*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 Cotati pickup, see your price upfront before you commit, and get your space back.
You search online, call the hauler's customer service line, and leave messages with a few junk companies. One calls back, two never do. Weeks go by, and the pile in the garage hasn't moved.
Recology Sonoma Marin gives Cotati households a few free bulky item pickups each year, but you have to book them ahead. Each one is capped at a couple of large items or a set number of bags. You also have to get everything to the curb yourself, heavy appliances included.
Lots of haulers want to come look at your stuff before they'll give you a number. Then they quote by fractions of a truck, which is hard to picture, and the price can go up once they're standing in your driveway. You end up negotiating when you just wanted the junk gone.
Thrift stores and reuse shops turn away stained upholstery, broken frames, and anything they can't resell. That makes sense, but it leaves you hauling rejects home again. Good pieces can still be donated when local options allow. The worn-out stuff needs somewhere else to go.
A roll-off container takes over your driveway for days, and if it has to sit on the street you may need a permit first. You also have to plan around drop-off and pickup times, and the neighbors may not love it. On top of that, your Loaders aren't there, so you still do all the lifting.
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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 Cotati 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 Cotati's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders take on the awkward parts, like guiding a sleeper sofa down a narrow upstairs apartment stairwell. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Cotati after each job.
If you have a driveway and can roll that old dresser or washer out yourself, curbside is the quicker pick. If it's still wedged in the garage, a back bedroom, or a backyard shed, book full-service and your Loaders will carry it out from inside.
| 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.
Cotati runs on garages full of good intentions and student apartments one lease ending away from a pile of futons. Hauling it yourself means borrowing a truck and giving up a Saturday. Your Loaders do the lifting and loading from a packed garage, backyard, or upstairs landing instead, because they genuinely like showing up for this town.
Hauling a load out of a Cotati garage is only half the job, because where each item ends up matters too. Your Loader sorts by condition, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow.
Furniture, appliances, and household goods in good, clean condition may be donated when possible and local options allow. Your Loader can set these items aside while loading, rather than treating everything as trash.
Items that are worn or damaged but not donatable, like broken metal frames or old electronics, may be recycled where available. Sonoma County and California rules vary, so outlets depend on the item.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, like soaked mattresses or broken sofas, are taken for responsible disposal. Your Loaders handle the lifting and loading, so you skip the dump run.
Items that are loose, overweight, or on the excluded list get left at the curb, so here is how disposal actually works in Cotati and Sonoma County.
Pressure-treated wood, common in fences and decks weathered by wet winters, is listed as hazardous waste by Cotati's bulky item program and cannot be set out. California limits treated wood waste to approved disposal facilities because of the chemical preservatives it contains.
Cotati residential garbage customers get four free bulky item pickups per year through Recology Sonoma Marin. Each pickup is limited to 14 bags, boxes, or cans; or 7 of those plus one bulky item; or two bulky items. Anything over the limit stays behind.
Small motors such as lawnmowers are only collected through Cotati's bulky item service once the gas and oil have been drained. Gasoline and motor oil are household hazardous wastes in California, and the curbside program also turns away propane tanks, paint, and cleaners.
Under California's universal waste rules, batteries and e-waste cannot go in household garbage, and Cotati's curbside bulky service excludes both as well. Zero Waste Sonoma coordinates countywide drop-off options for these materials, so residents have a legal place to take them other than the curb.
Inland Sonoma County summers are hot and dry, and clearing brush for defensible space creates piles fast. Extra yard trimmings set out for Cotati bulky pickup must be bundled and cut to under 3 inches in diameter and 3 feet long.
Refrigerators, freezers, and other appliances containing freon can go out through Cotati's bulky item collection, but a separate freon charge applies to each one. California requires refrigerant recovery before an appliance is scrapped, and that handling is billed outside the free pickup allowance.
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(678) 884-4738Only what your regular garbage service collects in your own bins. Piles of junk left on a curb or public property without a scheduled pickup can count as illegal dumping in California and draw fines. Check with your Cotati trash hauler about bulky item rules.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Cotati starts at $75 for a single item, and curbside or outdoor pickup takes $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.
Sometimes. Availability depends on Loader schedules around Cotati, Rohnert Park and Petaluma, and booking earlier in the day helps. Enter your address during booking to see the real open time slots, including next-day options, for your location.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups. You can leave items outside with access notes. For items inside your home or garage, someone should be there or you can give entry instructions when booking. Your Loader will notify you before arriving.
Hazardous items such as paint, solvents, batteries, and chemicals generally can't go in household trash in California and need a household hazardous waste drop-off. Oversized items often need a separate bulky pickup or a trip to a Sonoma County disposal site.
Loaders try 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 an appropriate disposal facility. Donation and recycling aren't guaranteed for every item.
You choose your items online, see the price upfront, and pick an arrival window. Your Loader contacts you before arriving, then carries out and loads the items for you. The total is confirmed before booking, so there is no surprise at pickup.
Pricing model and booking flow. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King usually price by truck space, often confirmed on site. LoadUp prices per item online before anyone arrives. For a few items that can cost less, but a full cleanout may suit truckload pricing.
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