*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until dealing with it feels like a chore of its own. Book LoadUp in Sarasota, see your price upfront, and get it hauled away fast.
You check whether your address falls under city or county service, call a few haulers, and wait on quotes that never come back. Another weekend goes by, and the junk is still sitting in the garage.
Scheduled bulk collection works if your items qualify and your timing is flexible. You usually have to request a pickup, wait for an assigned day, and drag everything to the curb yourself. Rules vary by address, so check yours before you plan around it.
Many haulers want to look at your pile in person before they quote, then price by how much of the truck it fills. You won't really know what you're paying until the job is done, and that leaves room for surprises at the end.
Thrift stores and charities take items they can resell, so stains, wear, or missing parts can get a donation turned away. You still have to load it and drive it there yourself, and anything they turn down comes back home with you.
A roll-off container takes up your driveway for days, may need approval from your HOA or condo board, and has to be scheduled for both drop-off and pickup. If you're clearing one spare room after a seasonal move, that's far more than you need.
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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 Sarasota 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 Sarasota's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader works a sleeper sofa through a narrow lanai slider or down the exterior stairs of an elevated home. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Sarasota after each job.
If the old recliner is already in the carport or at the end of the driveway of a single-story ranch home, curbside is the quicker choice. In a condo or townhome where association rules may limit what can sit outside, choose full-service and your Loaders will carry everything out from inside the unit.
| 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 noon | 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.
Come season, when the snowbirds are back and one left turn takes three light cycles, nobody wants to haul an old sofa across town themselves. Your Loader lifts it, carries it out, and loads it up while you keep your day. Your Loaders genuinely like showing up for the neighbors who make Sarasota feel like home.
Bulky items rarely have one obvious destination, and that matters in Sarasota, where a Laurel Park garage cleanout can hold very different things. Your Loader sorts by condition, so reuse or recycling happens when local options allow.
Sofas, dressers, and other clean items in usable shape may be donated when local options allow. Your Loader lifts and loads them separately, but do not count on any paperwork.
Items that are worn or damaged but not donatable, like broken metal frames or old fixtures, may be recycled where available. Your Loader keeps them apart from general debris when possible.
Heavily damaged or soaked items, such as waterlogged furniture after a storm, go to disposal. Your Loader hauls them away, and handling follows the rules that apply to your Sarasota address.
Improperly prepared piles can sit at the curb uncollected for another week, so here is how the City of Sarasota and Sarasota County expect common cleanout items handled.
Inside city limits, couches, tables, mattresses, and appliances can go curbside on regular collection day, but bulk waste over one cubic yard, roughly three feet on each side, requires a scheduled special pickup through the City's Solid Waste Division.
Sarasota County's residential guide lets barbecue grills and push lawnmowers go out as bulk items only after prep: remove the propane cylinder and return it to a retailer or a county Chemical Collection Center, and drain the mower's oil and gas.
City of Sarasota code bars plastic bags for yard waste; bagged clippings are left behind or handled as a special collection. Use paper bags, boxes, or cans up to 32 gallons and 50 pounds instead of wheelbarrows or 55-gallon drums.
In unincorporated Sarasota County, construction waste collected as a scheduled bulk pickup is limited to four 32-gallon containers, each weighing 40 pounds or less. Bulk pickups must be booked at least 48 hours ahead with the area's franchise provider.
The City of Sarasota must follow FEMA rules to be reimbursed for storm cleanup, and those rules prohibit mixing yard waste with storm debris. Residents are asked to sort piles into vegetative debris, construction debris, white goods, and bulk items, skipping plastic bags.
Sarasota County lists electronics such as stereos, computers, and toasters among items collected curbside through a scheduled bulk pickup. Each Class I residential property gets four free bulk pickups per calendar year, up to 10 cubic yards each.
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(678) 884-4738Partly. The City of Sarasota collects bulk items too big for a cart, like couches or appliances, at the curb on your regular collection day. Set them out by 7 a.m. Anything over 1 cubic yard, about washer-dryer size, needs a special pickup.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Sarasota 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 you book.
Same-day or next-day slots are often available, but it depends on Loader schedules and your address. Enter your Sarasota address during booking to see live availability. For curbside pickups you don't need to be home. For in-home jobs, someone should be there or leave access notes.
The city takes bulk waste up to 1 cubic yard (3 by 3 by 3 feet) on regular collection day. Larger loads need a special pickup. Yard waste has its own limits: cans, paper bags, or bundles under 50 pounds and 48 inches long. Improperly prepared yard waste won't be collected.
Loaders sort items on site. Whenever possible they aim to donate usable furniture and household goods to local charities and recycle what accepting facilities will take. What can't be reused or recycled goes to the proper disposal facility. Donation and recycling depend on acceptance and condition.
Book online, choose your items and a pickup window, and review your total before confirming. Your Loader typically calls before arriving, then removes the items and hauls them away. The price you were quoted is the price you pay.
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 the total on site. LoadUp prices per item online and shows the total before booking. For big cleanouts, a truckload hauler may suit you better.
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