*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk piles up fast, and it never gets easier to ignore. Book LoadUp, see your price upfront, and get it gone from your corner of the Fog Belt Coast.
You look up who handles bulky pickup out here, leave a voicemail or two, and request quotes from a few haulers. Maybe one calls back. Weeks slip by, and the junk is still sitting in the garage.
Your garbage service may offer bulky item collection, but it usually has to be requested ahead of time, comes with item limits, and expects everything set out at the curb. On a steep hillside lot, getting a couch down to the street is still your job.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before they quote, then price by fractions of a truckload. You often won't know the real total until everything is already on board, and quotes have a way of shifting once the crew shows up.
Thrift stores and charities check condition, and fog and salt air are hard on furniture. Pieces with mildew, rust, stains, or missing parts often get turned away. Before any of that, you still have to load everything and drive it there yourself.
A roll-off bin makes sense for a full gut remodel, not for one cluttered corner of the garage. You'd have to plan around delivery and pickup windows, possibly check permit rules if it sits on the street, and park a steel box on a narrow road you share with neighbors.
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No waiting on callbacksLocal Loaders arrive at your location, haul away the junk, and dispose of it responsibly when options allow.
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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 Montara 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 Montara's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
On a hillside lot with a steep driveway, your Loader carries every dresser and damp garage box out by hand. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Montara after each job.
If the weathered patio set or rusted grill is already at the top of your driveway, curbside pickup is the simple fit. If it's still in a basement, a tight garage, or up the stairs of a hillside home, choose full-service and your Loaders will carry it 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 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.
Montara fog gets into everything, including that sagging futon in the garage and the patio chair the salt air has been working on for years. Hauling it down Highway 1 on a commuter's schedule is a bad trade. Your Loaders do the lifting and loading, and genuinely enjoy showing up for this community.
Bulky items rarely end up in one place, and that matters on a hillside street in Montara. Your Loader sorts each pickup by condition, so donation, recycling, or disposal happens when local options allow.
Furniture and household goods that are clean and in good shape may be donated when possible. Your Loader sets them aside during loading, and availability depends on what local donation options can accept at the time.
Items that are worn or damaged but still have usable materials, like metal frames or some electronics, may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates them as they load, since local recycling options vary.
Heavily damaged, moldy, or waterlogged bulky items from foggy Montara garages and yards may go to a disposal site. Your Loader carries them out and loads them, and the specific facility depends on the day.
A banned item set at the curb stays uncollected, and some materials are illegal to trash under California law. These rules apply in Montara and unincorporated San Mateo County.
Single-family homes, duplexes, and triplexes get four bulky collections each calendar year. Each covers five 32-gallon bags or one item up to 6 feet and 100 pounds and needs 24 hours notice. Unused pickups do not roll over.
Painted and pressure-treated wood is on Recology of the Coast's not-accepted list for Montara. California regulates treated wood waste separately because it contains chemical preservatives. It cannot go in household trash and must go to a facility approved to accept it.
Mattresses and box springs were dropped from the curbside bulky program for Montara. They can go to the free Quarterly Recycling Day drop-off or to the Recycle Yard, where charges apply. California's mattress recycling program also funds free drop-off sites.
Montara is covered by a franchise that makes Recology of the Coast the only debris box provider for the Montara and Granada districts. Boxes are delivered Monday through Friday only, and payment is due when the order is placed.
State universal waste rules prohibit throwing batteries, fluorescent bulbs, and electronics like TVs and computer monitors in the garbage. Montara's bulky program accepts auto and household batteries, fluorescent bulbs, and computers, monitors, and keyboards, so residents have a legal curbside option.
Refrigerators and freezers are no longer collected curbside in Montara. They are taken free at the Quarterly Recycling Day drop-off or for a charge at the Recycle Yard. California requires refrigerants and other hazardous parts to be removed before an appliance is scrapped.
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(678) 884-4738Only through a scheduled pickup. Recology of the Coast gives single-family homes four free curbside bulky collections a year, each one item up to 6 ft and 100 lbs or five 32-gallon bags. Call 650-355-9000 to schedule, and set items out by 5 AM.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Montara 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. The exact total is confirmed before booking.
Same-day pickup is sometimes possible, but it depends on Loader availability near the coast. Enter your address during booking to see the live time slots for Montara. For curbside pickups, you don't need to be home if you leave access notes.
Recology of the Coast's bulky pickup excludes hazardous waste, construction debris, glass or mirrors, liquids, yard waste, and treated or painted wood. Refrigerators and freezers are also excluded. The driver won't take items from inside your home or up your driveway, and acceptance is at the driver's discretion.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill. They try to donate good furniture and goods to local charities and recycle metal, cardboard, and e-waste whenever options allow. Anything that can't be donated or recycled goes to the appropriate disposal facility, depending on acceptance.
Book online, choose your items and a time window, and see the total before you confirm. On pickup day your Loader calls ahead, then removes and loads the items from inside your home, garage, or curb. Payment is handled after the job is done.
For a few curbside items within the size and weight limits, the free Recology pickups are usually the better deal. A hauler makes more sense for heavy or restricted items, for items inside your home, or when you need a faster date than your collection day.
The pricing model and booking flow. Traditional haulers generally price by truckload and may confirm the price on-site. LoadUp prices per item online, so the total is confirmed before anyone arrives. For a few items this can be more economical, while a full truckload may favor a truckload hauler.
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