*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's one more thing on the list. Out in the Ranchos, LoadUp makes it simple: book a quick pickup and see your price upfront.
You look up county rules, call a couple of haulers, and wait on callbacks that never come. Someone offers to stop by for an estimate next week. Meanwhile the pile in the garage stays right where it was.
Gardnerville Ranchos is unincorporated, so there's no city program. Bulk service runs through the county's franchised hauler, usually with limits on item types, how much you can set out, and when. You also have to drag everything to the road yourself, which is hard on a long driveway.
Many haulers want to come look at the job before they give you a number. Then they price by how much of the truck you fill, and that's easy to guess wrong. You often won't know the real total until the loading is done.
Thrift stores and charities have to be careful about what they accept, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and broken furniture often get turned away. Even if they take the good pieces, you still have to load and drive them over, and everything else stays behind.
A roll-off container means booking delivery and pickup, finding a level spot that won't damage your driveway, and checking whether your county or neighborhood has rules about it. Then the bin sits there for days. You still have to load it yourself, and a single room rarely fills it.
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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 Gardnerville Ranchos 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 Gardnerville Ranchos's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders work a freezer out of a packed garage or carry shed contents across a long gravel yard. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Gardnerville Ranchos after each job.
If the old riding mower or brush pile is already sitting at the end of your driveway, curbside (outdoor) service keeps things simple. Choose full-service when items are still in a spare bedroom, hallway closet, or outbuilding, and your Loaders will carry everything out to the truck.
| 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 tried to cinch a tarp over a loaded truck bed in a Carson Valley wind knows how that story can end, with a mattress sailing toward the sagebrush. Skip the dump run. Your Loaders do the lifting and loading, because your neighbors in the Ranchos deserve a weekend that isn't spent wrestling a tarp.
Bulky items rarely belong in one place once they leave your property, and in Gardnerville Ranchos, where garages and sheds hold years of accumulation, sorting by condition matters. Your Loaders sort each item toward donation, recycling, or disposal.
When possible, your Loader sets aside furniture, tools, and household goods in good, clean condition for donation through local channels. Availability varies, and any donation is not documented for tax purposes.
Items that are worn or damaged but not donatable, like metal fencing, old appliances, or electronics, may be taken for recycling where available. Local options in Douglas County can be limited, so this isn't guaranteed.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, such as soaked mattresses or broken furniture, are loaded by your Loaders and taken for responsible disposal at an appropriate local facility that accepts them.
Mixing lumber into a brush load or arriving without a hazardous waste appointment can mean extra fees. Here is how disposal works in Gardnerville Ranchos and Douglas County.
Refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners are accepted at the Douglas County Transfer Station, but each carries a fee meant to help cover the cost of recycling it. Residents check in with the scale house attendant before proceeding to the drop-off location.
The Gardnerville Ranchos General Improvement District covers water, sewer, street maintenance, and parks. Douglas County points Carson Valley households outside Minden and Gardnerville town limits to Douglas Disposal, which provides weekly collection in 30-32 gallon or 90 gallon totes.
The Carson Valley recycling program accepts used motor oil and used cooking oil at no cost, which keeps garage and kitchen cleanouts out of the trash. Motor oil is limited to five gallons.
Douglas Disposal's Carson Valley green waste program charges less than half the trash rate per ton, but only for clean, unmixed vegetation like limbs, brush, and leaves. Loads containing sod, manure, pallets, bags, or painted wood are charged the regular dump rate.
Douglas County residents can drop off household hazardous waste at the transfer station at no charge, but only by appointment, Thursday through Saturday excluding public holidays, with a maximum of 20 gallons per day. Materials dropped without an appointment incur disposal fees.
Curbside recycling is not currently available in the Carson Valley, so moving boxes need another route. Cardboard is accepted free at county recycling drop-off sites and the transfer station recycle center, which is open Tuesday through Saturday.
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(678) 884-4738Not without an arrangement. The Ranchos is unincorporated Douglas County, so trash service is voluntary and runs through Douglas Disposal at 775-782-5713. Piles left outside your regular service are treated as illegal dumping, so confirm bulk options with them first.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Gardnerville Ranchos starts at $80, and curbside or driveway pickup takes a flat $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. Same-day slots depend on Loader availability in Douglas County, so enter your address during booking to see live openings. Next-day is more common. For curbside items you don't need to be home, and for indoor pickups someone should be there or leave access notes.
The Douglas Disposal transfer station at 902 Dump Road accepts self-hauled loads Tuesday through Sunday, 9 am to 5 pm, and is closed Mondays. Loads must be covered, since a $25 fee was approved for uncovered loads in 2024. Rates were set at $124.50 per ton.
Paint, chemicals, and similar household hazardous waste can't go in regular trash. Douglas Disposal runs a household hazardous waste program at the transfer station, with free drop-off by appointment. Hazardous materials should be separated from a junk pickup beforehand.
Loaders aim to donate items in good condition, recycle what can't be donated, and avoid the landfill whenever options allow. Outcomes depend on what local charities and recyclers will accept, so donation or recycling can't be guaranteed for every item.
Get a price online or by texting a photo of your items, then pick a time window. Your Loader contacts you before arriving, picks up and hauls the items, and takes care of disposal. The price you were quoted is confirmed before booking.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers often charge by truckload and quote after seeing the pile, while LoadUp prices per item online before anyone arrives. For a few items that's often cheaper, but a full-house cleanout may suit a truckload hauler better.
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