*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
When junk keeps piling up around your Lakeside home, it gets harder to ignore. LoadUp makes the fix simple, with a quick pickup and an upfront price you see before you book.
You look up the county's rules, leave a voicemail, request a couple of hauler quotes, and wait. One calls back, one never does. Weeks later, the junk is still exactly where it was.
DeKalb County bulk pickup programs can handle some large items, but you usually have to request a collection, fit within the item rules, and wait for your address to get a date. You also have to drag everything to the street yourself.
Many haulers won't give you a number until someone comes out to look in person. Then the price depends on how much of the truck your stuff fills, so you don't really know what you'll pay until the job is half done.
Thrift stores and charities have to be choosy. They often turn down stained upholstery, worn mattresses, broken electronics, and anything with damage. Even if they take the good pieces, you're left with the rest, and usually you have to haul it there yourself.
A roll-off container takes up your driveway for days, may need approval from your HOA or the county if it sits on the street, and draws looks from the neighbors. You still do all the lifting, and clearing out one spare room rarely fills it.
Enter your ZIP code and item details to get a guaranteed upfront price online. No waiting for an onsite estimate.
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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.
No in-person charges
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 Lakeside 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 Lakeside's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader handles narrow split-level stairs and steep, sloped driveways common on older wooded lots. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Lakeside after each job.
If the old recliner or bagged yard debris is already at the end of your driveway, curbside (outdoor) pickup lets your Loader load it straight from there. For items still sitting in the lower-level den of a mid-century ranch or a second-floor apartment off Briarcliff Road, choose full-service and your Loaders will carry everything out for you.
| 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 2 PM | 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.
Anyone who has tried to cross this part of DeKalb at five o'clock knows a sofa strapped into a hatchback is a bad plan, and the Georgia heat does not help. Your Loaders would rather do the lifting while you stay cool inside, and they like showing up for neighbors who deserve a lighter weekend.
Bulky items like sofas, mattresses, and worn appliances need a sensible destination, which matters in an unincorporated community like Lakeside. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, so reuse or recycling is considered when local options allow.
Furniture and household goods in good, clean condition may be donated when local options allow. Your Loader sets those items aside for that path, though availability varies and no paperwork or tax documentation is provided.
Items that are worn but not donatable, such as metal appliances, scrap, or old electronics, may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates them from the rest of the load when local options allow.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or broken bulky items that can't be reused or recycled are taken by your Loader to an appropriate disposal site serving the Lakeside area, so nothing is left behind.
A misplaced couch or a burned brush pile can lead to a county citation or a state charge. Lakeside is unincorporated, so DeKalb County and Georgia rules govern your cleanout.
Georgia only allows outdoor burning of natural vegetation, never household garbage, lumber, shingles, or furniture. In DeKalb County, even brush burning is off limits from May 1 through September 30 under the state's summer ozone season burn ban.
Georgia bans lead-acid batteries from household garbage because their lead and acid can contaminate soil and groundwater. Stores that sell vehicle batteries must take used ones back, so a battery found in a garage cleanout always has a legal drop-off option.
Georgia's litter law sets penalties by volume. Small amounts are misdemeanors, but large loads, or any dumping done for commercial purposes, can be charged as a felony. That means a sofa or mattress left by the roadside carries real legal risk.
DeKalb County Sanitation collects yard trimmings separately from garbage and requires biodegradable paper bags or reusable containers, because Georgia limits yard waste in standard landfills. After summer thunderstorms, cut fallen limbs into manageable lengths and bundle them for collection.
Each January, Keep Georgia Beautiful's long-running Bring One for the Chipper program collects live Christmas trees across the state and chips them into mulch for landscaping. Take off the lights, ornaments, tinsel, and stand first, because only bare trees can be chipped.
Whole tires collect rainwater where mosquitoes breed, which is one reason Georgia keeps them out of landfills. Tire retailers must accept your old tires when you buy replacements, which is often the easiest legal way to get rid of spares.
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(678) 884-4738Only for DeKalb County's bulky-item program, and the items must already be at the curb when you submit the request. Call 404-294-2900 or email solidwaste@dekalbcountyga.gov. Items left out with no request on file risk being treated as illegal dumping.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Lakeside starts at $75, with $5 off for curbside or driveway pickup. The first item includes the base pickup fee and each additional item is a flat add-on, with the exact total confirmed before booking. DeKalb special collections start at $115, and a truckload runs $258.80 after an on-site review.
Standard bulky-item requests are generally collected within about 10 business days. Paid special collections are scheduled within three business days after payment is verified. The county program is a good fit if you can wait and the items are on its accepted list.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups. Leave the items out and add access notes at booking. For items inside the house or garage, someone should be there, or you can leave entry instructions. Your Loader contacts you before arriving.
DeKalb's bulky program does not accept tires, hazardous materials, concrete products, Bagster bags or liquids. Appliances must be emptied first, and refrigerator and freezer doors must be removed. A private hauler is usually the easier route for anything on that excluded list.
Loaders aim to keep items out of the landfill. Usable pieces go to donation partners when they accept them, and recyclable materials are sorted out whenever options allow. Whatever can't be donated or recycled goes to the appropriate disposal facility.
Pick your items and enter your Lakeside address online, then choose an available time window. You see the total before you confirm. On pickup day, your Loader arrives, removes the items, and handles the loading. You don't need a truck or an in-person estimate.
The pricing model differs. Many traditional haulers price by truck space and may confirm the final total on site. LoadUp prices per item online, with the total shown before booking. For a large cleanout, truckload pricing can sometimes be the better fit.
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