*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's one more thing on the list. LoadUp makes it easy for Hub City neighbors: see your price upfront, pick a time, and get it gone.
You search online, call the city, leave messages with a couple of haulers, and wait. One sends a vague quote, another never calls back. Weeks later, the junk is still sitting in the garage.
City bulk pickup programs can work well for the right items, but they usually come with limits on what goes out, how much, and when. Many require a request ahead of time, and someone still has to drag everything to the curb.
Many haulers want to come out and look before giving you a number, then price by how much of the truck you fill. That fraction gets eyeballed on the spot, so you don't know the real cost until the crew is already standing in your driveway.
Thrift stores and charities need things they can actually resell, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and broken appliances often get turned away. Even items they'd accept usually have to be dropped off, which puts the lifting and the trip back on you.
A roll-off makes sense for a full gut job, but for a single room it's a lot. You have to coordinate drop-off and pickup, maybe check permit rules, give up driveway space for days, and still lift every piece in over the high walls yourself.
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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 Alexandria 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 Alexandria's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader eases a sleeper sofa down steep porch steps or pulls a chest freezer from a backyard shed. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Alexandria after each job.
If the old mattress or a pile of trimmed limbs is already at the end of your driveway, curbside pickup keeps things simple. For an upstairs dresser, a sofa stuck in a back bedroom, or a garage packed full during a renovation, choose full-service and your Loaders carry everything out from where it sits.
| 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.
Anyone who has dragged a waterlogged recliner out of a Louisiana July knows heat and humidity make every heavy item feel twice its weight, and the pop-up afternoon storm never waits for you to finish. Your Loaders do the lifting and carrying while you stay in the shade, and they like showing up for neighbors here.
Bulky items pile up fast in Alexandria, from worn sofas to broken dressers, and where they end up matters. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, so donation, recycling, or disposal is chosen with care.
Furniture and household goods that are clean and in good shape may be set aside for donation when local options allow. Your Loader carries them out and keeps them separate from the damaged items.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for donation may be recycled where available, such as scrap metal from old appliances or frames. Your Loader separates these pieces from the general pile when possible.
Heavily damaged, soaked, or contaminated bulky items, like mildewed mattresses or collapsed sofas, are taken for responsible disposal. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading, and hazardous materials are not accepted.
Getting curbside rules wrong in Alexandria can mean a per-load charge or items left sitting at the curb, so here is what applies to households in this Rapides Parish city.
Sofas, chairs and other bulky waste are collected as the Sanitation Department works through each area of the city, roughly every 10 to 12 working days. Equipment downtime, dump site closures, labor issues and bad weather can stretch that rotation.
The Sanitation Department does not collect lawn debris set at the curb by a contractor. The homeowner or contractor must dispose of it, and if the city ends up collecting it, the charge is $300 per load or partial load.
Since May 2004, Alexandria residents with white goods must call the Sanitation Department to have them picked up. The city lists these as stoves, washers, dryers, refrigerators, water heaters, dish washers and air conditioners.
Alexandria's code defines bulky waste as stoves, refrigerators, water tanks, washing machines, furniture and similar items, and it specifically excludes construction debris. Remodeling leftovers are a separate class of refuse, and commercial units without city service must contract a private collector for them.
City code defines a bundle as tree, shrub and brush trimmings tied securely together into an easy-to-handle package no longer than four feet and no heavier than 50 pounds. Cutting limbs down to that size keeps a pile within the definition.
Household garbage is collected twice a week and should go out in plastic bags closed with a twist tie. City code also sets a twenty-four hour rule for cans left on public property, with penalties for violations. Holidays can shift pickup days.
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(678) 884-4738Not safely. Piles left out without a scheduled pickup can be treated as illegal dumping, and Louisiana law allows litter fines. Check with the City of Alexandria or Rapides Parish for current bulk pickup rules and limits before you set anything out.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Alexandria starts at $80 for a single item, and curbside or driveway pickup takes a flat $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. Traditional haulers usually price by truckload.
Sometimes. Availability depends on the schedule and your address, so enter your zip code during booking to see the open time slots. Booking earlier in the day improves your odds, and next-day slots are usually easier to find.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups. Leave the items out and add access notes when you book. For items inside your home, someone should be there, or you can give entry instructions. Your Loader contacts you before arriving.
Paint, solvents, pesticides, batteries, and other hazardous materials generally can't go in household trash or bulk piles. Large or heavy items often need special handling too. Ask the City of Alexandria or Rapides Parish about drop-off options for restricted materials.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill. Depending on acceptance, they try to donate furniture and household goods to local charities and recycle metal and electronics whenever possible. Whatever can't be reused or recycled goes to an appropriate disposal facility.
Tell LoadUp what you need removed and add photos or details. Then choose a time slot and see your price before you confirm. On pickup day, your Loader gets in touch before arriving, then removes and hauls the items away.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King typically price by truckload and may confirm the cost on site. LoadUp prices per item online, and the total is confirmed before booking. For big cleanouts, a truckload hauler may fit better.
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