*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
When junk piles up, it has a way of taking over your week. Skip the runaround: book an easy junk pickup in Covina, see your price upfront, and get your space back.
First you look up the hauler's bulky item rules. Then you call around for quotes and wait for callbacks that never come. Meanwhile the weekends slip by, and the pile in your garage stays exactly where it was.
Covina residents can schedule a free bulky item pickup through Athens Services, the city's franchise hauler, as long as they book at least a day before their regular trash day. You still have to drag everything to the curb yourself, and not every item qualifies.
Many haulers want to come out and size up your junk in person before giving you a number. Then the price depends on how much of the truck it fills, so you often don't know what you'll pay until the work is already underway.
Thrift stores and charities need things they can resell, so a stained recliner or a broken washer usually gets turned away. Even when they do accept your donation, you're the one loading it and driving it across town during drop-off hours.
A roll-off container takes up your driveway for days, may need a permit if it sits on the street, and invites your neighbors to toss in their junk too. You still have to do all the lifting yourself, which is a lot for one bedroom of old furniture.
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No waiting on callbacksLocal Loaders arrive at your location, haul away the junk, and dispose of it responsibly when options allow.
No in-person charges
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 Covina 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 Covina's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders know how to angle a sleeper sofa down a tight condo stairwell, one careful step at a time. Each is background-checked and rated by real locals in Covina after every job.
If an old washer or a weathered patio set is already waiting in your driveway, curbside service lets your Loaders load it up and go. Full-service suits apartments, condos, or a packed back bedroom, where your Loaders carry everything 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.
Anyone who has wrestled a sagging sofa into a borrowed pickup during a San Gabriel Valley heat wave knows the garage pile never gets smaller on its own. Skip the sweat and the dump run. Your Loaders lift, carry, and clear it out, and they like showing up for neighbors who deserve a cooler weekend.
Where a couch, a worn-out washer, or a pile of fence boards ends up matters as much as getting it out of the garage. In Covina, your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring reuse when local options allow.
Clean, usable pieces like sturdy dressers, working small appliances, or gently used sports gear may be donated when possible. Your Loader sets them aside for local reuse channels, where available.
Items that are worn but not donatable, such as scrap metal, old electronics, or broken exercise equipment, may be diverted to recycling when local options allow. Your Loader separates them from the rest of the load.
Heavily damaged or soiled bulky items, like water-ruined sofas or splintered remodel debris from a Covina remodel, are disposed of responsibly. Your Loader hauls them away using approved disposal options.
Toss a fluorescent tube or old TV in the trash and you break California hazardous waste law. These are the rules that apply in Covina and Los Angeles County.
Athens Services, Covina's exclusive franchise trash provider, offers residents a free bulky item pickup, but it must be scheduled at least one day before the regular trash day. Requests can be made through an online form as well as directly with Athens Services.
California requires materials that need special handling, including refrigerants, mercury switches, and PCBs, to be removed from major appliances before they are crushed or shredded for recycling. This is why old refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners need specialized handling rather than a trash barrel.
Since January 1, 2022, Covina residents place food waste in the green barrel alongside landscaping debris. Athens Services collects food waste, food-soiled paper, and landscaping debris together and delivers it to its American Organics facility, where the mix becomes compost.
California law limits residents to transporting 15 gallons or 125 pounds of household hazardous waste per trip to a collection site. Los Angeles County holds free roundups across the region for leftovers like paint and pesticides, so large garage cleanouts may need several trips.
Athens Services takes all of Covina's waste to a Materials Recovery Facility in the City of Industry, where recyclables such as paper and plastic are sorted out and sold. As a result, local businesses and apartments meet California's AB 341 recycling law without extra containers.
California classifies household batteries, fluorescent lamps, and electronic devices such as TVs and computer monitors as universal waste, which makes it illegal to put them in a home trash barrel. They belong at a household hazardous waste, e-waste, or retail take-back collection point.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it is part of a scheduled bulky item pickup through your city trash hauler. Items left out on a street or alley without an appointment can be treated as illegal dumping and fined. Check with the City of Covina for current pickup limits and fees.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Covina starts at $75, and curbside or driveway pickup takes a flat $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. Truckload haulers often charge by volume.
Often, yes, depending on Loader availability for your zip code and the time you book. Next-day slots are more common. Enter your Covina address during booking to see live openings. For curbside pickups, you usually do not need to be home.
Hazardous items such as paint, solvents, batteries, motor oil, and pesticides cannot go in regular trash or bulky pickups in Los Angeles County. They belong at a household hazardous waste collection site or event. Bulky furniture and appliances can usually be hauled by a junk removal service.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill by donating them to local charities when options allow. Recyclable materials such as metal and cardboard are sent to recyclers whenever possible. Anything that nobody will accept is taken to an appropriate disposal facility, depending on acceptance.
You choose your items and enter your Covina address online, then pick an available time window. The total price is shown and confirmed before you book. Your Loader contacts you before arriving, then lifts, carries, and loads everything, so you do not have to move anything yourself.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King generally price by truck space, often confirmed on site. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking. For a full garage cleanout, a truckload hauler can be the better fit.
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