*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $105. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's all you notice. Book a quick LoadUp pickup in Somerville, see your upfront price before you commit, and get your space back.
You read the city's pickup rules, submit a request, then call a few haulers for quotes. One wants to visit first, one never calls back. Weeks later, the junk is still blocking the back porch.
City bulk pickup programs handle plenty, but some items may need a scheduled request or fee sticker, and state rules keep mattresses and TVs out of regular trash. Nobody from the city carries anything down from a third floor, so getting it to the curb is still on you.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before quoting, then price by the fraction of a truck your stuff fills. That number can shift on the day once stairs, a tight Winter Hill side street, or a longer carry get factored in.
Donation centers want items they can resell, so a stained armchair or a dresser missing drawers often gets turned away. Most also expect you to deliver, which means borrowing a car, finding parking, and possibly driving everything home again.
A dumpster on a Prospect Hill street usually means a city permit, a delivery window, and a steel box claiming parking your neighbors already fight over. Then you still do all the loading yourself, for a job that might fill one corner.
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.
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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 Somerville 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 Somerville's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders carry a dresser down the narrow, turning stairwell of a third-floor walk-up, and every one is background-checked and rated by real locals in Somerville after each job.
If an old washer is already sitting in your shared driveway or by the sidewalk, choose curbside and keep things simple. For a couch wedged in a basement storage room or tucked behind a tight back door, full-service has your Loaders bring it out from where it sits, and you see upfront pricing when you book.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $105 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $100 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before noon | from $115 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $105 |
| 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.
Somerville packs a lot of life into very little space, which means a couch rarely leaves without a fight: tight stairwells, shared driveways, and a parking spot that is always somewhere else. Your Loaders carry it down, load it out, and haul it away, because LoadUp and your Loaders genuinely like showing up for Somerville neighbors.
Bulky items don't all end up in the same place, and that matters on Somerville's tight streets and stairs. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, aiming to keep usable pieces in circulation when local options allow.
Furniture in good, clean condition may be set aside for donation when possible. Your Loader carries it down the stairs and out to the truck, then it can go to a local donation channel where available.
Items that are worn but not donatable, like broken exercise equipment or old electronics, may be taken to recycling where available. Your Loader separates them during loading so recycling is possible when local options allow.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, such as soaked mattresses or broken sofas, are disposed of responsibly. Your Loader handles the heavy carrying out of Somerville homes and loads everything for proper disposal.
Curbside mattresses or appliances set out without a required sticker and a scheduled 311 pickup can sit uncollected. These rules apply in Somerville, Middlesex County.
Massachusetts banned mattresses from the trash in 2022. Starting February 1, 2026, Somerville households must buy a Disposal Sticker before scheduling a mattress or box spring pickup through 311. Infested or soiled mattresses must be booked as a special pickup.
Somerville collects furniture and other bulky items at no charge, but the service is limited to two items per week. To clear an apartment full of couches, dressers and tables through the city program, residents have to spread set-outs across several weeks.
Somerville accepts household hazardous waste like paint, motor oil and propane tanks only at scheduled events, mostly on the second Saturday of each month from April through November. Residents doing winter basement and garage cleanouts should hold these items until spring.
Large appliances such as washers, dryers, air conditioners, hot water heaters, dehumidifiers, stoves, and refrigerators or freezers require a $25 white goods sticker and a scheduled 311 pickup. Refrigerators and freezers must also have their doors detached before going out.
Massachusetts banned textiles from the trash in 2022. Somerville offers scheduled curbside textile recycling that also takes household items like books, dishware and toys. Residents can also drop off clothing, footwear, linens and small household items at the DPW Yard.
Massachusetts bans the cathode ray tubes in older TVs and monitors from disposal. Somerville offers free curbside pickup of TVs and computer monitors when scheduled through 311. Electronic waste can also go to the DPW Yard on weekdays with proof of residency.
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(678) 884-4738Not freely. Somerville's DPW collects regular trash and recycling on schedule, and pickup is limited to two bulk items per week for eligible households. Buildings with 7 or more units on private trash service are not covered. Call 311 to confirm what your address can set out.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Somerville starts at $105, and curbside or driveway pickup takes $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, and each additional item is a flat add-on, with your exact total confirmed before booking. Local haulers on Thumbtack list roughly $126 to $900 per job.
Same-day pickup is sometimes available depending on the schedule and your address, and next-day is more common. Availability shows when you enter your ZIP during booking. For curbside pickups you generally don't need to be home, but indoor jobs need someone present or access instructions.
Mattresses and box springs need a paid Disposal Sticker and a 311 appointment as of February 1, 2026. Household hazardous waste like paint and chemicals goes to drop-off events at the DPW yard, 1 Franey Rd., on the second Saturday of each month, April through November, 9 a.m. to noon.
Loaders aim to donate usable items to local charities and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance. Items that can't be reused or recycled go to licensed disposal sites. Outcomes vary by item condition, so donation or recycling can't be guaranteed for every load.
You get a price online using the real-time price generator, or by texting a photo of your items. Pick a pickup window, and the total is confirmed before you book. On pickup day, Loaders arrive, load everything, and handle disposal, with labor and transportation included.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers like Junk King and 1-800-GOT-JUNK usually price by truckload and often confirm after an estimate. LoadUp prices per item online before you book, which tends to suit small jobs. Very large cleanouts may fit a truckload model better.
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