*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
When junk piles up, it gets harder to ignore. Skip the hassle with LoadUp: book a quick pickup in SF's Chinatown and know your upfront quote before you commit.
You look up the city's bulk pickup rules, call a few haulers, and wait on quotes that never come back. Meanwhile the old mattress still leans in the hallway, and another week slips by.
San Francisco's city bulk pickup programs can help, but you have to schedule ahead, item limits apply, and eligibility can differ for multi-unit buildings and businesses. You still need to get everything down to the street yourself on the right day.
Many haulers want to send someone out for an estimate first, then quote by how much of the truck you fill. You don't know the real number until they're standing in your unit, and by then it's awkward to say no.
Thrift stores and charities need items they can resell, so anything stained, scratched, or worn out often gets turned away. Most won't come up a narrow walk-up to collect, either, so whatever they refuse is still yours to deal with.
In a neighborhood where curb space is already scarce, a dumpster can mean street permits, delivery windows, and neighbors wondering why their parking spot is gone. For a few pieces of furniture or one storeroom, that's a lot of hassle.
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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 Chinatown 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 Chinatown's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders work through narrow stairwells in older walk-up buildings, easing each piece past tight landings and shared hallways. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Chinatown after each job.
Curbside works well if you can bring items down to the sidewalk yourself, though few buildings here have driveways and sidewalks stay busy, so it helps to set things out close to your pickup window. Full-service is the easier fit when items sit in a back storeroom, a basement, or an upper-floor unit, because your Loaders carry them out from wherever they are.
| 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 circled a steep San Francisco block hunting for a parking spot knows moving a mattress here is its own kind of sport. Add double-parked delivery trucks and a walk-up or two, and a free Saturday disappears. Your Loaders like showing up for Chinatown neighbors, carrying the hard part out so you don't have to.
Moving bulky items out of a dense, mixed residential and commercial neighborhood like Chinatown is only half the job. Where each item ends up depends on its condition, and your Loader sorts with that in mind.
Furniture and household goods that are clean and in good shape may be donated when local options allow. Your Loader sets those items aside during pickup so they can be directed to a donation channel.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for donation, such as old electronics, appliances, or mattresses, may be recycled when possible. Availability depends on what local recycling options accept.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items that can't be donated or recycled are hauled away by your Loader for responsible disposal at a permitted San Francisco area facility.
A couch left on a Chinatown sidewalk without a scheduled pickup can bring a citation, and these rules apply throughout the City and County of San Francisco.
Improperly tossed batteries can start fires, so San Francisco asks residents in houses and small complexes to bag loose household batteries in clear plastic on top of the black bin, taping lithium contacts. Larger buildings use orange buckets property managers can order free.
California charges a recycling fee on every new mattress sold, which funds the statewide Bye Bye Mattress program and free drop-off at participating collection sites. Mattresses are also a regular find in San Francisco Public Works illegal dumping cleanups.
San Francisco Public Works treats furniture or appliances left on the sidewalk as illegal dumping unless a pickup is scheduled. City law sets the fine at $1,000 per offense, and abandoned items draw rats and block crowded walkways.
California law requires refrigerants, mercury switches, and other materials needing special handling to be removed from major appliances before they are crushed, shredded, or landfilled. Skipping that step can damage the ozone layer or leave toxic residue in soil.
Recology's Bulky Item Recycling program, paid for through residential collection fees, gives apartment dwellers one no-charge curbside collection a year, while other residential customers get two. Items go out by 6am on appointment day with a sign reading "Recology."
California treats TVs and computer monitors as universal waste that cannot go in household trash. San Francisco adds that phones, laptops, electric toothbrushes, and headphones with built-in batteries can't go in any bin, and public battery bins at eight city locations accept them.
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(678) 884-4738Only for a scheduled Recology bulky item pickup. Place items out after 6 PM the night before and by 6 AM the day of, with a sign reading "RECOLOGY." Unscheduled items left on sidewalks can be reported through 311 as illegal dumping.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Chinatown starts at $75 for a single item, and curbside pickup takes $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, and each additional item is a flat add-on charge. The exact total is confirmed before booking.
Yes, Recology offers free bulky item collection to SF residents with active accounts, twice a year for smaller buildings and once per unit for larger ones. It covers up to 10 items per appointment. It's a good free choice if you can wait and stage items curbside.
For curbside pickups, nobody has to be home if items are accessible and you leave access notes. For indoor pickups, someone should be present or you can leave entry instructions at booking. Walk-ups and buildings with narrow stairs are common in Chinatown, so mention access when booking.
Hazardous items like batteries, paint, pesticides, and fluorescent bulbs can't go in your bins or with bulky pickups. San Francisco residents can use the Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 501 Tunnel Ave., open Thursday to Saturday, 8 AM to 4 PM.
Loaders aim to donate usable items to local charities and recycle what they can when options allow. Acceptance varies by item and organization. Anything that can't be donated or recycled goes to an appropriate disposal facility.
Enter your items and address online to see pricing, then pick a time window. Your Loader typically calls or texts before arriving, then removes the items from where you've told them, including upstairs or indoors. The price you were quoted is confirmed before the job.
Pricing model and booking flow. Traditional haulers often charge by truckload and may give an estimate on site. LoadUp prices per item online, so the total is confirmed before booking. For large full-property cleanouts, a truckload hauler can sometimes fit better.
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