*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up fast, and sorting it out shouldn't take over your week. Book LoadUp online, see your price upfront, and get it gone around the Southland.
You search online, call the city's service line, and request a few hauler quotes. Some never call back, and others want to visit first. Weeks later, the junk still sits right where you left it.
City bulk pickup programs are a solid option if you live within city limits and can wait. You request a date, haul everything to the curb yourself, and work around item limits. If you rent in a building with no curb access, it gets tricky.
Many local haulers want to see the pile in person before quoting, then price by how much of the truck you fill. The number you hear on the phone can change once the crew arrives, so you rarely know the real total upfront.
Thrift stores and charities screen for condition, and stained upholstery, worn mattresses, or broken pieces usually get turned away. Even when they accept items, many expect you to drop them off, which means borrowing a truck and lifting everything yourself.
A roll-off container makes sense for a full remodel, not a single room. Placing one on the street may require a permit, it can block a neighbor's parking for days, and you still have to carry and load every item into it 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 Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader carries that sleeper sofa down three flights of a courtyard walk-up and through a narrow gate. Your Loaders are background-checked and rated by real locals in Los Angeles after each job.
If the old dresser is already sitting in your bungalow's driveway or beside a detached garage, curbside (outdoor) service lets your Loader load it up and go. For a hillside home with steep entry steps, or a place where everything is still indoors, full-service means your Loaders carry each item out from the room where it sits.
| 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.
Driving a worn-out sofa to a drop-off site on the 405 at 4 p.m. is a special kind of Los Angeles ordeal, and a ten-mile trip can eat an afternoon. Your Loader handles the lifting, carrying, and loading instead, and we like showing up for the people who keep this city moving.
Los Angeles spreads across a huge basin, and what happens to a couch, mattress, or pile of debris after pickup depends on its condition. Your Loader sorts items by state, so usable pieces can stay in circulation where available.
Furniture and household goods in good, clean condition may be set aside for donation, where available. Your Loader can separate these pieces during loading, though the outcome depends on local options and the independent contractor handling the job.
Items that are worn or damaged but not donatable, such as scrap metal, cardboard, or some appliances, may be recycled when local options allow. Results vary by item type, condition, and what nearby facilities currently accept.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, like a waterlogged sofa or broken fixtures, go to responsible disposal in the Los Angeles area. Your Loader handles the lifting, and the final destination varies by job.
A single load of remodel debris sent to the wrong facility can draw a penalty, so these are the disposal rules that apply in Los Angeles within Los Angeles County.
Cardboard is on LASAN's prohibited list for standard bulky item pickup. The exception is a scheduled Move In/Move Out service. Without that request, a garage full of boxes left beside the bins will not be collected as bulky items.
Mixed construction and demolition waste generated in Los Angeles must be transported under a LASAN private waste hauler permit to a City-certified processor. LASAN assesses penalties of up to $5,000 for every load that skips a certified facility.
LA's green bin accepts tree and bush trimmings and clean, untreated wood along with food scraps. OrganicsLA turns that material into compost for California farmers. This keeps it out of landfills, where buried organics release methane.
LAFD begins its 2026 defensible space inspections on May 1, and all cut vegetation must be removed legally. Chipping is the workaround. Chips may be spread back up to three inches deep within 30 feet of structures and six inches beyond.
Chemicals are barred from LA curbside collection, and that includes the pool chemicals many households stockpile through long summers. S.A.F.E. Centers take pool chemicals free for City residents, along with leftover paint, used motor oil, and batteries.
LASAN collects furniture, mattresses and box springs, toilets and sinks, and rolled, tied carpet on your regular trash day at no added charge. Requests through MyLA311 must arrive at least one business day before your normal collection.
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(678) 884-4738Not without a scheduled pickup. In the City of Los Angeles it's illegal to leave sofas, mattresses and other large items curbside unannounced. Book a free bulky item pickup through MyLA311 or 1-800-773-2489 at least one business day before trash day.
The city's enforcement program has fined dumping violations $250 to $500 for a first offense, $500 to $750 for a second, and $1,000 for a third or later. Leaving junk out without a scheduled LASAN pickup can fall under these rules.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Los Angeles starts at $75 for one item, and curbside pickup takes $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee and each additional item is a flat add-on, with your exact total confirmed before booking. Truckload haulers in LA average roughly $305.
Same-day slots are sometimes open, depending on your zip code and how busy the day is. Enter your address at booking to see live availability. For curbside pickups you don't need to be home, but for in-home pickups someone should be there or leave access instructions.
LA residents can drop off household hazardous waste for free at LASAN S.A.F.E. Centers and one-day mobile collection events. Accepted items include paint, solvents, pesticides, pool chemicals, aerosols and fluorescent bulbs. These items generally can't go in regular bulky item pickups.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill. Whenever options allow, furniture and household goods go to local donation partners, and recyclable materials go to recyclers. Acceptance varies, so anything that can't be donated or recycled is disposed of at the appropriate facility.
For many households it is. The free city pickup works well if you can wait for a scheduled date and put items at the curb. A paid service makes more sense when you need faster timing, help carrying items from inside, or items LASAN's curbside program doesn't take.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King typically price by truck volume and confirm the total on site. LoadUp prices per item online, with the total confirmed before booking, which can suit small jobs. Large cleanouts may favor truckload pricing.
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