*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
When junk keeps piling up, it quietly takes over your week. LoadUp makes clearing it out simple: book a quick pickup, see your price before you commit, and get your space back.
You look up the city's pickup rules, call a couple of haulers, and wait on quotes that never come back. A month later, everything is still sitting in the garage, right where you left it.
City bulk pickup programs can work well if your timing lines up. You usually have to request a date ahead of time, stay within item limits, and leave out anything they won't take, like hazardous materials. Then you still have to drag everything to the curb yourself.
Many haulers want to come out and look before they'll give you a number. Then the price depends on how much of the truck your stuff seems to fill, so you don't know the real cost until it's loaded, and by then it's hard to say no.
Donation centers have to be careful about what they accept, so stained, worn, or broken pieces often get turned away. Even when they do take something, you're the one loading it, driving it over, and hauling home whatever they refuse.
A dumpster sits in your driveway for days, takes up parking, and may need a permit if it goes on the street. Your HOA or neighbors might complain. And you still have to lift every item over the side yourself, all to clear one room.
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 Marcos 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 Marcos's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Carrying a dresser down a hillside driveway or out of a packed garage takes care, and your Loaders handle it. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in San Marcos after each job.
If the old patio set is already sitting in your driveway, curbside lets your Loader load it straight from there. For a sectional in an upstairs apartment near the campuses or remodel debris in the back bedroom of an older single-story home, choose full-service and your Loaders will carry it out from wherever it sits.
| 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, hauling a sofa down a steep driveway under that inland San Marcos sun is nobody's idea of a good Saturday, and no hatchback is built for it. Your Loader does the carrying and loading, because the people of this town deserve a weekend that isn't spent sweating over a couch.
Where a couch, mattress, or dresser ends up depends on its condition, and that matters in a city with as many growing households as San Marcos. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring reuse and recycling when possible.
Clean, sturdy furniture, household goods, and clothing may be set aside for donation when possible and when local options allow. Donation is not guaranteed, and you should not expect a receipt.
Items that are worn or damaged but still made of reusable materials, like metal frames, wood, or cardboard, may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates what can go that route as they load.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated big items, like a collapsed sectional or water-ruined mattress, are taken for proper disposal. Your Loader handles the hauling so nothing is left behind in your San Marcos garage or yard.
A misplaced item can mean a skipped pickup or a state law violation, so these are the disposal rules that apply in San Marcos and San Diego County.
California regulates pressure treated lumber from fences, decks, and landscape timbers as treated wood waste because it contains preservative chemicals. It cannot go in curbside carts and must be taken to a facility approved to accept it.
In San Marcos, anything washed into a gutter or storm drain travels untreated through creeks such as San Marcos Creek toward the ocean. Cover debris piles before winter rains, and never rinse paint, concrete, or yard waste into the street.
EDCO residential customers can schedule two free bulky item pickups per year, limited to three items, for large items generated from within the home. Items must be at the curb or end of the driveway by 6:00 a.m. on the appointed day.
State law requires materials needing special handling, such as refrigerants and mercury switches, to be removed from major appliances before they are crushed or recycled. Refrigerators, freezers, and window air conditioners cannot simply be tossed out with regular trash.
California's SB 1383 requires organic waste, including yard trimmings and food scraps, to be kept separate from trash to cut landfill methane. Grass clippings, leaves, and pruned branches go in the green organics cart, which fills quickly during spring growth.
California law requires mattress retailers delivering a new mattress to offer to take back the used one at no extra charge. The state's Bye Bye Mattress program also runs free drop-off sites for residents getting rid of mattresses and box springs.
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(678) 884-4738Only if it is part of a scheduled bulky item pickup through your trash hauler. Items set out without an appointment can be treated as illegal dumping. Check your hauler's current limits on free pickups and item counts before setting anything out.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in San Marcos 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.
Often, depending on Loader availability for your address and the time you book. Enter your San Marcos zip code during booking to see live same-day and next-day openings. For curbside pickups, you don't need to be home.
Household hazardous waste like paint, cleaners, pool chemicals and pesticides can't go in regular trash. San Marcos residents can drop it off free at the Vista facility (1145 E. Taylor St.) or the Poway facility (12325 Crosthwaite Circle). Bring proof of residency. No appointment is needed. Phone: 800-714-1195.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill. Depending on acceptance, furniture and household goods may go to local donation partners, and recyclable materials go to recycling facilities whenever possible. Anything that can't be donated or recycled is taken to an appropriate disposal facility.
Choose your items and enter your San Marcos address online, then pick an available time window. You see the full price upfront before you confirm. On pickup day, your Loader contacts you before arriving, carries the items out, and loads them. You don't need to be home for curbside jobs.
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