*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
When junk keeps piling up, getting rid of it shouldn't become another project. Book online, see your price upfront, and let LoadUp send a local pro to clear it out.
You search online, call the county, leave messages with a few haulers, and wait. One sends a vague quote, another never calls back. Weeks go by, and the pile in the shed hasn't moved.
County bulk waste options can help, but service depends on your address and hauler. Pickups usually need to be requested ahead of time, and there are limits on volume and item types. You still have to drag everything to the road yourself.
Many haulers want to come out and see the job before they'll give you a price, and then they quote by the truckload. You won't know the final total until the truck is loaded, and by then it's hard to say no.
Donation centers need items they can actually resell, so stained couches, worn mattresses, and broken appliances often get turned away. Even items that do qualify usually have to be loaded up and driven over by you, which means a trip into town.
A dumpster makes sense for a remodel, but for a few bulky items it's too much. You plan around delivery and pickup dates, give up part of your driveway for days, and still do all the heavy lifting and loading yourself.
Enter your ZIP code and item details to get a guaranteed upfront price online. No waiting for an onsite estimate.
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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 Alturas 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 Alturas's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
When the pile sits in a crowded shed at the end of a long driveway, your Loader handles the carry. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Alturas after each job.
On larger rural lots, if the old mower and broken patio set are already by the shed or at the end of your driveway, curbside service lets your Loader load them straight from outdoors. Choose full-service when items are still in the house, garage, or a packed outbuilding, and your Loaders will carry them out for you.
| 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.
Out here, a dump run isn't a quick errand. It's a loaded truck bed, a long drive toward Bartow or Lake Wales, and half your Saturday gone. Your Loader skips all that, lifting from the shed, the backyard pile, or the end of a long driveway. LoadUp and your Loaders like showing up for Alturas neighbors.
Bulky furniture, old appliances, and yard debris pile up fast on rural Alturas properties, so where items end up matters. Your Loader sorts each one by condition, aiming to keep usable things out of landfills.
Furniture and household goods that are clean and in good shape may be donated when possible and where available. Your Loader will set those pieces aside for reuse instead of treating them as trash.
Items that are worn or damaged but not donatable, like metal frames or old appliances, may be recycled when local options allow. Your Loader works toward responsible handling for each one.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, such as soaked sofas or broken furniture from an Alturas cleanout, go to proper disposal. Your Loader handles the carrying and loading from where the items sit.
Items set out the wrong way get left behind and can lead to a code enforcement violation. Here is how unincorporated Polk County rules apply to homes in Alturas.
Curbside yard waste must be bagged, bundled or containerized, with branches no longer than three feet or thicker than two inches, up to four containers weekly. After freezes and ahead of hurricane season, the county has offered reduced flat-fee drop-off for self-hauled yard waste.
Polk County accepts household chemical and electronic waste from residents at no additional fee at its Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility at the North Central Landfill, open Friday and Saturday mornings. Businesses, nonprofit groups and other non-household entities are not eligible.
Alturas sits in unincorporated Polk County, where furniture and appliance collection runs once a month on a pre-set day. Household items not structurally attached to the house qualify, but construction debris and eviction or move-out loads are not collected curbside.
The county's household hazardous waste facility accepts paint, with a limit of 20 gallons a year. Latex paint can also go in household garbage once dried: remove the lid, add sand, cat litter or sawdust to absorb the liquid, and leave the can uncovered.
When a cleanout overflows the roll cart, Polk County allows up to five additional bags of household waste at the curb, but only four times per calendar year. Carts belong within three feet of the curb and at least three feet from fixed objects.
Polk County no longer offers curbside recycling under its current collection contracts. Residents can bring clean, dry, empty materials traditionally recycled curbside to a drop-off container at the North Central Landfill; anything not on the accepted list belongs in the household waste cart.
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(678) 884-4738Often only on your regular collection day. Alturas is unincorporated, so Polk County's solid waste program handles pickup, and bulk waste generally goes out on your garbage day. Size limits and rules can change, so confirm with Polk County Waste & Resource Management first.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Alturas starts at $80, 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 for your address. Alturas is rural and southeast of Bartow, so open times can vary. Enter your address during booking to see real availability. For curbside pickups, you usually don't need to be home.
Hazardous items like paint, chemicals, pesticides, and batteries generally can't go in regular trash or bulk pickup. Heavy construction debris and oversized loads are often restricted too. Polk County runs household hazardous waste options, so check current drop-off details before disposing of these.
Loaders aim to donate usable items to local charities and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance. Items that can't be reused or recycled go to an appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item condition, and donation or recycling is never guaranteed.
You pick your items online, enter your Alturas address, and choose a time window. The price is shown and confirmed before you book. Your Loader contacts you before arriving, then removes the items and loads them. You don't need to haul anything to the curb for in-home pickups.
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