*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $95. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up and turning into one more thing on the to-do list. Book a quick pickup in Upcountry Maui and see your real price upfront.
You search online, call the county, leave messages with a couple of haulers, and wait on callbacks that never come. Meanwhile the old furniture keeps sitting in the shed and the garage, and another month slips by.
Maui County's municipal pickup schedules can help, but they often need advance requests, have limits on item types and quantities, and expect everything set out by the road. That gets hard with a long driveway, a gated lot, or a detached barn.
Many haulers want to drive up the mountain for an in-person estimate before naming a price, then charge by the truckload in ways that are hard to predict. You don't know the real cost until they're already standing in your yard.
Local thrift and reuse outlets on an island have limited space, so they turn away anything worn, stained, damp, or broken. Upcountry's wet climate is hard on stored furniture, and the pieces they decline still need somewhere to go.
A dumpster means booking a delivery window, finding flat ground for it on a sloped or narrow rural lot, and doing all the heavy lifting yourself. Then it sits there for days, and that's a lot of hassle for one cleared-out room or shed.
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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 Makawao 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 Makawao's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader carries heavy pieces from a detached barn down a long, rain-slick gravel driveway. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Makawao after each job.
If your items already sit at the end of the driveway or just inside the gate, curbside is a simple fit. For a packed shed, a garage on a sloped lot, or heavy furniture inside an older wooden home, 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 $95 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $90 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before 2 PM | from $105 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $95 |
| 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 bungee-strapped a mattress into a truck bed and crept down the mountain behind a rain shower knows the dump run eats the whole day. Your Loader handles the muddy driveway, the gate, and the back shed. LoadUp and your Loaders like showing up for Makawao neighbors, Olinda included.
Bulky items pile up fast on Upcountry lots, and in Makawao what happens after pickup matters as much as the haul itself. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, so reuse comes first when local options allow.
Furniture, tools, and household goods that are clean and still usable may be set aside for donation when local options allow. Your Loader will handle the carrying, with no promise of a specific charity or paperwork.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for donation may go toward recycling where available. Island outlets are limited and change over time, so your Loader sorts what can be diverted and nothing is guaranteed.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, like water-soaked mattresses or rotted lumber from older wooden buildings, are taken away for responsible disposal. Your Loader hauls them off, and hazardous materials are typically excluded.
An overloaded cart or a banned item at the curb can mean a skipped pickup, so here is how Maui County rules apply to households in Makawao.
Concrete blocks, tile, cement, and iron pipes are banned from county pickup. The Central Maui Landfill in Puunene accepts construction and demolition materials Monday through Saturday. It is closed Sundays and charges residential users a $5 fee through June 2027.
The county's E-Cycling Maui program takes TVs, computers, monitors, and printers from residents at no charge. Items are reused locally or shipped to a certified processor in Oregon. Other electronics are not accepted, so the county suggests checking for a manufacturer take-back program.
Maui County bans mattresses, box springs, furniture, water tanks, propane tanks, sinks, and other heavy or bulky items from all residential pickup. That includes the Makawao district, which also serves Kula, Pukalani, Paia, and Haiku. Extra bags left beside the cart are not collected either.
Household hazardous waste can be landfilled under EPA rules, but Maui County prohibits hazardous liquids, non-solidified paint, gasoline, acids, and bulk liquids in trash set out for pickup. Broken glass and sawdust from a cleanout must be double-bagged.
County pickup bans lumber and yard trimmings longer than three feet. Large tree limbs, rocks, and soil cannot go in automated carts either. Longer brush from clearing an Upcountry yard has to go to a drop-off site instead.
E-Cycling Maui does not accept microwave ovens or large appliances such as washers, air conditioners, and stoves. Residents can drop these off for free at Hammerhead Metals in the Central Maui Base Yard. Appliances are also banned from curbside carts.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it fits the county's regular residential refuse collection. Makawao district is served by Maui County curbside pickup, which is meant for household trash in county carts. Large or bulky junk left outside generally counts as illegal dumping.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Makawao starts at $95, 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 Upcountry Maui that day. Enter your address during booking to see the live openings. Curbside pickups don't require you to be home, while in-home pickups need someone present or access instructions.
The Makawao Recycling Center is off Makani Rd. behind Kalama School and is open Wednesday to Sunday, 8:30am to 4:30pm. It's a recycling dropbox, so it doesn't take general junk. Non-recyclable bulky items usually go to the landfill, and green waste goes to Maui Eko Systems, where residential drop-off is free.
Loaders try to donate usable items and recycle what they can when options allow. Acceptance depends on condition and what local partners will take. Anything that can't be donated or recycled is taken to an appropriate disposal facility.
You book online, pick your items and a time window, and see your total upfront. Loaders typically call or text ahead of arrival. They do the lifting and loading from inside your home, garage, or driveway, so you don't need to move anything yourself.
Mostly in pricing model and booking flow. Many traditional haulers price by truck volume and confirm the price on site. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking. For a few items it can cost less, while a full-house cleanout may suit a truckload quote.
LoadUp lists Makawao, Kula, Pukalani, Keokea, Haiku-Pauwela, and Paia among its Maui service areas. Olinda is close to Makawao, but availability depends on your address. Enter it during booking to confirm service and access for your property.
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