*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
When junk keeps piling up, getting rid of it becomes a chore nobody wants. Book a LoadUp pickup in Pasatiempo, see your price upfront, and get your space back.
You search online, call the county, leave messages with a few haulers, and wait. One sends a vague quote, another never calls back. Weeks go by and the pile in the garage hasn't moved.
Pasatiempo is unincorporated, so any bulky pickup comes through the county's franchised hauler, not a city program. Collections usually have to be booked ahead, are capped by item count, and leave out some materials. You still have to drag everything down a steep driveway to the street yourself.
Many haulers want to come out in person before they'll quote, then price by fractions of a truckload you can't easily judge. The number can change once the crew sees a winding road or a long carry from the backyard, and you won't know the total until the end.
Thrift stores want items that are clean, working, and ready to sell again, which makes sense. A stained mattress, a broken recliner, or old electronics usually get turned away. Most won't come uphill to collect, either, so you're still the one loading the car.
A roll-off container needs a flat spot to sit, and narrow, tree-lined driveways rarely have one. You book delivery and pickup windows, may need a permit if it blocks the road, and then do all the lifting yourself while it sits there for neighbors to see.
Enter your ZIP code and item details to get a guaranteed upfront price online. No waiting for an onsite estimate.
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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 Pasatiempo 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 Pasatiempo's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders carry items from a tree-shaded garage down a steep, winding driveway to the truck. Each one is background-checked and rated by real locals in Pasatiempo after each job.
Curbside fits when an old washer or a pile of oak and redwood trimmings already sits at the edge of your lot. If a treadmill or dresser is still inside your hillside home, choose full-service so your Loaders bring it out and down to the truck 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.
Nobody plans a Saturday around wrestling a sofa down a steep, winding driveway shaded by redwoods and oaks, then hunting for somewhere to dump it. Your Loaders take on the stairs, slopes, and side-yard piles, and they genuinely enjoy showing up for neighbors who keep these hills so green.
Bulky items pile up fast in a hillside community like Pasatiempo, and where they end up matters. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, steering usable pieces toward donation and recycling when local options allow, and disposal only as a last step.
Furniture, exercise equipment, and household goods in good, clean shape may be set aside for donation where available. Your Loader checks condition at pickup, so reusable pieces have a chance at a second home.
Items too worn to donate, like a sagging mattress, a dead appliance, or old electronics, may be recycled when local options allow. Your Loader separates these from general debris so they can be diverted when possible.
Heavily damaged or soiled items, such as water-ruined sofas or broken remodel debris, go to a licensed disposal site as a last resort. Your Loader handles the loading, even from sloped Pasatiempo driveways.
A single pile left on a roadside in unincorporated Santa Cruz County can now bring a steep county fine, so here is how disposal actually works for Pasatiempo households.
Residents of unincorporated Santa Cruz County can ask for up to three bulky item reuse collections each year at no extra charge. Each one can include up to two cubic yards of reusable materials and three appliances or bulky items. No single item can weigh more than 200 pounds.
Wet winters in the wooded hills wear out old fences and decks fast. California regulates pressure-treated lumber as treated wood waste. It can't be burned, chipped into mulch, or put in the organics cart. It has to go to a facility approved to take it.
In unincorporated areas like Pasatiempo, the county's franchise collection program picks up holiday trees on the regular collection day during the first three collection weeks of each year. Trees must be un-flocked and undecorated, so remove tinsel, stands, and lights first.
In the county's bulky item program, an appliance containing freon counts as two bulky items toward the three-item limit for each collection. California also requires refrigerants and other hazardous parts to be removed before a major appliance is crushed or recycled as scrap metal.
Since July 2025, illegal dumping in unincorporated Santa Cruz County carries fines of $2,500 for a first offense, $5,000 for a second, and $10,000 for a third. For legal overflow, county collection customers get four extra bin setouts per year at no added cost.
California treats many discarded electronics, including televisions and computer monitors, as universal waste that can't go in household garbage. Pasatiempo households using the county's bulky item program can include up to five e-waste items in each scheduled reuse collection.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it's part of a scheduled collection. Pasatiempo is unincorporated Santa Cruz County, so rules come from the county and your garbage hauler. Items left curbside without an arranged pickup can count as illegal dumping and may be fined. Check with your hauler first.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Pasatiempo 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 charge, and the exact total is confirmed before booking.
Sometimes, depending on Loader availability near Pasatiempo and when you book. Enter your address during booking to see the live openings for your location. Next-day and scheduled slots are usually easier to get than same-day.
For curbside or driveway pickups, no. Leave the items out with any access notes. For items inside your home or garage, someone should be there, or you can share access instructions when booking. Your Loader gives notice before arriving.
Household hazardous waste such as paint, solvents, batteries, and pesticides can't go in regular trash in California. Santa Cruz County runs household hazardous waste drop-off options, so confirm current hours and rules with the county. Loaders can't take hazardous materials.
Loaders aim to keep items out of the landfill whenever possible. Usable furniture and household goods may go to local donation partners depending on acceptance, recyclable materials are routed to recycling, and the rest goes to an appropriate disposal facility.
Pick your items online, enter your Pasatiempo address, and choose a time window. You see the total price before you confirm. On pickup day your Loader arrives, removes the items, and hauls them away, so there's no in-person estimate needed.
The main differences are pricing model and booking flow. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King typically price by truck volume, often confirmed at the door. LoadUp prices per item online, so the total is set before anyone arrives. For large cleanouts, a truckload hauler may suit you better.
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