*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it becomes one more thing on the list. In Hancock, a quick pickup with a clear price before you book takes it off.
You look up the town's disposal rules, leave a message with a hauler or two, and wait on callbacks that never come. Meanwhile the pile in the barn stays put for another season.
Small Maine towns often depend on a transfer station rather than a pickup schedule, which means you load it, drive it, and unload it yourself. Some items carry extra rules or aren't accepted at all, so check with the town before you go.
Many haulers want to come out and look before they quote, and in a rural area that can take a while. Then the price depends on how much of the truck you fill, so you don't really know the cost until the job is underway.
Donation spots want clean, working items they can resell, and in a small town the choices are few. Worn mattresses, broken furniture, and old appliances usually get turned away, and you still have to get the good stuff there.
A rented container sits in your driveway for days, may need scheduling around narrow roads or a tight lot, and you still do every bit of the lifting. For a garage corner or a single room, it's more 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.
Across all options, not just ours: a real breakdown of what Hancock 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 Hancock's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader carries a dresser up steep basement stairs and out along a long gravel drive. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Hancock after each job.
Curbside, also called outdoor, suits a load you have already set out by your driveway, like a broken mower or a pile of storm-downed limbs. Full-service fits a barn loft, a cluttered shed, or a seasonal home being closed up, where your Loaders carry everything out from where 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 here knows a single old sofa can swallow a morning: a long gravel driveway, a barn that has kept everything, and a drive to find somewhere it can go. Your Loader handles the lifting and carrying, start to finish. LoadUp and your Loaders like showing up for Hancock neighbors, and take real pride in it.
Large items like old sofas, mattresses, and workshop leftovers are hard to move alone, so where they end up matters in Hancock. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow.
Furniture, tools, and household goods that are clean and in good shape may be set aside for donation when possible. Options can be limited in rural Downeast Maine, and you should not expect paperwork.
Items that are worn or damaged but not ready for donation may be recycled where available, such as scrap metal or appliances. Your Loader separates what can go that route from the rest.
Heavily damaged, soaked, or contaminated bulky items, like a ruined mattress from a damp barn, are taken for responsible disposal at an appropriate facility. Your Loader handles all the lifting and loading.
A single misplaced television or mercury bulb can get a load refused or lead to a state violation. These are the rules that apply in Hancock and across Hancock County.
Maine requires a burn permit from the local fire warden or through the Maine Forest Service online system before you burn brush. State rules prohibit burning household trash, construction debris, and painted or treated wood, so those materials need proper disposal.
Maine law keeps televisions, computer monitors, and other covered electronics out of landfills and incinerators because they contain lead and other hazardous parts. Household devices are recycled through municipal collection under a program paid for by manufacturers, so separate them from regular trash.
Coastal Hancock County is browntail moth territory, and the caterpillars' toxic hairs can cause severe rashes. The Maine Forest Service advises clipping the winter webs and destroying them by soaking them in soapy water or burning them, rather than tossing them onto brush piles.
Federal Clean Air Act rules require that refrigerant in refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, and dehumidifiers be recovered with certified equipment before the metal is recycled. Local transfer stations usually keep these units separate from other scrap and may charge an extra handling fee.
Maine's paint stewardship program, run by PaintCare, takes leftover latex and oil-based paint, stains, and primers at participating retailers and some transfer stations. Containers must be in their original labeled cans, sealed, not leaking, and no larger than five gallons.
Maine bans throwing out mercury-added products with ordinary solid waste. Keep fluorescent lamps, including compact bulbs, and old mercury thermostats unbroken, since broken ones release mercury vapor. Take them to a collection point such as a participating retailer or a heating supply wholesaler.
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(678) 884-4738No. Hancock's curbside pickup is for household waste only, and the town transfer station closed in July 2021. Dumping bulky junk elsewhere can violate Maine's litter law, which carries civil fines starting at $100 and rising for larger amounts or repeat offenses.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Hancock starts at $80 for a single item, 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.
Same-day pickup is sometimes possible, depending on Loader availability in Hancock County. Enter your address during booking to see which time slots are open. Hancock Point and other outlying roads may have fewer options than areas closer to Ellsworth.
Hancock's town website says bulk items can go to DM&J Waste in Ellsworth, behind the Ellsworth waste facility. That works if you have a truck and time to haul. A junk removal service makes more sense if you need the lifting and hauling done for you.
Loaders try to keep usable items out of the landfill. Depending on acceptance, they aim to donate furniture and household goods, recycle metal and electronics when options allow, and send only the remainder to proper disposal. Outcomes vary by item condition and local facility acceptance.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups. Leave the items out and add access notes when you book. For items inside your home or garage, someone should be there, or you can leave entry instructions. Your Loader will let you know before arriving.
Book online by choosing your item, entering your Hancock address, and picking a time window. You see the price before confirming. On pickup day, the Loader arrives, does the lifting and loading, and takes the junk away, so you don't need to haul anything yourself.
The main difference is pricing and booking. Truck-based haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King usually price by how much space your load fills, often confirmed on site. LoadUp prices per item online, and you see the total before booking. Truckload pricing can suit very large cleanouts.
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