*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk piles up fast and getting rid of it is rarely on anyone's to-do list. In the Rose City, LoadUp makes it simple: book a quick pickup and see your price upfront.
You search online, call to ask about pickup, and request a few hauler quotes. One calls back, one wants to come look first, and one never answers. Weeks later, the junk is still in the garage.
Free city bulk pickup programs work well for some items, but they usually have to be requested ahead, come with item limits, and exclude certain materials. Rules can also change once you're outside city limits. And you still have to drag everything out to the curb yourself.
Many haulers won't give you a number until someone comes out to look. Then the price depends on how much of the truck your load fills, which is hard to guess ahead of time. You often find out the final cost only after everything is already loaded.
Donating sounds like the easy answer, but donation centers only accept items in good shape, and they turn away worn furniture, stained mattresses, and broken appliances. Most also expect you to drop things off, which means a truck, a helper, and a free afternoon.
A dumpster makes sense for a full remodel. For a shed cleanout or a few bulky pieces, it's a lot: a big box in your driveway for days, scheduling delivery and pickup, possible permits, and you're still the one lifting everything over the side in the summer heat.
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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 Wasco 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 couch, dresser, or mattress 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 Wasco's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders work items out of a packed backyard shed's narrow door and carry them down a gravel path to the truck. Each is background-checked and rated by real locals in Wasco after every job.
With so many single-story homes here built around a garage and an open driveway, rolling a broken mower or old couch out yourself often makes curbside the easy choice. If it is still in a back bedroom or a shed at the far end of a larger lot, choose full-service and your Loaders will carry it out for you.
| 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 noon | 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.
Summer afternoons in Wasco climb into triple digits, and wrestling a busted dryer out of a hot garage is nobody's idea of a weekend. Your Loaders do the lifting, carrying, and loading from the garage, shed, or driveway while you stay in the shade. They like showing up for the people who keep this town going.
Bulky items pile up fast in Wasco garages, sheds, and side yards, and where they end up matters. Your Loader sorts each pickup by condition, so usable pieces and damaged ones take different paths when local options allow.
Furniture, appliances, and household goods in good, clean condition may be set aside for donation when possible. Whether that happens depends on item condition and what local donation options are available at the time.
Items that are worn or damaged but not suited for donation may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates materials like metal, wood, and cardboard when local recycling options make that practical.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, like a broken sofa or a water-ruined mattress, are disposed of responsibly. Your Loader handles the lifting in Wasco, and disposal follows local requirements.
Putting electronics in a cart or setting furniture out with no scheduled pickup can leave junk stranded at your curb. These are the rules that apply in Wasco, Kern County.
Wasco's Sanitation Department collects trash once a week and finishes its routes by early afternoon. Put carts out early with the handles facing the house, 3 to 5 feet apart, and not overfilled. A cleanout can easily produce more than one week of trash.
If you have no way to get items to the county bulky waste event, you can ask the City of Wasco's Code Compliance for curbside pickup. It takes no more than four bulky items, and only the first 30 residents who register get the service.
Wasco's green waste cart is only for vegetation and yard waste, with no trash mixed in. Limbs cannot be longer than 4 feet. Cut down pruning from the long Central Valley growing season before you fill the cart for its weekly collection.
State universal waste rules say items like televisions, computer monitors, batteries, and fluorescent lamps cannot go in a Wasco trash cart. The Shafter-Wasco landfill sometimes holds free household hazardous waste collection events for materials that regular trash can't take.
The city does not offer regular pickup of couches, mattresses, or box springs from homes. Instead, it holds a Community Cleanup Day twice a year, in spring and fall, where you can drop off bulky items. Between those dates, take them to the Kern County landfill in Shafter.
Kern County Public Works teams up with the city for free drop-off events at Barker Park. They take mattresses, appliances, furniture, and tires without rims. You must register by the posted deadline, which is usually the Thursday before a Saturday event, and live within the City of Wasco.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it's part of a scheduled pickup. Junk left out on a street or vacant lot can be treated as illegal dumping in California and may be fined. Check with your trash hauler or the City of Wasco about bulky item rules for your address.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Wasco 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.
Sometimes, depending on Loader availability in your area. Wasco is about 25 miles from Bakersfield, so open slots vary by day. Enter your address during booking to see which dates and times are available for your location.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups. You can leave items outside and add access notes when booking. For items inside your home, garage, or barn, someone should be there or you can leave clear access instructions. Your Loader contacts you before arriving.
Hazardous items like paint, pesticides, solvents, and batteries generally can't go in regular trash or bulk pickup. This matters in a farming area like Wasco, where ag chemicals are common. Kern County runs household hazardous waste programs, so confirm what they accept first.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill. Depending on acceptance, items may go to local charities, recyclers, or proper disposal facilities. Donation and recycling aren't guaranteed for every item, since condition and facility rules vary.
You book online, pick your items and a time window, and see your price upfront. On pickup day, your Loader arrives in that window, removes the items, and handles loading. Nothing needs to be sorted or hauled out ahead of time.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King usually price by truck space and may confirm on site. LoadUp prices per item online, with the total confirmed before booking. Truckload pricing can suit very large cleanouts.
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