*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk piles up fast, and sorting it out is nobody's idea of a good weekend. Book LoadUp, see your real price upfront, and get a quick pickup that clears it for you.
You search for options, call the city's hauler, request a few quotes, and wait on callbacks that never come. Meanwhile, the junk stays exactly where it was, parked in the garage or blocking the storage closet for another month.
Redwood City's franchised hauler offers bulky item collection, but you have to schedule ahead, follow its rules on what qualifies, and get everything to the pickup spot yourself. If you live in an HOA or condo with strict setout rules, the timing may not work for you.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before they quote it, and then they price by how much of the truck you fill, which is hard to picture ahead of time. You often don't know the real total until everything is already loaded.
Donation centers need items they can actually resell, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and anything broken usually get turned away. Some don't offer pickup, so the lifting and driving are on you, and you may still come home with half a load.
A dumpster makes sense for a full gut remodel. For one room of leftovers, you're dealing with delivery windows, possible permits, and association approval, plus a big bin taking up a shared driveway or guest parking spot for days.
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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.
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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 piano, hot tub, or safe 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 Redwood Shores's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
A sofa wedged in a narrow townhome stairwell or a dresser crossing a shared condo garage is routine for your Loaders, each background-checked and rated by real locals in Redwood Shores after every job.
If the old treadmill already sits in your driveway, curbside keeps things quick. Pick full-service when items are tucked in an upstairs bedroom or a condo reached by a shared elevator, and your Loaders will carry them out while following your association's access rules.
| 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.
Getting a sofa out of the Shores usually means joining the 101 crawl at exactly the wrong hour, and nobody enjoys a sofa on a roof rack. Your Loaders handle the stairwells, the shared parking, and the lifting. Your Loaders like showing up for neighbors here, and you deserve a weekend without a dump line.
Bulky items don't all end up in the same place, and that matters in Redwood Shores, where shared garages and stairwells make a cleanout a real job. Your Loaders sort by condition: donation, recycling, or disposal.
Furniture and household goods that are clean and in good shape may be donated when possible and local options allow. Your Loaders set those pieces aside separately from items that are worn or damaged.
Items that are damaged but not suited for donation may be recycled where available, such as metal frames or wood pieces. Your Loaders separate materials when local options allow it.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items that can't be donated or recycled are taken for responsible disposal at an appropriate local facility. Your Loaders handle the lifting and loading.
Use up your free bulky pickups and the next one costs extra. Here is what applies in Redwood Shores, part of Redwood City, in San Mateo County.
Redwood City asks residents to flatten cardboard and put it inside the blue cart, and cart lids must be fully closed. After a move, breaking boxes down and putting them out over several collection weeks helps keep the lid shut.
Redwood City tells residents to schedule a free drop-off at the San Mateo County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility instead of putting hazardous products in any cart. You have to book drop-offs ahead, so plan before you clear chemicals out of a garage.
Single-family homes get two free curbside bulky item collections per calendar year. They run February 1 through December 31 on your regular collection day. In multi-family complexes, the two free collections cover the whole complex, and the property manager must schedule them.
Because of California law under SB 1383, carts may be randomly inspected for proper sorting. Carts also need to be put away once they are emptied or within 24 hours, or residents risk a possible fine under municipal code requirements.
The Public Recycling Center at the Shoreway Environmental Center takes up to 15 gallons of used motor oil and up to 10 gallons of antifreeze, free for households only. Fluids from a business do not qualify for the free household drop-off.
RethinkWaste's Shoreway Environmental Center in San Carlos offers discounted rates for clean green waste and lumber. Keeping pruning debris and scrap wood apart from mixed trash before a drop-off is one way to lower the cost of a yard or remodel cleanup.
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(678) 884-4738Only if it is part of a scheduled bulky item collection. Redwood City's hauler, Recology San Mateo County, offers free bulky pickups for things like couches and large appliances. Call (650) 595-3900 to schedule, and don't put items out before your appointment.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Redwood Shores starts at $75 for the first item, which includes the pickup fee. Each additional item is a flat add-on, and the exact total is confirmed before booking. Curbside or driveway pickup takes $5 off the base price.
Often, depending on Loader availability for your address and time of day. Enter your address during booking to see which slots are open. Next-day and scheduled windows are usually easier to get, especially on weekends and at month-end move-out times.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups, as long as the items are accessible and you leave access notes. For items inside your home, condo, or garage, someone should be there, or you can give entry instructions at booking, such as gate or building codes.
Hazardous items such as paint, solvents, batteries, and chemicals don't go in bulky collections. San Mateo County runs a free household hazardous waste drop-off facility for residents. Recology's bulky service is best for furniture and appliances, not construction debris or mixed cleanouts.
Loaders try to keep usable items out of the landfill. Whenever possible, furniture and household goods go to local donation partners, and recyclable materials go to recycling facilities, depending on acceptance. Items that can't be reused or recycled are taken to the appropriate disposal facility.
You pick your items and a time window online, see the full price before you confirm, and book. A Loader typically calls or texts before arriving. They remove and load the items, then you pay the confirmed total, with no in-person estimate needed.
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