*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 thing on your list. Book a quick pickup with a clear price upfront, and get your space back out here on the high desert.
You check housing guidance, call around, and request a few hauler quotes. Some never call back, others hedge on whether they can get on base. Meanwhile your out-processing date gets closer and the junk is still sitting in the garage.
The base isn't a city, so there's no city bulk pickup program to call. Whatever bulk options housing residents have depend on housing management rules, which can mean limited item types, set schedules, and requests that don't line up with your move-out timeline.
Lots of haulers want to come look before they quote, and that's hard to arrange when a trip out here takes real time. Then you get truckload fractions and a final price set on the spot, with no clear sense of the total until the truck is loaded.
Thrift stores want clean, working items, and they're right to. Stained mattresses, broken furniture, and old electronics get turned away. The closest drop-off may also be a long drive across open desert, and you're still loading and hauling everything yourself.
A roll-off sits on your driveway for days, and placement in a managed housing area may need approval first. You still do all the lifting yourself, and for a single room or garage corner you end up paying for capacity you'll never fill.
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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 Edwards Air Force Base 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 Edwards Air Force Base's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders carry dressers through narrow duplex hallways and dig out packed garages. Each one is background-checked and rated by real locals in Edwards Air Force Base after each job.
Family housing on the base is mostly single-family and duplex homes, and many have a garage. Curbside works well when items are already on the driveway and weighed down against the high desert wind. If a couch is still in a back bedroom or buried behind boxes in the garage, choose 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 2 PM | 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.
Desert wind has opinions about a mattress in an open truck bed, and the summer heat has opinions about you. Your Loaders carry out the couch or old fridge and load it up, so your deadline week stays calmer. LoadUp and your Loaders genuinely like showing up for the people who call this base home.
Bulky furniture, worn mattresses, and old appliances pile up fast in a base home, so where they end up matters. Your Loader sorts each item by condition for donation, recycling, or disposal at Edwards Air Force Base.
Sofas, dressers, and other items in clean, usable shape may go to donation when possible. Your Loader carries them out and loads them, and options depend on what local organizations will accept.
Items that are worn but still have usable materials, like metal frames or small appliances, may be recycled where available. Remote desert distances can limit nearby facilities, so outcomes vary.
Heavily damaged or soiled bulky items, such as broken furniture or ruined mattresses, are hauled by your Loader for responsible disposal. The destination depends on local rules and what facilities are available.
Dumping in the open desert or sending regulated items to the wrong place can lead to citations and cleanup costs, and these rules apply at Edwards Air Force Base and throughout Kern County.
California law requires every load to be covered or secured so nothing blows, drops, or spills onto the road. Strong Antelope Valley gusts can turn loose cardboard and debris into highway hazards, and an unsecured load can bring a citation.
Pressure-treated lumber contains chemical preservatives, so California does not allow it to be burned, chipped into mulch, or mixed into regular wood recycling. Weathered fencing and decks pulled from desert yards must go to facilities authorized to accept treated wood waste.
California adds a recycling fee to every new mattress and box spring sold, and that fee funds the statewide Bye Bye Mattress program. Residents can drop off used mattresses at participating collection sites without paying again, which keeps bulky foam and springs out of landfills.
California regulates waste tires closely because piles collect water, breed mosquitoes, and fuel fires that are hard to put out. Moving ten or more used or waste tires at one time requires a waste tire hauler registration from CalRecycle, so large stockpiles need special arrangements.
Rural desert properties used to burn trash on site, but statewide air rules now ban burning household waste in burn barrels or open piles. These fires release toxic smoke, and violations can lead to enforcement by the local air district.
California treats refrigerants, mercury switches, and PCB components in major appliances as materials that need special handling. A certified operator has to remove them before the appliance can be crushed, shredded, or recycled for scrap metal.
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(678) 884-4738Generally no. Edwards is a federal installation, and base housing and facilities follow base rules rather than ordinary Kern County curbside programs. Items left out without an approved pickup can count as illegal dumping. Check with your housing office or base civil engineering first.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Edwards Air Force Base 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, and the exact total is confirmed before booking.
Sometimes. Edwards is remote in the Mojave Desert, so availability depends on Loader coverage and the day's schedule. Enter your address during booking to see the live time slots for your location, including any same-day or next-day openings.
Access is controlled, so plan ahead. Base entry generally requires approved identification or advance clearance for visitors and contractors. Residents should confirm gate and escort requirements with base security or housing, and give the hauler clear access notes at booking.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill. Whenever possible, good furniture and household goods go to donation partners, and recyclable materials go to recyclers, depending on acceptance. Items that can't be donated or recycled go to an appropriate disposal facility.
Book online, choose your items and a time window, and see your total before confirming. For curbside or outdoor pickups you don't need to be home if access notes are given. For indoor pickups, someone should be present or leave entry instructions.
The pricing model and booking flow differ. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King usually price by truckload and may confirm the cost on-site after an estimate. LoadUp prices per item online, and the total is shown before you book.
Yes. Haulers generally can't take hazardous materials such as paint, chemicals, fuel, or batteries, and these need a household hazardous waste drop-off. Large or unusual items are usually fine if listed at booking, so the Loader can plan the right truck.
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