*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it becomes one more chore you keep putting off. LoadUp makes pickup simple, with a clear quote before you book and no trips to a disposal site.
You search online, call the county, leave messages with a few haulers, and wait. One calls back with a vague estimate, another never does. Weeks later, the junk is still sitting by the shed.
Out here, there's no city hall running a bulk pickup program. Whatever free collection exists comes through county or hauler arrangements, usually with item limits, advance requests, and curbside-only rules. That doesn't help when the junk sits in a barn at the back of your lot.
Many haulers want to come out in person before they'll give you a number, then price by how much of the truck you fill. You won't know the real cost until the job is done, and a longer drive out may quietly raise the bill.
Donation centers need items they can actually resell, so stained mattresses, broken appliances, and worn-out patio sets often get turned away. You still have to load and drive everything there yourself, and whatever gets rejected rides right back home with you.
A roll-off dumpster makes sense for a full teardown, not a cleared-out spare room or a few old recliners. You plan around delivery and pickup windows, give up driveway space for days, and still do all the heavy 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 Durham 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 Durham's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader carries a dead chest freezer out of a detached shed and across a long gravel drive with care. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Durham after each job.
If you can roll an old sofa or a stack of worn patio furniture to the end of your driveway, curbside pickup keeps it simple. Choose full-service when items are stuck in a garage, upstairs in a farmhouse, or in a workshop at the back of a big parcel, and your Loaders carry everything out for you.
| 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.
Durham has no city hall running a bulk pickup, so the old dresser in the barn usually means borrowing a truck and giving up a Saturday to a disposal run. Your Loaders would rather take that on. They walk out to the outbuilding, carry it, and load it, because folks here have enough to look after.
Bulky items pile up fast on larger properties, which is why where things end up matters for junk removal in Durham. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow.
Furniture, bikes, and household goods in good, clean condition may be donated when possible and when local options allow. Your Loader sets these aside, then carries them out separately from the rest of the load.
Items that are worn or damaged but still hold usable materials, like metal frames or old appliances, may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates them from the heavily damaged pieces during loading.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or broken-down bulky items, such as ruined sofas or water-damaged mattresses, are disposed of responsibly. Your Loader takes them to an appropriate Butte County area facility, depending on what is available.
Getting disposal wrong can mean a refused load at the drop-off or an illegal dumping report, so here is what applies in Durham and unincorporated Butte County.
California law requires a certified operation to remove refrigerants, mercury switches, and other materials that need special handling from major appliances before they are crushed or recycled. Scrap metal facilities cannot accept an appliance until those materials are gone.
The City of Chico's Composting Facility is scheduled to close permanently on August 28, 2026. Curbside yard waste collection will continue as normal. Residents who haul their own green waste are directed to Old Durham Wood Co., which helps with summer brush clearing.
Since 2015, unincorporated Butte County has been split into three collection areas, and one franchised company serves each area exclusively. Durham residents can use the county's Find Waste Hauler map to confirm their provider and rates, and to see whether their property is in a recycling zone.
California treats televisions, computer monitors, and other covered electronic devices as universal waste because they can contain lead and mercury. State rules keep them out of household garbage, so they must go to an authorized e-waste collector or recycler.
Butte County lists mattresses and box springs as free to drop off at the Butte Regional Household Waste Facility in Chico on Fridays and Saturdays, or at Ord Ranch Transfer Station in Gridley. They must be uncontaminated, with no bed bugs or biohazards.
California's paint stewardship law created PaintCare, which lets residents return leftover house paint, stains, and varnishes to participating drop-off sites at no charge. Liquid paint should never go in the trash or be poured into a storm drain.
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(678) 884-4738Not without an arranged bulky pickup. Durham is unincorporated, so Butte County rules apply. The county's illegal dumping ordinance holds you responsible for disposing of your waste legally, and it treats illegal dumping as a misdemeanor with fines historically of $100 to $300.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Durham 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, with the exact total confirmed before booking.
Same-day pickup is sometimes available, but it depends on Loader availability near Durham and Chico that day. Enter your address during booking to see live openings. For curbside pickups you usually don't need to be home, and you can leave access notes.
Paint, oil, batteries, and other hazardous items need a drop-off. Butte County lists the Butte Regional Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 1101 Marauder St in Chico (Fri 9-1, Sat 9-4) and Recology's Oroville site by appointment at 530-533-4783. Call ahead for current rules.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on what local charities and recyclers accept. Items that can't be reused or recycled go to a disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item condition, so none of this is guaranteed.
Enter your items and address online to get a price. Pick a pickup window, and your Loader will let you know when they're on the way. Loaders handle the lifting and loading. Larger projects like garage cleanouts can get an on-site estimate.
Sometimes, yes. Neal Road Recycling & Waste Facility in Paradise is open 7 days a week and takes appliances for $6 per item, and mattresses are free. It's a long drive from Durham, and you need a truck and help lifting. Hauling makes sense if you have little to move.
The pricing model and booking flow differ. Traditional haulers usually price by truckload and confirm the final cost on site. LoadUp prices per item online, so you see the total before you book. For a large cleanout, a truckload hauler may be a better fit.
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