*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up faster than anyone plans for, and it never gets easier to ignore. In San Buenaventura, LoadUp offers quick pickup and a clear price before you book.
You search online, call the trash line, and leave messages with a few haulers. One quotes a vague range, another never calls back, and meanwhile the pile in the garage hasn't moved an inch.
City bulk pickup programs work for a few large items if you can request a date ahead and wait for it. Remodel debris, overflowing garage loads, and anything you need gone before a weekend move-out often don't fit those limits or that timeline.
Many haulers want to come out first and look before they'll name a price, then charge by how much of the truck you fill. You often don't know the real total until the job is half loaded and it's awkward to say no.
Thrift stores have to sell what they accept, so stained couches, worn mattresses, and broken patio sets get turned away. Even good pieces mean loading them yourself and driving across town on the chance they'll take them.
A roll-off bin takes up your driveway or a spot on a narrow Midtown street for days, may need a permit, and annoys the neighbors. You still do all the lifting, and it's far more space than one cleared-out room needs.
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 Ventura 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 Ventura's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader knows how to work a dresser down the narrow stairs of an older two-story home, and your Loaders are background-checked and rated by real locals in Ventura after each job.
If the old washer is already out on the driveway of a Midtown bungalow, choose curbside and your Loader will load it from there. For a sectional in an upstairs condo or a rental with shared stairs, choose full-service and your Loaders will 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.
Let's be honest, strapping a sofa to your car roof under a June gloom sky, then fighting weekend beach traffic to the dump, is nobody's idea of a Saturday. Your Loaders like showing up for this town, so let them handle the lifting and hauling while you get to the beach.
Bulky items rarely fit in a car, which is why so many Ventura garage cleanouts stall. Your Loader sorts each load by condition, working to keep usable pieces out of landfill when local options allow.
Furniture, sporting goods, and household items in good, clean shape may be donated where available. Your Loader will set them aside for a local donation channel when local options allow.
Items that are worn or damaged but still have usable parts, like old appliances or metal frames, may be recycled when possible. Your Loader will work to divert them from landfill.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, such as soaked sofas or broken remodel debris from older Ventura homes, may need disposal. Your Loader will haul them out and dispose of them responsibly at an appropriate facility.
A TV, paint can, or needle tossed in the cart can break state law and leak toxins into landfills. Here is how disposal works in Ventura and Ventura County.
California's SB 1383 requires residents to keep organic waste, including grass, leaves, and branches, out of the trash. In Ventura, clippings swept into the street also matter because storm drains carry runoff untreated to local rivers and the Pacific, especially during winter rains.
The city's residential trash service allows four bulky item pickups in any 12-month period at no charge. Eligible items include broken or old furniture, water heaters, mattresses, old bathroom and kitchen fixtures, and household appliances. Grouping items into fewer pickups stretches that allowance further.
State law has banned home-generated sharps from household trash since 2008, largely to protect sanitation and sorting workers. Ventura residents can take used needles and lancets to Ventura Public Health or the West Ventura Family Care Clinic for proper disposal.
California's CALGreen building code requires at least 65 percent of nonhazardous construction and demolition debris to be recycled or salvaged on new construction and many permitted additions and alterations. Projects must document that diversion for the local building authority.
State rules classify televisions, computer monitors, and other devices with screens or circuit boards as universal waste because they can contain lead, mercury, and other toxic metals. They are illegal to put in the trash and must go to an electronics recycler or collection site.
California bans household hazardous waste such as leftover paint, solvents, pesticides, and pool chemicals from the trash. Ventura operates its own Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility at Gold Coast Recycling, so garage cleanouts should set these containers aside rather than bagging them.
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(678) 884-4738Not without a scheduled pickup. Ventura residents can get four bulky items hauled in each of two free pickups per year through E.J. Harrison at (805) 647-1414. Items set out without an appointment can be treated as illegal dumping.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Ventura starts at $75, and curbside or driveway 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 often possible in Ventura when schedule openings allow, and next-day is more common. Availability depends on your address and the time you book, so the booking form shows live options. Curbside pickups don't require you to be home.
Hazardous waste such as paint, solvents, motor oil, batteries, pool chemicals and fluorescent tubes can't go in bins or bulky pickups. Ventura County runs free appointment-based collection events, and certified drop-off centers accept these items too.
Loaders try to keep usable items out of the landfill by donating them to local charities whenever possible. Recyclable materials are routed to recyclers when options allow. Whatever can't be donated or recycled goes to an appropriate disposal facility, depending on acceptance.
You book online, choose your items and a time window, and see your price upfront. Your Loader typically sends a heads-up before arriving, then loads the items and hauls them away. The total you were quoted is confirmed before booking.
For a few large items and no rush, the free E.J. Harrison pickups are hard to beat. A paid service fits better when you need a specific day, have more than four items, or want items taken from a garage or inside your home.
Pricing and booking. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King generally price by truckload and often confirm the cost on site. LoadUp prices per item online, so you see the total before anyone arrives.
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