*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $85. Additional items from +$15.
When junk keeps piling up, it stops being a small chore and starts weighing on you. Book a quick pickup in Horse Cave, see your price upfront, and get your space back.
You look up the city's rules, call the county to ask what goes where, and leave messages with a couple of haulers. One calls back, one never does. A month later, the junk is still sitting in the garage.
City bulk pickup programs are worth checking first, if your address has one. They usually run on a set schedule, may need a request ahead of time, and often turn away appliances, tires, or renovation debris. Nobody carries anything out of the basement for you, either.
Many haulers want to come look before they give you a number, so you take time off just to get an estimate. Then the price depends on how full the truck gets, and you won't know what you're really paying until the job is done.
Thrift stores and charities only want items they can resell, so stained couches, worn mattresses, and broken furniture get turned away. Even when they accept something, you usually still have to load it, drive it over, and figure out what to do with the rest.
A roll-off dumpster makes sense for a full teardown, not for clearing out a spare room or a shed. You have to plan the delivery, find somewhere to put it that won't tear up the yard, keep the neighbors from tossing their junk in, and still lift everything in yourself.
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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 Horse Cave 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 Horse Cave's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders carry junk up narrow basement stairs in older homes and out of packed sheds and barns. Each is background-checked and rated by real locals in Horse Cave after each job.
If the old mower or brush pile is already sitting at the end of your drive, curbside pickup is a good fit. For a sleeper sofa in an upstairs bedroom or clutter in a detached outbuilding on a larger lot, choose full-service and your Loaders will lift, carry and load it from wherever it sits.
| 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.
Most folks here don't keep a pickup truck handy, and a busted recliner or a barn full of old lumber won't fit in a hatchback anyway. Hauling it yourself can swallow a whole Saturday. Your Loader lifts, carries and loads it from the porch, shed or barn, and honestly, they like showing up for neighbors like you.
Bulky items are hard to move alone, so where they end up matters as much as getting them out. In Horse Cave, your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring donation or recycling when possible.
Furniture, appliances and household goods in good, clean condition may be set aside for donation when possible and local options allow. Your Loader lifts and loads them separately from the rest.
Items that are worn or damaged but still have usable materials, like metal frames or old appliances, may be recycled where available. Your Loader keeps them apart from general debris when options allow.
Heavily damaged, soiled or broken bulky items go to an appropriate disposal site. Your Loader hauls them out of garages, sheds and yards so nothing is left behind or dumped improperly.
Miss the Monday call-in deadline and yard waste waits another week, while oversized items mean a drive to Munfordville. These rules govern Horse Cave and Hart County.
The city's cooperative chipping service with Hart County Solid Waste handles brush generated by homeowners only, so debris from contracted tree work falls outside it. Tree roots and root balls are prohibited, along with rocks, dirt, metal, and glass.
Hart County Solid Waste keeps recycling locations in front of Horse Cave City Hall and the Hart County Jail, and both accept cardboard only. Take boxes from a move or cleanout there, but plastics, glass, and cans need another destination.
A Horse Cave ordinance makes Hart County Solid Waste collection mandatory. Items too big for the tote must go to the Solid Waste Drop Off Center in Munfordville, which runs weekdays and adds extended hours the first Saturday morning of each month.
Renovation scraps cannot be slipped into the weekly yard collection, which prohibits demolition debris and household trash. Hart County Solid Waste treats construction and demolition debris as its own category with separate disposal rates, alongside its roll-off container service.
Weekly yard waste pickup takes leaves and grass clippings only, in heavy-duty bags under 25 pounds. Call City Hall by 2 p.m. Monday for that week's pickup, and have bags at the curb by 7 a.m. Tuesday, noting exact placement on corner lots.
Each spring and fall, the city and Hart County Solid Waste set out roll-offs for three-day sessions open only to Horse Cave residents, announced on the City's Facebook page, the newspaper, and WLOC radio. Residents who cannot transport items should contact City Hall.
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(678) 884-4738Only what fits in your Hart County Solid Waste tote, which is mandatory in Horse Cave. Large items that are too big for the tote must be taken to the Solid Waste Drop Off Center in Munfordville. Leaving them out is not a permitted disposal option.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Horse Cave 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, each additional item is a flat add-on, and the exact total is confirmed before booking.
Same-day or next-day pickup is often possible, depending on Loader availability near Horse Cave and the time you book. Live availability for your address shows during booking. Curbside pickups don't require you to be home, and in-home jobs need access arranged.
Horse Cave requires Hart County Solid Waste service, and items too large for the tote must go to the Munfordville drop off center. If you'd rather not haul it yourself, a junk removal service can pick up bulky items from your home or driveway.
Loaders aim to donate usable items to local charities and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance. Whatever can't be donated or recycled goes to licensed disposal sites. Outcomes vary by item, so donation or recycling can't be guaranteed.
You book online, choose your items and a pickup window, and see your price before confirming. Your Loader typically calls ahead before arriving, then removes the items and loads them. You can leave items outside with access notes if you won't be home.
The main differences are pricing model and booking flow. Traditional haulers often price by truckload and may estimate on site. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking. For a large cleanout, a truckload hauler may suit you better.
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