*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
When junk piles up, getting rid of it becomes one more chore nobody wants. Book a quick LoadUp pickup, see your real price upfront, and take back your space on the West Bank.
You look up pickup rules, figure out whether the city or the parish covers your street, and call a few haulers. One quotes vaguely, one never calls back. Weeks go by, and the pile is still there.
Municipal pickup schedules can work well for a few bulky pieces at the curb. They often have item limits, won't take some materials, and need you to drag everything out yourself. That's hard to do from a narrow lot or a raised porch.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before they'll give a number, then charge by fractions of a truckload you can't really judge. You often don't know the real cost until the truck is already parked out front.
Donation centers have to be careful about what they accept, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and broken appliances often get turned away. Even when donation is possible where local options allow, you still have to load and drop off everything they will take.
A roll-off container takes up your driveway or the street for days. It may need a permit, and you still have to fill it yourself. On tight West Bank blocks, neighbors notice fast. For one room of junk, that's a lot of hassle.
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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 Gretna 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 piano, hot tub, or safe 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 Gretna's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
In a shotgun house, your Loaders carry a dresser from the back room through every doorway in line. They're background-checked and rated by real locals in Gretna after each job.
Curbside works when your items are already on the driveway or out by the street. Full-service is the better fit for older Gretna cottages with narrow frontage and little curb space, because your Loaders carry everything out from back rooms, porches, or the yard.
| 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 2 PM | 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 watched the Crescent City Connection back up knows a Saturday dump run can swallow the whole day, and a truck bed full of soggy drywall does not help your mood. Your Loaders do the lifting and hauling instead, and we genuinely enjoy showing up for the people of Gretna.
Bulky items pile up fast in older West Bank homes, so where they end up matters. In Gretna, your Loader sorts each pickup by condition, steering usable items toward donation and recycling when local options allow.
Furniture and household goods in good, clean condition may be donated when local options allow. Your Loader carries them out and loads them separately so usable pieces have the best chance at a second home.
Items that are worn but not donatable, like scrap metal or some appliances, may be recycled where available. Your Loader sets them aside during loading, though acceptance can depend on item type and current local options.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or water-ruined bulky items from Gretna homes are hauled away for responsible disposal. Your Loader handles the heavy lifting, and restricted materials may need special handling or may not be accepted.
A pile set out the wrong way or in the wrong spot can sit uncollected for another week, so here is how disposal works for Gretna households in Jefferson Parish.
Gretna's collection guidelines say leaves, pine straw, small twigs, and limbs should be bagged and set inside carts so they go out with regular household garbage. Larger tree debris that will not fit can be taken to the city's free drop-off site.
Gretna residents can use the city's Burmaster drop-off site for free, Tuesday through Saturday, for tree debris, furniture, appliances, miscellaneous trash, and motor oil. The other Jefferson Parish drop-off sites charge Gretna loads a fee and require self-unloading into containers labeled for municipal loads.
River Birch, Gretna's garbage contractor, asks residents to break down cardboard and place it inside the cart, including FedEx, Amazon, and UPS delivery boxes. Large TV or appliance boxes without styrofoam are the exception and can go out with bulky waste.
When Gretna added extra trucks for storm debris after a 2020 hurricane, the city noted that the cleanup did not include normal bulk items or white goods such as refrigerators. Those items stayed on the regular weekly bulk collection day instead.
Jefferson Parish lost curbside recycling, and Gretna's replacement is a drop-off site that takes cardboard, aluminum, tin, and steel cans, #1 and #2 plastics, and mixed paper. Items must be clean, dry, and unbagged because plastic bags and film clog sorting equipment.
Gretna bulky and green waste piles should not go under trees or low wires, in ditches, or on water meter boxes. They should sit at least 3 feet from vehicles, mailboxes, hydrants, power poles, and fences. Bulky pickup runs weekly on your second collection day.
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(678) 884-4738Generally no. Piles set out without following the rules for bulk waste pickup can be treated as illegal dumping and may draw a fine. Check current bulk item rules with the City of Gretna or Jefferson Parish before setting anything out.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Gretna starts at $80 for a single item, and curbside or outdoor pickup takes $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, each additional item is a flat add-on charge, and the exact total is confirmed before booking.
Same-day slots are sometimes open, depending on Loader availability for your address. Next-day is more common. Enter your Gretna zip code during booking to see live availability and pick a time window that fits your schedule.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups. You can leave the items out with access notes. For items inside a home, garage, or shed, someone should be there or you can leave entry instructions at booking.
Hazardous materials such as paint, solvents, pesticides, and chemicals usually can't go in regular junk loads. Jefferson Parish runs separate programs for household hazardous waste, so confirm current drop-off rules before you start cleaning out a garage.
Loaders try to keep usable items out of the landfill by donating them to local charities when they accept them. Recyclable materials like scrap metal go to recyclers whenever possible. Only what can't be donated or recycled is disposed of properly.
You pick your items and a time window online, and the price is shown upfront. Your Loader typically calls before arriving, then carries the junk out and hauls it away. You confirm the total before booking, so there are no surprises on pickup day.
The main difference is pricing and booking. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King usually price by truckload, often after an estimate. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking. For a full-house cleanout, a truckload hauler may suit you better.
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