*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it feels like a project of its own. Book a quick pickup, see your real price upfront, and get your space back.
You search online, call the county, and leave messages with haulers who may not drive this far out. A few never call back. Weeks go by, and the pile in the barn is still sitting there.
Some county or waste-hauler programs offer bulky-item collection, but an unincorporated rural address may not qualify, so check yours first. Where these programs exist, you usually have to request a date, set items at a pickup point, and stay within item limits.
Many haulers want to see the job before they quote it, and a far-out property can mean a long wait for that visit. Then the price is based on how much of the truck your load fills, so you won't know the real total until it's packed.
Donation centers want items that are clean, working, and easy to resell. A cabinet that sat in a damp shed or a chair the barn cats have clawed up usually won't make the cut. Most centers also expect you to haul everything in yourself.
A dumpster takes a scheduled drop-off, a solid spot that can handle a heavy truck, and a rental window that keeps running whether you're ready or not. Then you still lift every piece in yourself. That's a lot for a single room or one shed cleanout.
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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 Herald 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 Herald's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader might carry a chest freezer out of a back shed and down a long gravel drive. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Herald after each job.
Curbside fits when the load is already set outside, such as near your front gate where a truck can pull up. Choose full-service when items are still inside a barn, a detached garage, or the farmhouse itself, and your Loaders will carry them out across the property.
| 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.
Out here, junk rarely waits at a curb. It sits behind the barn, past a long gravel drive, spread across acres, where a bulk pickup route may never reach. Hauling it yourself means a loaded pickup and a lost weekend. Your Loaders like showing up for Herald neighbors, and they do the lifting.
Out on open acreage, bulky junk rarely has an obvious next stop, so where it ends up matters. In Herald, your Loader sorts items by condition into donation, recycling, or disposal, when local options allow.
Items in good, clean condition may be set aside for donation when local options allow. Your Loader lifts and carries them out, and availability depends on what nearby organizations are accepting at the time.
Worn or damaged items that can't be donated may be recycled where available, such as scrap metal or appliance parts. Rural Sacramento County has fewer nearby drop-off options, so recycling isn't always possible.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, like waterlogged furniture or broken-down outbuilding debris, are taken for responsible disposal. Your Loader handles the hauling from barns, sheds, and across the property.
If you put a banned item in a cart or leave it by a rural road, you could face a citation for illegal dumping. These rules apply to cleanouts in Herald and across unincorporated Sacramento County.
California regulates pressure-treated lumber from fences, decks, and landscape timbers as treated wood waste because it contains preservative chemicals. It doesn't belong in a regular household trash cart. It has to go to a facility authorized to accept it.
State rules require anyone transporting ten or more waste or used tires to be registered with CalRecycle, with limited exemptions. This matters on rural Herald properties, where old tires tend to pile up in barns, sheds, and along fence lines.
California law requires refrigerants, mercury switches, and other materials that need special handling to be removed from major appliances before they are crushed, shredded, or recycled. Taking an old fridge or chest freezer to the curb or the scrap pile isn't enough.
California classifies televisions, computer monitors, and many other electronic devices as universal waste because they can contain lead and other heavy metals. They can't go in a garbage cart and must be taken to an electronic waste collection or recycling location.
Paint, solvents, pesticides, motor oil, batteries, and fluorescent tubes are accepted from county residents at no charge at household hazardous waste facilities, including those at Kiefer Landfill and the North Area Recovery Station. Kiefer is the closer option for Herald residents.
California adds a recycling fee to every mattress and box spring sold in the state. That fee funds the Bye Bye Mattress program, which lets residents drop off used mattresses for free at participating collection sites and events instead of dumping them.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it is part of a scheduled collection. Herald is unincorporated Sacramento County, and dumping items on a roadside or vacant lot counts as illegal dumping in California. Check with your county waste hauler about bulk pickup rules before putting anything out.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Herald starts at $75 for a single item, and curbside or outdoor 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.
Sometimes, but availability depends on Loader schedules near Herald, which is a rural area between Galt and Ione. Enter your address during booking to see live openings. For curbside or outdoor pickups you usually don't need to be home, and for in-home pickups you can leave access notes.
Yes, a few. Large piles, old farm debris, and leftover materials can't be burned or dumped on open land, and hazardous items like paint, pesticides, and batteries need special disposal. Loaders can haul most bulky household and yard items, but not hazardous materials.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill by donating them when a local charity will accept them. They try to recycle metal, cardboard, and electronics whenever possible. Anything that can't be donated or recycled goes to the appropriate disposal facility, and outcomes depend on acceptance.
You pick your items and enter your Herald address online, then choose a pickup window and see the exact price before you confirm. On pickup day, your Loader gives notice before arriving, then removes the items from your home, driveway, or curb. Payment follows the completed job.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King usually price by truckload, often with an on-site estimate. LoadUp prices per item online, so the total is set before booking. For large cleanouts, a truckload hauler may suit you better.
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