*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
When junk piles up, it gets harder to ignore. Book a quick pickup in Venice, the City on the Gulf, and see your real price before you confirm.
You check the county website, call the city, leave messages with a few haulers, and wait on quotes that never come. Weeks go by, and the junk is still parked in the garage.
City bulk pickup programs can save you money, but they come with rules. You usually have to schedule ahead, pickup often follows a set calendar, and some items may not be accepted. If you're leaving for the season or the house is about to be listed, the schedule might not work for you.
Many haulers won't give you a price until someone comes out to look, so you have to book a visit just to get a number. Then they price by how much of the truck you fill, and you might not know what you're paying until everything is already loaded.
Thrift stores and charities want things they can resell, so a worn recliner or a dresser with water damage may get turned away. Even when they do take items, you still have to get them there yourself, and whatever they reject comes back home with you.
A dumpster sounds simple until you run into HOA approval, figuring out where it can go, and drop-off and pickup dates you can't control. Then it sits in your driveway for days while the neighbors look at it, and you still have to carry everything out and toss it in yourself.
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No waiting on callbacksLocal Loaders arrive at your location, haul away the junk, and dispose of it responsibly when options allow.
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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 Venice 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 Venice's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Easing a sleeper sofa down a condo's exterior stairwell or around a screened lanai takes patience. Your Loaders are background-checked and rated by real locals in Venice after each job.
If the old recliner or patio set is already in your driveway or open garage, curbside (outdoor) service keeps things simple. For anything still inside a seasonal home you're closing up, or a second-floor condo unit, choose full-service so your Loaders carry it out from where it sits, and check your HOA's vendor access rules before the visit.
| 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.
Once winter residents return, Venice Avenue and US 41 slow to a crawl, and every parking lot fills up. Wrestling a recliner or a lanai's worth of boxes through that is nobody's idea of a good time. Your Loaders carry it out and load it up, and they genuinely like showing up for neighbors here.
Big, bulky items rarely leave a Venice home the same way, and where they end up depends on their condition. Your Loader sorts each piece toward donation, recycling, or disposal when local options allow.
Furniture, housewares, and other items in good, clean condition may be set aside for donation when local options allow. Your Loader carries them out and keeps usable pieces separate from the rest.
Damaged items that can't be donated may be recycled where available, such as scrap metal or some appliances and electronics. Acceptance varies, so your Loader sorts what local outlets will take.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, like soaked sofas or broken mattresses, go to a permitted disposal site serving the Venice area. Your Loaders load these separately from reusable pieces.
Leaving the wrong cart behind or bagging yard waste in plastic can mean fees or uncollected piles, so here is how disposal actually works in Venice and Sarasota County.
Venice carts remain City property, so the black trash cart and blue recycling cart should stay put during a move or estate cleanout. When a home has none, the City charges a restocking fee of $100 for one cart or $150 for both.
City code prohibits plastic bags for yard waste to protect the local environment. Use paper bags, your own can rather than a City cart, or tied bundles up to 4 feet and 40 pounds. Bigger piles get two bulk pickups yearly, 20 yards maximum each.
Venice amended its code to regulate private roll-off container service within city limits, covering construction and demolition debris, solid waste, and recyclables. The City's Solid Waste and Recycling Division also offers its own roll-off container service for larger projects.
After a storm, the City of Venice asks residents to separate white goods (appliances) from construction and demolition debris and from vegetative debris. Regular bulk yard waste pickup may pause citywide, and private streets, condos, and mobile home parks can require separate approval.
Venice code requires all solid waste to have free liquids drained before it is placed in a container for collection. For household chemicals that should stay out of the cart, Sarasota County operates a Chemical Collection Center in Venice.
Extra garbage or items that will not fit in the automated cart call for a scheduled bulk collection instead of regular pickup. City customers can book bulk garbage pickup through the Service Request feature in the My Waste App, alongside bulk yard waste requests.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it fits in your city garbage cart or you have set up a pickup. Venice Public Works says items that don't fit the cart need an appointment, and fees may apply. Call 941-486-2422 before putting anything out.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Venice 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.
Same-day slots depend on the schedule for your address, so check live availability when you enter your Venice zip code during booking. For curbside or driveway items you don't need to be home. For indoor pickups, someone should be there or leave access instructions.
Venice collects properly prepared yard waste weekly. Bulk yard waste needs an appointment before you put a pile out, and city residents get two bulk collections a year, up to 20 yards each. Yard debris mixed with regular garbage is not accepted in that pile.
Sarasota County runs a Chemical Collection Center South at 250 S. Jackson Road in Venice for household hazardous waste. Paint, pesticides, and similar materials shouldn't go in the cart or a junk load. Loaders can't haul most hazardous materials.
Loaders try to sort on site and aim to donate usable furniture and household goods to local charities when options allow. Recyclable materials go to recyclers whenever possible. Anything that can't be donated or recycled goes to a proper disposal facility, depending on acceptance.
You pick your items and your Venice address online, see the total upfront, and choose a time window. A Loader shows up in that window, confirms the items, carries them out, and hauls them away. You don't need to move anything yourself.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King generally price by how much space your load takes up, which often means an on-site estimate. LoadUp prices per item online, and the total is confirmed before booking.
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