*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it owns half the house. Book a pickup anywhere in Golden City, see your price before you confirm, and skip the dump run entirely.
You start by calling about the once-a-year city pickup, find out your address may not qualify, then line up hauler quotes. One wants to see it in person, one never calls back, and the junk sits through another weekend.
The city's trash program currently covers one free large item pickup per household per calendar year, booked by phone. One item. Hazardous material is excluded, extra pieces cost, and plenty of homes with a Golden mailing address sit outside city limits, where that program does not apply.
Most haulers will not give you a number until someone is standing in your driveway, and even then the price rides on how much of the truck you fill. So you wait out an estimate window, then decide on the spot while two people watch.
Donation centers have to resell what they take in, so condition rules are strict: no water stains, no missing hardware, no appliance that will not run. Pickup slots can be weeks out, and anything turned down at the door is still yours to move.
A roll-off ties up the driveway for days, and putting one on a narrow Old Town street usually means getting permission first. You still lift every piece over the rail yourself, on a schedule set by delivery and haul-off. For one room, that is a lot of empty steel.
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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 Golden 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 Golden's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
A box spring out of a narrow split-level stairwell or a washer out of a packed one-car garage takes practice. Your Loaders are background-checked and rated by real locals in Golden after each job.
If the old sectional is already sitting at the street or at the top of the driveway, curbside covers it. If it is still in a finished basement or at the bottom of a narrow Old Town stairwell, book full service and your Loaders carry it out from where 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 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.
Half of Golden's garages are gear storage first and parking second: skis nobody waxes anymore, a kayak from one Clear Creek summer, a treadmill holding coats. Getting that out means stairs, a narrow alley, and a truck you do not own. Your Loaders carry it down and out, and they like showing up for this town.
Golden households clear out everything from basement remodel debris to worn-out mattresses, and where each piece ends up depends on its condition. Your Loaders sort what they take, aiming to keep usable items out of the landfill where local options allow.
Furniture, working appliances, and intact electronics in clean, usable shape get set aside for a second life where local outlets accept them. If you need documentation, handle that donation yourself before booking.
A torn sleeper sofa or a dead treadmill still holds metal and components worth separating, so those head to recycling channels where available. Colorado treats electronics differently from household trash, and rules can change.
Water-damaged mattresses, moldy basement carpet, and broken deck boards that no outlet will take go to a licensed transfer station or landfill serving the Golden area, under whatever rules that site currently has in place.
Set the wrong item at the curb in Golden and it simply stays there, uncollected. These Jefferson County and Colorado rules decide what actually moves.
Households on the city's pay as you throw program receive one no cost large item pickup each calendar year through the contracted hauler, covering furniture, carpet bundles, doors and similar items. Additional pickups can be scheduled year round for a fee.
Golden's large item pickup refuses appliances containing Freon, and Community Clean-up Days turns them away too. The city instead runs a free curbside appliance recycling program for single family homes and townhomes, which added mattresses and box springs in 2022.
The Electronic Recycling Jobs Act has barred waste electronic devices from Colorado landfills since July 2013, covering televisions, computers, printers, tablets and game consoles. Haulers and transfer stations must post notice and screen loads, so electronics need a certified recycler.
Cement, brick, dirt, rock, steel and tires are rejected by Golden's carts and large item pickup, so remodel loads head to a transfer station. Any dumpster or pod placed in the public right of way needs a city permit first.
Jefferson County's seasonal slash collection accepts limbs and tree debris up to eight feet long and six inches across, which helps residents cut wildfire fuel around a property. Stumps, grass clippings, lumber, rocks and bagged household trash are turned away.
Golden keeps paint, chemicals, batteries, propane cylinders and fluorescent bulbs out of trash carts, large item pickup and Community Clean-up Days. Jefferson County's Rooney Road Recycling Center accepts those materials by appointment, and leftover paint goes through PaintCare drop off sites.
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(678) 884-4738Only through the Pay-As-You-Throw large item program run by 5280 Waste Solutions. Each Golden household gets one free large item pickup per calendar year, scheduled by calling 303-277-8727. Items set out without an appointment count as illegal dumping and can draw a fine.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Golden starts at $75, and curbside or driveway pickups take $5 off. The first item covers the base pickup fee, and each additional item is a flat add-on, so your exact total is confirmed before booking. Golden's PAYT program also gives residents one free large item pickup per year.
Yes, same-day pickup is open in most Golden zip codes when you book early in the day, and next-day is widely available across Jefferson County. Enter your address during booking to see live availability for your location.
The PAYT large item service skips TVs, all electronics, tires, paint, batteries, and any appliance with Freon. Golden offers free appliance and white-goods recycling through a separate call to 303-953-5800. To clear restricted items in one trip, a paid hauler like LoadUp can take them together.
Loaders sort when possible so usable items can head to Jefferson County area charities like Habitat ReStore, ARC Thrift Stores, or Goodwill, and recyclables route to the proper facilities. The goal is to donate or recycle whenever options allow and keep items out of the landfill.
For curbside or driveway pickups, no. Just leave items out with access notes added at booking. For in-home removal, someone should be present or provide entry instructions. Your Loader typically calls ahead before arrival so you know when to expect them.
Mainly pricing and booking flow. 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King charge by truckload and usually confirm the price with an on-site estimate, so your cost isn't set until the crew is in your driveway. LoadUp prices per item online and locks it in before anyone shows up.
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