*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. LoadUp makes it simple: book a quick pickup, see your real price upfront, and get your space back.
You search online, call the county, and leave messages with a few haulers. Some quote, some never call back, and the rules keep changing depending on who you ask. Meanwhile, the junk sits in the carport another month.
Brookdale is unincorporated, so there's no city program to call. Any county or hauler bulky item collection you find may need a request ahead of time, may have limits on items and pickup dates, and expects you to drag everything to the road yourself.
Many haulers want to drive up and look before they'll give you a price, which can mean waiting days for a visit. Then the price depends on how full the truck gets, so you won't really know the cost until the job is done.
Thrift stores and charities can only take items they can resell, so a stained couch or a broken dresser gets turned away. Even good pieces still have to be loaded and driven down the valley by you, during their drop-off hours.
A roll-off container needs a flat spot to park, and a narrow or steep shared driveway may not have one. Add delivery and pickup windows, possible placement rules, and neighbors stepping around it for a week, all to clear out one spare room.
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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 Brookdale 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 Brookdale's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders often deal with narrow outdoor stairs down to a hillside cabin or a cramped crawl space, and every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Brookdale after each job.
If your items are already waiting at the top of a steep or shared driveway, curbside pickup keeps things simple. Choose full-service when furniture is still inside an older mountain home or under a redwood-shaded deck and you want your Loaders to carry it out, as long as the site allows.
| 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.
Hauling an old sofa down a steep, shaded driveway and then winding out of the redwoods to a drop-off is a whole afternoon, and nobody up here needs that. Your Loader does the lifting and loading, where access allows, so you keep your weekend. Your Loaders like showing up for neighbors like you.
Hauling a worn-out recliner or a water-stained mattress off a mountain property is only half the job. In Brookdale, your Loader sorts items by condition, so what can be reused, recycled, or disposed of is handled thoughtfully.
Furniture and household items in good, clean condition may be donated when possible and where local options allow. Your Loader sets those pieces aside so usable things have a chance at a second home.
Items that are damaged but not donatable may be recycled when local options allow. Your Loader separates materials like metal frames or electronics where possible, though recycling is never guaranteed for every item.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, like soaked mattresses or broken furniture, are taken for responsible disposal. Your Loader handles the lifting, and the disposal site depends on the item and what is available nearby.
A load turned away at the gate or charged a special handling rate means a second trip, so here is how disposal works for Brookdale homes in unincorporated Santa Cruz County.
After heavy winter rain, hillside cleanup often means hauling soil away. However, the Ben Lomond Transfer Station accepts no dirt, potting soil, rocks, sand, or base rock. These materials have to go to the Buena Vista Landfill near Watsonville instead.
County rules ban scavenging or salvaging any material from the landfill, the transfer station, or the recycling center. If you have usable furniture, tools, or building materials from a Brookdale cleanout, donate or rehome them before the trip, because nothing can be pulled back out later.
Storms bring down heavy limbs across the San Lorenzo Valley. The Ben Lomond Transfer Station will not take wood waste, stumps, root balls, or logs longer than 6 feet or more than 8 inches in diameter inside the station. Oversized loads go to Buena Vista Landfill.
California treats many discarded electronics as hazardous waste because they can contain lead, mercury, and other harmful metals, so they cannot go in household trash. Both the Ben Lomond Transfer Station and Buena Vista Landfill accept eWaste and household electronics.
While the Ben Lomond Transfer Station improvement project is underway, household hazardous waste drop-off is the one service closed there. Unincorporated residents still qualify for free disposal. The program does not accept compressed gas cylinders over 1 lb, explosives, ammunition, or marine flares.
Santa Cruz County sends large loads of construction and demolition debris, concrete, brick, and asphalt to Buena Vista Landfill. Some of these materials are accepted at discounted rates if they are properly sorted, so separating them before the trip can lower the cost.
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(678) 884-4738Generally no. Brookdale is unincorporated Santa Cruz County, and bulk items left on the roadside without an arranged pickup can count as illegal dumping. Check with your county-contracted trash hauler about bulk pickup rules and any fees before setting anything out.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Brookdale 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 charge, and the exact total is confirmed before booking. Traditional haulers usually price by truckload.
Sometimes. Availability depends on Loader schedules in the San Lorenzo Valley area, so same-day or next-day slots can vary. Enter your address during booking to see the real openings. Someone does not need to be home for curbside pickups if access notes are provided.
Hazardous items like paint, solvents, batteries, and chemicals can't go in household trash or be left outside in California. They need a household hazardous waste drop-off. Check Santa Cruz County's program for current locations and hours. Large bulky items need a bulk pickup or a haul.
Loaders aim to donate usable items to local charities and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance. Items that can't be reused or recycled go to the appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item condition, so nothing is guaranteed.
You choose your items online, get an upfront price, and pick a pickup window. A Loader typically gives notice before arriving, then carries the items out and loads them. Pricing is confirmed before booking, so the total you see is the total you pay.
The main difference is pricing and booking. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King generally price by truckload and may confirm cost on site. LoadUp prices per item online, with the total locked before booking. For a full-house cleanout, a truckload hauler can fit better.
Often yes, but access matters. Many Brookdale homes sit on narrow, winding roads or steep driveways off Highway 9, so note stairs, slopes, and gate details when booking. Moving items to a curbside spot beforehand can also earn the $5 discount.
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