items and pickup time online and see your price upfront. A Loader arrives in your chosen window, and you get a heads-up before arrival. They load everything, and the confirmed price is what you pay. Pointing out which items go is all you need to do.
Mainly pricing and booking. Traditional haulers typically charge by truck volume and may confirm the price on-site. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking. For a big full-house cleanout, a truckload hauler can still be a reasonable fit.
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