*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $95. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up in Gig Harbor until it's the one chore you keep putting off. Book a pickup with LoadUp, see your price upfront, and get it gone on your schedule.
You search for options, call a hauler or two, and wait on callbacks that never come. Then you find out pickup rules depend on your address. Weeks pass, and the junk still sits in the garage.
City and county pickup programs can work if you live in the right service area, have the right items, and can wait for a scheduled date. Rules depend on where your address falls, many items don't qualify, and you usually still have to drag everything to the curb.
Many haulers want to send someone out for an in-person estimate before they'll name a price. Then the quote is based on how much of the truck you fill, so you won't really know what you're paying for until the truck is already in your driveway.
Thrift stores and charities have good reasons to turn things down: stains, wear, missing parts, or items they can't resell. You load the car, drive across town, and may come home with half of it. Donation helps, but it doesn't clear everything out.
A rented dumpster can sit in your driveway for days, and on narrow or sloped streets it might need a permit or block your neighbors. You'd still be the one carrying and loading everything into it, which is a lot of setup for one room of junk.
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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 Gig Harbor 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 Gig Harbor's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders carry a heavy dresser down a steep, winding driveway and load it onto the truck. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Gig Harbor after each job.
If the old patio set is already at the end of your driveway, curbside keeps things simple. For a daylight basement, the lower floor of a split-level, or a detached garage packed to the rafters, choose full-service and your Loaders carry everything out from inside.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $95 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $90 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before noon | from $105 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $95 |
| 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.
Planning a dump run around Highway 16 traffic and the Narrows Bridge is nobody's idea of a good Saturday. Your Loader arrives, carries the old workbench and garage boxes out, loads the truck, and hauls it all away. LoadUp and your Loaders love showing up for Gig Harbor neighbors who have better things to do.
Not every item you want gone belongs in the same place afterward, and Gig Harbor properties produce everything from garage furniture to dock-shed castoffs. Your Loader sorts each load by condition, so donation and recycling get a chance first when local options allow.
Furniture, tools, and household goods in good, clean shape may be donated when possible. Your Loader sets those pieces aside while loading, and acceptance depends on what local donation channels can take at the time.
Items that are worn or damaged but not ready for donation may be recycled where available. Metal, cardboard, and some electronics or appliances can qualify, though local options vary by item and location.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, like a water-soaked sectional or a collapsed deck section, are hauled off by your Loader for responsible disposal at an appropriate local facility.
A mishandled load can get turned away at the transfer station or cited on the highway; these rules apply in Gig Harbor and across Pierce County.
Pierce County restricts commercial customers to the Hidden Valley Transfer Station, Purdy Transfer Station, and Tacoma Recovery and Transfer Center. The remaining drop boxes take residential garbage and yard waste only, and some cap a single load by volume or weight.
Washington's LightRecycle program accepts mercury-containing lights such as fluorescent tubes, compact fluorescent bulbs, and HID lamps from residents free of charge. Keeping them out of the garbage cart prevents broken bulbs from releasing mercury vapor.
Washington's Clean Air Act prohibits residential outdoor burning within urban growth areas, which includes Gig Harbor. After Puget Sound windstorms, limbs and brush can go to the Purdy Transfer Station, which accepts residential yard waste alongside garbage and recycling.
Washington law requires vehicle loads to be secured so nothing drops, sifts, or blows onto the roadway. An unsecured load is a traffic infraction, and if falling debris injures someone, the driver can face a criminal charge.
The state's E-Cycle Washington program lets households recycle TVs, computers, monitors, laptops, tablets, e-readers, and portable DVD players at no charge. Locally, the Purdy Transfer Station in Gig Harbor is one of the Pierce County sites listing e-waste.
Every Pierce County transfer station and drop box keeps glass separate from mixed recycling, which covers paper, cardboard, metal cans, and plastic bottles, tubs, and jugs. Sorting bottles and jars out before a cleanout trip saves time at the station.
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(678) 884-4738Generally no. Gig Harbor has no free open-curb junk pickup, and bulky items left outside your regular garbage service can count as illegal dumping. Check with your hauler about bulky pickup, or use the Purdy Transfer Center for self-haul.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Gig Harbor starts at $95, 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. Truckload haulers usually quote on site.
Same-day slots are sometimes open, depending on crew availability near Gig Harbor. Enter your address during booking to see live times. For curbside pickups you don't need to be home. For indoor pickups, someone should be there or leave access instructions.
It can be for a small load if you have a truck and the time. Transfer stations charge per-trip minimums and per-ton rates, plus extra for items like mattresses in bulk or appliances with refrigerants. Fees change, so confirm them with the station before you go.
Loaders sort items and try to donate usable furniture and goods to local charities whenever possible. They also aim to recycle metal, electronics and other materials when options allow. Items that can't be donated or recycled go to an appropriate disposal facility, depending on acceptance.
Choose your items and enter your Gig Harbor address online, then pick a time window and see your total before confirming. Loaders usually call or text before arriving, then lift, load and haul the items away. You pay after the work is done.
The main difference is the pricing model. College HUNKS offers free estimates, while many truckload haulers set the final price on site. LoadUp prices per item online, so your total is confirmed before anyone arrives. Large whole-house cleanouts may suit a truckload quote better.
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