*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it becomes one more chore you keep putting off. Book a pickup anywhere in Gunny, see a real price before you confirm, and move on.
It starts with a search, then a call to the city, then two messages to local haulers and one callback that never comes. The weekend fills up. A month on, the pile sits exactly where it was.
The city's extra item pickup is not automatic. You call Public Works, describe what you have, and wait for a slot. Building materials, tires, paint, and car batteries are off the list, and addresses past the city limits are not on the route at all.
Most haulers want to look first, which means scheduling a visit before you learn anything about cost. Then the number comes back measured by how full the truck gets, so the figure you heard on the phone and the one on the invoice rarely match.
Resale and thrift outlets here run on limited floor space, so condition decides everything. A sofa with a torn cushion, a mattress, a treadmill with a worn belt: all common no's. And you still have to get the item there during open hours.
A roll off means a delivery window, a pull date, and a container sitting in your driveway for days in between. Put it on the street and you are into permission from the city and a neighbor wondering how long it stays.
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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 Gunnison 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 Gunnison's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders work around narrow stairwells in older homes and detached garages stacked to the rafters. Every Loader is background checked and rated by real locals in Gunnison after each job.
Curbside fits when the item already sits at the street or at the end of a long gravel driveway, ready to go. Go full service and your Loaders carry it out of a basement, a back bedroom, or a shed out past the fence line.
| 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.
Out here, a quick errand can turn into an hour of windshield time, and nothing in Gunnison sits close to anything else. That math gets worse when a dead freezer waits in a Dos Rios carport and the trailer is borrowed. Your Loaders do the lifting and the driving, because this town takes care of its own.
Getting a bulky item out of the house is only half the job in Gunnison, since what happens next depends on condition. Your Loader sorts each piece toward donation, recycling, or the landfill when local options allow.
Furniture that is clean, intact, and ready to use may be worth a second life, so your Loader can try a reuse outlet that is accepting it. Arrange any receipt with that organization yourself.
A stained mattress or a dead chest freezer is not resale material. Colorado also keeps electronics out of landfills, so your Loader will aim for a recycling option that is currently accepting that material.
Water-damaged sectionals, cracked hot tub shells, and remodel debris have no second life left. Those loads usually end up at the Gunnison County Landfill off US 50, though acceptance and hours change, so confirm first.
Getting disposal wrong in Gunnison can mean an overfill fee, a rejected landfill load, or a state violation, and these rules apply citywide and across Gunnison County.
Gunnison charges a $36 overfill fee when a residential cart lid will not close, and $69 for dumpsters. Refuse that does not fit can instead be scheduled as a special item pickup through Public Works.
City collection excludes liquids, motor oil, paint, car batteries, tires, pesticides, weed killer, building materials, and rocks. Gunnison County runs an annual all hazards household waste collection day, where paint is accepted at no cost.
Since July 2013, the Electronic Recycling Jobs Act has banned televisions, monitors, computers, printers, and similar devices from Colorado landfills, and haulers may not knowingly collect them. Gunnison County Public Works handles electronics recycling locally.
Gunnison County Landfill charges refrigerant containing appliances such as refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners at roughly double the standard appliance rate, because the refrigerant must be recovered by a certified technician before the unit is processed.
Building materials are prohibited in city refuse containers, so remodel debris goes to the Gunnison County Landfill, which prices concrete by piece size and charges a penalty rate for loads that arrive untarped. Asbestos is accepted only from Gunnison and Hinsdale county sources.
Grass, leaves, limbs, untreated wood, and asphalt go to the City Tree Dump, which runs a spring through fall season. Materials must be separated, plywood, treated wood, and nail filled lumber are refused, and concrete is not accepted for the 2026 season.
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(678) 884-4738Not for bulky loads. The City of Gunnison collects weekly trash and recycling billed through your monthly utility account, but extra or special item pickups have to be arranged by calling Public Works at (970) 641-8020. Overfull cans left out are subject to a $38 fee.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Gunnison starts at $75 for one item, and curbside or driveway pickup takes $5 off. The first item covers the base pickup fee, and each additional item is a flat add-on, with your total confirmed before booking. Hauling it yourself adds landfill fees, with a $16 minimum charge at the Gunnison County Landfill.
Same-day and next-day slots open in many Gunnison zip codes when you book early in the day. Availability depends on local Loader schedules across the valley, so enter your address during booking to see live openings near you.
The City of Gunnison won't take tires, paint, car batteries, motor oil, pesticides, or building materials in regular trash. The Gunnison County Landfill off Highway 50 accepts many of these for a fee, such as $33 for a mattress or a Freon appliance. Loaders can handle most restricted items for you instead.
Loaders sort loads and aim to keep usable items out of the landfill. Good-condition goods can go to local donation, and recyclables like metal, cardboard, and glass can route to the Gunnison County Recycling Center on Basin Park Drive. Whatever's left is disposed of responsibly, depending on what each site accepts.
You get an upfront quote online or by phone, pick a date, and lock the price before anyone arrives. On pickup day your Loader usually calls ahead, does the heavy lifting, and loads everything. For curbside items you don't need to be home, just leave access notes at booking.
It comes down to pricing and booking. Local crews like GJ Haul Away and Western Slope Junk Removal and national names like 1-800-GOT-JUNK often quote by truckload after an in-person look. LoadUp prices per item online and locks it in before the Loader shows up, so there's no driveway estimate.
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