*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk piles up fast, and getting rid of it is rarely how you want to spend a weekend. Book LoadUp, see your price upfront, and let the Valley of the Sun's easiest pickup handle it.
You look up the city's pickup rules, call a few haulers, and wait on callbacks that may never come. A couple of quotes don't match. Another weekend goes by, and the junk is still in the garage.
Municipal pickup schedules can be a solid option if your timing lines up. They usually come with limits on item types, pile size, and placement, and you need to request pickup ahead of time. They don't help when a lease ends Friday or the item is upstairs.
Many haulers want to see the load before they'll give you a firm number, which means booking a visit just to get a quote. Truckload pricing leaves you guessing how much space your stuff will take up, and the final total can change once the crew shows up.
Donation centers have to be selective, and stained mattresses, worn couches, and broken appliances often get turned away. You also have to load and drive everything there yourself, and anything they won't take ends up back in your car.
A dumpster can take a week of junk, but most cleanouts don't fill one. You still have to schedule delivery and pickup, find a legal place to put it, and maybe check HOA or property rules. Then you do all the lifting 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 Tempe 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 Tempe's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
From a third-floor apartment walk-up with no elevator to a packed garage shelf, your Loader handles the lifting and carrying. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Tempe after each job.
If your old patio furniture or bagged yard debris is already on the driveway or at the street, curbside is the simple choice. For an apartment with stairwells and shared parking, or a spare bedroom you have not touched in years, choose full-service so 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.
Let's be honest, wrestling a sofa into a borrowed truck in a Tempe July, with the steering wheel hot enough to hurt, is nobody's idea of a good time. Your Loader does the lifting, carrying, and loading while you stay in the air conditioning. LoadUp and your Loaders love showing up for this city and its people.
Bulky items pile up fast in Tempe, from rental turnovers to garage cleanouts, and where they end up matters. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, aiming to keep usable things in circulation when local options allow.
Furniture and household goods that are clean and in good shape may be set aside by your Loader for donation, where available. Acceptance varies by organization, so no specific outcome is promised.
Items that are worn or damaged but not ready to donate, like metal frames or small appliances, may be diverted for recycling when possible. Your Loader sorts what local options can handle.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, such as a ruined mattress or broken patio furniture, are loaded by your Loader and taken for responsible disposal. Destinations vary by load and location.
A pile set out too early or holding the wrong materials can bring a city code violation, so these are the rules that apply in Tempe and Maricopa County.
Tempe collects green organic material separately from bulk trash and takes it to a local contractor to be made into compost. Put branches and trimmings in their own pile, four feet from the trash pile, so the material stays clean enough to compost.
Tempe does not take construction materials in bulk collection, and they should not be left in the alley either. The city lists rocks or gravel, dirt, sod, or sand, shingles, brick, drywall, and flooring as common examples of construction waste that is not accepted.
Tempe requires household trash in a bulk pile to be bagged because loose, uncontained trash is refused. Piles also need four feet of clearance from solid waste containers, fire hydrants, gas meters, and utility boxes, and nothing can sit over a manhole cover.
Tempe bulk collection does not accept appliances containing Freon, such as refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, and air conditioners. The city sends them to the Household Products Collection Center, and federal rules require the refrigerant to be recovered before the appliance is scrapped.
Tempe collects bulk trash six times a year, every other month. Items must be out by 6 a.m. Monday of your collection week but no earlier than 10 days before, and putting items in the alley outside that window is a city code violation.
Tempe bulk pickup does not take household hazardous waste, and the city stresses disposing of it responsibly because of its risk to the community and environment. Residents can drop these items at the Household Products Collection Center or the next Zero Waste Day.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it's part of a city-scheduled bulk or brush collection. Junk left out on its own can count as illegal dumping, and it can also violate HOA or property rules. Check the City of Tempe's solid waste page for current bulk collection rules and dates.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Tempe 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. Truckload haulers usually quote by volume.
Same-day pickup is sometimes possible, depending on Loader availability for your address. Entering your Tempe zip code during booking shows the live slots open to you. Next-day and scheduled windows are usually easier to get, especially during busy move-out weeks.
For curbside or driveway pickups, no. Leave the items in an accessible spot and add access notes at booking. For items inside, someone should be there or you can give entry instructions, such as gate or garage codes in apartment complexes.
Hazardous materials such as paint, solvents, pesticides, car batteries, and chemicals generally can't go in regular trash or on a standard junk haul. They need a household hazardous waste drop-off program. Ask the City of Tempe or Maricopa County for current locations and rules.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance by local donation centers and recyclers. Items that can't be reused or recycled go to an appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item condition, so nothing is guaranteed.
You book online, choose your items and a time window, and see your total before confirming. On pickup day your Loader typically gives a heads-up before arriving, then removes the items from where you've pointed them out, whether inside or at the curb.
The main differences are pricing model and booking flow. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King generally price by truck space and may confirm the price on-site. LoadUp prices per item online, with the total confirmed before booking. For big full-house cleanouts, a truckload hauler can fit better.
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