*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
When junk keeps piling up, it quietly turns into a chore nobody wants. Book a quick LoadUp pickup in Moodus, see your price upfront, and get your space back.
You look up the town rules, leave a message, and request a couple of hauler quotes. One calls back and one never does. Weeks go by, and the junk is still sitting in the garage.
East Haddam residents rely on the town transfer station rather than a village-run bulk pickup program. Accepted items, permits, and drop-off days can change, and you still have to get everything loaded into your own vehicle and driven over, often in more than one trip.
Many haulers want to send someone out to look before they give you a number, and that number is usually tied to how much of the truck you fill. You often don't know the final cost until your stuff is already loaded and the crew is about to leave.
Donation centers have good reasons to turn down stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and anything broken. Plenty of what comes out of an older basement or a shed won't pass their check, so you're left dealing with whatever they reject.
Renting a dumpster means arranging delivery, checking whether you need a permit, and finding level ground for it on a narrow or sloped wooded lot. Then it sits in your driveway for days, which is a lot of hassle for clearing out one room or a single porch.
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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 Moodus 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 Moodus's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders handle steep, narrow steps down to a hillside cottage, carrying every load up to the truck by hand. Each one is background-checked and rated by real locals in Moodus after each job.
If your items are already waiting at the end of a long, tree-lined driveway, curbside is the simpler fit. For anything still inside the house or garage, choose full-service and your Loaders will 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 $80 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $75 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before 2 PM | from $90 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $80 |
| 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.
Winding two-lane roads, long wooded driveways, and a dump run that eats half a Saturday: that's the Moodus version of clearing out a basement. Your Loader does the carrying, from the shed, garage, or attic, and takes the load with them. LoadUp and your Loaders enjoy showing up for neighbors who would rather spend the weekend outdoors.
Bulky items rarely leave a rural village the way they arrived, so where they go matters. In Moodus, your Loader sorts each load by condition, when local options allow, toward donation, recycling, or disposal.
Furniture, tools, and household goods in clean, usable shape may be set aside by your Loader for donation when possible. Acceptance depends on independent contractors and local organizations, so donation is not guaranteed and no receipt should be expected.
Items that are worn or damaged but still made of recyclable materials, such as metal frames or some electronics and appliances, may be taken to recycling channels where available. Outcomes vary by item and local options.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, like a ruined mattress or waterlogged furniture, are loaded by your Loader and taken to an appropriate disposal site. Hazardous materials and similar items may not be accepted.
A load that arrives unsorted or without a permit can be turned away, and these rules apply to Moodus households in East Haddam, Middlesex County.
Household trash goes into the compactors free, but furniture and other items too large to fit must cross the scale as bulky waste and are billed by the ton. The scale closes 15 minutes before the station does, and cash is no longer accepted.
Moodus sits in heavy fall foliage country, and the East Haddam transfer station takes residential leaves at no charge when they arrive loose or in paper bags. Leaves in plastic bags and grass clippings are not accepted, and commercial leaf loads are excluded.
The town treats anyone bringing material not generated from their own East Haddam residential property as a contractor, and that waste is not accepted without a commercial permit. Contractors and businesses must apply and pay a fee, and a temporary contractor license is also offered.
Permit holders may leave or take items at the transfer station's What Not Corner, and anything taken is at the recipient's own risk. Children's car seats and high chairs are not accepted there, and the corner closes one hour before the station.
Entry requires an East Haddam permit sticker displayed on the inside of the windshield, issued with proof of residency. Residents get two biannual permits free, a third or fourth costs $10 each, and the current cycle expires June 30, 2026.
East Haddam lists concrete, asphalt, masonry block, stumps, dirt, sod, and rocks among the materials it does not accept. Patio teardowns and land clearing debris need a separate disposal route arranged before the project starts.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it fits a pickup your hauler allows. East Haddam, which includes Moodus, has no town bulk curbside program that I could confirm. Residents typically haul bulky items to the Nichols Road transfer station with a resident permit or hire a private hauler.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Moodus starts at $80, and curbside or outdoor 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. The town transfer station charges $120 per ton for bulky waste.
Often, depending on the Loader schedule in Middlesex County for that day. Enter your address during booking to see live availability. For curbside or outdoor pickups you usually don't need to be home, and for indoor pickups someone should be there or leave access instructions.
Bulky waste like furniture must be weighed and paid for at $120 per ton, with a $5 minimum per load. Freon appliances cost $20 each, tires are $2 each, and hazardous waste is only taken on set collection days. Access is limited to East Haddam and Moodus residents with a permit.
Loaders aim to donate usable items to local charities and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance. Items that can't be donated or recycled go to an appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item condition, so nothing is guaranteed to be donated or recycled.
Book online, choose your items and a pickup window, and review the total before confirming. On pickup day, Loaders arrive, load everything, and take it away. Items can be left outside for curbside or driveway pickup, which earns the $5 discount.
For a small load you can haul yourself, yes. Household trash is free there, and bulky waste is $120 per ton with a $5 minimum, plus a resident permit. A hauler makes more sense when you have heavy items, no truck, or limited time, since Loaders do the lifting and loading.
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