*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 the to-do list. In the Crescenta Valley, LoadUp makes it easy: book a quick pickup and see your price first.
You search online, call to ask whether your address even qualifies for bulky pickup, request a few hauler quotes, and wait. Some never call back. Weeks later, the junk is still sitting right where you left it.
Unincorporated addresses usually get bulky pickup through an assigned trash hauler, so you have to figure out who serves your street and then book ahead. Item limits apply, hazardous materials and some electronics are excluded, and you still have to drag everything to the curb.
Many haulers want to see your stuff in person before they quote. Then the price is based on how much of the truck it fills, which you can only guess at. The final number often isn't clear until the job is already underway.
Thrift stores and charities need things they can resell, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and broken appliances get turned away. Some offer pickup, but it's limited and usually booked weeks out. Anything they won't take is still your problem.
A roll-off container takes up your driveway for days, and if it has to sit on the street you may need a permit. On narrow, sloped residential streets it can block neighbors. You still do all the lifting, and you pay for space you won't use.
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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 La Crescenta 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 La Crescenta's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Hauling an old dresser down a sloped driveway or out of a tight detached garage takes care and steady footing. Your Loaders are background-checked and rated by real locals in La Crescenta after each job.
Curbside works when you have already moved your items to the street or the bottom of your drive. Full-service suits older hillside homes, where an upstairs bed frame or a cabinet in a lower-level room is easier to leave for your Loaders to carry 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.
Around here, most errands start with a hill, and wrestling an old dresser down a sloped driveway into your own car is nobody's idea of a good weekend. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading instead. LoadUp and your Loaders genuinely enjoy showing up for La Crescenta neighbors, and we're glad to do it.
Bulky items pile up fast, and what happens to them after pickup matters as much as getting them out. In La Crescenta, your Loader sorts each item by condition, so reusable pieces stay in use when local options allow.
Furniture, appliances, and household goods in good, clean condition may be donated when local options allow. Your Loader sets these items apart during loading, so usable pieces have a chance at a second home.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for donation may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates materials like metal, wood, and cardboard when possible, so useful material stays out of the landfill.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items go to proper disposal. Your Loader takes them away from your La Crescenta property and sends them to an approved facility, not a roadside or vacant lot.
Curbside items that break the rules can be left uncollected or use up your limited free pickups. These rules apply in La Crescenta, an unincorporated part of Los Angeles County.
La Crescenta sits against the fire-prone San Gabriel foothills, where clearing defensible space leaves piles of cuttings. Each on-call pickup can include up to 10 bags or bundles of landscaping as excess green waste, beyond what fits in the green cart.
Clothing gets unusually generous treatment here. Under the County's franchise terms, each on-call bulky pickup can include unlimited bags of clothing, while ordinary excess trash is capped at 5 bags per collection. Keeping garments separate makes a pickup go further.
The on-call bulky pickup accepts only 2 bags or bundles of construction demolition material. Anything larger calls for a bin or roll-off box, and the County requires any company providing those containers in unincorporated areas to sign a County franchise agreement.
The County's La Crescenta/Montrose rate sheet lists a no-charge bulky item collection when you move in or move out. It also allows up to four no-charge on-call pickups per year for unlimited large items like sofas, mattresses, box springs, and rugs, with a fee after that.
Since August 1, 2022, residents here have had to put food waste in the green organic waste cart. This is a California Senate Bill 1383 requirement meant to cut methane from landfills. The County's local instructions say plastic bags are required.
Each on-call bulky pickup in La Crescenta/Montrose accepts up to 10 items of electronic waste. California treats discarded TVs, computer monitors, and other electronics as universal waste that cannot go in trash carts, so a large electronics haul may need several pickups.
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(678) 884-4738Not without arranging it. La Crescenta-Montrose is unincorporated Los Angeles County, and residents get on-call bulky item pickups and an annual curbside clean-up event through their franchise trash service. Items put out outside those pickups can count as illegal dumping.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in La Crescenta starts at $75, and curbside or driveway pickup takes a flat $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. Availability depends on the day's schedule and your address, so enter your address during booking to see open times. Curbside pickups don't require anyone home. For in-home pickups, someone should be present or you can leave access instructions.
Household hazardous waste like paint, solvents, and automotive fluids doesn't belong in your carts or a bulky pickup. LA County residents can take it free to a S.A.F.E. Center, such as the Glendale one at 4600 Colorado Blvd, open Saturdays 9am to 3pm, with a 125 pound or 15 gallon limit.
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 the appropriate disposal facility. Donation and recycling outcomes aren't guaranteed for every item.
You pick your items and address online, see the price, choose a time window, and confirm. On pickup day your Loader typically gives notice before arriving, then lifts, hauls, and cleans up. The total is confirmed before booking, not after the truck arrives.
For a few bulky items you can wait on, the pickup included with your county franchise service is usually the better value, since it's part of your service. A private hauler makes sense when you need faster timing, in-home carry-out, or items the program won't accept.
Pricing model and booking flow. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King typically price by truck volume, often confirmed at the home. LoadUp prices per item online, with the total locked in before anyone arrives, which suits smaller jobs. Large cleanouts may still be better quoted on site.
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