*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it becomes one more thing on your to-do list. In San Leandro, LoadUp makes it simple: book a quick pickup online and see your price first.
You look up the city's options, call about a pickup date, ask a few haulers for quotes and wait on callbacks that never come. Weeks go by, and the junk is still in the garage.
City bulk pickup programs can work well if your timing fits theirs. You usually have to request an appointment ahead of time, follow item limits and set everything out yourself. That can leave you stuck with anything heavy, oversized or excluded from the list.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before giving you a number, then price it by how much of the truck your items fill. You may not know the final cost until the truck is loaded, which leaves little room to compare.
Charities can only take items they're able to resell, so stains, wear or missing parts can get things turned away. Broken furniture, worn mattresses and remodel scraps still need another way out. If you need a donation receipt, arrange the drop-off directly with the charity.
A dumpster takes up your driveway or the street for days, and it may need a permit if it sits on a public road. You also have to schedule delivery and pickup and do all the lifting yourself, which is a lot for a single room of junk.
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.
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 San Leandro 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 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 San Leandro's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders handle the awkward parts, like easing a sleeper sofa down a tight stairwell from an upstairs unit. Each one is background-checked and rated by real locals in San Leandro after every job.
San Leandro has both single-family homes with driveways and multi-unit apartment buildings, so the right choice usually depends on where the item is now. Curbside fits when it's already out at the driveway or street, while full-service has your Loaders carry it out from a garage, basement or back bedroom.
| 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.
Let's be honest, after a week of BART commuting, nobody wants to spend Saturday borrowing a truck for a dump run. The couch has waited long enough. Your Loaders carry it out, load it up, and haul it away, because showing up for San Leandro neighbors is the part of the job they like best.
Bulky items like couches, mattresses and old appliances are hard to move alone, so where they end up matters in San Leandro. Your Loader sorts each load by condition, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow.
Clean, usable furniture and household goods may be donated when local options allow. Your Loader can set aside suitable items, and if you need a donation receipt, arrange the drop-off yourself directly with a charity.
Items that are worn or damaged but not donatable, such as broken appliances or metal furniture frames, may be recycled where available. Acceptance depends on the item's condition and on which local recyclers are currently operating.
Heavily damaged, soiled or contaminated bulky items that nobody can reuse or recycle are taken to an appropriate local disposal facility. Your Loader handles the loading, so you never make a dump run yourself.
Putting batteries or fluorescent bulbs in the trash breaks California law, and lithium batteries spark collection truck fires; these rules apply in San Leandro and Alameda County.
California law requires refrigerants, mercury switches, and PCB components to be removed from major appliances by a certified appliance recycler before the appliance is crushed, baled, or recycled as scrap. Federal rules also prohibit releasing refrigerant into the air.
During the first full week of June and October, San Leandro collects bagged, clean, dry textiles on your regular collection day. This includes shoes in poor condition and stuffed animals without electronics. A separate vehicle picks up the bags, and no donation receipts are given.
San Leandro's sorting guide sends loose bubble wrap and air pillows to the landfill cart because they jam recycling equipment. Foil-lined cardboard goes there too. If your bubble wrap is clean and dry, you can save it to reuse or donate it.
Storm drains in San Leandro carry runoff to San Francisco Bay without treatment, and winter rains wash anything left near gutters straight there. Instead of pouring leftover paint down a drain or putting it in the trash, take it to a free PaintCare drop-off site.
Single-family homes and buildings with two to four units in San Leandro get two on-call bulky item pickups per year at no extra charge through Alameda County Industries, the city's franchised collection service. You have to schedule pickups in advance instead of leaving items out unannounced.
California classifies household batteries and fluorescent lamps as universal waste, so they can't go in the garbage. Alameda County residents, including those in San Leandro, can drop off household quantities for free at the county's household hazardous waste facilities.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it is part of a scheduled collection from your garbage hauler. Items left curbside without an appointment can be treated as illegal dumping in California cities and may bring a fine. Check your hauler's bulky item rules for your address before putting anything out.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in San Leandro 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 you book. Traditional haulers usually charge by truckload.
Same-day slots are often open, depending on the schedule that day. Enter your San Leandro address during booking to see live availability for your location. Next-day and later dates can be reserved ahead of time if you prefer a set window.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups. Leave the items out and add access notes when you book. For indoor pickups, someone should be there, or you can give access instructions such as a garage code. Your Loader typically calls before arriving.
Hazardous materials such as paint, solvents, pesticides, car batteries and propane tanks generally can't go with a regular junk haul. In Alameda County these are handled through household hazardous waste programs. Check the county's current drop-off rules before you plan a cleanout.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill. Depending on acceptance, good furniture and household goods may go to Bay Area donation partners, and recyclable materials go to recycling facilities whenever possible. Items that can't be reused or recycled are taken to an appropriate disposal facility.
Pick your items and your address online, choose a time window, and see the total before you confirm. On pickup day your Loader arrives, confirms what's going, and carries it out from inside or outside your home. You don't have to move anything to the curb.
The main differences are pricing model and booking flow. Traditional haulers usually price by truckload and may confirm the price on arrival. LoadUp prices by item online, with the total shown before booking. For a large full-house cleanout, a truckload hauler can be the better fit.
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