*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's one more thing on the list. Book a LoadUp pickup, check your price first, and get your space back without lifting a thing.
You look up the rules, call the garbage company, and request a few hauler quotes. One calls back, another never does. Weeks later, the pile is still sitting in the garage, waiting for a free weekend.
Unincorporated southern Marin relies on a franchised hauler, not a city program, so bulky pickup usually means scheduling ahead, staying within item limits, and dragging everything to the street yourself. Hazardous items and some materials are excluded, and a steep driveway makes that last stretch hard.
Many haulers want to visit for an estimate before they quote, then price by how much of the truck you fill. That leaves you guessing until the crew arrives, and the number can shift once they see the stairs or how far the items have to travel.
Donation centers need items they can resell, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and broken furniture often get turned away. Most also expect you to drop things off yourself, which means loading a car and making the trip down the hill.
A roll-off bin makes sense for a full remodel, not a single garage corner. Narrow roads and tight driveways leave little room to place one, street placement may need county approval, and a bin sitting for days rarely makes the neighbors happy.
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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 Homestead Valley 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 Homestead Valley's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders carry furniture up long outdoor stairs from a lower deck to wherever the truck can park. Each is background-checked and rated by real locals in Homestead Valley after each job.
Curbside works well if you can get items down to the street or the bottom of the driveway, though a steep driveway can make that trip harder than it sounds. Full-service sends Loaders inside to carry things out from a garage, basement, or spare room, so you never have to move anything yourself.
| 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.
Anyone who has wrestled an old sofa down a staircase, and up a winding, narrow road in a pickup, knows hillside living has its own math. Nobody here needs another weekend lost to that. Your Loaders handle the stairs and the carrying, and they like showing up for neighbors who love this quiet, wooded corner.
Hillside homes tend to collect bulky pieces that are hard to move alone, so where items end up matters in Homestead Valley. Your Loader sorts each one by condition, favoring reuse and recycling when local options allow.
Furniture and household goods in good, clean shape may be donated when local options allow. Your Loader sets those pieces aside for that route, though nothing about a donation receipt is promised.
Items that are worn or damaged but still have usable materials, like metal frames, appliances, or electronics, may be recycled where available. Options vary and change over time, so outcomes are not guaranteed.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, like a rotted deck section or a ruined sofa, go to a permitted disposal site. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading so you don't have to.
A misplaced load can mean a rejected pickup, a stormwater violation notice, or hazardous material in a creek. Here is how disposal works in Homestead Valley and Marin County.
Storm drains in southern Marin flow untreated into local creeks and Richardson Bay, and county stormwater rules prohibit letting debris, paint or construction residue wash into them. During wet-season storms, keep cleanout piles covered and off the street and gutters.
Under California law, appliances such as refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners must have refrigerants and other hazardous components like mercury switches removed by a certified recycler before they are crushed or disposed of, so they cannot simply go out with the trash.
Mill Valley Refuse Service, which collects in the Mill Valley area, offers limited on-call curbside cleanups that accept trash only. Recyclables, electronics and hazardous items are excluded, so sort those out first and confirm your account's allowance before scheduling.
California regulates pressure-treated and chemically preserved lumber separately from ordinary wood because of the preservatives it contains. It cannot be burned, chipped into mulch or placed in compost carts, and must go to a facility authorized to accept treated wood waste.
California law requires up to 100 feet of defensible space around homes in fire hazard areas, and loose cuttings left stacked near structures undermine it. The Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority has run chipper programs that let residents clear vegetation without hauling it.
California adds a recycling fee to every new mattress and box spring sale, which funds the statewide Bye Bye Mattress program. Residents can drop off used mattresses at participating collection sites free of charge instead of paying to landfill them.
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(678) 884-4738Not without a scheduled pickup. Homestead Valley is unincorporated Marin County, so bulky items are handled through your garbage hauler's appointment service, and items left out unscheduled can be treated as illegal dumping. Confirm your allowance with your hauler.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Homestead Valley starts at $75, 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. Availability depends on Loader schedules in southern Marin, so enter your address during booking to see live same-day and next-day slots. For curbside pickups you don't need to be home, and for in-home pickups you can leave access instructions.
Hazardous items usually can't. Paint, motor oil, pesticides, batteries and similar products should go to the Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 565 Jacoby Street in San Rafael, which takes them from Marin residents (except Novato) free. Call (415) 485-6806 first.
Loaders aim to keep items out of the landfill. Usable furniture and goods are donated when a charity will accept them, recyclables go to recycling facilities when options allow, and only what's left is disposed of. Outcomes depend on item condition and acceptance.
You pick your items and a time slot online, see the total upfront, and get a confirmation. On pickup day your Loader typically contacts you before arriving, then carries the items out from inside your home or from the curb, depending on the option you chose.
Mainly the pricing model. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King usually price by truckload and may confirm the cost on site. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking. For a full-house cleanout, a truckload hauler may fit better.
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