*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $85. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it takes over your week. Book LoadUp, see your real price upfront, and get it hauled away fast, no matter where you are in the Bluegrass.
You check the city's website, call a hauler or two, and wait on callbacks that may never come. Meanwhile the curb, the garage, and your weekend stay cluttered, and the junk hasn't moved an inch.
City bulk pickup programs help, but eligibility depends on your address and housing type, and items like hazardous materials and some appliances have their own rules. You usually have to request a spot and wait for the municipal pickup schedule, then drag everything out to the curb yourself.
Many haulers want to come look before giving you a number, then price by how much of the truck you fill. That means taking time off for an estimate and still not knowing the final total until the junk is already loaded.
Donation centers need items they can actually resell, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and broken furniture often get turned away. Even good pieces still need a truck and a few strong backs to get there, and accepted items vary by location.
A rolloff can take up your driveway for days, may need permission to sit on the street, and leaves you doing all the lifting. For a spare room or cluttered basement, that's a lot of steel and scheduling for a modest pile.
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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 Lexington 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 Lexington's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders guide sleeper sofas up narrow basement stairs and down third-floor walk-up landings. Every one is background-checked and rated by real locals in Lexington after each job.
If the old recliner is already out on the driveway of a newer suburban home, curbside is the quicker fit. For pieces still in a basement, an upstairs bedroom, or a second-floor apartment, full-service means your Loaders carry them out from right where they sit.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $85 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $80 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before 2 PM | from $95 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $85 |
| 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.
Lexington runs on Wildcats basketball, and anyone who has tried hauling an old sofa anywhere near downtown on game night knows the traffic wins. Your Loaders do the lifting and loading so you can skip the drive entirely. They genuinely like showing up for this town, blue-clad or not.
Bulky items pile up fast in a Lexington garage or basement, and where they end up matters. Your Loader sorts what they haul by condition, so usable pieces and recyclable materials stay out of the landfill when local options allow.
Furniture and household goods that are clean and in good shape may be set aside for donation when local options allow. Your Loader lifts and loads them separately, though donation is never guaranteed.
Items that are worn or damaged but not donatable, such as metal frames or old appliances, may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates them during loading, and acceptance depends on the item and current local options.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or broken bulky items that can't be reused or recycled are taken for responsible disposal. Your Loader carries them out and loads them, so you don't haul anything to a Lexington disposal site yourself.
Contaminated recycling can harm equipment and put Recycle Center employees at risk, which is why Lexington and Fayette County set these specific rules for cleanout items.
Lexington collects most bulky items from the curb on your regular collection day as part of city services. These include chairs, desks, mattresses and box springs. Some bulky items still need a scheduled pickup, so check before you set them out.
You cannot put lead-acid batteries in Lexington's green trash cart, and the Electronics Recycling Center does not take them either. Rechargeable batteries are different: the Electronics Recycling Center recycles them for free.
Lexington's mixed recycling drop-off bins take dry cardboard, along with glass bottles and jars, office paper and paper mail. Boxes soaked in a damp basement or left out in Kentucky rain don't qualify. A recycle symbol alone doesn't mean an item is recyclable here.
On Lexington's free trash disposal day, Fayette County residents can bring up to one pickup truckload of household waste. Mattresses, furniture and up to four tires off the rim are accepted. Tires still mounted on rims aren't covered by that allowance.
Lexington limits a loaded trash cart to 200 pounds, and the city's test is simple: if the cart won't roll, it's too heavy. During a cleanout, dense boxes of books or tools can hit that limit before the cart looks full.
At Lexington's household hazardous waste collection events, anything that plugs in or charges goes to a separate electronics line, and so do vapes and CDs/DVDs. These events don't accept large rear-projection TVs. Take those to the Electronics Recycling Center instead.
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(678) 884-4738Partly. Bulky item pickup is free for households with city waste collection, and most bulky items go out on your regular collection day. Appliances and tires need a special request through LexCall at 311 or (859) 425-2255, usually handled within five business days.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Lexington starts at $85, and curbside pickup takes $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, each additional item is a flat add-on, and the exact total is confirmed before booking. The city's bulky pickup is free if your items qualify.
Same-day pickup is often possible in Lexington depending on Loader availability, and next-day slots are more common. Enter your address during booking to see live openings. For curbside pickups you don't need to be home, but for in-home pickups someone should be there or leave access notes.
The city doesn't collect TVs, computers, printers, microwaves and other electronics at the curb, and paint, solvents, motor oil and other hazardous waste can't go in your trash cart. Appliances and tires need a scheduled pickup. A hauler can take many of these items, though hazardous materials are typically excluded.
Yes, the city holds free disposal days for Fayette County residents at the Bluegrass Regional Transfer Station, 1505 Old Frankfort Pike, from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. You can bring up to one pickup truckload of household waste, including bulky items like mattresses and furniture. It's a good fit if you have a truck and time.
Loaders aim to donate usable items to local charities and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance. Lexington Habitat ReStore, for example, takes furniture, appliances and building materials. Items that can't be donated or recycled go to licensed disposal sites, so outcomes vary by item.
The main difference is pricing and booking. Traditional haulers typically price by truckload and often confirm cost after an on-site estimate. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before anyone arrives. For large cleanouts of a garage or basement, a truckload hauler can still be a reasonable fit.
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