*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk piles up fast, and sorting it out is the last thing you want to do. Book a quick pickup in the Mountain View area and see your real price before you commit.
You start out reading program rules, calling about pickup dates, and asking haulers for quotes. Some never call back, others give you vague numbers. Weeks go by, and the junk still sits in your garage.
Mountain View's bulk pickup can work well if you plan ahead. You have to schedule it in advance, set items out exactly as the rules say, and wait for your date. Many items don't qualify, and rules can be different for apartments and houses.
Many old-school haulers want to come out and look before they give you a price. Then they quote by fractions of a truckload, so you can't tell what you'll really pay until the truck is loaded and you've already lost an afternoon.
Donating sounds like the easy answer until items get turned away for stains, wear, or missing parts. Most centers won't take mattresses or broken pieces, and you still have to load everything, haul it there, and drive home with what they refused.
A roll-off container makes sense for a full gut remodel, but not for one room's worth of stuff. You'll deal with delivery windows, possible permits for street placement, a driveway blocked for days, and neighbors adding their own junk.
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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.
No in-person charges
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 Mountain View 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 Mountain View's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders guide a sofa down the narrow outdoor stairs of a garden-style apartment with care, and every one is background-checked and rated by real locals in Mountain View after each job.
If the old dresser is already sitting in your driveway or beside the garage door, curbside is the simple fit. For an upstairs apartment or a townhome where the junk is still indoors, choose full-service and your Loaders will carry it out, as long as your building's access rules allow it.
| 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.
Nobody is carrying a sofa onto Caltrain, and a borrowed truck on 101 at five o'clock turns a quick dump run into your whole evening. Add tight apartment parking and shared stairwells, and a simple purge becomes a project. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading, and genuinely likes showing up for Mountain View neighbors.
Bulky items pile up fast in Mountain View's garages, townhomes, and apartment storage areas, and where they end up matters. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, so usable pieces get a second life when local options allow.
Furniture and household goods in good, clean condition may be donated when possible and where available. Your Loader sets aside usable pieces during loading, and the final destination depends on what local organizations are accepting.
Items that are worn or damaged but still have usable materials, like metal frames or some electronics and appliances, may be recycled when local options allow. Your Loader separates them from general trash during loading.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, such as a broken sofa or a water-ruined mattress, are taken for responsible disposal. Your Loader hauls them from Mountain View to an appropriate local facility.
Abandoning a couch or mattress anywhere in Mountain View is illegal, so it pays to know which of these local Santa Clara County rules applies before cleanout day.
Mountain View's curbside textile collection takes laundered sheets, pillowcases, bed covers, towels, curtains, and fabric scraps. Wearable shoes go in a separate clear bag. Pillows, underwear, wet or unlaundered material, and bed bug infested linens are not accepted.
Recology Mountain View's bulky pickup does not accept construction or demolition material, rock, liquids, or hazardous material. Bags, boxes, and bundles that do go out cannot exceed 50 pounds or 4 feet in length so they fit the truck.
The Mountain View Recycling Center accepts mattresses, box springs, household appliances, untreated lumber, electronics, and good-condition furniture at no charge. An appointment is required, and the service is limited to Mountain View residents.
Used household batteries in Mountain View go into a bag provided by Recology Mountain View, set on top of the split cart. Household batteries and cell phones are also accepted free at the Mountain View Recycling Center during drop-off hours.
Mountain View asks apartment residents never to set furniture or bulky items in or beside dumpsters, at the curb, or in the street. Complexes of nine or more units are excluded from On Call Plus; managers can book a fee-based Special Collection.
Mountain View's free On Call Plus curbside cleanup, open to houses, condos, townhouses, and mobile homes, lists up to four passenger tires among its no-fee bulky goods, alongside lawnmowers, BBQs, and water heaters. Residents can instead trade the appointment for a no-charge SMaRT Station voucher.
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(678) 884-4738Only through a scheduled pickup. Recology Mountain View gives single-family homes up to two free On-Call Plus curbside cleanups per calendar year. Items put out without an appointment can count as illegal dumping, and tenants in apartments should ask their property manager to schedule.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Mountain View starts at $75, and curbside or driveway 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.
Same-day slots are sometimes open, depending on Loader availability in your area. Enter your address at booking to see the live options. You don't need to be home for curbside or driveway pickups, as long as the items are accessible and you leave notes.
Recology's On-Call Plus doesn't accept hazardous materials, liquids, rock, or construction and demolition debris. It also excludes items over 5 feet long, and anything over 200 lbs may carry an extra fee. Oversized loads and these categories usually need a paid hauler or a drop-off.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance at local facilities. Whatever can't be donated or recycled goes to an appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item condition, so none of these results is guaranteed.
You pick your items and your address online, see the total upfront, and choose a pickup window. Your Loader gives notice before arriving, then removes the items from inside or outside your home. The price you were quoted is what you pay.
For a few bagged items or one or two bulky pieces, the free Recology cleanup is hard to beat if you have one left this year. A paid service makes more sense when you've used both pickups, need it sooner, or have items the city program excludes.
The main differences are pricing and booking. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King generally price by truckload, and the final number may be set on site. LoadUp prices per item online, and the total is confirmed before anyone arrives.
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