*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's one more thing on your list. Book a quick pickup, see your price upfront, and get your space back, Twin Lakes style.
You search for options, call the county, ask a few haulers for quotes, and wait on callbacks that never come. Meanwhile, the junk stays put in the garage, and another weekend slips by.
Free bulky item pickup in unincorporated areas depends on your hauler and service area, so you have to request it ahead and wait for a slot. Many items aren't accepted, and you still have to drag everything to the pickup spot yourself.
Many haulers want to see your stuff in person before they'll give you a number, then charge by how much of the truck you fill. You often won't know the real cost until the job is done and the truck pulls away.
Thrift stores and charities can only take items they're able to resell, so stained couches, worn mattresses, and broken appliances usually get turned away. Some won't pick up at all, which means you're loading heavy furniture into your own car.
A dumpster sits in your driveway for days, may need a permit if it goes on the street, and takes up parking on blocks that don't have much to spare. You also have to fill it yourself, which is a lot for one room of junk.
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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 Twin Lakes 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 Twin Lakes's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders carry bulky pieces down narrow condo stairwells and out of packed single-car garages. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Twin Lakes after each job.
If the old couch or grill is already sitting in your driveway, curbside pickup keeps things simple. If the item is still upstairs in a condo or rental and parking is tight, choose full-service so your Loaders carry it out from inside.
| 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 tried to haul an old couch anywhere near the coast on a sunny summer weekend knows how that goes: slow traffic, packed parking, and a mattress flapping on a roof rack. Skip it. Your Loaders carry it out, load it up, and clear the space, because Twin Lakes neighbors deserve their weekends back.
Bulky items pile up fast in a coastal community like Twin Lakes, and where they end up matters. Your Loaders sort each item by condition, so donation, recycling, or disposal is chosen with care.
Furniture, appliances, and household goods in good, clean condition may be donated when possible and where local options allow. Your Loader carries them out and sets them aside for that path.
Items that are worn or damaged but not donatable, like metal frames or broken fixtures, may be recycled when local options allow. Your Loaders separate materials so more can be diverted where available.
Heavily damaged or soiled bulky pieces, such as ruined mattresses or water-warped furniture, are loaded by your Loaders and taken for responsible disposal under county and state requirements for Twin Lakes.
Since July 2025, illegal dumping in unincorporated Santa Cruz County starts at a $2,500 fine and climbs with repeat offenses. These are the rules that apply in Twin Lakes.
Household hazardous waste drop-off is free for unincorporated county residents with proof of residency. Each trip is capped at 15 gallons of liquid or 125 pounds, in containers no larger than 5 gallons. Paint, solvents, pesticides, aerosols and pool chemicals all count.
After storms, Santa Cruz County accepts water-damaged carpet, rugs, furniture, insulation and clothing as refuse. Soaked appliances, mattresses, televisions and computer monitors are sorted for recycling. Mud taken to Buena Vista Landfill must dry first and cannot contain branches, stumps or rocks over one inch.
Twin Lakes falls under the county's GreenWaste franchise. It includes three no-cost bulky item collections per year for furniture, mattresses, appliances, tires, televisions and BBQs, plus four extra bin setouts. The county promotes the program as an alternative to illegal dumping.
Treated wood waste falls under state DTSC requirements. Residents who haul it to Buena Vista Landfill or Ben Lomond Transfer Station themselves must declare it at the scale house, and a daily weight limit applies to self-hauled loads.
Under County Code Chapter 7.20, gypsum board has been banned from landfill disposal since 2006 and must be recycled. The ban exists to stretch the life of Buena Vista Landfill, and both county disposal sites accept it for recycling.
Santa Cruz County's mandatory recycling ordinance bans putting recyclables in trash containers in the unincorporated area. Corrugated cardboard is also specifically banned from landfill disposal. County guidance asks residents to flatten boxes and keep waxed cardboard out of recycling.
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(678) 884-4738No. Twin Lakes is unincorporated, so county illegal dumping rules apply. Fines for dumping in unincorporated Santa Cruz County are $2,500 for a first offense, $5,000 for a second and $10,000 for a third. Check with your trash hauler before putting anything out.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Twin Lakes starts at $75, and curbside pickup takes $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee and each additional item is a flat add-on, with the exact total confirmed before booking. Hauling it yourself to a county facility is cheaper if you have a truck.
Same-day pickup is often possible in the Santa Cruz area when you book early, but it depends on the schedule that day. Enter your address during booking to see live availability. Next-day slots are usually easier to get.
For curbside or driveway pickups, no. Leave the items out and add access notes when you book. For indoor pickups, someone should be home or you can leave entry instructions. Your Loader contacts you before arriving.
County garbage disposal is $105.50 per ton with a $31.50 minimum at the Ben Lomond Transfer Station and Buena Vista Landfill. Large loads and construction debris go to Buena Vista. Paint, chemicals and other household hazardous waste are free to drop off for eligible residents with proof of residency.
Loaders try to keep items out of the landfill. Usable furniture and goods are donated to local charities when they accept them, and recyclable materials go to recycling facilities whenever possible. What can't be donated or recycled is disposed of at an appropriate facility. Outcomes depend on item condition and acceptance.
You book online, pick the items and a time window, and see your total before confirming. On pickup day your Loader calls ahead, picks up the items and loads them. The price is locked in before anyone arrives, so there's no in-person estimate.
The main difference is the pricing model. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK usually price by truck volume, which suits a full garage cleanout. For a few items, per-item pricing is often simpler.
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