*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it becomes a chore you keep putting off. In Tam Valley, LoadUp makes it easy: book a quick pickup and see your price first.
You search online, call the garbage service and wait on hold, then request hauler quotes and hear back from maybe half. Weeks slip by, and the junk is still sitting right where it started.
Here, bulky item collection runs through the local garbage service, not a city program. You have to request it ahead of time, not everything qualifies, and items usually need to be wherever the truck can reach. On a steep, narrow street, getting them there is still up to you.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before they'll quote, then charge by fractions of a truckload you can't measure yourself. The number you hear on the phone can change once they arrive and see the long staircase down to the street.
Donation drop-offs want clean, working, resellable pieces, so a stained recliner or a broken bed frame won't make the cut. Even the items they'd accept still need to be loaded, driven over, and carried in by you during drop-off hours.
A dumpster makes sense for a full remodel, not a single cleanout. If it sits on the street it may need a permit, you have to schedule both delivery and pickup, and it takes up parking on narrow lanes where neighbors already have to squeeze past each other.
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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 Tamalpais Valley 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 Tamalpais Valley's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
A garage tucked below the house, reached by a long run of outdoor steps, is routine work for your Loader. Each Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Tamalpais Valley after each job.
If the old patio set is already sitting at the bottom of your driveway, curbside keeps things simple. If items are still in a basement or a back room of a split-level home, choose full-service so your Loaders carry them out, and on narrow streets with little room to park, your Loader will look at the setup when they arrive.
| 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.
Anyone who has crawled along Highway 1 toward the 101 knows a weekend run with a loaded car is a gamble, and hillside stairs make the loading part no fun either. Skip the gamble. Your Loader carries it out and loads up, and showing up for neighbors here is a favorite part of the job.
Bulky items pile up fast on hillside lots, so where they end up matters in Tamalpais Valley. After pickup, your Loader sorts what's usable, what can be recycled, and what must be disposed of, based on condition.
Furniture and household goods in good, clean condition may be donated when possible and when local options allow. Donation isn't guaranteed, and a receipt is not something to expect.
Items that are worn or damaged but not donatable, such as metal furniture or old electronics, may be recycled where available. Handling varies by item and by local options.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, like soaked mattresses or broken-down furniture, go to proper disposal. Hazardous materials and propane tanks aren't accepted, so keep those out of your Tamalpais Valley cleanout.
A single battery tossed in a curbside cart can start a fire, which is why these disposal rules in Tamalpais Valley and Marin County matter before any cleanout.
After a legal challenge to the County's approval of the events, Tamalpais Community Services District canceled the Debris Day and Household Hazardous Waste Day planned for May 2026. Residents who were counting on that cleanout window will need another option.
The Marin Household Hazardous Waste Facility in San Rafael is free for Marin residents outside Novato, but it does not accept small appliances like toasters, blenders, and hair dryers. Those can be recycled at the Marin Resource Recovery Center for a fee.
The Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority has offered free chipping service across most of Marin County. In 2025, Tam Valley's first event came in late April, with more roughly every five weeks, giving residents in this fire-prone area a free outlet for cut brush.
California regulates treated wood waste as hazardous waste, which covers lumber from aging decks, fences, and retaining walls. It must never be burned, chipped, or put in household carts, and it has to go to a facility authorized to accept it.
Tamalpais Community Services District is the only special district in Marin County that collects its own refuse. Its 1.5 cubic yard overflow bins cannot hold rocks, dirt, concrete, construction materials, paint, or hazardous waste, and district trucks cannot reach some Tam Valley addresses.
Zero Waste Marin bans batteries and many household bulbs from trash, recycling, and organics carts to help prevent fires. Household batteries, compact fluorescent lamps, and fluorescent tubes go free to Bulb and Battery Take-Back retail sites, but car batteries cannot.
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(678) 884-4738Only through a scheduled cleanup. If Mill Valley Refuse Service is your hauler, it offers a limited number of free curbside cleanups with regular service. You must schedule ahead, and the limit is 3 cubic yards per cleanup. Unscheduled piles can count as illegal dumping.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Tamalpais Valley starts at $75, and curbside or outdoor 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 pickup is sometimes available, depending on the schedule in southern Marin that day. Enter your address during booking to see live openings. For curbside pickups you generally don't need to be home. For in-home pickups, someone should be there or leave access notes.
Mill Valley Refuse Service's free cleanups have a 60-pound limit per item and exclude household hazardous waste, e-waste, tires, auto parts, and cement or dirt. Bundles can't exceed five feet long. Those items need a drop-off or a hauler that accepts them.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance by local partners. Whatever can't be donated or recycled goes to the appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item condition, so nothing is guaranteed.
You book online, pick your item or items, and see the price upfront. Pick a time window and a Loader will call or text before arriving. The Loader does the lifting and loading from inside your home, garage, or curb, and you pay the confirmed price.
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