*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 your list. Book a quick pickup, see a real price upfront, and get your space back.
You search online, call the county, leave messages with a few haulers, and wait. One sends a vague quote, another never calls back. Weeks go by and the junk still fills the garage.
Alta Sierra is unincorporated, so you won't find a city program here. Bulky item collection depends on your county or hauler service, usually requires scheduling ahead, and often limits item types or counts. You still have to drag everything out to the pickup spot yourself.
Many haulers want to visit in person before giving a number, and that can mean days of waiting on a rural road. Then pricing by fractions of a truckload leaves you guessing until the truck is full and the final figure shows up.
Donation centers need items they can actually resell, so stained couches, worn mattresses, and broken furniture often get turned away. Most will not pick up, which leaves you loading a heavy dresser alone and driving down the hill on the chance they accept it.
A roll-off sized for a full remodel is a lot for one cleared-out shed. You have to find level ground on a sloped, tree-lined lot, work around delivery and pickup windows, and still do all the lifting and loading 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 Alta Sierra 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 Alta Sierra's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Carrying a dresser down deck stairs or clearing a packed shed at the edge of a wooded lot takes care. Your Loaders are background-checked and rated by real locals in Alta Sierra after each job.
When the old mower or water heater is already out on your gravel driveway, curbside is the simpler fit. For furniture in a back bedroom or a garage packed to the rafters, choose full-service so your Loaders can carry everything out and tidy the area before they leave.
| 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.
Getting a busted recliner or a shed full of old boxes down the hill sounds simple until you're strapping it into a pickup on winding roads. Your Loader does the lifting and loading from the garage, shed, or deck, then sweeps up. Your Loaders like showing up for neighbors here, and your weekend should stay yours.
Bulky items pile up fast on wooded lots, and what happens after pickup matters as much as the pickup itself. In Alta Sierra, your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring reuse and recycling when local options allow.
Furniture, tools, and household goods that are clean and in good shape may be set aside for donation where available. Your Loader lifts and loads them separately so usable pieces have a chance at a second home.
Items that are worn or damaged but not ready for donation, like metal frames, old appliances, or electronics, may be recycled when possible. Your Loader sorts them out so recyclable materials stay separate from general debris.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or broken-down bulky items, such as ruined mattresses or waterlogged couches, go to responsible disposal. Your Loader hauls them away and clears the pickup area, so nothing is left behind on your property.
A load with stumps, dirt, or solar panels gets turned away at the transfer station, so know these rules for Alta Sierra Estates and Nevada County first.
State law prohibits transporting more than 15 gallons or 125 pounds of hazardous materials at once, so large garage cleanouts may take several trips. Drop-off is free at the McCourtney Road facility, and its reuse store gives away house paint and household cleansers.
Each January, Waste Management gives subscribing residential customers in western unincorporated Nevada County a voucher for 2 cubic yards of free bulky waste disposal at the McCourtney Road Transfer Station. Your account must be current, and the voucher must be presented.
The McCourtney Road Transfer Station now accepts carpets and mattresses for free. That makes them worth separating from the rest of a cleanout, since mixed trash and construction debris are charged at posted rates.
Nevada County's free seasonal green waste events at the McCourtney Road Transfer Station help residents clear defensible space. Trimmings can be no longer than 4 feet or thicker than 18 inches, and Scotch broom, blackberry, poison oak, and stumps are refused.
Waste Management mails curbside customers 12 Bag & Tag stickers each year for overflow in 32-gallon bags weighing up to 40 pounds. Only three can go out per service day, and stickers cover household trash only, not recycling or green waste.
Nevada County warns that batteries thrown in the trash can spark fires. Cell phones, laptops, ear buds, and vapes recycle free at the McCourtney Road Transfer Station, and if a battery needs special tools to remove, recycle the whole device intact.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it fits your regular trash service. Alta Sierra is unincorporated Nevada County, so there is no city bulk program, and items left out without a scheduled pickup can be treated as illegal dumping. Check bulky-item options with your hauler.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Alta Sierra 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. Same-day and next-day slots are offered when available, and availability depends on Loader schedules around Grass Valley. You can book online or by phone, and live openings for your address show during booking. For curbside jobs, you don't need to be home.
Western Nevada County residents can haul their own load to the McCourtney Road Transfer Station near Grass Valley, where trash is sent on to the WM Lockwood Landfill. Self-hauling is usually cheaper, but you supply the truck, the lifting, and the dump fees.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance at local facilities. Items that can't be donated or recycled are taken to an appropriate disposal site. Outcomes vary by item condition, so nothing is guaranteed.
Often yes. Loaders can usually take brush, branches, and other yard debris from pine and oak lots, though size, volume, and weight can affect pricing. Burning landscape debris is often suspended by CAL FIRE in fire season, so hauling is a common alternative.
Pick your items and time online or by phone, review the upfront price, and confirm. Your Loader usually calls before arriving, then lifts, loads, and hauls the items from inside or outside your home. You can choose curbside to save $5.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers typically price by truck space and often confirm the final cost on site, while LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking. For big cleanouts, a full-truck hauler can be a better fit.
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